Greg Mizak

Keshawn Liggins leads the Fighting Scots in scoring and rebounding.

Men's Basketball 12/14/2017 3:37:00 PM Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Fighting Scots Seek Early Christmas Present with Win over Charleston(WV)

Edinboro plays at McComb Fieldhouse for the first time since November 25. After opening the season with four straight home contests, the Fighting Scots' next for games were on the road. Head coach Pat Cleary's team comes in with a 6-2 record, the best start in his five seasons at the helm. They opened the season with four straight wins at home, and survived the four-game road swing with wins in their last two games, capped by a 74-60 victory at Cheyney on December 9.
After taking a break for final exams, Edinboro returns to the hardcourt for the last time before the holidays, hosting a Charleston(WV) team that was picked to finish seventh in the Mountain East Conference and comes in with an 8-3 record. The game also marks the last non-conference game for the Fighting Scots. Their final 17 games are against PSAC teams, beginning with a December 30 contest at California(Pa.).
Edinboro opened the year with four straight wins, all at home, to climb as high as fourth in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region rankings. Following an 86-77 victory over Thiel, Edinboro opened PSAC play with an 85-74 win over Millersville, followed by an 88-86 upset of then eighth-ranked Shippensburg. Edinboro improved to 4-0 with a 70-65 win over Lake Erie, before tasting defeat for the first time with an 82-72 loss at Daemen.
The Fighting Scots showcase three players capable of putting up big numbers. Jaymon Mason is Edinboro's third all-time leading scorer with 1,661 points. He broke out of an early-season slump in a big way at Daemen, notching his 14^th career 30-point game with a season-high 32 points, and comes off a 27-point effort at Cheyney. He is averaging 16.1 ppg. Keshawn Liggins, a transfer from Idaho State, is leading the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double at 19.5 ppg. and 11.8 rpg. The 6'5" senior leads the conference in rebounding, ranking seventh in Division II, and is ninth in the PSAC in scoring. He has had a double-double in six of the last seven games and has two 30-point efforts this season. Anthony Coleman ranks 10^th in the PSAC in scoring at 19.3 ppg. He previously played at Cincinnati State CC, and has scored 20-or-more points in four games.
Like Edinboro, Charleston last played on December 9. The Golden Eagles won a 103-76 decision at Notre Dame(OH) to improve to 8-3. They come into the contest riding a four-game winning streak. Charleston features four players scoring in double figures. .

Edinboro on Radio/Video

The Edinboro-Charleston(WV) game can be heard on WFSE-FM 88.9. In addition, this year Edinboro is part of the PSAC Network. All men's and women's home basketball games will be streamed live through Stretch Internet.

All-Time Series vs. Charleston(WV)

Edinboro leads 4-2: In a series that first began in 2003-04, he Fighting Scots have won the last three meetings.
First Meeting: 2003-04 – Charleston 79, Edinboro 64
Last Meeting: 2009-10 – Edinboro 76, Charleston 66
Current Streak: Edinboro won the last three meetings
Cleary vs. Charleston: 0-0

Last Meeting
Dec. 12, 2009 – Edinboro 76, Charleston 66 at Edinboro, Pa. BOX | RECAP

Four Fighting Scots scored in double figures to lead Edinboro to the win at McComb Fieldhouse. Justin Moore and Chris Klimchock led the way with 17 points apiece, with Moore pulling down 11 rebounds and Klimchock handing out seven assists. Al Muteba joined Moore with a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 boards. Cory Sumerville finished with 11 points.
Charleston also had four players in double digits, with Brandon Ross and Luc Alangana each scoring 14 points. Ronald Kinney had 11 points, while John White contributed 10 points and nine rebounds.
Edinboro outrebounded the Golden Eagles, 43-32. The Fighting Scots also went 18-for-28 at the line compared to 10-of-16 for Charleston.
Head Coaches
Edinboro: Pat Cleary (Edinboro '99) -- 53-60, 5th Year

Pat Cleary was introduced as Edinboro's tenth head coach on March 26, 2013 after head coach Greg Walcavich announced his retirement. Cleary served as Walcavich's assistant coach for 14 years.
The 4-0 start prior to Tuesday's loss at Daemen was the best since Cleary took over as head coach.
Cleary's first three teams improved each year since his appointment, with his 2015-16 team earning the third seed in the PSAC West Tournament with a 15-11 overall record and 14-8 league mark. A year ago the Fighting Scots came in at 8-18 overall and 6-16 in the PSAC West, with injuries forcing the Fighting Scots to suit up as few as seven players in February.
He guided Edinboro to the PSAC Tournament for the first time in 2014-15 with a 14-13 record, a four-game improvement over his first year, after being chosen to finish eighth in the PSAC West preseason poll. His first Boro squad finished 10-16 in 2013-14.

