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#14 Bloomsburg (24-3) vs. #3 Gannon (26-2)
Saturday, March 8 - 1:00 p.m.
Edinboro, PA
McComb Field House
Finals: Sunday, March 9, 2014
1 p.m. - Winner Bloomsburg/Gannon vs. Winner Edinboro/West Chester
MEDIA COVERAGE
Saturday's semifinals - Radio:
WHLMÂ |Â TV:
CalTV YouTube (Tape delayed to Monday)
Sunday's finals - (if Bloomsburg advances) Radio:
WHLMÂ |Â TV: PCN (Live)
TICKETS
Tournament Passes (three-game package)
$14.00 AdultÂ
$5.00 Students
Free admission for PSAC students with valid ID
Sunday Only Games
$8.00 AdultÂ
$3.00 Students
Free admission for PSAC students with valid ID
EDINBORO, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University women's basketball team will head west to play in the PSAC Championship Weekend, facing No. 3 Gannon on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals. The Huskies will try to avenge a 65-63 loss on Dec. 21 to Gannon. Saturday's game will be a re-match of last year's PSAC Championship Game won by Bloomsburg. The winner of the semifinal moves on to play in the championship game on Sunday afternoon, televised live on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN).
TWEETABLES (Huskies facts in 140 characters or less)
-The Huskies are making their fourth straight championship weekend appearance and fifth consecutive playoff entry overall.
-Bloomsburg is seeking the first-back-to-back PSAC championships in school history.
-Bloomsburg has reached the PSAC Championship Game back-to-back years. Prior to 2012, the Huskies had not reached the conference title game since 1992.
-The Huskies are 3-12 in the semifinals all-time and 2-1 in the championship round. BU has met Edinboro in the title game twice, winning in 1992 and losing in 2012, and defeated Gannon in the title game last year.
-Bloomsburg is 2-1 in PSAC semifinal games under head coach
Bill Cleary, including wins in the past two years (IUP, Edinboro).
-The Huskies are hoping to make their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance next week. Bloomsburg has not reached the NCAA Tournament three years in a row since a four-year run from 1988-92.
-Three of the top four teams in the latest NCAA Atlantic Region rankings will be in McComb Fieldhouse this weekend – No. 1 Gannon; No. 3 Edinboro and No. 4 Bloomsburg.
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Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) is shooting 70.8 percent from the floor during the final five minutes of games this year.
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Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) and
Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) are both averaging 14.6 ppg during the 17-game winning streak, tied for the team lead in scoring during that span.
-The starting five of
Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic),
Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty),
Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing),
Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) and
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) is 18-1 on the year with its only loss coming to Gannon, 65-63.
-BU has made more 3-pointers than its opponent in 20 games this year, going 18-2 in those contests.
-When leading at halftime this year the Huskies are 19-0.
-Bloomsburg was the only PSAC East team to finish crossover play with a winning record vs. the West, winning five of six games this year.
-Saturday's semifinal features the top two 3-point shooters in the nation - Noack (49.4%) and Gannon's Brittany Batts (47.5%).
-The Huskies shot 58.3% from 3-pointers vs. ESU (7-12), their best mark of the year when attempting 10 or more 3's. Second best was 50.0% (7-14) vs. Gannon.