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Mashira Newman

Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball Closes Regular Season at Bloomsburg

Complete Game Notes

GAME INFORMATION
Millersville (16-9, 13-8 PSAC) at Bloomsburg (23-4, 17-4 PSAC)
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 - 1 p.m.
Bloomsburg, Pa. - Nelson Field House

MEDIA INFORMATION
Audio Broadcast (MSBN)

SERIES INFORMATION
Ville leads 37-34
First Meeting: 1971-72 (BU 47, Ville 27)
Last Meeting: 2012 (BU 77, Ville 73)
Current Streak: BU, 3
Last 10: Ville, 7-3

THE STARTING FIVE
(1) Millersville had its seven-game winning streak against Shippensburg snapped on Wednesday. The Marauders' last loss to the Raiders came on Jan. 15, 2008 at Heiges Field  House. Millersville was without Aurielle Mosley for much of the game who missed her 40th-straight start with flu symptoms to just play nine minutes. The Marauders still collected over 40 rebounds despite the lack of their starting center.

(2) The Marauders have not lost back-to-back games all season going 8-0 (6-0 PSAC) after suffering a loss. Millersville, however, has not beaten Bloomsburg since the 2009-10 season. The Huskies' have taken the last three games, including a 77-73 comeback win at Pucillo on Feb. 1. The Marauders took a 42-21 halftime lead before Bloomsburg stormed back to take the lead late in the second half and held on for the win. Head Coach Bill Cleary is now 3-4 against Millersville all-time with three-traight wins.
 
(3) Junior Miesha Cousins has become a major contributor in the Millersville lineup in the last over the last seven games dating back to the first meetings with Bloomsburg this season. Cousins is coming off a career game where she recorded her first double-double with career high in both points (11) and rebounds (11).  Cousins is averaging seven points and seven rebounds over the last seven games.

(4) Mosley enters the final regular season game with 965 career points in just her junior season. Mosley needs just 35 points to become the 19th player, second this season, to eclipse the 1,000 point mark in program history. Mashira Newman became the 18th and has moved up to 14th all-time with 1,064 career points. Both Newman and Mosley scored a team-high 20 points against Bloomsburg on Feb. 1 at Pucillo Gymnasium.

(5) The Marauders have locked up the third seed in the PSAC Tournament for their 16th-straight appearance under Coach Mary Fleig. Millersville will travel to West Chester on Tuesday, Feb. 28 to take on the second-seeded Golden Rams. The time will be determined on Sunday after the men's bracket is finalized.


ABOUT BLOOMSBURG
• Bloomsburg is currently on a nine-game winning streak after defeating East Stroudsburg on Wednesday at Nelson Fieldhouse by a score of 78-63. Bloomsburg's last loss came on Jan. 21 at West Chester by a score of 79-65. The Huskies 12-1 against PSAC East opponents this season, and are 11-1 at home this season. Bloomsburg's only home loss came against No. 2 Edinboro on Nov. 20, 2011 by a score of 98-73. Edinboro is now 24-1.

• The Huskies have already locked up the No. 1 seed in the PSAC East for the second-straight season and will face the fourth-seeded Shippensburg  at home on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Bloomsburg entered the final week of the regularing receiving 27 votes to be in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll. Despite making it the second round of the PSAC tournament like Millersville last season, the Huskies did not make the NCAA Tournament while the Marauders did.

• Bloomsburg is third in the conference in scoring with 74 points per game and fifth in scoring margin with +10.6 points per game. The Huskies are second in the conference in free throw percentage behind Shippensburg with 76 percent, while Millersville remains 15th at 63 percent. Bloomsburg leads the conference in 3-point percent at 38 percent, making 219-of-572.

• Dana Wieller is coming off a 28-point performance where she hit 7-of-13 3-pointers in Bloomsburg's win over East Stroudsubrg. Wieller leads the team in scoring with 18.1 points per game and is ranked third in the PSAC.  Reigning PSAC East Player of the  Year Kelsey Gallagher is second on the team and fourth in the PSAC with 15.0 points per game.
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