THE GAME FACTS

• Score:  #11 Edinboro 67, Virginia State 60 -- Lady Panther Tip-Off Classic
• Records:  Edinboro (1-0), Virginia State (0-1) 
• Location:  Richmond, Va. -- Barco-Stevens Hall 
• The Short Story:  Edinboro, ranked 11^th in the WBCA Division II Preseason Top 25, scored the final seven points of the game to hold off Virginia State, 67-60, on the opening night of the Lady Panther Tip-Off Classic at Virginia Union. The victory made a winner of Callie Wheeler in her first game as head coach. Edinboro led the entire game before Virginia State scored six straight points to take its lone lead of the night at 58-57 with just over four minutes remaining on a pair of free throws by Chrisanna Green. The contest was tied at 60-60 with 3:30 to play, but Edinboro would hold the Trojans scoreless the rest of the way. Jontay Walton's three-point play gave Edinboro the lead for good at 63-60 with 2:27 to play. Ciara Rosten and Walton closed out the win with layups.    

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• Edinboro never trailed in the contest until the final minutes, but could never pull away from the Trojans. The Fighting Scots jumped out to an 8-1 lead behind six points from Ciara Rosten, and would lead 17-12 after one quarter.
• The Fighting Scots would build the lead to eight points at 28-20 late in the second quarter, but the Trojans closed the half with a 7-2 run to make it 30-27 in a low-scoring first half, with Shayln Washington draining a three with six seconds left.
• Yazmen Hannah's layup to start the third quarter pulled Virginia State to within a point at 30-29, but Edinboro eventually took its biggest lead of the game at 52-42 with just over a minute to play in the period on Walton's layup. Hannah's three with three seconds left cut the margin to 52-45 after three quarters.
• Virginia State opened the fourth quarter making 7-of-8 free throws, the last two by Jeane Robinson, to cap a 7-0 run and tie the game at 52-52. The Fighting Scots scored the next five points on a Rosten free throw and a pair of layups by Michaela Barnes to forge ahead, 57-52. Back came the Trojans, scoring the next six points to take their first lead of the night at 58-57 with 4:03 remaining on a pair of free throws by Chrisanna Green.
• Barnes' three-point play gave Edinboro a 60-58 lead, but Hannah answered with a layup to knot the contest at 60-60 with 3:30 to play. Edinboro would hold the Trojans scoreless the rest of the way. Jontay Walton's three-point play gave Edinboro the lead for good at 63-60 with 2:27 to play. Ciara Rosten followed with a layup at 1:46, and after a Virginia State miss, Walton closed out the win with layup with 1:12 remaining.  

 BY THE NUMBERS

• Edinboro dominated inside, outscoring the Trojans 42-22 in the paint. In addition, the Fighting Scots had a 16-6 advantage in fast break points against the pressing Trojans. Edinboro shot 39.3 percent from the floor (22-of-56) despite converting on just 1-of-14 3-point attempts. Virginia State shot just 28.1 percent (16-of-57), and wasn't much better from beyond the arc, making 3-of-18 3-pointers.
• Both teams spent plenty of time at the charity stripe. Edinboro was 22-of-30 from the line, while Virginia State finished at 25-of-34. The Trojans were able to get back into the game thanks to their work at the line. Despite making just six field goals in the second half, including two in the fourth quarter, Virginia State rallied while going 8-of-10 from the line in the third quarter and 11-of-14 in the fourth.
• Edinboro held a 37-33 advantage on the glass, offsetting 19 turnovers. Virginia State committed 16 turnovers.
• After finishing with a PSAC-leading 21 double-doubles last year, Ciara Rosten opened the year with a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The senior forward made 9-of-12 field goals and 3-of-5 free throws. She added three blocked shots.   
• Rosten was one of four players in double figures. Jontay Walton finished with 15 points, including a 9-for-9 showing at the line. Michaela Barnes finished with 14 points and Michelle Jahn 10.
• Yazmen Hannah led Virginia State with 19 points, while Chrisanna Green finished with 13. Shayln Washington had a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards before fouling out.
  

 DID YOU KNOW

• After serving as an assistant coach under Stan Swank for 11 seasons, former Edinboro standout and Hall of Fame member Callie Wheeler assumed the duties of head coach early this year. The win over Virginia State is her first as a head coach. She did, however, lead the Fighting Scots to wins over Slippery Rock and Mercyhurst last year while Swank was attending his father's funeral.

 NEXT FOR THE FIGHTING SCOTS

• Edinboro plays host Virginia Union on Saturday in the second day of the Lady Panther Tip-off Classic. It's a matchup of two nationally-ranked teams, as the Fighting Scots are ranked 11^th and Virginia Union 18^th. The Panthers opened up the season in Friday's first game with a 106-25 win over out-manned Cheyney.
• The Fighting Scots defeated the Panthers a year ago, 89-79, in the opening game of the season as part of the Conference Crossover at Millersville.