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Edinboro Hosts Cal in Showdown for Third Place in PSAC West

Edinboro Hosts Cal in Showdown for Third Place in PSAC West

Women's Basketball / 2/14/2020 9:15:00 AM
CAL U Vulcans (17-6, 11-6 PSAC West) at EDINBORO Fighting Scots (13-8, 11-6 PSAC West)
Saturday, February 15, 1:00 p.m. | McComb Fieldhouse | Edinboro, Pa.
LINKS: LIVE STATS | AUDIO-WFSE 88.9 l WATCH
 
ADDITIONAL LINKS
EDINBORO: ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
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ON THE RADIO/VIDEO 
  • The Edinboro-Cal U game can be heard on WFSE-FM 88.9, with Sydney Dundon and Nathaniel Taylor providing the commentary. 
THE GAME STORIES   
  • Edinboro and Cal take to the hardcourt at McComb Fieldhouse with third place on the line in the PSAC West. The two teams are tied with 11-6 records in the division, with Edinboro owning a win in the first meeting between the two, 73-72. The Fighting Scots have won six of their last seven contests to improve to 13-8 overall, while the Vulcans have won four games in a row and are now 17-6. The last win came on Wednesday, a 57-52 upset of fourth-ranked Indiana(Pa.). Edinboro is closing in on its 11th straight PSAC Tournament appearance.
  • Edinboro has won the last five meetings with Cal. The Vulcans were nationally-ranked in all five of those contests. In fact, the Vulcans were nationally-ranked in the last eight meetings with Edinboro. The Fighting Scots have also won the last five comtests at McComb Fieldhouse.                         
  • The Fighting Scots are averaging 74.3 ppg., good for fourth in the PSAC, while allowing 65.0 ppg., which ranks eighth. Cal ranks eighth in scoring at 69.5 ppg., and sixth in scoring defense at 63.5 ppg.
  • Michaela Barnes scored 28 points in Wednesday's win at Clarion. The senior guard moved past Montique Wade into third place in career scoring, and now has 1,797 career points. Next up is Jessica Rowe, who sits in second place with 1,846 points. Barnes has scored 515 points this season after scoring 609 points a year ago. She is just the fifth Edinboro player to reach 500 points twice. All-time leading scorer Samantha Reimer did it three times.
  • Barnes comes in averaging a team-high 24.5 ppg., good for second in the PSAC and third in Division II. She has been named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week four times this year. She has had 13 games of 20-or-more points and six games with 30-or-more points this season. The 5'5" guard recently broke her won school record with 43 points at Mercyhurst. She adds 5.0 rpg., ranks second on the team with 67 assists, and has made 133-of-163 free throws (81.6 pct.). In addition, she has made 24-of-66 3-pointers. The senior was an honorable mention WBCA Division II All-American, along with honorable mention Division II Bulletin All-American honors. She was also a first team All-PSAC West selection and is a two-time All-PSAC West selection and the 2017 PSAC West Freshman of the Year. A year ago, Barnes averaged a team-leading 21.0 ppg., ranking fourth in the PSAC and 15th in Division II.
  • Bridgette Shaffer stands second on the team in scoring and rebounding at 13.7 ppg. and 6.8 rpg. After making 6-of-7 3-pointers on her way to 24 points vs. Clarion, she has made 68-of-156 3-pointers, ranking first in the PSAC 3-pointers made per game (3.2) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (43.6 pct.). A year ago, she made 49-of-118 3-pointers. The 5'10" graduate student posted a career-high 25 points against Indiana(Pa.) recently, making seven 3-pointers. She had made at least one 3-pointer in every game this year and 20 straight games dating back to last year before missing all three attempts recently vs. Gannon.
  • Rana Elhusseini was a highly-regarded recruit from Michigan who has taken over as the starting point guard. She is averaging 9.9 ppg., but has scored 24-or-more points in three of the last six games, averaging 17.3 ppg. during that stretch. The 5'3" freshman has a team-leading 69 assists. She has made 23-of-76 3-pointers and is shooting a team-leading 88.5 percent from the line (54-of-61), second in the PSAC.
  • Cheniya Sharpe has had five double-doubles in the last ten games, along with pulling down 10-or-more rebounds in seven of the last ten games. The 5'11" graduate student is averaging 6.9 ppg. and 9.2 rpg. She is second in the conference in rebounding. Over the last eight games, she is averaging 11.1 rpg. She is shooting 52.3 percent from the floor (57-of-109). Sharpe sat out the 2018-19 season with an injury. She has been named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week twice.
  • Monica Brown rounds out the starting five. The 5'8" sophomore has started 18 games. While averaging just 4.9 ppg., she plays a key role defensively. She has a team-leading 41 steals, ranking eighth in the PSAC in steals per game (2.0). She spearheaded a pressing defense against Indiana(Pa.) that keyed Edinboro's comeback, forcing IUP into turnover after turnover. The Crimson Hawks finished the night with 25 turnovers, with Brown registering four steals.
  • The Edinboro bench features Madison Amalia and Bella Burrelli. Amalia, a junior guard, started the first four games at point guard, but missed the next five games with an injury. She is averaging 5.6 ppg. and has made 19-of-71 3-pointers. Burrelli, a standout on the volleyball team, did not join the basketball team until after the volleyball campaign ended. A 6'0" freshman, she contributes 4.5 ppg. and 3.5 rpg, in 17 contests.
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. CAL U
Edinboro leads 48-41 
First Meeting:  1970-71 – Edinboro 52, California(Pa.) 35 
Last Meeting:   2019-20 - Edinboro 73, Cal 72
Current Streak: Edinboro has won the last five contests
Wheeler vs. California(Pa.): 3-0

