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Complete
Box Score
EDINBORO, PA – In a physical contest
featuring 49 fouls and 59 turnovers, the Edinboro University women’s
basketball suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday,
dropping a 56-53 decision to visiting Millersville. Both teams are
now 3-1.
Thanks to a 9-2 run early in the second half,
the Fighting Scots grabbed an 11-point lead at 37-26 with 13:26
remaining. Edinboro still led 42-34 with 9:37 to play after Kelly
Calderone (Freedom, PA/
Ambridge) scored on a layup. That’s
when Millersville began its comeback. The Marauders outscored
Edinboro, 12-3, over the next three minutes to take the lead at
46-45. After a pair of ties, Millersville grabbed the lead for
good at 52-50 on a jumper by Ashley Romanoski with 2:39 remaining.
Samantha Reimer (Altoona, PA/Altoona)
made one of two free throws at the 2:20 mark, but Millersville
retaliated with a jumper by Branden Lippy with 1:28 remaining to
make it 54-51. Calderone’s layup closed the gap to one at
54-53 with 29 seconds left, but Kari Cover made one of two free
throws with 21 seconds left for a two-point lead. Edinboro had an
opportunity to tie, but Agnieszka Michalow (Krakow,
Poland/Krakow #32) missed a layup with six seconds left. Lippy
made one of two free throws with just over three seconds for the
final margin.
Calderone led Edinboro with 15 points, moving
her into 20th place in career scoring with 1,026 points. She added
8 steals. Reimer was the only other Fighting Scot in double
figures, finishing with 13 points. Kelsey Conklin (Edinboro,
PA/General McLane) pulled down 11 rebounds. Romanoski paced
Millersville with 21 points.
Hounded by Millersville’s physical play,
Edinboro ended the day shooting 32.6 percent from the floor (15 of
46). The Marauders finished at 37.3 percent (19 of 51) and held a
42-37 advantage on the boards. Millersville finished with 30
turnovers, while Edinboro had 29.
Edinboro returns to action tomorrow afternoon,
hosting West Chester at 1:00 p.m. |
