Women's Basketball | 3/2/2015 9:37:00 AM

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LAST TIME OUT
> The Huskies sailed to an 87-53 victory last Wednesday night vs. Lock Haven in the regular season finale, racing out to a 21-4 lead and hitting 17 of their first 24 field goal attempts.

> Seniors Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) and Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) scored 18 and 17 points respectively while fellow seniors Taylor Maldonado (Stroudsburg/Allentown Central Catholic) (10 points) and Nikki Tamanosky (Camp Hill/Cumberland Valley) (nine points, seven rebounds) also had strong games.

> Bloomsburg shot a season-best 54.7 percent from the floor (29-of-53).

> It marked the Huskies' 11th win on their home court this season – the fifth straight season of at least 11 home victories for BU.

SCOUTING KUTZTOWN
Kutztown has won its past two games after snapping a three-game losing skid in the regular season finale at East Stroudsburg, 56-41, last Wednesday to secure the No. 4 seed from the Eastern Division. That allowed KU to host Lock Haven in the PSAC first round this past Saturday where the Golden Bears controlled throughout en route to a 74-52 victory. KU opened the game on an 11-2 run and took a 16-point lead to halftime. Lock Haven mounted a 16-4 run out of the intermission to get back into the game, cutting the score to 38-34, but Kutztown responded with a 19-0 run to put the game on ice. Senior Advia Campbell reached 1,000 career points, the 14th player in school history to reach the milestone, by tying her career high of 21 points and hauling in 15 rebounds for her eighth double-double and her third straight overall. Elisa Gaffney (16 points) and Natayla Lee (13 points) were also in double figures. Kutztown limited Lock Haven to a mere 28.8 percent shooting from the floor and forced 21 turnovers.

Kutztown ranks 11th in the PSAC in scoring at 64.4 points per game and also 10th in defense, allowing 63.7 points per contest. The Golden Bears struggle shooting at times, ranking 16th in field goal percentage (37.9%) and 15th from beyond the arc (28.8%). KU does very well on the offensive glass, however, averaging 14.1 offensive rebounds per game - fifth in the PSAC, and is also second in blocks with nearly four per game.

Advia Campbell (11.3 ppg) and Kelsey Watson (10.3 ppg) each average double-figure scoring with Campbell averaging 8.4 rebounds per game and Watson leading the team in offensive rebounds with 64 on the year. Natayla Lee is the only KU player to hit 20 or more 3-pointers on the year, entering Tuesday with 28 baskets from long range this season.

LAST MEETING / SERIES HISTORY
Bloomsburg leads 66-23
Bloomsburg swept the season series from Kutztown for the fourth year in a row, but both games were a bit too close for comfort from the Huskies perspective, including a meeting less than two weeks ago at KU's Keystone Arena. Kutztown opened up an 11-point first half lead and took a 34-28 advantage to halftime on its Senior Night including a 22-4 first half advantage in the paint. Bloomsburg senior Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) kept BU close with 10 first half points and junior Erica Maciejewski (Red Lion/Red Lion) helped spark a second half rally, scoring 11 points with seven rebounds as two 9-0 runs by the Huskies helped put Bloomsburg in control, taking the lead for good at the 13-minute mark. Ford finished with 15 points while Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) added 12.

The Huskies have owned the recent series against Kutztown, winning 12 consecutive games dating to January 2011. Kutztown's last win in the series came in the 2010 PSAC Quarterfinals on March 2, 2010 - a 74-67 victory in overtime at Kutztown. Since, Bloomsburg has won 10 of the 12 games against KU by double digits.

Kutztown gave the Huskies a scare in the first game of the year as well, leading 53-48 with 5:50 to play, but freshman Camden Boehner (Gettysburg/Gettysburg Area) sparked a BU rally. After checking into the game, Boehner hit back-to-back 3-pointers and scored eight straight points as the Huskies pulled away late. Boehner scored a game-high 19 points, going 7-of-13 from the floor. Kelsey Watson paced the Golden Bears with 17 points and eight rebounds.

BU / KU PLAYOFF HISTORY
The Huskies and Golden Bears have met in the PSAC Tournament seven times previously – Bloomsburg owns a 5-2 record in those contests. Bloomsburg's 2013 PSAC Championship run began with an 81-52 win at Nelson Field House over Kutztown in the quarterfinals, taking advantage with a 24-0 run early in the first half. Bloomsburg also won in the 2011 quarterfinals at home, 80-66. Kutztown's last win came at KU, 74-67, in overtime in 2010.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less
-The Huskies are 9-9 all-time in PSAC quarterfinal games. BU has won its last four conference quarterfinal contests.

-Bloomsburg has a 7-2 record this season against all remaining teams in the PSAC Tournament.

-If Bloomsburg can win Tuesday, it would host the PSAC Final Four this weekend. The highest remaining seed from the East will play host to Saturday's semifinals with the championship game scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.

-A win Tuesday would tie the 2012-13 and 2000-01 teams for fourth-most in BU history.

-The Huskies have won five straight PSAC Tournament games at Nelson Field House – the last setback was in the 2011 PSAC Semifinals vs. California.

-Bloomsburg is seeking its fifth straight trip to the PSAC Final Four. Only Edinboro also has a current streak of four straight PSAC Final Four appearances.

-Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) has scored in double figures 19 times this season. She had done so 12 times combined over her first three seasons in Maroon and Gold.

-Simmons enters Tuesday with 809 career points.

-Taylor Maldonado (Stroudsburg/Allentown Central Catholic) has 906 career points, scoring a career high 277 this year. Her previous best was 269 points in her freshman year at Florida Southern.

-The Huskies have held opponents to under 60 points 18 times this season.

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

-Bloomsburg is undefeated when Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) records 10 or more rebounds - the Huskies are 9-0 in such games during
Sadowski's career.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 5 - Bloomsburg has won the PSAC East outright five straight seasons after last Saturday's win at Millersville clinched another division crown. The five consecutive outright PSAC East titles is a record.

> 11 - Bloomsburg trailed by 11 points with 2:12 left in the first half on Feb. 18 at Kutztown. It was the largest deficit overcome in a Huskies victory this season.

> 12 - The Huskies have won 12 straight games against Kutztown – the Golden Bears' last victory in the series came in the 2010 PSAC quarterfinals.

> 20 - In 17 of 26 games this season, the Huskies have forced 20 or more turnovers by opponents.

> 24 - Bloomsburg's PSAC East divisional winning streak came to an end at 24 straight games. That is the all-time PSAC divisional record since the current balanced alignment began in 1989. The previous record was held by Edinboro (23, 2011-12). The previous best streak against the PSAC East in BU school history was a 21-game winning streak between 1989-92.

> 37.1% - Opponents are shooting just 37.1 percent on average against the Huskies this year, second lowest in the PSAC. Only Millersville (37.0%) held opponents to a lower average this year.

> 50-7 - This year's Huskies senior class has a 50-7 record at Nelson Field House.

> 54% - Bloomsburg has had its two best performances from the floor this season in its past two games, shooting over 54 percent against both Millersville (54.1 percent, 33-of-61) and Lock Haven (54.7 percent, 29-of-53).

> 58.0 - Bloomsburg leads the PSAC in scoring defense, allowing just 58.0 points on average. IUP is second (58.9 ppg).

> 61 - Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights)'s 61 blocks this season are tied for fourth all-time in BU single season history along with Amy Wolf who had the same total in 1985-86. One more block will tie Wolf's 1987-88 total of 62 for third all-time. Wolf also owns the Huskies season record of 90 swats set during the 1986-87 season.