Charleston: Dwaine Osborne, Clearwater Christian College (79-51, 5th year; 175-177, 13th yearoverall)

The 2017-18 season marks the fifth season for Dwaine Osborne at the helm of the Charleston program. He comes into the Edinboro game with a 79-51 record. Osborne has over 20 years of past collegiate coaching experience, and is in his 13^th year as a head coach. He previously served as the head coach at the University of Texas - Permian Basin and Glenville State.
The Golden Eagles finished the 2016-17 season with a 15-15 record, reaching the MEC Quarterfinals. The Golden Eagles were once again atop the MEC scoring defense rankings, finishing third, allowing 76.2 points per game, and for the fourth season in a row finished in the top two in field goal percentage defense.
In Osborne's first season at Charleston, the Golden Eagles finished the season 21-9 overall and advanced to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional. The Golden Eagles also won the inaugural Mountain East Conference Tournament Championship, defeating third-ranked West Liberty, 63-60, in the title game. Osborne was named Mountain East Conference Coach of the Year.
Charleston finished with 19 wins in Osborne's second season, and had 16 wins in his third.
Before his arrival in Charleston, Osborne spent four seasons as the head coach at the University of Texas – Permian Basin. He led UTPB to two winning seasons, two Heartland Conference tournament appearances (2010-11 and 2011-12), and a regular season conference championship (2011). The program had only had one winning season in its history before his arrival. Further, the Falcons twice led the conference in scoring defense under Osborne.
In Osborne's second season, UTPB won the 2010-11 Heartland Conference regular season championship, the first championship in program history. For his efforts that season, Osborne was named by his peers as the Heartland Conference Coach of the Year.
Prior to becoming head coach at UTPB, Osborne took over the Glenville State program at 29 years of age, becoming the second-youngest NCAA Division II head coach in the country at the time of his hiring. In addition, he was one of the five youngest head coaches at any level in the NCAA.
In 2008-09, the Pioneers posted a 20-9 record, giving the program its first 20-win season as a NCAA II member. Additionally, it was the program's first 20-win season in 16 years and only it's second in the previous 36 years,
Prior to becoming the head coach in Glenville, Osborne spent three seasons as an assistant at Glenville State. He also served as an assistant coach at St. Andrews Presbyterian College (NC) and Clearwater Christian College, his alma mater.

The Fighting Scots
Probable Starters

P / No.	Player	Ht/Wt/Yr	Hometown	PPG / RPG
F / 23	Mike Beck	6-3/220/Sr.	Erie, Pa.	6.8 / 2.6
F / 3	Keshawn Liggins	6-5/205/Sr.	Middletown, Id.	19.5 / 11.8
F / 21	Jack Frank	6-8/220/Jr.	Tampa, Fla.	3.3 / 6.3
G / 5	Jaymon Mason	6-3/185/R-Jr.	Edinboro, Pa.	16.1 / 4.0
G / 4	Anthony Coleman	6-3/210/Jr.	Wickliffe, Ohio	19.3 / 3.4

Top Reserves

F/G / 15	Maceo Baston II	6-5/185/Sr.	Brownstown Twp., Mich.	2.7 / 1.7
F / 45	Trey Staunch	6-4/265/Jr.	West Middlesex, Pa.	4.2 / 1.6
G / 13	Alex Jay	6-3/180/Fr.	Edinboro, Pa.	1.6 / 1.1
G / 14	Jaryn Simpson	6-1/150/Fr.	Erie, Pa.	4.4 / 0.9

