ESU-Bloomsburg Women

WBSK2-16-02

EAST STROUDSBURG - Forward Megan LaBuda scored19 points and grabbed ten rebounds to lead Bloomsburg to a 78-58 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division basketball victory over East Stroudsburg University Saturday night.

Jen Bryan added 14 points and Jen Spinelli 13 for the Huskies, who are now 21-3 overall and 8-2 in the conference. They were ranked sixth in the latest NCAA Division II women's basketball poll.

Tiffany Barnes was ESU's leader with 18 points and eight rebounds while Michele Pilenza added a season-high 16 points.

The game was close until early in the second half. Ahead by only a point, 36-35, Bloomsburg reeled off 11 straight points and outscored ESU, 26-6, over the next nine minutes to open a 62-41 gap.

The Warriors made a brief rally, led by senior Megan Ross and Pilenza, with nine straight points to close to 65-52, with 5:00 left, but the Huskies took control again for the final 20-points margin.

ESU is now 7-17 overall and 3-8 in the PSAC with one game remaining at West Chester Wednesday night.

Bloomsburg 78

Kline 1-2 1-2 3, Lojewski 0-0 0-0 0, Bryan 3-8 8-9 14, Weikel 0-0 0-0 0, LaBuda 9-17 1-2 19, Pugh 3-5 1-2 7, Albanese 2-5 0-0 5, Millard 1-1 0-1 2, Spinelli 3-8 6-8 13, Baumunk 0-0 0-0 0, Rothermel 2-4 2-2 6, Yeasted 3-6 3-4 9. Totals: 27-56 22-30 78

East Stroudsburg 58

Ross 2-5 3-3 7, Cox 1-6 1-2 3, Wear 0-2 0-0 0, Gordon 0-0 0-0 0, Wolfe 2-3 3-4 7, Pilenza 6-8 3-6 16, Garlach 0-3 0-0 0, Barnes 8-15 2-5 18, Wapinsky 0-6 0-0 0, Kraft 2-9 2-6 7. Totals: 21-57 14-26 58

3-Point Goals: Bloom - Albanese, Spinelli; ESU - Pilenza, Kraft

Halftime: Bloom, 32-29