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EDINBORO, PA -- The Edinboro University men’s
basketball team reached 5-0 in PSAC West action for the first time
since 1974-75 thanks to a 76-60 win over visiting Clarion on
Wednesday. The Fighting Scots have now won eight straight games to
improve to 14-6 overall. Clarion falls to 10-9 overall and 2-3 in
the conference. The win snapped a three-game losing streak to the
Golden Eagles.
The Fighting Scots shot a sizzling 57.7 percent
from the floor for the game, and took control of the contest with
an 8-0 run to end the first half. Chris Ravello (Odenton,
MD/Archbishop Spalding) started the run with a three-pointer,
followed by a steal and breakaway dunk by Daren Tielsch
(McKees Rocks, PA/Montour). Torry Mitchell (Erie,
PA/Central) made it 45-33 with a three-pointer with six
seconds left in the half.
Edinboro built the lead to 16 points at 54-38
early in the second half, and held a double digit lead until
Clarion made a late run to close the score to 70-63 with 4:57 to
play. Edinboro made 11 of 12 free throws over the final two
minutes to secure the win. The Fighting Scots, ranked sixth in the
PSAC at 66.5 percent from the line, ended the night making 20 of
23 from the charity stripe.
Tielsch led four players in double figures with
22 points, his ninth game of 20-or-more points. The 6’8”
senior made 10 of 12 field goals and also led Edinboro with seven
rebounds. Curtis Ingram (Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney)
added 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor. Mitchell had
13 points and a career-high nine assists, and Ravello finished
with 13 points. Devon Knight (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills) came
off the bench to contribute 9 points, making 7 of 8 free throws.
Edinboro returns to action on Saturday,
February 4 at Shippensburg. The contest is a showdown for first
place in the PSAC West after the Red Raiders, 5-0 in the PSAC
West, defeated California(Pa.) on Wednesday. |
