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Complete
Box Score
EDINBORO, PA – The Lock Haven defense had
no answer from Daren Tielsch (McKees Rocks, PA/Montour) on
Saturday, as the Edinboro senior dropped in a career-high 37
points to lead the Fighting Scots to a 91-82 win at Lock Haven.
Edinboro has now won seven straight games to improve to 13-6 and
4-0 in PSAC West action. Lock Haven falls to 3-16 overall and 1-4
in the conference.
Edinboro grabbed the lead for good with five
minutes gone in the first half, but were never able to shake the
Bald Eagles. The Fighting Scots would lead by nine at the half,
45-36, as Tielsch scored 24 points while making 11 of 15 field
goals. The lead ballooned to 59-45 with 15:45 to play on a Torry
Mitchell (Erie, PA/Central), but the Bald Eagles came within
three points with 7:23 to play at 70-67. A 7-0 run, with Tielsch
scoring the first five points, ended the LHU comeback hopes.
Edinboro shot 55.7 percent from the floor for
the game, including a sizzling 59.3 percent in the second half.
Lock Haven wasn’t far off at 50.0 percent for the game and
54.5 percent in the second half.
Tielsch’s 37 points are the most by an
Edinboro player since Blake Johnson dropped in 41 points against
Shippensburg in 2001-01. The 6’8” senior made 15 of 26
field goals, including his lone three-point attempt, and was 6 of
10 from the line. With 10 rebounds, he finished with his 11th
double-double.
Mitchell added 21 points and 5 assists, making
7 of 9 field goals and 5 of 7 free throws. Curtis Ingram
(Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney) and Justin Moore
(Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan) were also in double figures
with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Edinboro returns to action on Wednesday,
February 1, hosting Clarion. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. |
