EDINBORO, Pa. (February 13, 2016) – The Edinboro University women's basketball team celebrated its annual "Fighting Scots Fighting Cancer" day in front of a crowd of over 800 strong, handing Clarion an 80-49 defeat, the third-largest win of the season. With the win, Edinboro has clinched a home PSAC playoff game. The Fighting Scots are now 18-8 overall and 13-7 in the PSAC West, while Clarion drops to 8-18 with an 8-12 ledger in the conference.
 

Edinboro designated this year's cancer day as "Hoops for Harlie" as the Fighting Scots honored the memory of former Girard High School standout Harlie Rae Bolt, who tragically passed away following a short battle with leukemia. All proceeds and donations throughout the game benefited "Halos for Harlie" Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
 
Trailing 11-9 with 3:43 remaining in the first quarter, the Fighting Scots closed out the opening period on a 9-0 run to take an 18-11 lead.  Edinboro carried over the momentum into the second quarter, opening the quarter on a 13-5 run, highlighted by back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers by the trio of Lauren Hippo, Michelle Jahn and Katie Fischer.
 
Leading 38-27 coming out of the locker room at halftime, the Fighting Scots began the second half on a 16-4 run, including scoring 14 unanswered points, to take a 54-31 lead. The stretch was bookended by Aignee' Freeland, first with a jumper and then a pair of free throws.
 
Edinboro led the rest of the way by at least 20 points, growing the lead to as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter, while holding Clarion to just 22 second half points on 9-of-28 shooting.
 
The Fighting Scots have now scored over 40 points in the second half in three of the past four outings.
 
Four Fighting Scots scored in double-figures, led by Freeland's 18 points. Freeland was also the team's leading rebounder, grabbing eight boards. Hippo had 17 points on a near perfect shooting afternoon, going 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.

 
Jahn totaled 13 points and made 3-of-7 from beyond the arc, increasing her season total to 61, the eighth most in single-season history. Fischer was the final Fighting Scot to score in double-figures, adding 12 points and dishing out 10 assists to pick up her sixth double-double of the season. It is the fifth double-digit assist game for the PSAC's assist leader.
 
Edinboro shot 43.1 percent (28-of-65) from the field, including going 8-of-14 from beyond the arc, while holding the Golden Eagles to just 33.3 percent (20-of-60) shooting. The Fighting Scots also dominated the glass, holding a 47-32 advantage on the boards. Edinboro made a living down low, outscoring the Golden Eagles 32-22 in the paint and grabbing 17 offensive rebounds.
 
Tania Holmes led Clarion with a double-double, totaling 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ashley Deleonibus and Delrika Jones-Carey both added 10 points apiece.
 
The Fighting Scots will receive a week-long break before playing its final regular season home game on Saturday, February 20 when they host Seton Hill for a 1 p.m. tipoff.