BLOOMSBURG (12-8, 10-6 PSAC East) at MANSFIELD (5-16, 3-13 PSAC East)
Saturday, February 6, 2016 - 3:00 p.m.
Mansfield, Pa. | Decker Gymnasium

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Bloomsburg at Mansfield Game Notes

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LAST TIME OUT ...
Bloomsburg endured a cold shooting night on Wednesday and suffered an 87-64 home loss to West Chester that snapped a five-game winning streak. The Huskies shot just 32.8% from the field including only 24.1% in the first half as they fell behind, 41-21, at the break. Despite the cold shooting, Bloomsburg did have four players in double figures led by Alex Prislupsky (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) who had 12 points. Malik Garner (Philadelphia/Chestnut Hill Academy), Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton), and Yahmir Greenlee (Philadelphia/Boys Latin) each had 11 points in the loss. Bloomsburg went 11:29 without a field goal as the Golden Rams outscored the Huskies, 31-4, during the stretch to blow open what was a 19-17 West Chester lead with 9:33 left in the first half. Malik Jackson led five West Chester players in double figures with 22 points.

THE MANSFIELD SERIES ...
Bloomsburg leads the all-time series against Mansfield, 102-74, including a 96-65 victory at Nelson Field House on December 19. The Mountaineers won both meetings against the Huskies last season and are 2-3 against Bloomsburg at Decker Gymnasium in the last five contests there. Mansfield has won four of the last seven but Bloomsburg has been victorious in six of the last ten matchups. Six of the last ten meetings have been decided by ten points or less.

LAST MEETING AGAINST MANSFIELD ...
The Huskies shot 50% from the field, 47.1% from three-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line en route to a season-high 96 points in a 96-65 win at Nelson Field House on December 19. Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) led the way with 20 points in just 23 minutes. Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) scored 19 points in 22 minutes off the bench while Malik Garner (Philadelphia/Chestnut Hill Academy) recorded a career-best 17 points in the win. Donell Diggs (Washington, D.C./Takoma Academy) had ten assists (a career-high) to become the first Husky with at least ten assists in a game since Haigler had ten against Mansfield on January 23, 2013. Alex Prislupsky (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) had seven points and a career-high seven steals in the victory. He had seven of Bloomsburg's 20 steals as the Huskies forced Mansfield into 29 turnovers.  
 
SCOUTING MANSFIELD ...
Mansfield enters the contest with a 5-16 overall record and a 3-13 mark in the PSAC Eastern Division. The Mountaineers have won two of their last three games but lost in their latest contest - a 99-89 setback at Shippensburg on Wednesday. Four of Mansfield's five victories (4-6) have come on its home court. The Mountaineers average 72.4 points per game on offense but allow a PSAC-worst 86.4 points per game defensively. Thomas Moore leads Mansfield in scoring (16.1 ppg) and in assists (5.2 apg). He has also made a team-high 43 three-pointers this season. Matt Tamanosky (14.2 ppg) and Brad Williams (11.5 ppg) also average in double figures in scoring. Tamanosky is also the team's leading rebounder, averaging 6.7 boards per game. Mansfield is 15th in the PSAC in rebounding margin (-4.4) and 14th in turnover margin (-2.4).

DOWNTOWN WITH THE HUSKIES ...
The Huskies have made at least one three-pointer in 147 consecutive games. The last time Bloomsburg did not make a three in a game was on December 4, 2010 in a 54-51 loss at Lock Haven when it went 0-7 from beyond the arc. Bloomsburg struggled to keep the streak alive on Saturday, January 9 at Kutztown, however, as the Huskies went just 2-of-13 from long range. Alex Prislupsky (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) hit the team's first triple with 18:08 left in the contest. From January 3 against Slippery Rock to Janaury 13 at Millersville, Bloomsburg had made a total of 14 three-pointers (3.5 per game) and was shooting just 20.6% from long distance during the month of January. However, over the last five contests, the Huskies are 29-of-82 (35.4%) from long distance. The Huskies were only 6-of-25 (24.0%) against West Chester on Wednesday.

