Mounties to host ESU tonight

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Published: February 8, 2012

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The Mansfield University men's basketball team will try to snap a two-game losing-streak when the Mountaineers host East Stroudsburg in a key PSAC East matchup for both teams at Decker Gymnasium Wednesday night.

Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live by ESPN Radio Williamsport and streamed live at GoMounties.com by Shane Wilber. Live stats will also be available on GoMounties.com.

Free tie-dye MU crew shirts will be available at the door to MU students with ID.

In addition, MU TV will broadcast the game live on campus (Channel 16) and on Blue Ridge Cable locally (Channel 13). The Pregame Show with Josh Butler and Matt Firestine starts at 7:15 p.m.

It marks the second time the two teams have meet this season with East Stroudsburg capturing the first outing 76-56. Mansfield has won the last three games played between the two programs at Decker Gymnasium.

Mansfield sports a 7-13 overall and 4-12 PSAC mark after dropping a 90-78 decision at Shippensburg on Saturday. The Mountaineers are currently in seventh place in the PSAC East, four games behind West Chester for the fourth and final playoff spot from the East.

East Stroudsburg, 14-8 overall and 10-6 in PSAC play, is in third-place in the PSAC East after knocking off Kutztown 93-86 in double overtime Saturday. The Warriors have won three of their last four games.

Mansfield Freshman Joe Bell has quickly developed into one of the top players in the conference. Bell, who was named PSAC East Freshman of the Week for the fifth time this season on Monday, ranks among the PSAC scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg) leaders. Junior Chuck Harper ranks 21st in the conference in scoring averaging 13.8 points per game while junior Cory Henneghan is averaging 9.6 points per game and has developed into one of the top 3-point shooters in the PSAC.

East Stroudsburg, which has four players scoring in double-figures, is also led by a freshman in Whis Grant who ranks among the PSAC's leading scorers averaging 14.6 points per game.

Head coach Rich Miller will be out to win his 100th game at the helm of the Mountaineers program. Miller, who has led the Mountaineers to four PSAC playoff berths and back-to-back divisional titles in his first six seasons, has an overall record of 99-84.

The Mansfield University women's basketball squad will look to snap a three-game losing skid when the Mounties welcome the Warriors of East Stroudsburg University to Decker Gymnasium in the first of three straight home games.

ESPN Radio with Shane Wilber and live stats will be available on GoMounties.com.

The Mountaineers are off to a 7-13 start and hold a 4-12 PSAC mark. Mansfield won two straight games defeating Cheyney and Kutztown before losing three straight at the hands of Millersville, West Chester, and Shippensburg.

Mallory Moore is the PSAC scoring and steals leader at 18.8 ppg and 3.3 spg respectively while ranking second in free throw percentage (87.2%) and in offensive rebounding (3.5 rpg). Julia Stevenson is averaging 11.5 ppg (28th PSAC) while Marrysa Moyer ranks 10th in the conference in rebounding with a team-high 7.4 rpg.

The Mounties came away with a 70-58 road victory over East Stroudsburg in the first meeting of the season. In that game, Moore scored a team-high 19 points while Stevenson, Alyssa DeRichie and Jena Matter all scored in double-figures.

East Stroudsburg is on a three-game winning streak after stunning PSAC East leading West Chester University on a Fayola Moise putback with 2.8 seconds remaining to give ESU the 60-58 win. The Warriors followed that win by taking down Cheyney and Kutztown on the road.

The Warriors are led by senior Cyara Woodridge who's averaging 10.5 points per game while sophomore Andrea Veres and freshman Jessica Martin average 9.6 and 9.4 respectively.

The Mountaineers host Cheyney University on Saturday, Feb. 11 followed by Bloomsburg University on Wednesday Feb. 14.

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