BLOOMSBURG (13-12, 10-11 PSAC East) at SHIPPENSBURG (19-6, 15-6 PSAC East)
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 6:00 p.m.
Shippensburg, Pa. | Heiges Field House
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StatisticsLAST TIME OUT ...It was a tale of two halves for Bloomsburg and, unfortunately, the Huskies' first half was two points worse than Cheyney's second half as the Wolves came-from-behind to stun Bloomsburg, 55-53, on Saturday afternoon at the Nelson Field House. Redshirt senior
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) was honored before the contest as Saturday was the final regular season home game for the Huskies. Sadowski did not disappoint the home crowd as she finished with a game-high 25 points, on 10-of-18 from the field, grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds, and blocked six shots on the afternoon. Bloomsburg held a 30-18 lead at halftime, limiting the Wolves to just 20.0% shooting from the floor in the opening twenty minutes. However, Cheyney outscored the Huskies, 37-23, in the second half as Bloomsburg went ice cold from the field, making only 6-of-28 in the final twenty minutes. Freshman
Alyssa Mack (Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) also finished in double figures, chipping in 12 points in 27 minutes off the bench. Sadowski and Mack combined to score 37 of the Huskies' 53 points and went 14-of-28 from the field. The rest of the team shot 3-of-27. Kyra Hines-Allen led the Wolves with 16 points and eight rebounds.
THE SHIPPENSBURG SERIES ...Shippensburg leads the all-time series, 30-25, but the Huskies have won ten of the last eleven meetings between the two schools including a 69-61 victory on February 28, 2012 in the PSAC Quarterfinals at Nelson Field House. Eight of the last eleven meetings have been decided by ten points or fewer and one other was an 11-point Bloomsburg win (January 11, 2012) at Heiges Field House. The Huskies have won four straight, including an 88-62 win at Nelson Field House on January 27.
LAST MEETING AGAINST SHIPPENSBURG ...It was a night to remember for redshirt senior
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) on Wednesday night, January 27, as the Huskies knocked off PSAC East-leading Shippensburg, 88-62, at Nelson Field House. Sadowski broke a 28-year-old school record by scoring 43 points while also adding eight rebounds and three blocks. She scored Bloomsburg's first 12 points of the game and had 19 at halftime as the Huskies built up a 36-21 lead at the break. She added 14 points in the third quarter and 10 more in the fourth for her record-breaking performance. She was 18-of-23 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line in the win.
Alex Ross (Lancaster/Manheim Township) also finished in double figures, chipping in 11 points and eight rebounds.
Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) had a career-high 10 of the team's season-high 28 assists. The Huskies shot 52.2% from the field and made 13-of-14 from the free throw line.
SCOUTING SHIPPENSBURG ...Shippensburg enters Wednesday's contest with a 19-6 overall record and a 15-6 mark in the PSAC Eastern Division. The Raiders have an opportunity to clinch a first-round bye in the postseason with a victory against the Huskies. Shippensburg snapped a two-game losing streak on Wednesday, February 17, with a 64-55 victory over Lock Haven at Heiges Field House. The Raiders are 11-2 at home this season with their losses coming against IUP on December 4 and Millersville on February 10. Shippensburg averages 72.8 points per game and allows only 64.2 points per contest. Morgan Griffith is having a terrific season for the Raiders, averaging 17.3 points (2nd in the PSAC) and 11.0 rebounds (3rd in the PSAC). She shoots 47.5% from the field and is also second on the team with 26 three-pointers (34.7%). Logan Snyder is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.2 points per game. Colleen Young (11.8 ppg) is also in double figures for the Raiders. Lauren Gold handles the offense and is chipping in 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. Gold is third in the PSAC in free throw percentage, making 104-of-117 attempts (88.9%) from the charity stripe. Like the Huskies, Shippensburg has had trouble rebounding the basketball as is 15th in the league in rebounds per game (36.2) and 14th in the PSAC in rebounding margin (-2.1).
DOUBLE DIGITS AGAIN ...The victory over Lock Haven on January 16 was Bloomsburg's tenth win of the season - the eighth straight season that the Huskies have won at least ten games. The last time Bloomsburg did not win ten games was in 2007-08 when it went 8-19 under head coach Tammy Millsaps. Current head coach
Bill Cleary took over in 2008-09 and has won at least ten games every season. The Huskies need one victory to clinch a winning season for the seventh consecutive season.
