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EAST STROUDSBURG - Junior forward Rasheed Moore scored 19 points, leading four players in double figures, as East Stroudsburg University advanced to the PSAC men's basketball quarterfinals with an 82-59 win vs. Lock Haven on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Moore was 9-for-14 from the field to lead the Warriors (21-6), the PSAC East's No. 3 seed, who will play at No. 2 seed West Chester (21-5) on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. as part of a doubleheader. ESU's women's team advanced with a 79-69 (OT) win vs. Bloomsburg and will play at West Chester at 5:30 p.m.

Redshirt senior guard Will Brown, senior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka and redshirt junior guard Quindell Brice scored 11 points each for ESU.

Sophomore guard Ryan Krawczeniuk had eight assists, part of a strong bench effort that include Brice's 11 points, eight from freshman guard Nick Giordano, six points and four rebounds by senior forward Wes Cherry and six points and three rebounds by junior forward Sultan Aminu.

ESU led 41-27 at halftime on the strength of a 15-0 run midway through the first half, and stretched its lead to 20 points (55-35) by the 13-minute mark of the second half.

The Warriors held Lock Haven (12-15) to 32.2 percent (19-for-59) from the field with 22 turnovers.

ESU shot 46.2 percent (30-for-65), including 55.2 (16-for-29) in the first half, and committed just 12 turnovers.

The Warriors will look for their seventh straight PSAC Final Four appearance on Tuesday at West Chester. ESU and California (1992-97) are the only teams to reach six straight PSAC Final Four's in the last 35 years.

ESU won both meetings vs. WCU in the regular season, 87-60 on the road on January 9 and 88-83 on February 10 at Koehler Fieldhouse.

GAME NOTES
* ESU improves to 9-2 in home postseason games at Koehler Fieldhouse since the start of the 2009-10 season (7-1 in PSAC Tournament games)
* ESU has won its last 6 home PSAC Tournament games by an average of 18 points per game:
2013 (quarterfinal) - 102-74 vs. Mansfield
2014 (quarterfinal) - 78-58 vs. Millersville
2014 (semifinal) - 63-55 vs. Mercyhurst
2014 (final) - 92-80 vs. West Chester
2015 (quarterfinal) - 79-62 vs. Millersville
2016 (1st round) - 82-59 vs. Lock Haven

* ESU improves to 12-0 this season when posting a +5 turnover margin (59-5 in last 4 seasons)


PSAC Tournament Update

Quarterfinals (Tuesday) - East
#1 Kutztown vs. #4 Shippensburg (won 80-78 vs. #5 Bloomsburg)
#2 West Chester vs. #3 ESU (won 82-59 vs. #6 Lock Haven

West
#1 IUP vs. #4 Pitt-Johnstown (won 81-72 vs. #5 Seton Hill)
#2 Mercyhurst vs. #6 Clarion (won 83-69 at #3 Edinboro)

Semifinals/Final (Saturday/Sunday, March 5-6) - at East top remaining seed after quarterfinals