EDINBORO, Pa. – Katie Fischer scored 29 points to lead four players in double figures as the Edinboro women's basketball team coasted to a 90-59 win over Daemen in the home opener for the Fighting Scots. Edinboro is now 1-2, while Daemen fell to 2-1.
 
Fischer scored 24 of her 29 points in the first half as Edinboro left little doubt to the outcome, jumping out to a 54-33 lead. She would end the night making 11-of-14 shots, including a career-high 7-of-10 3-pointers. She played just 27 minutes. A year ago, the senior guard posted her career high with 31 points in an overtime win at Daemen.
 
She had plenty of help from backcourt mates Michaela Barnes, Michelle Jahn, and Jontay Walton. Barnes, a freshman, finished the night with 14 points and a team-high four assists. Jahn added 12 points on the strength of a 4-for-9 performance from beyond the 3-point arc. Walton, a redshirt sophomore, came off the bench to finish with 10 points, making 8-of-8 free throws, and sneaking inside for five rebounds.
 

Head coach Stan Swank received plenty of other contributions. Ciara Rosten had eight points and six assists, with Maggie Moore pulling down a game-high eight rebounds and scoring six points in a reserve role. Nicole Johnson had six rebounds.
 
Leah McDonell led the Wildcats with 16 points, while Sarah Saba added 13 markers.
 
Both teams sizzled from the floor in the first half, with each shooting close to 55 percent from the floor. The difference was a 10-for-21 figure for Edinboro on 3-pointers, and the Fighting Scots forced 12 turnovers while turning the ball over just four times.
 
Edinboro would end the game shooting 47.7 percent from the floor (31-of-65), including 13-of-29 on 3-pointers, and was a near-perfect 15-of-16 from the line. Daemen shot 41.7 percent for the game (20-of-48), making just 4-of-12 3-pointers, and was 15-of-22 at the line. Edinboro dominated the boards, 43 to 24, and forced 22 turnovers while committing 15.
 
After trailing early in the game, the Fighting Scots grabbed the lead for good at 11-8 on a 3-pointer by Jahn. A 7-0 run, with Fischer contributing five points, built the lead to 22-11 with 3:57 left in the first quarter. Edinboro would lead 28-20 after one period.
 
The Fighting Scots doubled up Daemen, 26-13, in the second quarter. The Wildcats scored the first basket of the quarter, but a 15-2 run built the lead to 49-28 with three minutes left. Barnes scored all nine of her first-half points during the run.
 
Daemen closed the gap to 16 points at 56-40 on a Saba three early in the third quarter, but Edinboro halted any comeback hopes by scoring the next eight points. Another 11-0 run late in the period built the lead to 31 points at 78-47, as Walton scored six points. Daemen never got closer than 26 points the rest of the way.
 
The Fighting Scots will open up PSAC play this weekend with a pair of crossover contests. Edinboro plays at Millersville on Saturday, November 19, then plays at Shippensburg on Sunday, November 20.