Events for the Week of November 7-13, 2016

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Playoff-Bound Fighting Scots Wrap Up Regular Season Hosting Local PSAC Rivals
 
Friday, November 11 | vs. Mercyhurst | 7:00 p.m.  | McComb Fieldhouse
Records: Edinboro 22-6, 14-2 PSAC Northwest | Mercyhurst 15-12, 7-9 PSAC Northwest
 
Saturday, November 12 (SENIOR DAY) | vs. Gannon | 4:00 p.m. | McComb Fieldhouse
Records: Edinboro 22-6, 14-2 PSAC Northwest | Gannon 25-3, 14-2 PSAC Northwest

After clinching a PSAC playoff berth for a second straight season in last weekend's win over Kutztown, the Fighting Scots now turn their attention to securing the top-seed in the PSAC Northwest. Edinboro is currently in a tie for first place in the Northwest with Gannon, whom they will face in the regular season finale. First, Edinboro must get through a tough matchup with Mercyhurst. On Friday, the Fighting Scots seek redemption against a Mercyhurst team that handed them just their second conference loss of the season last month. In addition to the playoff seeding implications, Saturday's showdown with Gannon will also serve as Senior Day for the Fighting Scots. Edinboro will honor five departing seniors prior to Saturday's match, including Latoya Hutchinson, Dee Montanez, Eiley Durham, Jen Gruber and Victoria Severo. Edinboro is led by a trio of attackers, each with over 250 kills on the year. Challen Litwiler leads the bunch with 284 kills while seniors Hutchinson and Severo have totaled 264 and 263, respectively. Sydney Trathen controls the flow of the offense, dishing out 916 assists. Litwiler has also been an instrumental piece of the Edinboro defense, leading the team with 334 digs.
 
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Fighting Scots Tipoff 2016-17 Season at Carol Eckman Memorial Tournament
 
Saturday, November 12 I vs. Wheeling Jesuit I 4:00 p.m. I Hollinger Fieldhouse
Records:  Edinboro 20-10 in 2015-16 I Wheeling Jesuit 27-6 in 2015-16
Gameday Outlets: LIVE STATS
 
Sunday, November 13 I vs. Glenville State I 2:00 p.m. I Hollinger Fieldhouse
Records:  Edinboro 20-10 in 2015-16 I Glenville State 20-11 in 2015-16
Gameday Outlets: LIVE STATS
 
After a final taste of preseason action in last weekend's 50-25 exhibition loss at St. Bonaventure, head coach Stan Swank's squad will officially tipoff the 2016-17 season at the Carol Eckman Memorial Tournament, hosted by West Chester. On Saturday, November 12, the Fighting Scots open their season against Wheeling Jesuit at 4 p.m. The Cardinals finished 27-6 in 2015-16 and captured their first MEC Tournament Championship and advanced to the Atlantic Regional semifinal before losing to Virginia Union. On Sunday, November 13, Edinboro will conclude the two-day event by taking on Glenville State at 2 p.m. The Lady Pioneers finished 20-11 last season and advanced to the MEC Tournament semifinals. Edinboro is led this season by a pair of All-Conference honorees a year ago. Katie Fischer was a second team All-PSAC West selection, while Michelle Jahn was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year. Fischer senior started all 30 games last season and finished second on the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg. and led the PSAC in assists with 188, good for sixth in Division II and tied for the sixth-most in a season at Edinboro. Jahn averaged 12.6 ppg. while making 71 of 174 3-pointers. She ranked second in the PSAC in 3-point percentage (.408) and third in 3-pointers made. The Fighting Scots were recently picked to finish third in the PSAC West in the coaches' preseason poll and are in search of their eighth straight PSAC tournament berth.
 
 
FOOTBALL
Fighting Scots Look to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive Against Cheyney on Senior Day
 
Saturday, November 12 (SENIOR DAY) | vs. Cheyney | 12:00 p.m.  | Sox Harrison Stadium
Records: Edinboro 8-2, 5-2 PSAC West | Cheyney 1-9, 0-7 PSAC East
Game Day Outlets: LIVE STATS | RADIO STREAM
 
Although their conference title hopes were dashed in a loss against #6 California(Pa.) this past weekend, the Fighting Scots incredible turnaround has a chance to make history against Cheyney on Saturday afternoon. With a win, Edinboro will have recorded the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division II history after going 0-11 last season. The Fighting Scots will also honor 14 departing senior players on Saturday prior to kickoff. Edinboro was ranked seventh in the latest Super Region 1 poll for the third straight week and is in need of another win on Saturday to keep their NCAA playoff hopes alive. Edinboro is looking for a rebound game after a disappointing 52-7 loss at California last Saturday. The Fighting Scots are led offensively by Harlon Hill candidate, quarterback. Jake Sisson. Sisson ranks among the leaders in Division II in several categories, including second in passing yards (3,338) and passing TDs (37), as well as third in points responsible for (252). The junior has a plethora of weapons, including a trio of 700-yard receivers in James Clark (904 yards), Alex Caratelli (806 yards) and Ta'Nauz Gregory (742 yards). Defensively, the Fighting Scots are led by senior defensive end, Victor Hudson. Hudson is tied for first in the PSAC and ranks 15th in the nation with 17.5 tackles for loss. The senior also ranks second in the conference and 10th in the nation with 11 sacks. The Wolves enter Saturday's contest 1-9 overall and losers of their last nine games this season and just winners of one game in their past 53 outings. Cheyney is led by second team All-PSAC East selection a year ago, Joseph Bryant. The senior defensive end ranks eighth in the PSAC in tackles for loss with 12, three of which are sacks. On the offensive side, the Wolves feature a pair of 300-yard rushers in Erik Heller (384) and Brandon French (303). Both backs have accounted for four scores each.
 
