Johnstown, Pa. – The Edinboro women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday with a trip to Pitt-Johnstown. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
Edinboro dropped a 71-52 decision to host IUP on Wednesday night in PSAC West action. Rana Elhusseini was the Scots leading scorer with 16 points to go with five rebounds. Morgan Gentile finished with 11 points while Bella Burrelli just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 boards.
 
Postseason Picture
The Fighting Scots are currently third in the PSAC West a half game behind IUP and a half game ahead of Cal. UPJ is just one game back of Edinboro and in fifth place. Gannon has clinched the PSAC West's top-seed. Mercyhurst holds the sixth spot with Seton Hill and Slippery Rock within one game of the final playoff spot.
 
On the Offensive
Edinboro has the top offense in the PSAC and 22^nd best in the nation at 75.0 points per game. Rana Elhusseini leads the team with 19.7 points per game ranking second in the PSAC and 14^th in DII. Hayley Sims adds 15.6 points per game to rank ninth in the PSAC.
 
Offensive Glass
The Scots rank fifth in the PSAC and 51^st in the nation averaging 13.5 offensive boards per contest. Burrelli ranks 10^th in the PSAC with 2.7 per contest.
 
Takeaways
Edinboro leads the PSAC in turnovers forced, turnover margin and steals per game. The Scots force 23.7 turnovers per game ranking seventh in the nation. Their +7.0 turnover margin is 13^th in the country while they rank 14^th in DII in steals per game with 12.0. Elhusseini averages 2.61 steals per game, the best mark in the PSAC.
 
Scouting the Mountain Cats
UPJ is now 14-11 overall and 11-8 in PSAC West play after dropping a 63-58 decision to Mercyhurst on Wednesday. Olivia Fasick paced the Mountain Cat offense with 18 points to go with five rebounds and four assists. Hayden Taylor added 12 points while Ashley Norling tallied a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebound.
 
The Mountain Cats average 67.1 points per game while allowing 64.8. UPJ has a -0.5 turnover margin, but they have a +1.4 rebounding margin.
 
Norling has led the offense with 14.0 points per game while also grabbing 7.7 rebounds per outing. Peyton Alazaus is also averaging double figures with 13.8 while Fasick kicks in 12.0.