LAST MEETING
January 11, 2020 – Edinboro 73, California(Pa.) 72 at California, Pa.
  • Edinboro upset a nationally-ranked Cal team for the fifth straight time as Michaela Barnes scored 35 points. The Fighting Scots trailed most of the game and entered the quarter trailing 57-49. They proceeded to outscore the Vulcans, 24-15, over the final ten minutes. The Fighting Scots opened the period with a 10-2 run, and Barnes at one point scored 12 straight points. The lead would change hands several times over the next few minutes before Edinboro took the lead for good at 67-65 with 4:13 remaining on a Bridgette Shaffer 3-pointer. When Barnes drained a 16-foot jumper with 1:58 remaining, the Scots led 73-67. The homestanding Vulcans made things interesting after that. Shauna Harrison hit a 3-pointer to make it 73-70 with 1:32 left, and after a turnover, Jasper's drive cut Edinboro's lead to a point at 73-72 with a minute left.  Edinboro would miss a 3-pointer and Cal would have one last possession. They put the ball in Jasper's hands, but she was unable to get a good look. Her off-balance shot from the foul line was off the mark. Brionna Allen grabbed the rebound under the basket with a second left, but her hurried layup was no good. Barnes made 14-of-19 shots, including her lone 3-point attempt, and was 6-of-7 at the line for her 35 points. She added eight rebounds.Shaffer finished with 15 points and had eight rebounds. Cheniya Sharpe recorded her second straight double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.  Monica Burns led Cal with 27 points, making 5-of-6 3-pointers. Jasper had 17 points and Harrison 10.
HEAD COACH
Callie Wheeler (Edinboro '06) – 33-17, 2nd Year
  • Callie Wheeler was named Edinboro's fifth head coach on May 23, 2018, replacing long-time head coach Stan Swank. The former Edinboro standout served as Swank's assistant coach for the previous 11 years before assuming the head coaching duties. Edinboro enjoyed great success during Wheeler's 11 seasons at Swank's side, posting a 239-86 record in her 11 seasons on the bench. In her first season as head coach, she led Edinboro to a 20-9 record, the ninth straight 20-win campaign. The Fighting Scots made the PSAC Tournament for the tenth straight season and earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the second straight year.   
  • Wheeler played for the Fighting Scots from 2002-06, and ranks as one of the all-time greatest players in Edinboro history. She became Edinboro's sixth Kodak/WBCA All-American as she earned honorable mention All-American honors. That capped a brilliant senior season in which she was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year and was a first-team All-PSAC West selection. In addition, she was selected as the Nancy Acker Award winner in 2006. As a senior, the 5'5" guard set a school record with 249 assists. She led the PSAC in both assists and steals, finishing with 95 in the latter category.
  • The Iorfido name (Wheeler's maiden name) is well known in Edinboro Athletics, where her family has had quite an impact. Her father, Rich, was a standout linebacker for the Edinboro football team from 1970-72 and was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2007. Callie joined her father as a member of the Edinboro Hall of Fame in October 2016. Younger sister Mandie was a standout catcher on the softball team, and a two-time All-PSAC West performer.
SCOUTING CAL U
  • After suffering through a rare three-game winning streak, Cal has rebounded to win four straight contests. That includes a 57-52 upset of fourth-ranked Indiana(Pa.) on Wednesday. That gives the Vulcans a 17-6 overall record and 11-6 in the PSAC West. Defense has been the name of the game for Cal during that stretch, but that has been the case all year. The Vulcans have allowed less than 60 points in each of the four wins. For the year, the Vulcans allow 63.5 ppg., good for fifth in the PSAC. They have held 11 opponents under 60 points. Oddly enough, the Vulcans rank last in the conference in field goal percentage defense (44.8 pct.), but they lead the PSAC in turnover margin (+8.4). Cal is in search of its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance after finishing at 26-6 a year ago. The Vulcans advanced to the Atlantic Regional final for the fourth time in seven years while also posting the fourth 25-win campaign in the last five years. Jess Strom is in her ninth season in charge of the Vulcans and owns a 208-53 record. A balanced squad has three players scoring in double figures. Monica Burns, a 5'6" senior who was a two-time All-MEC performer at Wheeling Jesuit before transferring to Cal, leads the way with 14.2 ppg.  She has made 40-of-114 3-pointers and is 78-of-88 at the line (88.6 pct.). Shauna Harrison, a 5'11" sophomore, contributes 10.8 ppg. and a team-high 5.7 rpg. She has made 43-of-138 3-pointers. Bianca Jasper, a 5'6" junior, adds 10.5 ppg. and 5.3 rpg. She leads the Vulcans with 113 assists and 50 steals. She has turned the ball over just 49 times. Jaspar ranks third in the PSAC in assists and fourth in steals.
EDINBORO CAREER SCORING LEADERS
  1.  Samantha Reimer (2006-10) – 1,926 points
  2. Jessica Rowe (1996-2000) – 1,846 points
  3. Michaela Barnes (2016-pres.) – 1,797 points
  4. Montique Wade (1986-90) -- 1,775 points
  5. Sarah Jay (1986-90) – 1,652 points
NEXT FOR THE FIGHTING SCOTS:  Wednesday, February 19 at Indiana(Pa.) – 5:30 p.m.
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