Women's Basketball | 2/28/2022 3:32:00 PM
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University women's basketball team will host a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament quarterfinal game on Wednesday at the Nelson Field House. The opponent will be the winner of a first round game between West Chester and Shepherd as the two teams square off Monday evening in a survive-and-advance contest.
Game Information
Wednesday, March 2 - 6:00 PM
Nelson Field House - Bloomsburg, Pa.
Admission (Cash Only)
$10 for adults
$5 for student age
No admission charge for students who attend a PSAC institution
Game Coverage
Live Video
Live Stats
Live Radio
The Game
The Huskies enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 team in the Eastern Division. Meanwhile, Shepherd is the No. 3 seed and West Chester comes in as the No. 6 seed.
Bloomsburg concluded this season with an overall record of 18-10 and conference record of 16-6 to grab the No. 2 seed. In addition, the Huskies went 2-0 against Shepherd and West Chester in their four games against their potential opponents. Bloomsburg went on a six-game win streak during the beginning of February and that was an extension of a hot streak that saw the Huskies win 14 of their 15 contests.
Scouting the Huskies
The Huskies rank fourth overall in the PSAC in two major defensive categories. Bloomsburg is fourth in opponent points per game by allowing just 56.9 points per game, and the squad is fourth in opponent field goal percentage by limiting teams to just 36.3% shooting. As a team, the Huskies score 60.2 points per game, which is 12th in the PSAC.
Offensively,
Emma Saxton's (York, Pa./Central York) 4.6 assists per game is good enough for fourth in the PSAC and the graduate student leads the Huskies in scoring with 13.6 points per game.
Meghan Corridoni (Exeter, Pa./Holy Redeemer) is close behind with an average of 13.4 points and is the team's rebounding leader with an average of 8.1 boards per game.
Megan Fisher (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) and
Katelin Starr (Berwick, PA/Berwick) average 6.8 and 6.2 points per game while
Emma Gochnauer (Strasburg, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) and
Samantha Brusha (Abington, PA/Abington) both average 5.1 points. Brusha is the team's leader in three-point attempts made with 30. Corridoni is shooting 42.6% from three-point range and has made 26 shots from beyond the arc.
Scouting the Rams
If the Huskies draw a matchup with Shepherd (22-6, 16-6 PSAC), defense will play a huge role as the Rams lead the conference in scoring with 69.8 points per game. Shepherd also has three of the top six individual scorers in the league in Abby Beeman, Marley McLaughlin and Sydney Clayton. Beeman is second in scoring during conference games with 18.7 points per game while McLaughlin is fifth with 17.4 and Clayton is sixth with 16.9. Bloomsburg's play during its win streak helped them pull off a 71-60 victory over the Rams on Jan. 12. The Huskies then beat Shepherd again on Feb. 5 thanks to a stifling defensive performance that lifted the team to a 55-46 victory at home.
Scouting the Golden Rams
West Chester (9-18, 7-14 PSAC) clinched a spot in the tournament after winning its last two games against East Stroudsburg (63-60) and Millersville (73-53). The two-game win streak comes after a five-game losing skid, which included a home loss to Bloomsburg (67-55) during that span on Feb. 12. The Golden Rams have two players averaging double figures in Leah Johnson (16.3 PPG) and Alexa Abbonizio (10.1 PPG). Johnson is also the team's leader in rebounds with 8.1 per game.
Up Next
The winner of Wednesday's quarterfinal game will advance to the semifinals and await the winner of a quarterfinal game between the No. 1 seed in the West, Cal U, and IUP-Edinboro. That game will be played on Saturday at Kutztown if the Golden Bears advance to the semifinals.