STREAK SNAPPER ...
Bloomsburg's 91-84 victory at East Stroudsburg on January 30 snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Warriors and also stopped a seven-game losing streak in the all-time series between the two schools. Prior to Saturday, Bloomsburg's last win over East Stroudsburg was an 80-78 win at Nelson Field House on February 22, 2012. During the seven-game losing skid against the Warriors, the Huskies had been outscored by an average of 89-66. However, Bloomsburg saw its season-high five-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday with the 87-64 loss to West Chester.

MORTELLITE NAMED PSAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK ...
Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) captured the PSAC East Player of the Week honors on Monday, February 1, for the second time this season after averaging 23.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in a pair of Husky victories last week. Mortellite had 20 points and a career-high 12 boards in the win over Shippensburg on Wednesday, January 27, and then posted 26 points and 11 rebounds in the win at East Stroudsburg on Saturday, January 30. He also won the honor back on November 23.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING ...
After not recording a double-double in his first 42 collegiate games, Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) posted back-to-back double-doubles last week to earn Player of the Week honors. The two 20-point efforts last week gave him 11 such games for the season while his two double-digit rebounding efforts were the first two of his career.

WE'RE GOING STREAKING ...
With its victory at East Stroudsburg on January 30, Bloomsburg extended its winning streak to five games for the first time since beginning the 2014-15 season with six consecutive victories from November 14, 2014 to December 1, 2014. During the stretch, the Huskies averaged 79.0 points per game on offense but only allowed 64.8 points per game. The Huskies, however, had their winning streak snapped on Wednesday against West Chester.

DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE ...
Malik Garner (Philadelphia/Chestnut Hill Academy) and Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) both recorded double-doubles in the 81-70 victory over Shippensburg on January 27. For Garner, it was his third double-double of the season while Mortellite recorded the first one of his collegiate career. Garner had 13 points and a team-high 14 rebounds while Mortellite scored a game-high 20 points to go along with 12 rebounds. The Huskies shattered their season-high with 54 rebounds in the win - 20 on the offensive glass.

FINDING HIS STROKE ...
Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) had a huge game in the Huskies' 74-61 victory at Cheyney on January 20, pouring in a game-high 28 points to lift Bloomsburg to its third straight victory. He tied a career-high with 10 field goals and established a season-high with five three-pointers (six attempts) in the win. In his first four games during the month of January, Mortellite struggled by making only 3-of-21 three-point attempts (14.3%). However, over the last four contests in January, Mortellite got back on track, making 12-of-22 from long distance (54.5%). Mortellite has 48 three-pointers this season which is 15th on the school's single-season list. After making 51 treys last season, Mortellite is now tied for ninth in most career triples with 99 - in only 45 career games.

OUT LIKE A LYONS ...
Wes Lyons (Millville/Millville) is closing out his collegiate career by putting together one of the best runs of his time with the Huskies. In the win over Cheyney on January 20, Lyons had 12 points, a season-high nine rebounds, and a career-high three blocks. From November 14 to January 6 (12 games), Lyons averaged only 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks. However, over his last seven games, Lyons is averaging 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks as the Huskies have gone 5-2 during the stretch. He started the stretch with a season-high 16 points against Kutztown on January 9. He also leads the team in field goal percentage this season, making 52-of-104 shots (50.0%). With his 12 points against Cheyney on January 20, Lyons went over 500 points for his career and his six rebounds against Shippensburg on January 27 gave him 300.

ALL-AROUND CAREER ...
Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) currently ranks fourth on the team in scoring by averaging 7.4 points per game. He is also third on the team in assists with 29 (1.5 per game) and leads the team, and is tied for 18th in the conference, with 28 steals (1.4 per game). He is climbing a number of program career leaderboards which include being tied for fourth in career steals with 165 (Trevon Johnson - 2008-12). He trails Aaron Carter (1998-02) by 16 to move into a tie for third on the all-time list. Haigler also needs 103 points to become the 29th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. For his career, Haigler averages 9.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals.

DEPTH PERCEPTION ...
Bloomsburg is getting production from a number of different players this season as 13 of the 15 players who have played at least one game this year have registered at least 18 points - and all 15 have scored at least three points. The Bloomsburg bench has scored 521 points this season, an average of 26.1 points per game and 34.7% of the team's scoring. In the loss to West Chester on Wednesday, the bench scored 38 of the team's 64 points.

