Events for the Week of September 26-October 2, 2016


FOOTBALL
3-1 Fighting Scots Head to Clarion for Golden Eagles Homecoming Game
 
Saturday, October 1 I at Clarion I 2:00 p.m. I Memorial Stadium
Records:  Edinboro 3-1, 0-1 PSAC West I Clarion 2-2, 1-0 PSAC West
Gameday Outlets:  LIVE STATS I LIVE AUDIO  I  TV – SportsFever (ESPN3) 
 
Edinboro can only hope the month of October goes as well as September did under first-year head coach Justin Lustig. The Fighting Scots saw their three-game winning streak snapped last Saturday with a 56-28 loss to ninth-ranked Indiana(Pa.) in their PSAC West opener. Edinboro still comes in at 3-1 riding an offense that is averaging 39.2 ppg.  Junior QB Jake Sisson (Jamestown, N.Y./ Jamestown) has already thrown 16 touchdown passes, and accounted for 1,348 yards in total offense. Clarion rallied from a 28-7 third-quarter deficit to win at Mercyhurst last weekend. The Golden Eagles scored 28 unanswered points and survived a Mercyhurst touchdown in the final seconds, as the Lakers failed on a two-point conversion attempt in a 35-34 Clarion win. The Golden Eagles have a standout quarterback of their own in Connor Simmons. The senior has thrown for 1,234 yards and 10 TDs. Clarion is celebrating Homecoming on Saturday. The game is the first of four that will be televised by the SportsFever Television Network, and can be seen nationally on ESPN3.
 
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Match at UPJ, Showdown with West Chester on Tap for 19^th-Ranked Women's Soccer

Tuesday, September 27 | 4 p.m. | at Pitt-Johnstown | UPJ Soccer Field
Records: Edinboro 7-1-0, 6-1-0 PSAC | Pitt-Johnstown 0-8-0, 0-8-0 PSAC
Gameday Outlet: LIVE STATS

Saturday, October 1 | 1 p.m. | vs. No. 12 West Chester | Sox Harrison Stadium
Records: Edinboro 7-1-0, 6-1-0 PSAC | West Chester 8-0-0, 8-0-0 PSAC
Gameday Outlet: LIVE STATS

With his 200th career win now in hand, head coach Gary Kagiavas now looks for his women's soccer team to continue its hot start. Edinboro is off to a 7-1-0 start, the best in school history. The Fighting scots were ranked 19th in last week's NSCAA Division II poll, and have a pair of contests this week. They start the week playing at Pitt-Johnstown against a Lady Cats team that is 0-8-0 so far this season. On Saturday, it's a showdown of nationally-ranked teams in a battle for first place in the PSAC. West Chester visits Sox Harrison Stadium for a 1 p.m. start. The Golden Rams are ranked 12th with a perfect 8-0-0 record. A year ago Edinboro handed West Chester a 2-1 defeat for their first win over WCU since 2011. 
 

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Women's Volleyball Looks to Extend Nine-Game Winning Streak with Eastern Swing
 
Friday, September 30 I at Millersville I 7:00 p.m. I Pucillo Gymnasium
Records:  Edinboro 9-4, 2-0 PSAC Northwest I Millersville 2-9, 0-2 PSAC Central
Gameday Outlets:  LIVE STATS
 
Saturday, October 1 I at Shippensburg I 1:00 p.m. I Heiges Fieldhouse
Records:  Edinboro 9-4, 2-0 PSAC Northwest I Shippensburg 12-2, 1-1 PSAC Central
Gameday Outlets:  LIVE STATS
 
Head coach Missy Soboleski's team opened the year with four straight losses, but has since run off nine straight wins to improve to 9-4. The Fighting Scots, now members of the PSAC Northwest Division, opened up PSAC action with a three-set win over Lock Haven, followed by a five-set triumph over Pitt-Johnstown last weekend. Victoria Severo enjoyed a dominant weekend with 14 kills in the first match and 16 in the second. Edinboro plays at a pair of Central Division teams this week, traveling to Millersville (2-9, 0-2 PSAC) on Friday night, followed by a quick turnaround match at Shippensburg on Saturday. The Red Raiders come in with a 12-2 ledger overall and are 1-1 in PSAC action.
 
 
TENNIS
Men's, Women's Tennis Teams Head to Bloomsburg for PSAC Singles & Doubles Championships
 
Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2 I at PSAC Championships I All Day I Bloomsburg, Pa.
 
Members of the men's and women's tennis teams will take part in the PSAC Singles & Doubles Championships at Bloomsburg on Friday through Sunday at the Burt Reese Tennis Center. Friday's action gets underway at 4 p.m., with the netters taking the courts on Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. On the men's side, Vitor Albanese won the Oracle ITA Atlantic Regional title this weekend and looks to defend his 2015 PSAC singles crown. He is a two-time PSAC Athlete of the Year in men's tennis. A year ago, Daniel Fernandez and Mateus Santos reached the doubles semifinals, while Albanese and Kevin Mboko were eliminated in the quarterfinals at the PSAC Championships. In 2015, the Edinboro women's team fielded two singles players and a doubles team in the championships. Julia Hellstern and Laura Lopez look to build on last year, when they both won their opening round match before losing in the second round of singles competition.
 
 
CROSS COUNTRY
Men's, Women's Cross Country Teams to Run in Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday
 
Saturday, October 1 I at Greater Louisville Classic I All Day I Bloomsburg, Pa.
 
As always, the men's and women's cross country teams are expected to face a strong field in the 15th Annual Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday. The race will take place at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, with the men running an 8K course and the women competing for 5K. Last year, the men competed in the Gold race against the top teams in the field, many of those Division I entrants. Jonathan Gusew is the top returning finisher, coming in 91st out of 213 runners. The men's team was ranked third in the latest USTFCCCA Atlantic Region rankings. On the women's side, five women competed in the race a year ago, with Emma Sullivan the top returner from that group. The senior came in 136th out of 260 runners. Head coach Ryan Foster's women's harriers are ranked sixth in the Atlantic Region.