Scouting the Fighting Scots

Edinboro opened the season with four straight games at McComb Fieldhouse, concluding with a 70-66 come-from-behind win over Lake Erie. The 4-0 start was the best since Pat Cleary took over as head coach. The Fighting Scots won their first five games in 2012-13 under Greg Walcavich.
Last weekend's 74-60 win at Cheyney was the fourth straight road contest for the Fighting Scots, and gave Edinboro a two-game winning streak. The trio of Jaymon Mason (27), Keshawn Liggins (20), and Anthony Coleman (16) accounted for 63 of Edinboro's 74 points.
The Fighting Scots have a 6-2 overall record, the best under fifth-year head coach Pat Cleary, and are 4-1 in the PSAC.
Keshawn Liggins, Anthony Coleman, and Jaymon Mason are combining for 55 points per game. Each is capable of putting up big numbers. One of them has scored 30-or-more points in four games, with Liggins scoring 34 vs. Thiel and 35 against Lake Erie. Coleman dropped in 30 points in the upset of then eighth-ranked Shippensburg. When Coleman led Edinboro with 19 points at Lock Haven, it marked the only time Edinboro has not had a scorer reach 20 points. Mason has now had 14 career 30-point games after scoring a season-high 32 points at Daemen.
The best thing to come out of the loss at Daemen was the return to form of Jaymon Mason. The senior guard had been mired in an early-season slump, shooting just under 33 percent. He came alive at Daemen with 32 points, dropping in 6-of-12 3-pointers while going 10-of-11 at the charity stripe. Mason added 27 points at Cheyney, making 6-of-9 3-pointers. The senior guard boosted his career point total to 1,661 points.
Keshawn Liggins has had six double-doubles in the last seven games and has pulled down 10-or-more rebounds in each of the last seven contests. The 6'5" senior leads the PSAC in rebounding and ranks sevenh in Division II at 11.8 rpg. He finished with a career-high 35 points against Lake Erie, giving him two 30-point games in his first four games as a Fighting Scot. The transfer from Idaho State fell just shy of a double-double at Daemen, finishing with eight points and 12 rebounds. Liggins also leads the team in scoring at 19.8 ppg. He has been an ironman, leading the country in minutes per game (39.4). His seven double-doubles ranks third in the PSAC and seventh in Division II.
Anthony Coleman is another threat to put up big numbers. A transfer from Cincinnati State CC, the 6'3" guard is averaging 19.3 ppg., good for tenth in the PSAC. He has had four games of 20-or-more points, including a career-high 30 points in an upset of Shippensburg. He is Edinboro's top 3-point threat, making 26-of-55. He leads the PSAC in 3-pointers made per game and is second in 3-point percentage (47.3 pct.), and fourth in 3-pointers made. Coleman was named the PSAC West Co-Player of the Week following the wins over Millersville and Shippensburg.
The Fighting Scots recently posted the biggest win in Cleary's four-plus seasons as head coach, an 88-86 triumph over eighth-ranked Shippensburg. Edinboro had previously upset 16^th-ranked Indiana(Pa.), 79-77 in overtime, in 2014-15. The Scots opened the year with a 86-77 win over Thiel, then began PSAC play last weekend with a pair of crossover wins. Edinboro rallied from halftime deficits in both games, starting with an 85-74 win over Millersville, followed by the upset of Shippensburg.
For the second year in a row, the football team is providing a boost to the basketball team. Offensive lineman Trey Staunch, a former standout in football and basketball at West Middlesex High School, saw his first action against Shippensburg. A two-year starter at right tackle, the 6'3", 265 lb. junior joined the basketball team at the conclusion of the football season. He proved a huge asset in the recent win at Lock Haven, finishing with a season-high 10 points, including a pair of key free throws with 15 seconds remaining. Staunch is averaging 4.8 ppg. and 1.8 rpg. in just under 11 minutes per contest.
The combination of Staunch and Jack Frank gave the Fighting Scots plenty of production in the post at Lock Haven. Frank, a 6'8" junior, had his top game of the year at Lock Haven with eight points and 10 rebounds.
Mike Beck scored 19 points in the win over Millersville, and comes in averaging 6.8 ppg. with 12 3-pointers in 32 attempts. The senior swingman's biggest contributions have come on defense, as he has been assigned some of the top scorers in the PSAC.

