Edinboro, Pa. – The Edinboro women's basketball team scored a 61-49 victory over visiting Charleston Wednesday afternoon inside McComb Fieldhouse.
The teams went back-and-forth early, but the Golden Eagles grabbed a 13-8 lead after a Paris Stokes and-one with 50 seconds left in the first quarter.
Rachael Manfredo connected on a trey and
Maura Suman converted an old-school 3-point play of her own just before the buzzer to give the Scots a 14-13 advantage after the first quarter.
Edinboro carried that momentum into the second hitting 3-pointers on each of their first four possessions to extend the lead to 26-13 on a Manfredo triple at the 7:52 mark. Charleston chipped away at the lead going on an 8-1 run cutting the advantage to 27-21 with 4:17 remaining in the second.
Ava Haddad extended the Edinboro lead to 29-21 with a layup at 2:58. The Golden Eagles pulled within 31-26 after a Livia O'Dea layup at the 1:16 mark. Edinboro pushed the advantage to 36-26 with five straight points and Noelle Polanco completed an and-one to send the teams to the locker room with Edinboro up 36-29.
The third quarter was a defensive struggle as both teams turned up the pressure. The Scots came out of it with a 9-6 advantage and a 45-35 lead heading to the final quarter.
Charleston cut the lead to five, 51-46, at the 5:52 mark of the fourth on a Bridget Womber free throw. The Scots pulled away scoring the next 10 points to open up a 61-46 lead after a
Hope Garrity jumper with 47 seconds to play.
Manfredo led the Edinboro offense with 18 points shooting 7-of-14 from the floor and 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. She also grabbed seven rebounds and recorded four steals.
Ava Haddad added 15 points to go with two boards and two steals. Suman tallied nine points, four assists and four rebounds.
Paris Stokes led the Golden Eagles with 15 points. Harper Annarino and O'Dea each tallied eight.
The Scots are back in action on Dec. 6 when they travel to Lock Haven for the first PSAC crossover contest of the season. Tipoff is set for 1p.m.
