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Complete
Box Score
EDINBORO, PA – Heiges Field House has
never been an easy place to play for the Edinboro University women’s
basketball team. On Saturday the Fighting Scots suffered another
loss at Shippensburg, this one particularly disheartening since
they held a 13-point second half lead. Shippensburg used a 10-0
run midway through the period and held Edinboro to just three
baskets over the final twelve minutes for a 62-57 win. The loss
was the 15th in the last 16 games at Heiges Field House.
Edinboro saw its three-game winning streak
snapped, with the Fighting Scots falling to 16-5 overall and 4-2
in the PSAC West. The Fighting Scots came into the contest ranked
eighth in the East Region. Shippensburg ended a four-game losing
streak while improving to 11-10 overall and 1-5 in the West.
The Fighting Scots took an early lead and led
by as many as seven points before Shippensburg scored the final
six points of the first half to close to within 30-29. Edinboro
boosted the lead to 13 on two occasions in the second half, the
last at 50-37 with 12:11 to play on Maria DiVecchio’s
(Erie, PA/ Villa Maria) jumper.
That’s when the Red Raiders proceeded to
run off 10 straight points and pull to within 50-47 with 8:49
remaining. An Agnes Michalow (Krakow, Poland/Krakow #32)
jumper ended the burst, but the Scots would make just two more
baskets the rest of the way. After taking the 13-point lead,
Edinboro would make just 3 of 18 shots the rest of the way.
Shippensburg took the lead for good with one
minute to play on a layup by Caitlin MacPherson. Callie
Iorfido (Ambridge, PA/Ambridge) made one of two free throws
with 46 seconds to play to cut the lead to one, but Shippensburg
would answer with a free throw by Megan Fogle with 41 seconds to
play, and two more by Samantha Ramus at the 14 second mark for a
61-57 lead. Iorfido missed a three-pointer and Shanna Oaddams made
one of two free throws for the final score with six seconds
remaining.
Kelly Calderone (Freedom, PA/Ambridge)
led three Scots in double figures with 14 points. Michalow added
13 points, while Iorfido had her fifth double-double with 12
points and 10 assists. The 5’5” senior now has 613
career assists, moving into fifth place all-time in the PSAC.
Ramus paced the Red Raiders with 17 points.
After averaging 20.5 points and 14.0 rebounds against the Scots in
two games a year ago, Oaddams, a 6’0” junior, finished
with 17 points and 14 boards.
Edinboro returns to action on Wednesday,
February 8, hosting Slippery Rock. Tipoff is 5:30 p.m. at McComb
Fieldhouse.
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