Scouting the Golden Eagles

The Golden Eagles play for the first time since winning at Notre Dame(Oh.), 103-76, on Saturday, December 9. That gave them a four-game winning streak as they improved to 8-3. Charleston dominated in the paint, 58-24. Kier Anderson led the way with 24 points, one of five players in double digits. Lamont McManus added 19 points, while Jordan Smith and Shaq Speights each contributed 14. Jonathan Tshibuy had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Charleston opened the season in the PSAC/MEC Challenge at West Liberty. The Golden Eagles lost to Seton Hill, 85-77, before defeating Cheyney, 77-41.
Charleston showcases a veteran team with a graduate student, six seniors, and three juniors on the roster. Head coach Dwaine Osborne makes liberal use of his roster, with ten players averaging 12-or-more minutes. Nine different players have started at least one game.
Kier Anderson, a 6'3" guard, leads four players averaging in double figures at 18.2 ppg. The senior, a former transfer from Navarro College, is a multi-talented player, averaging 4.5 rpg. while ranking second on the team in assists (22). He is shooting 55.6 percent from the floor, has made 19-of-41 3-pointers, and is at 83.6 percent from the line (51-of-61). Anderson has led the Golden Eagles in scoring six times, with a high of 34 points against UVa-Wise.
Former Univ. of Maine guard Austin Howard comes in at 12.4 ppg. and is the top 3-point threat with 22 in 58 attempts in three games. He is a 6'1" senior. Freshman Lamont McManus, a 6'5" forward, adds 11.5 ppg. and is the leading rebounder at 6.5 rpg.
Shaq Speights is one of four players with 10-or-more 3-pointers, as the 6'3" senior has made 16-of-40. The former transfer from St. Petersburg College averages 10.5 ppg. Another transfer, Jonathan Tshibuy of LIU-Brooklyn, is a 6'5", 250 lb. senior who is second in rebounding at 5.2 per game.

Jaymon Mason in the Record Books SEASON RECORDS | CAREER RECORDS

CAREER SCORING: Third all-time with 1,661 points.
CAREER SCORING AVERAGE: Fourth at 19.1 ppg.
CAREER 3-POINTERS: Is second in career 3-pointers made with 189 3-pointers made and is fourth in career 3-pointers attempted with 482. Is also seventh in career 3-point field goal percentage at 39.2 percent
CAREER FREE THROWS MADE: Broke Bryan Theriot's school record of 402 free throws made in the season opener. Mason now holds the record with 430.
CAREER FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: Ranks third with 512 free throw attempts.
CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ranks sixth at 84.0 percent
CAREER ASSISTS: Ranks eighth with 339
CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE: Ranks tenth with 521
CAREER FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: Ranks seventh with 1,210

NEXT FOR THE FIGHTING SCOTS: Saturday, December 30 at California(Pa.) -- 3 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Mike Beck: F/G; 6' 4"; Senior

#21 Jack Frank: F; 6' 8"; Junior

#5 Jaymon Mason: G; 6' 3"; Redshirt Senior

#4 Anthony Coleman: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#13 Alex Jay: G; 6' 3"; Freshman

#3 Keshawn Liggins: G/F; 6' 5"; Senior

#45 Trey Staunch: F; 6' 4"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#23 Mike Beck
: 6' 4"; Senior
: F/G

#21 Jack Frank
: 6' 8"; Junior
: F

#5 Jaymon Mason
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#4 Anthony Coleman
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#13 Alex Jay
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: G

#3 Keshawn Liggins
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G/F

#45 Trey Staunch
: 6' 4"; Junior
: F

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Fighting Scots Seek Early Christmas Present with Win over Charleston(WV)

Players Mentioned

#23 Mike Beck

#21 Jack Frank

#5 Jaymon Mason

#4 Anthony Coleman

#13 Alex Jay

#3 Keshawn Liggins

#45 Trey Staunch

Players Mentioned

#23 Mike Beck

#21 Jack Frank

#5 Jaymon Mason

#4 Anthony Coleman

#13 Alex Jay

#3 Keshawn Liggins

#45 Trey Staunch