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Complete
Box Score
EDINBORO, PA – The Edinboro University
women’s basketball team suffered a 78-66 loss to visiting
Indiana(Pa.) on Saturday. The defeat leaves the Fighting Scots
with a 12-11 overall record, and 4-5 in the PSAC West. IUP leads
the PSAC West with a 7-1 record and is now 17-6 overall. The
Crimson Hawks are ranked eighth in the Northeast Region.
Edinboro struggles at home continued, as it
fell to 4-7 at McComb Fieldhouse, compared to 8-4 on the road. The
Fighting Scots are now tied with Lock Haven for fourth place in
the PSAC West, after the Lady Eagles lost to California(Pa.) on
Saturday.
The Fighting Scots led once in the game, that
at 6-4 with 14:47 to play, as the defenses dominated the game
early on. IUP went on a 16-2 run at that point to take a 20-8 lead
with just over ten minutes left in the first half.
Edinboro came back with the next ten points, as
Rachel Johnson (Oreland, PA/Springfield) and Samantha
Reimer (Altoona, PA/Altoona) scored layups, followed by a pair
of free throws by Kelsey Conklin (Edinboro, PA/General McLane),
and another Johnson layup. The run ended with Rae Sherred
(Cambridge Springs, PA/Cambridge Springs) hitting a jumper.
IUP eventually built the lead back up to nine
points at the half at 38-29, outscoring Edinboro 6-1 in the final
80 seconds. Turnovers haunted Edinboro in first half, as it
committed 14 that led to 19 IUP points.
Edinboro pulled to within one on several
occasions in the second half, but could never regain the lead. It
was still a two-point game at 59-57 with 7:16 to play, but the
Crimson Hawks ran off the next six points as Edinboro went
scoreless for almost three minutes. Reimer hit a jumper to make
the score 72-66 with 1:30 to play, but IUP scored the final six
points of the contest.
Both teams shot well from the floor, as IUP was
at 50.0 percent and Edinboro was at 48.1 percent. Both teams were
also guilty of plenty of turnovers, with Edinboro finishing with
27 and IUP 21.
Conklin led Edinboro with 20 points, as the
freshman made 8 of 12 field goals and 4 of 5 free throws. She also
had 7 rebounds. Reimer came off the bench to score 17 points,
making 3 of 8 three-pointers. Johnson finished with 15 points,
making 7 of 9 field goals. Kelly Calderone (Freedom, PA/
Ambridge) was limited to 11 points, but
handed out 8 assists and had 7 rebounds. She also moved into sixth
place in career scoring with 1,365 career points.
Edinboro is back in action on Tuesday, February
13, playing at Pitt-Johnstown in their final non-conference game.
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