EASTERN DIVISION #1 KUTZTOWN golden bears 2017-18 PSAC East Capsules (teams listed in order of predicted finish according to coaches’ poll) Quick Hits • KU advanced to the PSAC quarterfinals for the first time since 2014-15, Quick Facts winning its opening round home game against Bloomsburg. Overall Record (2017-18) ..............................................18-12 Home ......................................................................................13-3 • The Maroon and Gold’s 18 wins were their most since the 2009-10. Away ..........................................................................................4-8 • KU returns 80.1 percent of its scoring from the 2017-18 season, losing just Neutral ......................................................................................1-1 one starter to graduation. Conference Record/Finish .......................... 12-10/4th East • Kutztown attempted the second-most (675) and made the third-most Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................4/1 (223) 3-PTs in the PSAC. History • Rylee Derr finished first in the PSAC in 3-PTs made per game, averaging 2.9 PSAC Titles...........................................................................None per contest. NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................1 (0-1) Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................1996 Returning Starters Overall All-Time Record ................................587-561 (.511) G Taylor Thames Sr. 7.4 PPG 2.2 APG 23.9 MPG G Rylee Derr So. 13.6 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.9 APG Head Coach F Gabbi Wright Jr. 6.4 PPG 3.1 RPG Janet Malouf (25th season) G Karen Lapkiewicz Jr. 7.5 PPG 3.4 RPG 2.0 APG Career Record: 353-311 (25th season) Record at Kutztown: same 2017-18 Team Statistics/League Rank Offense Defense Scoring: 67.5/7th Scoring: 67.7/9th FG Pct: 38.6/13th FG Pct: 42.3/15th 3Pt Pct: 33.0/5th 3Pt Pct: 30.8/10th FT Pct: 67.4/14th Reb: 35.4/16th Reb. Margin: -3.0/16th Ast/TO Ratio: 0.77/7th #2 EAST STROUDSBURG Warriors Quick Hits Quick Facts • ESU returns 4 of 5 starters from last year’s team, which went 16-11 and Overall Record (2017-18) ..............................................16-11 finished 2nd in the PSAC East for the 2nd straight season, following its first Home ........................................................................................9-5 PSAC Final 4 trip in 10 years in 2016-17 Away ..........................................................................................7-6 Neutral ......................................................................................0-0 • Jr. G Tiffany Lapotsky (11.6 ppg, 2nd team All-PSAC East) and Jr. G Conference Record/Finish ............................14-8/2nd East Jordan Hertz (6.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.6 apg) give the Warriors an experienced Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................4/1 backcourt, with So. F Marlene Bassett (9.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg) leading the frontcourt after a strong freshman season History • Imani Brown, last year’s PSAC East Athlete of the Year (18.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg), is PSAC Titles...................................................................................1 NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................2 (1-2) the only departure among ESU’s top 7 scorers and ranked 4th in the PSAC Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................1995 in scoring as a senior Overall All-Time Record ............................860-723-9 (.543) • Sr. G Noelle Powell was one of three Warriors named 1st team All-PSAC East as a sophomore in 2016-17 (13.0 ppg) before being limited to 22 Head Coach games off the bench (6.9 ppg) due to injury last year Diane Decker (5th season) Career Record: 62-48 • ESU has records of 15-13, 19-9 and 16-11 the last three seasons since the Record at East Stroudsburg: same arrival of head coach Diane Decker after posting a winning record in just one of the previous eight years 2017-18 Team Statistics/League Rank Offense Defense Returning Starters Scoring: 71.5/5th Scoring: 68.3/13th G Tiffany Lapotsky Jr. 11.6 PPG 3.7 RPG 1.8 APG FG Pct: 40.9/10th FG Pct: 41.9/13th F Marlene Bassett So. 9.9 PPG 5.1 RPG 0.7 BPG 3Pt Pct: 32.4/8th 3Pt Pct: 29.3/6th G Jordan Hertz Jr. 6.9 PPG 5.2 RPG 4.6 APG FT Pct: 71.3/8th G Ann McKnight Sr. 4.4 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.0 APG Reb: 36.8/13th Reb. Margin: -3.8/17th Ast/TO Ratio: 0.97/5th 3 EASTERN DIVISION #3 WEST CHESTER Golden Rams Quick Facts Overall Record (2017-18) .................................................23-6 Home ......................................................................................12-2 Quick Hits Away ........................................................................................11-2 • West Chester lost its four out of its five starters from last year and top-four Neutral ......................................................................................0-2 leading scorers who accounted for 1592 out of West Chester’s 2384 points. Conference Record/Finish ..............................19-3/1st East • West Chester returns reigning PSAC East Coach of the year Kiera Wooden Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................1/4 who is expected to have a full season on the bench in 2018. History • Former UMBC Transfer and standout forward Madison Torresin is expected PSAC Titles...........................................................................None to be back in 18-19 after missing last season. In 2016-17 Torresin scored NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) .......................7 (1-7) 259 averaging 12.3 points per game while also leading the team in Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................2018 rebounds with 174 (8.3 rpg) and finishing second on the team in steals Overall All-Time Record ................................613-451 (.576) with 33. Head Coach • West Chester did not lose its first 18 games of 2018 last year closing the Kiera Wooden (5th season) regular season on a 17-game winning streak before going 1-2 in the Career Record: 78-37 (5th season) postseason losing to Edinboro in the PSAC Semifinals and Glenville St. in Record at West Chester: same the NCAA Tournament. WCU finished 2018 with an 18-2 overall record. Also 2017-18 Team Statistics/League Rank finished last season just two wins shy of tying school wins record of 25 set Offense Defense by Deidre Kane’s 1995-96 team. Scoring: 82.2/1st Scoring: 72.0/16th • West Chester’s top and only returning starter is junior guard Katherine FG Pct: 45.8/2nd FG Pct: 42.8/16th Fisher who ended last season averaging 8.7 points per game and 4.5 3Pt Pct: 32.6/6th 3Pt Pct: 32.7/15th rebounds per game while also chipping in 62 assists and 27 steals. Fisher’s FT Pct: 70.6/9th Reb: 37.9/9th Reb. Margin: -1.4/13th best game of the season came on 2/3/18 at Kutztown when she poured in Ast/TO Ratio: 1.20/2nd 15 points to go along with eight rebounds. Returning Players G Katherine Fisher Jr. 8.7 PPG 4.5 RPG 2.1 APG #4 Bloomsburg huskies Quick Facts Quick Hits Overall Record (2017-18) ..............................................13-16 • Bloomsburg returns two All-PSAC East Second Team selections from a year Home ........................................................................................8-5 ago in senior Alyssa Mack and junior Taylor Montana. Mack led the team Away ........................................................................................4-10 in scoring last season at 10.6 points per game and led the team in assists Neutral ......................................................................................1-1 with 59. She scored at least 20 points in a game five times. Montana led Conference Record/Finish .............................10-2/5th East the team in rebounding (6.1) and was second on the team in scoring at 9.0 Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................5/0 points per game. She was also second on the team with 23 blocked shots. • Alison Tagliaferri is in her third season at Bloomsburg and has an overall History record of 24-33. She has guided the Huskies to back-to-back postseason PSAC Titles...................................................................................2 appearances which included an upset win at West Chester in the opening NCAA Playoff Appearances (Record) ............... 10 (10-10) round of the 2017 PSAC Tournament. Last NCAA Appearance ...................................................2015 • The Huskies have the luxury of returning seven players who started at least Overall All-Time Record ................................713-439 (.618) nine games for the Huskies last season – Meghan Corridoni (27 starts), Emma Saxton (24 starts), Payton Spadaccino (17 starts), Megan Brandt Head Coach (16 starts), Alyssa Mack (12 starts), Marissa Molnar (12 starts), and Taylor Alison Tagliaferri (3rd season) Montana (9 starts). Career Record: 82-156 (11th season) • Bloomsburg has two seniors on this year’s roster – Alyssa Mack and Marissa Record at Bloomsburg: 24-33 Molnar – after having no seniors on the team a year ago. Molnar finished second on the team – to Mack – in three-pointers with 32 and averaged 6.1 2017-18 Team Statistics/League Rank points per game. Offense Defense • The Huskies finished 16th in the league in scoring last season, averaging Scoring: 59.8/16th Scoring: 63.0/5th only 59.8 points per game. However, Bloomsburg’s defense was fifth in the FG Pct: 41.3/9th FG Pct: 37.3/3rd league in points allowed as it gave up only 63.0 points