LEAVING A MARK ON THE PROGRAM ...Redshirt senior
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) became the 21st player (5th under head coach
Bill Cleary) in program history to record 1,000 career points when she hit a bucket with 27 seconds left in the third quarter at Cheyney on January 20. She finished the game with 27 points, giving her 1,002 for her career. She had an even-better performance against Shippensburg, posting a school-record 43 points on 18-of-23 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line. Sadowski now has 1,148 points which has moved her into 16th place on the school's all-time list. She needs eight points to surpass Christine Berry (1995-99) for 15th place and 19 points to pass Jen Bryan (1999-03) for 14th. Meanwhile, with her eight rebounds on January 27, against Shippensburg, she became the 14th player in school history to have 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. In the process, Sadowski also became one of only two players in school history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 150 blocks. Colleen Kegerreis (2005-09) finished her career with 1,313 points, 859 rebounds, and 194 blocks. Sadowski, meanwhile, has 1,148 points, 568 rebounds, and 175 blocks (third on the school's all-time list).
MORE ON THE RECORD ...Sadowski's 43 points broke the previous school record of 39 which was set by Bloomsburg Hall-of-Famer, Theresa Lorenzi, who accomplished the feat on February 13, 1988 in a 115-102 Husky victory at Cheyney. The 43 points tied for the 11th highest single game total in PSAC history and were just five shy of tying the PSAC record of 48 points set by Millersville's Terri Gunder during the 1970-71 season. The 18 field goals were also a program record, eclipsing the previous record of 17 set by Lorenzi on two different occasions (December 10, 1986 and January 31, 1987).
NCAA WATCH ...Sadowski's 61.2% shooting percentage is not only tops in the conference, but it ranks fifth in the country entering action this week. Sadowski has made 156 of her 255 field goal attempts this season and trails only West Liberty's Kierra Simpson (66.1%; 152-of-230), Lewis' Jessica Kelliher (63.7%; 191-of-300), Alaska-Anchorage's Megan Mullings (62.8%; 186-of-296), and Charleston's Kiara Johnson (61.9%; 112-of-181). Sadowski is one of only six players in the country to be shooting at least 60% from the field this season.
FOURTH QUARTER ISSUES ...Bloomsburg has had issues, especially recently, in putting teams away when leading after three quarters. The Huskies have blown five fourth quarter leads this season (9-5), four in their last six losses, and nearly blew a sixth when Kutztown outscored the Huskies, 34-13, in the final period on January 9. Bloomsburg won the game, 76-70, thanks to a 63-36 lead after three quarters. Most recently, Cheyney came back from five points down with 8:33 left in regulation to stun the Huskies on Saturday, February 20, by a 55-53 final. This season, the Huskies have been outscored by 67 points in the fourth quarter (462-395) but have outscored their opponents by 78 points in the other three quarters combined.
CAREER NIGHT FOR KLUNK ...Junior
Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) had, arguably, the best game of her collegiate career in helping the Huskies post a 61-60 victory over Kutztown on Wednesday, February 10. She tied a career-high with 21 points and established a new career-high with 13 rebounds in the victory. She also added five assists and turned the ball over just once while playing all 40 minutes. Klunk had 11 points in the first quarter as Bloomsburg built a seven-point lead after the opening ten minutes. She had another strong game on Saturday, February 13, at Lock Haven, scoring 15 points on 5-of-7 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line. Klunk has reached at least ten points in five of the last seven and seven of the last ten contests. She ranks third on the team with 16 double-digit scoring efforts this season and was the only Husky in the 64-48 loss to Millersville on Wednesday, February 17, to reach double figures (12 points).
COMING OUT PARTY ...After scoring 25 total points (1.1 per game) and pulling down 33 total rebounds (1.4) over her first two seasons combined, Ross is taking advantage of a significant increase in playing time this season. She is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game, third in rebounding at 5.4 boards per contest, third in assists per game (2.9), and third in blocks per game (0.8). She has three double-doubles this season with her latest coming against West Chester on February 3 (12 points, 10 rebounds). Her second came against Lock Haven on January 16 (11 points, 10 rebounds) while her first double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) came in a loss to Gannon on December 5. In the win over Kutztown on January 9, Ross poured in a career-high 22 points, marking the first time in her collegiate career that she had eclipsed 20 points in a game. Her previous high was 18 against the University of the Sciences on November 29.
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE ...The loss against West Chester on February 3, marked the third time this season that multiple players recorded a double-double. Sadowski (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Ross (12 points, 10 rebounds) turned the trick against the Golden Rams. Hopkins (12 points, 12 rebounds) and Ross (11 points, 10 rebounds) achieved the feat against Lock Haven on January 16 while three Huskies posted double-doubles - Hopkins, Klunk, and Sadowski - against Mercyhurst on December 4. Meanwhile, the Huskies have also had three games where five players reached double figures in scoring. The latest occurrence came on January 16 when the Huskies defeated Lock Haven.