COMING UP ROSES ...
Sophomore Kyle-Michael Rose (Middletown, DE/Sanford School) sparked the Huskies off the bench against Shippensburg on January 27, scoring a career-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 4-of-6 from the line. It was the first time that Rose had recorded at least ten points in a game in a Bloomsburg uniform. He became the 10th different player to hit double figures in a game this season. He added seven rebounds and three blocks in the victory. He entered the game averaging only 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in his first 17 games of the campaign.

GREENLEE PROVIDES SPARK ...
Junior Yahmir Greenlee (Philadelphia/Boys Latin) became the 11th different player this season to score in double figures when he dropped in a career-high 11 points in the loss to West Chester on February 3. Despite only averaging 9.5 minutes in 11 games this season, Greenlee is averaging 4.5 points per contest. Pro-rated to 40 minutes, Greenlee would be the team's second-leading scorer at 18.8 points per 40 minutes. He would trail only Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton)'s 27.4 points pro-rated scoring average.

GARNERING SOME ATTENTION ...
Senior Malik Garner (Philadelphia/Chestnut Hill Academy) has rapidly climbed the team's scoring list over the course of the last 12 games as he now ranks third on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) after posting nine double-digit scoring outputs in the last twelve contests. During the stretch, Garner dropped in a career-best 17 in the win over Mansfield on December 19. Over the last 12 games, Garner has scored 135 points (11.3 ppg) on 54-of-118 (45.8%) from the field and 11-of-35 (31.4%) from beyond the arc. Through his first eight games of the year, Garner scored 36 points (4.5 ppg) on 15-of-42 from the field (35.7%) and 0-of-9 from three-point range. His rebounding is also up - he is averaging 7.5 rebounds over the last 12 games after posting only 3.8 per game in his first eight.

DIGGING HIS PERFORMANCE ...
Transferring in from Prince George's Community College during the summer, junior Donell Diggs (Washington, D.C./Takoma Academy) leads the team in assists with 81 (4.1 per game) and is second on the team in scoring (9.6 points per game). He became the first Husky with at least ten assists in a game since Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) had 10 against Mansfield on January 23, 2013 when he dished out ten helpers in the win over Mansfield on December 19. He is seventh in the conference in assists (4.1) and is fifth in the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.0). He has recorded ten double-digit scoring efforts with his season-high of 22 coming at East Stroudsburg on Janaury 30. Diggs has also had three games with at least eight assists and eleven contests with at least four helpers.

EPIC RUNS ...
Bloomsburg got off to a sluggish start on Saturday, January 16, against Lock Haven but then went on a remarkable run to earn a 78-49 victory over the Bald Eagles. Trailing 19-13 with 8:49 left in the first half, Bloomsburg outscored Lock Haven 31-2 over the next 12:34 to take a 44-21 lead with 16:15 left in regulation. The Huskies trailed 19-18 with 5:11 left in the opening half and scored the next 26 points in the game, limiting Lock Haven to zero points in 8:56 of game action. Then, trailing 24-6 at East Stroudsburg on January 30, the Huskies went on a 16-0 run to get back into the game which eventually led to a stunning 91-84 come-from-behind victory.

MORE ON MORTELLITE ...
After leading the team in scoring as a rookie last season, Christian Mortellite (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) again leads the team in scoring this year, averaging 19.3 points per game. That figure has him fifth in the PSAC and first among players in the Eastern Division.  Last season, Mortellite hit 51 of his 119 three-point attempts (42.9%). His 51 triples last season were the 14th-highest figure in program history. This season, Mortellite is on pace for 62 triples (26 regular season games). The school record is 82 held by Jay DeShields during the 2001-02 campaign.

SANOW PASSES SHELLY FOR SECOND-PLACE IN CAREER WINS ...
Head coach John Sanow is in his tenth season as the head coach of the Bloomsburg men's basketball program and has guided the Huskies to a 113-149 overall record to date - second in Bloomsburg history among career wins. Bloomsburg's 91-84 win at East Stroudsburg on January 30 was #113, which moved him ahead of Harold S. Shelly who won 112 games with the Huskies from 1949-1960. However, Sanow has a long time to catch the program's all-time leader, Charlie Chronister, who compiled 559 victores from 1971-2002.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE ...
Bloomsburg will return home on Wednesday, February 10 to host Kutztown at the Nelson Field House. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Kutztown defeated Bloomsburg, 99-76, back on January 9 in Kutztown.