CHEYNEY, Pa. - The Edinboro women's basketball team played its third contest of a five-game road trip on Saturday, as the Fighting Scots won 87-46 at Cheyney.
With the win, the Fighting Scots remain undefeated on the season at 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the PSAC West. The Wolves fell to 1-9 on the year and are 0-5 in the PSAC East. Edinboro is ranked 16th in the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association Poll, and are 13th in the D2SIDA Media Poll. Edinboro continues to have its best start to a season since the 2011-12 campaign, when the Scots team won their first 24 games.
The difference in the contest was Edinboro outscoring Cheyney in the second half, 50-22. The Scots also went on a 22-2 run that lasted eight minutes and 51 seconds between the second and third quarters. Edinboro would never trail in the game.
With 4:48 remaining until halftime, Cheyney's Briana Hedgepeth connected on a jumper, and cut Edinboro's lead to four points at 26-22. The Fighting Scots responded by going on an 11-2 run, and ended the second quarter with a 37-24 lead.
After halftime, Edinboro continued on its scoring run, as the Fighting Scots scored the first 10 points of the third quarter.
Ciara Rosten and
Michelle Jahn each scored four points apiece during the stretch. Following a pair of Rosten free throws at 6:05, Edinboro held a 23-point lead at 47-24. From that point forward, the Fighting Scots led by at least 19 points until the final buzzer.
Four Fighting Scots scored in double figures, with Rosten and Jahn leading all players with 17 points apiece. Rosten also grabbed 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
Jontay Walton contributed 16 points, while
Michaela Barnes added 11 points.
Jahn ended the contest making 2-of-4 3-pointers, moving into a tie with Kelly Calderone for sixth place on the career 3-point field goals list with 153. Her next made basket from beyond the arc will give her sole possession of sixth place.
For Cheyney, Hedgepeth ended the game with 12 points. Yasmine Dorrielan grabbed 13 boards and blocked five shots.
Edinboro held a 51-41 advantage over Cheyney on the glass, 36-20 in points in the paint, and a 14-2 lead in fast break points.
The Wolves turned the ball over 21 times to the Fighting Scots 12. Edinboro also recorded 14 steals, with Barnes, Rosten and Walton each registering three apiece.
At the charity stripe, the Fighting Scots (23-for-32) made 14 more free throws than the Wolves (9-for-11)
Edinboro shot 44.6 percent for the game (29-of-65), but connected on 55.2 percent of their field goals (16-of-29) over the final 20 minutes. Cheyney made 26.1 percent (18-of-69) of its baskets, but were held to 22.0 percent (9-of-41) in the second half.
The Fighting Scots return to action on Tuesday, December 19, when they travel to Fairmont State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