Kristie Costantino (Norristown/Archbishop John Carroll) led the way with 16 while
Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) (15),
Mia Hopkins (Pittston/Pittston Area) (12),
Alex Ross (Lancaster/Manheim Township) (11), and
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) (10) also hit the mark. The Huskies also accomplished the feat against Gannon on December 5 and at Goldey-Beacom on November 17.
NICE STRETCH FOR ROSS ...Junior
Alex Ross (Lancaster/Manheim Township) has put together a string of seven consecutive games where she has done a little of everything for the Huskies. In her last eight contests, Ross is averaging 9.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists. During the stretch, she has had four double-digit scoring efforts, six games of at least six rebounds, and five games of at least four assists. Â
SHARP SHOOTERS ...Bloomsburg enters Wednesday's contest ranked second in the PSAC in shooting percentage (43.6%) and second in the league in free throw percentage (73.2%). The Huskies have two of the top three shooters from the field in the conference -
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) (1st - 61.2%) and
Mia Hopkins (Pittston/Pittston Area) (3rd - 51.9%) while Hopkins also ranks 12th in the league in free throw shooting (80.0%). The Huskies have shot better than 50% from the field seven times this season and are 5-2 in those games.
GANTZ KEEP HER DOWN ...Freshman
Julia Gantz (Havertown/Archbishop John Carroll) had a strong game in the loss at Mansfield on February 6, posting 15 points on 6-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from long range. It was her third double-digit scoring effort of the season, but her first since scoring a career-high 18 points at West Chester on December 16. She is second on the team in points by a rookie, averaging 5.7 points per game this season (
Alyssa Mack (Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic), 6.8). She ranks third on the team with 22 three-pointers and is second in shooting percentage from long range (31.0%).
REBOUNDING WOES ...Bloomsburg has now been outrebounded by an average of 5.1 boards per game - tied for 16th out of 18 teams in the PSAC. The Huskies average 35.9 rebounds per game - also tied for 16th in the conference. Over the last 20 games, the Huskies have been outrebounded on 15 occasions and by a total of 147 boards - an average of 7.4 rebounds per contest. In eight of the 15 games, Bloomsburg has been outrebounded by at least ten. Meanwhile, over the first five games of the season, Bloomsburg was not outrebounded and averaged 4.0 more rebounds per game than its opponent.
SECOND CHANCES ...The Huskies have allowed 412 offensive rebounds (16.5 per game) to their opponents during the season, which have led to 304 points (12.2 per game) second-chance points. In comparison, the Huskies have only 254 offensive boards (10.2) which have led to 225 second-chance points (9.0 ppg). Bloomsburg has allowed double-digit offensive rebounds in 24 of the 25 games and has allowed 20 or more offensive boards seven times this season.
DID YOU KNOW ...Bloomsburg's loss at Edinboro on Wednesday, January 6, was the first loss by a Huskies' team in the month of January since a 65-59 loss to West Chester on January 26, 2013. Since that loss, Bloomsburg had rattled off 21 straight victories in January. The Huskies lost three times in January - the most since losing four times during the 2010-11 season. Bloomsburg has lost five of its six games in February and has secured a losing record in February for the first time since the 2008-09 season. In fact, prior to this season, the Huskies were 37-2 in February games dating back to the 2010-11 campaign.
FIRST TIME IN A WHILE ...Junior
Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) registered a career-high 10 assists in the victory over Shippensburg on January 27. It marked the first time a Bloomsburg player had 10 or more assists in a game since Dana Wieller had 11 helpers in an 86-65 win over Philadelphia on December 30, 2012. Prior to that, junior
Mia Hopkins (Pittston/Pittston Area) pulled down 16 rebounds in the win over the University of the Sciences on November 29. The 16 rebounds marked the first time that a Bloomsburg player had at least 15 boards in a game since Colleen Kegerreis pulled down 15 in a 71-70 loss against Cheyney on Janaury 14, 2009. Hopkins recorded another 16-rebound effort against Mercyhurst on December 4 and redshirt senior
Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) had a career-high 16 against Cheyney on Saturday, February 20.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE ...Bloomsburg has clinched a spot in the PSAC Tournament and will play a first round game on Saturday, February 27. With a win, coupled with an East Stroudsburg loss to Millersville on Wednesday, the Huskies would host the Warriors at the Nelson Field House on Saturday. The Huskies would hold the tiebreaker over the Warriors thanks to a better record against Shippensburg. If the Huskies lose, or if East Stroudsburg wins, then Bloomsburg would travel to East Stroudsburg on Saturday.
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