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Game Notes: PSAC East-Leading Huskies Travel To Mansfield on Wednesday Night

Women's Basketball | 1/12/2015 4:10:00 PM

NO. 20 BLOOMSBURG (11-2, 9-1 PSAC) at MANSFIELD (1-14, 0-11)
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 5:30 p.m.
Mansfield, PA - Decker Gymnasium

GAME COVERAGE
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RELATED LINKS
BLOOMSBURG: 
Roster  |  Schedule  |  Stats  |  Media Guide
MANSFIELD:  Roster  |  Schedule  |  Stats

LAST TIME OUT
> Bloomsburg seized sole possession of first in the PSAC East with a 76-65 victory at home over West Chester.

> Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) shot 10-of-14 from the field for a game-high 22 points.

> Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) posted a stellar stat line of 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and no turnovers.

> After trailing by two at halftime, Bloomsburg held West Chester to just 23 second half points on 9-of-34 shooting from the floor.

> The Huskies continued their recent hot shooting, finishing at a 48.2 percent clip (27-56) from the floor.

SCOUTING MANSFIELD
Mansfield enters Wednesday's game on an 11-game losing streak after winning their only game of the season, 106-43, vs. Central Pennsylvania College on Nov. 15 at Decker Gymnasium. The Lady Mountaineers have not scored a victory over a Division II opponent since a 75-58 win at Cheyney on Feb. 16, 2013 - a span of 43 straight contests.

The Lady Mountaineers rank 16th in the PSAC in scoring at 58.7 points per game and are 17th in scoring defense, allowing 75.1 points per contest. Junior Katie Fitzpatrick paces the team in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game and poured in a career high 32 points at Shippensburg on Saturday. Fitzpatrick is also one of the better shooters in the conference, connecting on over 43 percent of her attempts from the floor (76-of-173, 11th in the PSAC), and she also stands fifth in the PSAC at 1.1 blocks per game. Freshman Brielle Kelly has been a bright spot for Mansfield in the post as well, averaging 9.5 points per game along with 5.8 rebounds.

LAST MEETING / SERIES HISTORY
Bloomsburg leads 56-10

Bloomsburg recorded a 63-55 win at Decker Gymnasium on Feb. 22, 2014 in the penultimate game of the 2013-14 regular season. Mansfield led by a point at the 7:54 mark of the first half, but the Huskies slowly pulled away, leading by as many as 18 points down the stretch.

The Huskies own 11 straight victories over Mansfield with the last triumph for the Lady Mountaineers coming at Decker Gymnasium on Feb. 4, 2009 by a 52-46 score. Since, head coach Bill Cleary's squads have been undefeated against their PSAC foe, sweeping the season series in each of the past five years.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less
-The 10 3-pointers made by the Huskies last Wednesday at SRU were a season high. Camden Boehner (Gettysburg/Gettysburg Area) made a career high five 3's, the most of any BU player this season.

-Bloomsburg has won 16 straight true road games. The Huskies last loss came at Shippensburg on Dec. 7, 2013.

-The Huskies have held three straight opponents to under 28 percent shooting from the floor during the second half - Cal (27.3%), Slippery Rock (22.2%) and West Chester (26.5%).

-Bloomsburg went 6-1 this season against the PSAC West, however the win vs. Edinboro did not count toward  conference standings.

-The Huskies posted the best record of any PSAC East team in crossover play.

-The Huskies have held opponents to under 60 points eight times this season.

-Bloomsburg is undefeated when Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) records 10 or more rebounds - the Huskies are 8-0 in such games during Sadowski's career.

-Sadowski had a career high six blocks twice in the span of a week - vs. Seton Hill and at Slippery Rock. The six blocks were the most by any BU player in a single game since 2009.

-Boehner set a career high with 19 points on Wednesday at SRU - her 14 points during the first half were better than her previous career best of 13 points she scored at Clarion and vs. California.

-Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) matched her career high of six assists vs. West Chester. She has handed out six assists twice already in 2015, also doing so vs. Seton Hill.

-Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) matched her season high of 13 points vs. West Chester on Saturday.

-Bloomsburg is undefeated when shooting 40 percent or better from the field this season.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 11 - Bloomsburg has committed just 11 turnovers in each of the past two games (Slippery Rock, West Chester). BU's season low is 10 set at Clarion on Dec. 16.

> 14 - Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) went 14-for-14 at the foul line in the win over Seton Hill on Jan. 3. The school record for free throws made in a game is 15, set three times - Lesley Seitzinger did so on Feb. 10, 1990; Kathy Maguire recorded the feat on Feb. 22, 1992 and Kelsey Gallagher also did so on Feb. 11, 2012.

> 27.6% - In four games during the 2015 calendar year, Huskies opponents are shooting just 27.6 percent combined during the second half. The only team to shoot over 28 percent was Seton Hill on Jan. 3 (33.3 percent).

> 45.6% - During their current four-game winning streak, the Huskies are shooting 45.6 percent from the floor including 41.0 percent from beyond the arc. Prior to the holiday break, Bloomsburg shot 40.7 percent from the floor and 30.2 percent from 3-pointers.


 
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Players Mentioned

Morgan Klunk

#24 Morgan Klunk

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Adreana Sadowski

#25 Adreana Sadowski

F
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Marla Simmons

#33 Marla Simmons

G
5' 10"
Senior
Camden Boehner

#32 Camden Boehner

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Morgan Klunk

#24 Morgan Klunk

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Adreana Sadowski

#25 Adreana Sadowski

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
F
Marla Simmons

#33 Marla Simmons

5' 10"
Senior
G
Camden Boehner

#32 Camden Boehner

5' 7"
Freshman
G