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BLOOMSBURG - The Bloomsburg University women's basketball team will look to avenge an early season loss at Shippensburg when the Huskies host the Raiders on Saturday afternoon at Nelson Field House. Since the Huskies lost at Shippensburg, 92-83, on Dec. 7, Bloomsburg has won 13 of 14 games - with its only defeat being a two-point loss to then-No. 2 Gannon on Dec. 21.

The Huskies enter Saturday second in the PSAC East standings behind only West Chester (10-1) while Shippensburg stands third at 7-3 in divisional play.

BU TO CELEBRATE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
Bloomsburg University will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Nelson Field House. The BU Women's Basketball Team will host a free clinic at 10 a.m. that morning which includes free tickets for participants to the game that afternoon vs. Shippensburg. Open to elementary through high school girls, the clinic includes drills on passing, dribbling, shooting, agilities, defense and rebounding. To register, contact Diane Decker at 570-389-4683 or by email at ddecker@bloomu.edu.

SCOUTING SHIPPENSBURG
Shippensburg has been off since last Saturday when it rolled past Cheyney, 101-65, at home for its second consecutive win. The Raiders also won at Lock Haven, 69-61, on Jan. 29 to bounce back from a 72-61 loss at Millersville on Jan. 25.

The Raiders rank second in the PSAC in scoring at 80.0 ppg, led by Sarah Strybuc who is third in the conference in scoring at 18.2 points per game. Strybuc is just ahead of teammate Stephanie Knauer who ranks fourth at 17.0 ppg to give Shippensburg perhaps the strongest one-two punch in the PSAC East. Shippensburg is 13th in the PSAC in points allowed (73.8 ppg).

Shippensburg has a knack for getting to the foul line - the Raiders have attempted 629 foul shots, 127 more than any other PSAC team entering the week. Of those attempts, the Raiders have made 482, again well ahead of any other PSAC team, connecting on 76.6 percent at the line - second only to Bloomsburg's 78.1 percent.

In the first meeting of year, Shippensburg reached season highs for any BU opponent in points (92), field goal percentage (53.7%) plus free throws made (27) and attempted (33).

THE BLOOMSBURG-SHIPPENSBURG SERIES
Shippensburg leads 30-22
The Raiders won the very first meeting, 58-54, in 1976 and Shippensburg once dominated the series, winning 12 out of the first 14 games between the schools. Things have changed in recent years, as Bloomsburg entered this season with six straight victories over their PSAC East rival. Shippensburg snapped that streak with their first win in the series since Jan. 19, 2011 with a 92-83 victory at home on Dec. 7 in the first meeting of the year. It marked just the third time in the Bill Cleary Era that the Huskies have allowed 90 or more points. The hot-shooting Raiders were led by Sarah Strybuc's 33 points including 11-of-14 shooting from the floor. Stephanie Knauer added 16. Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) scored a then-career-high 26 points for the Huskies while Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) and Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) each added 16.

DURING THE WIN STREAK....
-Bloomsburg owns a +16.7 scoring margin.

-Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) leads the team in scoring at 15.4 ppg.

-Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) has averaged 15.1 ppg the past 11 games with a 63.2% true shooting percentage – taking into account field goals, 3-point field goals and free throws.

-Brianna Dudeck (Sugarloaf/Hazleton) has a 64.5% true shooting percentage while Erica Maciejewski (Red Lion/Red Lion) stands at 67.8%.

-Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) has assisted 30.2 percent of teammate field goals while on the floor.

-The Huskies are forcing opponents on average into 22.4 turnovers per game.

-Opponents have committed at least 16 turnovers in 10 of 11 games, including eight games where opponents made 20+ turnovers.

-Bloomsburg has shot 81.2% percent at the foul line.

TWEETABLES (Huskies facts in 140 characters or less)
-Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) has four games of 20+ points this season including 27 points at Cheyney on Thursday night.
 
-Sadowski ranks second in the PSAC in field goal percentage (60.2%), behind only Shippensburg's Stephanie Knauer (62.8%).
 
-Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) registered her first career double-double on Thursday with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
 
-The Huskies hauled in 52 rebounds on Thursday, the second-most this season. Bloomsburg had 57 rebounds at Wilmington on Nov. 16.
 
-Bloomsburg won Thursday's game by 40 points. The Huskies have seven wins of 20+ points this year.
 
-BU shot 47.7 percent from the floor in Thursday's win. The Huskies have shot at least 45 percent 14 times this season.

WINS ADDING UP
The Huskies 11-game winning streak ranks among the best in school history. With their win on Thursday, the Huskies matched the 11-game win streaks set by the 1987-88 and 1996-97 teams. The current win streak is the longest since the 2010-11 season when the Huskies won 12 in a row from Jan. 26-Feb. 26, 2011. The longest winning streak in school history is 26 games – twice, both in the 1988-89 and 1990-91 seasons.