EDINBORO, Pa. – The Edinboro University women's basketball team orchestrated a valiant fourth quarter rally that fell just short as they dropped an 83-74 PSAC Western division contest to Seton Hill on Wednesday night. With the loss, the Fighting Scots dropped their first home game of the season and their first in the last 17 games, snapping the longest streak since the 2011-12 squad ran off 18 in a row at McComb Fieldhouse. Edinboro is now 18-5 overall and 14-3 in conference action. The Griffins recorded their first win in program history against Edinboro, snapping a 16-game skid against the Fighting Scots to improve to 14-10 overall and 10-8 in the West.
 
Wednesday's contest was also the second annual "Hoops for Harlie" game, dedicated to the memory of former Girard standout Harlie Rae Bolt. Bolt tragically passed away following a short battle with leukemia. All proceeds raised throughout the day benefited "Halos for Harlie" Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
 
Seton Hill's 83-point output was the most allowed by the Fighting Scots defense all season after entering the contest ranked third in the PSAC and 23^rd in Division II in scoring defense, allowing just 57.3 ppg.
 

The Fighting Scots found themselves in an 18-8 hole early on before scoring 13 unanswered points, bookmarked by Jontay Walton layups to take a 21-18 lead with 6:46 remaining in the opening half. Seton Hill responded with an 18-8 run to close out the half.
 
The Griffins did a large chunk of their damage in the third quarter. After holding a slim 36-29 halftime lead, Seton Hill exploded for 30 points out of the break.
 
Jenna Kaufman started the scoring with a 3-pointer as the Griffins opened the third period on a 17-7 run to take a 53-36 lead with just under six minutes remaining. After five unanswered Edinboro points, the Griffins ended the quarter on a 12-3 run to take their biggest lead of the night at 21 points before eventually taking a 20-point lead into the final quarter at 66-46.
 
The Fighting Scots quickly went to work on chipping away the large deficit, opening the quarter on a 13-2 run to trim the margin to single digits at 68-59 just under three minutes into the final stanza. Five different Fighting Scots scored during the stretch that was highlighted by back-to-back Michaela Barnes layups.
 
A Lindsey Misfud 3-pointer halted the run and Kaufman followed up with a layup to extend the lead back to 14 points at 73-59. A Barnes layup followed by a Fischer old-fashioned 3-point play off a Nicole Johnson steal cut the deficit back to single digits at 73-64. Ciara Rosten scored five of the next seven points to cut the deficit to just six points with 2:43 remaining, but forced to foul the Fighting Scots put the Griffins on the line and Seton Hill was able to ice the contest for the win. Edinboro outscored Seton Hill, 28-17, over the final ten minutes of play.
 
Barnes led a trio of Edinboro scorers in double figures, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting and grabbed five offensive rebounds. Fischer also finished with 18 points before fouling out late in the contest. Rosten added 18 points and a team-high six boards. Michelle Jahn added five points and five boards before also fouling out.
 
Four of the Griffins starting five finished with double figures scoring as Kaufman finished with 20 points, connecting on 8-of-13 shots. She also pulled down eight rebounds. Chrisanna Green recorded her second double-double of the season against the Fighting Scots, totaling 16 points and 11 rebounds, as well as blocking four shots. Mariah Wells added 13 points, while Alexandra Hay contributed 12. 

 
The Fighting Scots were outrebounded by double figures for the fourth time in the past five outings, 43-33. Edinboro held a 26-9 advantage in points off turnovers after forcing the Griffins into 22 errors, but they could not overcome a cold shooting night.
 
Edinboro shot 36.8 percent (28-of-76) from the field and just 2-of-16 from beyond the arc, while Seton Hill was over the 50 percent mark at 51.8 percent (29-of-56) and connected on 8-of-21 3-pt. attempts.
 
Edinboro is back in action in McComb Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 11, hosting Indiana(Pa.) in a crucial PSAC West matchup. Saturday's contest will also be the annual "Make-A-Wish" reveal game and will be nationally televised.