BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Monday evening, the Huskies led wire-to-wire in the Bloomsburg University women's basketball 73-62 win over Clarion University. With the win, Bloomsburg extended its winning streak to eight and improved to 12-7 on the year and 10-3 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action, while the Golden Eagles fell to 3-14 and 2-10 in conference play.
 
Graduate student Emma Saxton (York, Pa./Central York) led all players with a season-high 24 points as she went 8-for-14 from the floor and was 1-for-1 from beyond the arc. Saxton was 7-for-9 from the free-throw line while dishing out five assists and pulling down six rebounds. Saxton led the team with four steals as well. Graduate student Meghan Corridoni (Exeter, Pa./Holy Redeemer) led the team with seven rebounds and three blocks to go with her six points. Sophomore Megan Fisher (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) posted 11 points, while classmate Emma Gochnauer (Strasburg, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) finished with 10 points to round out the double-digit scorers for BU.
 
As a team, the Huskies shot 41.3% from the floor (26-for-63) and were 14-for-17 (82.4%) from the free-throw line. The Huskies out-rebounded the Golden Eagles 40-38. Bloomsburg forced seven of Clarion's 18 turnovers and scored 17 points off the Golden Eagles' miscues.
 
Sierra Bermudez led the Golden Eagles with 17 points, while Allyson Kirby pulled down nine rebounds and posted 10 points. Olivia Boocks posted 11 points for Clarion.
 
The Golden Eagles shot 40.0% (26-for-65) from the floor and were 5-for-17 (29.4%) from beyond the arc. Clarion finished the day 5-for-10 (50%) from the free-throw line.
 
Kirby hit the first basket of the game, 2:18, into action to give Clarion an early 2-0 lead. Saxton answered with a driving layup in the next Huskies' possession and drew a foul as she went to the basket. Saxton hit her free throw to complete the traditional three-point play and give Bloomsburg a 3-2 lead. Kirby finished a layup at the other end of the court to provide Clarion its final lead of the game, 4-3, with 7:18 to play in the first. The two teams traded scoreless possessions until Saxton grabbed a rebound off a missed three-pointer and dished it out to Fisher, who hit a three to give Bloomsburg a 6-4 lead at the 6:00 mark.
 
Fisher's three kicked off a 10-0 run that took just over three minutes of action and gave the Huskies a 10-point lead, 14-4, with 2:52 to play. The Golden Eagles hung around and used a 10-6 run to close the quarter down just six, 20-14.
 
Corridoni drained a three in the final seconds of the Huskies' shot clock to open the second quarter and gave Bloomsburg a 23-14 lead. The Golden Eagles cut the lead back to four, 27-23, with 4:20 to play, but the Huskies used a 10-8 run to close out the half and take a 37-31 lead into the locker room.
 
Gloria Bwende opened the third with a layup just 16 seconds into action, but the Huskies went on a 6-0 run over the next two and a half minutes to take a 10-point lead, 43-33, thanks to a layup from Saxton. The Huskies led by as many as 13 with 2:41 to play, 53-40, thanks to a free throw from Corridoni. Kirby cut the lead back to single digits with 27 seconds to play with a layup, but junior Samantha Brusha (Abington, PA/Abington) drained a three in front of the Huskies bench to take a 57-46 lead into the final quarter of play.
 
The Huskies built a 20-point lead over the first eight minutes of play in the fourth as Bloomsburg led 69-49 with 2:12 to play. The Golden Eagles went on a 13-4 run over the final two minutes of action as Alyssa McLellon closed out the game with a pair of free throws. The Huskies held on for the 73-61 win.
 
The six blocked shots by the Huskies defense were a season-high for Bloomsburg, and Saxton's 24 points were an individual season-high for any BU player this year.
 
On Wednesday, Bloomsburg puts its winning streak on the line when the Huskies travel to Shippensburg University for a 6:00 pm PSAC contest. The Raiders are currently 9-7 on the year and 5-5 in conference action.