KUTZTOWN, Pa. (November 18, 2011 )—The Kutztown University women's basketball team open its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schedule on Saturday when it hosts Clarion University and Gannon University on Sunday for crossover games. Both games will be played at Keystone Arena with Saturday's game set for 3 p.m. and Sunday's set for 1 p.m.

The Golden Bears (0-2 overall) are looking for their first win of the 2011-12 season in their home-opener against the Golden Eagles.

Kutztown opened the season last weekend at the WVIAC-PSAC-CIAA Challenge hosted by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV. The Golden Bears fell to Shepherd 83-65 and Virginia State 75-52.

Leading Kutztown in scoring is junior Ashley Wood (Limerick, PA/Spring-Ford). Wood has 37 points and is shooting 16-for-28 from the field. She also grabbed nine boards.

Andrea Sisson (Richmond, VA/Godwin) leads the team in three pointers (six). Sisson led Kutztown with a career-high four 3-pointers over VSU. She finished with a team-high 14 points. She was 4-for-9 from 3-point range. Sisson has 22 points through two games.

Also in double figures in scoring for the Golden Bears are Avery Hodgson (Surf City, NJ/Southern Regional) and Steph Zewe (Lewistown, PA/Indian Valley). Hodgson has tallied 16 points and is a perfect 6-for-6 in free throws. Zewe, who leads the team in rebounds (10), has recorded 13 points. She is 6-for-12 from the field.

Newcomers Aly York (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) and Alyssa Bonenberger (Walnutport, PA/Northampton Area) have seen time on the floor for Kutztown, along with Advia Campbell (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape), Nicole Donahue (Wall, N.J./St. Rose), and Keyia Pullen.

Kutztown is looking to find its groove but will have to shoot better from the field in order to be successful throughout the season. KU is 44-for-109 in shooting and is 19-for-25 (.76) from the charity stripe. As a team, Kutztown has recorded 64 rebounds.

The last time Kutztown faced Clarion (0-1) was back on Jan. 3, 2010 where KU won 88-77. The Golden Bears played Gannon a day before (Jan. 2, 2010) where they fell to the Golden Knights, 86-68.

Clarion's Emma Fickel scored 18 points including four three-pointers, but Tiffin University used a 10-0 run in the second half to pull away from the Golden Eagles and get a 65-51 win in Clarion's season opener Tuesday night at Tippin Gym.

Fickel led the PSAC in three's per game last year at 3.4, which was the top mark in the NCAA regardless of division by a freshman.

Ann Deibert added 11 points and seven rebounds for Clarion.

A total of six Lady Knights reached double figures in scoring during Gannon's 113-31 rout of Penn State Greater Allegheny in the 2011-12 season opener Monday night at the Hammermill Center. Brittany Bat led with 21 points, followed by Candice Hendricks (19), Nettie Black (18), Jennifer Papich (16), Caitlyn Lowe (12), and Mollie Sebald finished with 10.

Gannon also set a new single-game record for assists, recording 37 as a team. The Lady Knights were also just four points shy of tying the single-game scoring record (117) set against Hilbert.

Gannon shot 52.6 percent from the field, including hitting 12-of-31 long-range shots. The Lady Knights held Penn State Greater Allegheny to a 12-of-42 performance from the floor, not allowing a three on the night.

Blake and Lowe finished with a team-high eight rebounds.

Following the weekend, Kutztown will play host to University of the Sciences in Philadelphia for a non-conference game. Tip from Keystone Arena is set for 1 p.m.