Edinboro, Pa. – The Edinboro women's basketball team returns to action and McComb Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon with a 1 p.m. tipoff against Slippery Rock.
Milestone Reached
Junior point guard
Rana Elhusseini became the 36
th player in Edinboro women's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau with a 3-pointer at the 4:37 mark of the second quarter Wednesday at Seton Hill.
She finished the night with 38 points and her 1,027 total ranks 34
th in Edinboro history.
Key Takeaways
Edinboro ranks fifth in the nation in forced turnovers with opponents turning it over 24.1 times per contest. The Scots have a +7.3 turnover margin ranking 11
th in the country with both marks leading the PSAC. Edinboro ranks 12
th in D-II and first in the PSAC in steals per game 12.3 per game. Elhusseini has led the charge averaging 2.7 steals per game ranking first in the PSAC and 28
th in the nation.
Postseason Race
The PSAC West postseason picture has started to become clearer with teams having only four or five league games left on their schedules. The Scots are 12-5 in PSAC play and currently second in the standings. Slippery Rock is currently in eighth league at 8-10 two games behind Seton Hill for the final playoff spot. Gannon became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the west at 15-3 in league play. IUP, Cal and UPJ occupy the third, fourth and fifth spots in the standings.
Scoring the Basketball
Edinboro averages 76.6 points per game leading the PSAC and ranking 16
th in the nation. The Scots scored 101 points on Wednesday the second highest total in during head coach
Callie Wheeler's tenure. Elhusseini ranks second in the PSAC in scoring with 20.3 points per game the 12
th best mark in the country.
Hayley Sims checks in at ninth in the PSAC with 15.6 points per game.
Offensive Glass
The Fighting Scots have a -5.0 rebounding margin and rank 187
th in defensive rebounding, but Edinboro has been strong on the offensive glass grabbing 13.8 offensive boards per game ranking second in the PSAC and 48
th in D-II.
Bella Burrelli ranks ninth in the PSAC with 2.8 offensive boards per contest after pulling down eight offensive rebounds and 20 boards overall against Seton Hill.
Beyond the Arc
The Scots rank 11
th in the country and atop the PSAC in 3-point field goal attempts at 27.2 per game. They have connected on 8.6 per game to rank 16
th in the nation. Elhusseini and Sims are both among the top 3-point shooters in the PSAC ranking second and ninth in threes made per game.
Scouting the Rock
Slippery Rock snapped a three-game losing streak with a 67-52 defeat of Mercyhurst University Wednesday at Morrow Field House to complete a season sweep of the Lakers moving.
Kennedy Middleton tallied a career-high 25 points to go along with 10 rebounds, five steals and four assists in addition to being an efficient 11-of-12 from the foul line.
Isabellah Middleton registered 25 points while also tacking on seven rebounds, three steals, one assist and one block.
The Rock is 13-11 overall and 8-10 in PSAC play. They average 64.1 points per game while allowing 65.8. Slippery Rock is being outrebounded 42.0-39.7 while holding a +1.5 turnover margin.
Isabellah Middleton leads the Rock with 17.0 points per game to go with 8.5 rebounds per outing. Deleah Gibson adds 15.7 points per game while Kennedy Middleton chips in 12.8.
