Box Score

EDINBORO - Junior forward Jessica Martin had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for her third straight double-double, leading three Warriors in double figures, but East Stroudsburg University fell 66-56 at Edinboro on non-conference women's basketball on Wednesday night at McComb Fieldhouse.

Junior guard Ryann Fiascki scored 15 points (all in the second half) and freshman forward Allison Howard had 14 points and six rebounds, but ESU (5-5) was on the wrong end of a 29-13 turnover margin after holding a 27-15 advantage in a 70-68 (2OT) win at Slippery Rock on Tuesday.

Aignee' Freeland had 16 points and nine rebounds, scoring 10 points in the second half, to lead Edinboro (5-2). The Fighting Scots pulled away with a 19-3 run midway through the second half before ESU closed a 22-point deficit to 10 in the final seven minutes.

Martin had six points, five rebounds and three blocks in the first five minutes before picking up her second foul, but the Warriors stayed in the game and trailed 30-24 at halftime after pulling within two points late in the period.

Freeland put Edinboro ahead 34-24 in the first minute of the second half, but freshman guard Audrey Stapleton hit a jumper, Fiascki made a three and Howard knocked down two free throws to get the Warriors within 36-31 approaching the 15-minute mark.

Edinboro came back with a 19-3 run in the next nine minutes to lead 55-34 with 7:21 left. The biggest margin was 22 (57-35) before ESU put together an 11-3 stretch, including seven points from Fiascki, to close the gap.

Martin, second at ESU and 17th in PSAC history with 167 career blocks, had her 11th career game with at least five blocks.

She had her 15th career double-double, fifth this year and third straight - the first Warrior with three consecutive double-doubles since Jackie Yandrisevits in January 2009. She had 21 points and 11 rebounds at Virginia Union on Saturday, and 14 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday night at Slippery Rock.

Martin also became the 13th player in school history with 500 career rebounds, finishing the night with 509.

Nicole Johnson (12 points, 6 rebounds) and Katie Collins (10 points, 6 rebounds) joined Freeland in double figures for Edinboro, which shot 46.9 percent (15-for-32) in the second half to pull away.

ESU held a 41-32 rebound advantage, led by Martin (10), Howard (6) and sophomore guard Melissa Poderis (6).

The Warriors will play their fourth game in eight days on Saturday, hosting Mercyhurst at 1 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse, as they finish a four-game road swing since their last home action in a 75-67 win over Lock Haven on December 4.

Mercyhurst enters with a 2-7 record, coming off a 71-63 loss to Bloomsburg on Wednesday after posting a 78-65 win over Lock Haven on Tuesday night.