 
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Edinboro Swims in Two-Day Erie Cup Meet
 
Friday, November 11 | vs. Allegheny & Gannon | 6:00 p.m. | Mellon Pool
 
Saturday, November 12 | vs. Allegheny & Gannon | 11:00 a.m. | Mellon Pool
 
Women's Records: Edinboro 1-2 | Allegheny 0-2 | Gannon 1-1
Men's Records: Edinboro 0-3 | Allegheny 1-3 | Gannon 1-1
 
The Edinboro men's and swimming teams return to the pool this weekend, swimming in the Erie Cup Meet against Gannon and Allegheny. The men are in pursuit of their first win of the season, while the women look to improve to 2-2. The women defeated Clarion earlier this year, 118-108, for their fourth straight win over the Golden Eagles before dropping last weekend's meet against Bloomsburg. On the Allegheny side things are reversed as the Allegheny women are in search of their first win while the men look for win number two on the year. Both Gannon squads enter the weekend with a 1-1 mark. The two-day Erie Cup Meet gets underway on Friday at 6 p.m. and concludes on Saturday with action set to begin at 11 a.m.
 
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Edinboro NCAA Playoff Bound, Heads to Kutztown Friday to Play Charleston (W.V.)
 
NCAA Atlantic Region – First Round
Friday, November 11 | vs. Charleston (W.V.) | 1:00 p.m. | Keystone Field – Kutztown, PA
Records: Edinboro 13-4-1, 12-3-1 PSAC | Charleston (W.V.) 14-3-3, 13-2-1 MEC
Gameday Outlets: LIVE STATS
 
The Edinboro University women's soccer team was selected by the NCAA on Monday as the sixth seed in the Atlantic Region for the NCAA Tournament, marking their fifth overall NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth in the last six years. They will head to Kutztown University on Friday, November 11 for a first-round matchup versus third-seeded Charleston (W.V) at 1:00 p.m. The winner will play the second-seeded Golden Bears on Sunday, November 13. Friday's contest will be a rematch of last year's Atlantic Region first-round match, where Edinboro prevailed in penalty kicks, 3-1, over the Golden Eagles after a scoreless draw at Gannon University for their first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Head coach Gary Kagiavas' team looks to replicate their tournament success from last year, where they reached the NCAA Sweet 16 after upsetting top-seeded Gannon in the second round with a 1-0 overtime victory. The Fighting Scots are 13-4-1 overall and finished the regular season 12-3-1 in the PSAC. They earned the third seed for the PSAC Tournament, but fell to sixth-seeded Gannon, 1-0 in overtime, in a home quarterfinals match last Tuesday. Charleston (W.V.) finished runners-up in the Mountain East Conference, holding a 14-3-3 overall record and 13-2-1 league mark.
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Fighting Scots Open Season Hosting Thiel
 
Saturday, November 12 | vs. Thiel | 7:00 p.m. | McComb Fieldhouse
Records: Edinboro 0-0, 0-0 PSAC West | Thiel 0-0, 0-0 PAC
Gameday Outlets: LIVE STATS
 
The Edinboro University men's basketball team opens their 2016-17 season with a home game against Thiel on Saturday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. The game is part of Military Appreciation Day, where military members and veterans are granted free admission to all of Edinboro's Saturday home events. Head coach Pat Cleary returns for his fourth season at the helm for the Fighting Scots, as he and his team look to capitalize on their 2015-16 season, where they finished 15-11 overall and 14-8 in the PSAC West and earned the third seed in the PSAC West Tournament. They will also look Saturday to match their success against Thiel from last year, where Edinboro defeated the Tomcats, 78-72, at home on December 30, 2015. Redshirt junior guard Jaymon Mason returns after leading the Fighting Scots last year with 20.8 ppg. Five players in total return to Edinboro this year, including forwards Mike Beck and Mikael Anderson, and guards Sheldon Brogdon and Michael Sims, Jr. In addition, senior guard Chibunna Ukandu will suit up again after redshirting in 2015-16. The Fighting Scots welcome six new players, which include two freshmen and four transfers, two of which come from Division I programs. Senior guard Malachy Onwudiegwu came to Edinboro from Alcorn State, while junior center Andre Frederick is a transfer from Robert Morris.
 
WRESTLING
Fighting Scots Welcome Pitt Sunday in Home Opener
 
Sunday, November 13 | vs. Pitt | 1:00 p.m. | McComb Fieldhouse
Records: Edinboro 0-1, 0-0 EWL | Pitt 2-0, 0-0 ACC
Gameday Outlets: VIDEO | AUDIO
 
The Edinboro wrestling team hosts former EWL rival Pittsburgh on Sunday, November 13 at 1 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse. It marks the home opener for the Fighting Scots, who opened the season a week earlier with a 24-13 loss at sixth-ranked Virginia Tech. Edinboro is ranked 20th in InterMat's Dual Rankings, while Pittsburgh comes into the match ranked 22nd in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches' Poll.  The Fighting Scots remained in Virginia the next day and competed in the Southeast Open, with five wrestlers placing in the open division, and another five in the freshman-sophomore division. In the open division, Sean Russell was first at 125 lbs., with Patricio Lugo (149 lbs.) and Austin Matthews (165 lbs.) finishing third. In the freshmen-sophomore division, Dakota Geer took home first place at 184 lbs., with Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.) placing second.