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Complete
2007-08 Schedule (PDF)
EDINBORO, PA – The 2007-08 Edinboro
University men’s basketball schedule will feature 13 home
games, along with an appearance in Gannon’s Porreco Cup. The
Fighting Scots will open their 19th season under head coach Greg
Walcavich on Thursday, November 15, hosting West Virginia Wesleyan
in a 7:00 p.m. tipoff. Edinboro finished with a 19-10 record a
year ago.
Edinboro begins the season with three straight
games in McComb Fieldhouse, but then faces an arduous string of
road games. Following the West Virginia Wesleyan game, the
Fighting Scots host Penn State New Kensington on Saturday,
November 17, then entertain Allegheny on Wednesday, November 28.
That will mark the first time the two local outfits have met since
the 2001-02 season.
The Fighting Scots find themselves on the road
the entire month of December, a span of eight games, before
returning home to McComb Fieldhouse for three straight games. The
road trip begins with a pair of PSAC crossover games at
Millersville and West Chester on December 1 and 2. Millersville
finished the season with a 28-5 record and won the PSAC
championship. The Marauders dethroned the two-time defending
champions Fighting Scots in the semifinals, 65-55. They went on to
lose to eventual national champion Barton in the NCAA East
Regional title game.
Following the trip east, Edinboro will play
face another pair of local rivals in Gannon and Mercyhurst on
December 5 and December 8, respectively. The Lakers were 18-11 a
year ago, while the Golden Knights were an uncharacteristic 9-17,
but are always tough at the Hammermill Center.
After facing a pair of PSAC East powers in East
Stroudsburg (18-10) and Kutztown (17-11) on December 18 and 19,
the Fighting Scots will find themselves back in the Hammermill
Center as part of the field for the Porreco Cup. It marks Edinboro’s
first appearance in the holiday tournament since the 2002-03
campaign. The Fighting Scots have a tough opening draw, opposing
Bowie State in the 6:00 p.m. lidlifter on December 28. The
Bulldogs were 19-10 a year ago. Gannon and Seton Hill will meet in
the other first round game.
“That stretch of eight games
could really set the tone for the season,” related Walcavich.
“It’s never enjoyable to spend an entire month on the
road, but that’s how the schedule falls. It’s not the
first time we’ve faced something like this. It will
definitely challenge us and get us ready for divisional play.”
January begins with home games against Cheyney
(January 5), Mansfield (January 12) and Bloomsburg (January 13).
The Fighting Scots then begin PSAC West action on Wednesday,
January 16 at Slippery Rock. The remainder of the schedule finds
the Boro not playing more than two games in a row at home or on
the road. The 2007-08 schedule concludes on Saturday, March 1 as
the Fighting Scots host California(Pa.). The Vulcans were 24-7 a
year ago and made the NCAA Playoffs.
“All in all I think it’s a
challenging schedule,” noted Walcavich. “With losing
Daren Tielsch and Curtis Ingram, we’ll need some people to
step up early. Hopefully the first three home games will give us a
chance to develop some depth before we spend December on the
highways.”
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