EDINBORO, Pa. – The Edinboro women's basketball team used a fast start and a season-best scoring effort from freshman guard Rana Elhusseini to continue its domination of Seton Hill. The Fighting Scots posted a 90-71 win over the Griffins at McComb Fieldhouse on Wednesday night, and have now won 21 of the 22 meetings all-time.

Edinboro has now won five of its last six games to improve to 9-7 overall and 7-5 in the PSAC West, pulling into a tie with Seton Hill. The Griffins lost for the fourth time in the last five games to fall to 12-5 overall and 7-5 in league play.

The Fighting Scots came out on fire and never trailed in the game, with Elhusseini leading the way. Edinboro scored the first eight points on an Elhusseini 3-pointer, a layup by Michaela Barnes, and a 3-pointer by Bridgette Shaffer. The lead was double digits for most of the first quarter before Taylin Tyler scored on a layup at the buzzer to cut Edinboro's lead to 22-14. Elhusseini accounted for nine points in the quarter on three 3-pointers.

The lead would grow to as much as 20 points in the second quarter as Edinboro went on a 13-2 run, with Elhusseini hitting a pair of 3-pointers and Barnes contributing a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws for a 39-19 lead with 3:19 remaining.   

Seton Hill would stage a late rally, scoring the final five points, to close to 42-27 at the half. Elhusseini had 17 points at the half, bettering her season-high of 15 set against Shippensburg. Edinboro made 16 field goals in the first half, with eight of those 3-pointers. Elhusseini was 5-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Any hopes Seton Hill had of making a game of it vanished at the start of the third quarter, as Edinboro scored the first 11 points of the half. Shaffer had five points in the run, with her jumper making it 53-27 with 7:55 to play. The Fighting Scots would lead 76-50 after three quarters.

A Madison Amalia jumper and two free throws by Bella Burrelli gave Edinboro its largest lead of the evening at 80-50 less than a minute into the fourth quarter.

With Edinboro's lineup dotted with subs, the Griffins would stage a mini comeback, pulling to with 12 points at 83-71 with three minutes remaining. Edinboro would respond with the next five points on a Shaffer jumper, a Burrelli free throw, and Elhusseini's layup to close out the contest.

Elhusseini would finish the night with 26 points after having scored 29 points in the previous six games. The diminutive 5'3" guard made 9-of-14 field goals, including 5-of-7 3-pointers, and went 3-of-3 at the line. She added five assists and a pair of steals.

Barnes, meanwhile, finished as the game's leading scorer with 27 points. In the process, the senior guard moved past Sarah Bishop (now Sarah Jay) into fourth place in career scoring with 1,656 points. She came into the game ranked second in the PSAC in scoring and third in Division II at 23.1 ppg. Barnes made 9-of-19 field goals, including 3-of-4 3-pointers, and was 6-of-6 at the line. She added seven rebounds and six assists. She has now had nine games with 20-or-more points this season.

Cheniya Sharpe also turned in another strong effort with her fourth double-double in the last five games. The 5'11" redshirt senior totaled 13 points and 16 rebounds, two shy of her career high. She pulled down seven offensive boards, and also had three steals.

Shaffer was a fourth Fighting Scot in double figures with 12 points, making 2-of-5 3-pointers. The redshirt senior has made at least one 3-pointer in all 16 games, and 18 dating back to last year.

Edinboro the night shooting 45.1 percent from the floor (32-of-71), including 11-of-24 on 3-pointers. The Scots were 15-of-18 at the line. Seton Hill actually ended the night better than Edinboro at 47.5 percent (29-of-61) after going 17-of-31 in the second half. However, the Griffins made just 4-of-16 3-pointers and 9-of-17 free throws. Edinboro would hold a 44-35 advantage on the glass, and forced 19 turnovers while committing 14.       

Seton Hill had a pair of players score in double figures. Cheyenne Trest finished with 13 points and Madelyn Fischer came off the bench to contribute 11.

Edinboro returns to action on Saturday, January 25 playing at Slippery Rock. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m.