Bluefield, W.Va. – The Edinboro women's basketball team makes the trip to Bluefield State Saturday for a non-conference matchup with the Blues set for 2 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Scots fell behind early Wednesday to host Davis & Elkins, but rallied for a 67-55 victory on the road.
Rana Elhusseini led the way with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five steals and three assists.
Hayley Sims added 12 points and seven boards.
The Blues moved to 4-0 on the season with a 71-39 win over Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday. Aerihna Afoa paced the Bluefield State offense with 24 points while Katrina Davis added 13 points and seven rebounds.
Turnovers
The Fighting Scots are one of the top teams in forcing turnovers early in the 2022-23 season. They currently rank eighth in DII in turnovers per game forcing 29.0.
Rana Elhusseini ranks 16
th in the nation in steals with 10. Edinboro ranks 24
th in the nation in turnover margin at +8.33 per contest. The Scots rank 13
th in the country with 15.0 steals per game.
A Little Help
Edinboro is the 38
th ranked team in assists per game dishing out 16.3 per contest.
Macie Jarrett leads the team with 15 helpers good for the third best mark in the PSAC and 25
th best in the country.
Rana Elhusseini checks in at fifth in the conference with 13 helpers.
In the Polls
The Fighting Scots landed at fourth in the D2SIDA Atlantic Regional Poll announced Monday and were receiving votes in the D2SIDA National Poll released Tuesday. The Blues landed in the receiving votes section of the regional poll.
Three-Point Shooting
Edinboro is shooting 37 percent from 3-point range going 34-of-92. The 92 attempted threes are the 11
th highest mark in the nation. The Scots rank eighth in the nation in triples per game making 11.3 per outing.
Hayley Sims ranks 14
th in the country with 11 made threes and
Rana Elhusseini is tied for 26
th with 10.