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WOMEN - 5:30 p.m.  (LIVE STATS)

FINAL - Edinboro 74, ESU 67  (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Junior forward Allison Howard had 19 points and 13 rebounds, but Edinboro held on for a 74-67 win over East Stroudsburg University in PSAC women's basketball on Friday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

MIchelle Jahn had 22 points to lead Edinboro (8-2, 4-1).

Freshman guard Noelle Powell added a season-high 13 points and senior guard Tyeca Reviere had 10 points, five rebounds and four assists for ESU (1-7, 0-5).

Howard recorded her sixth career double-double, her first of the season, and had season-highs in points (19) and rebounds (13) for the Warriors, who led 40-37 at halftime.

Aignee' Freeland had 15 points and eight rebounds, Whitney Allen seven points and 14 rebounds and Katie Fischer six points and 10 assists for Edinboro.

The Warriors used an 8-0 run late in the first half, including a three-pointer by Powell, to build a 38-31 lead. Jahn hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to cut Edinboro's deficit to three.

ESU pushed its lead back to five early in the third quarter, but Edinboro had a 10-0 run, sparked by two three's by Fischer, to go in front 52-46 at the four-minute mark.

The Warriors came back with three's by Howard and Powell to lead 54-53, but Jahn was fouled on a three-point attempt and made all three to go ahead 56-54 after three quarters.

ESU forced a pair of ties early in the fourth quarter but never led in the final 10 minutes. Jahn gave Edinboro the lead for good with a three-pointer at the 8:19 mark but ESU hung around, cutting a 70-62 margin to four points (70-66) with a putback by Boggs, a steal by Howard and jumper by Reviere with 57 seconds left.

The Warriors got the ball back and Howard made one-of-two at the line to get it to one possession (70-67) with 34 seconds left, but Allen and Freeland both made two free throws down the stretch to keep Edinboro in front.

ESU limited the Fighting Scots to 38.5 percent (25-for-65) from the field and 8-for-25 from he three-point line.

ESU shot 34.9 percent (22-for-63) and made 6-of-20 from long distance, including 3-for-5 from Powell.

Sophomore guard Imani Brown had nine points, all in the first half, and junior guard Rachel Falkowski added six points and six rebounds for the Warriors.

ESU hosts Mercyhurst (3-6, 2-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m. after the Lakers fell 66-61 (2OT) at Bloomsburg on Friday night.


ESU:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats
Edin:   Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats

THE SERIES: Edinboro leads, 14-1, and has won the last 14 meetings ... 1st meeting since Edinboro's 66-56 win in December 2013 ... 1st meeting at ESU since Edinboro's 72-63 win in January 2009 ... Edinboro has won 3 of the last 5 PSAC championships (2011, 2012, 2014) and was picked t-2nd in the PSAC West preseason poll.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU led 30-27 at halftime in a 73-52 loss at Bloomsburg on Tuesday ... Jr. F Allison Howard scored 17 points (15 in the 1st half) (Recap) ... Howard is 16th in the PSAC in scoring (14.4 ppg) ... Howard was named to the All-Tournament team at last weekend's 51st Pocono Classic ... Sr. C Michelle Boggs is 1st in the PSAC in blocks (2.3 bpg).

PRESEASON ALL-PSAC: Edinboro's Aignee Freeland (2x All-PSAC West 2nd team) was named to the preseason All-PSAC West team ... Freeland is 9th in the PSAC in scoring (16.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.1 rpg) ... Katie Fischer is 1st in assists (6.8 apg) and MIchelle Jahn is 1st in 3-point percentage (58.3).

PSAC RANKINGS (ESU, Edinboro)

Scoring -- 56.1  (17) ... 71.3  (9)
Defense -- 66.4  (12) ... 59.0  (2)

FG% -- 33.6  (18) ... 44.0  (3)
FG% Defense -- 38.9  (6) ... 38.0  (5)

3pt% -- 24.2  (17) ... 40.3  (1)
3pt% Defense -- 31.8  (10) ... 26.0  (4)
3's per game -- 5.7  (10) ... 6.9  (3)

FT% -- 64.6  (15) ... 68.1  (11)
Rebound Margin --  -1.3  (12) ... +10.9  (1)
Turnover Margin --  -1.1  (11) ... -1.7  (15)

Assists -- 13.3  (10) ... 18.8  (1)
Steals -- 7.6  (12) ... 7.2  (13)
Blocks -- 3.7  (6) ... 4.8  (3)



MEN - 7:30 p.m.  (LIVE STATS)

FINAL - Edinboro 68, ESU 66 (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Jaymon Mason scored 27 points and hit the game-winner with 2.9 seconds left, giving Edinboro a 68-66 win at East Stroudsburg University in PSAC men's basketball on Friday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Mason scored 19 points in the first half and hit two three's early in the second half, the last at the 13:39 mark, then was scoreless until delivering the game for the Fighting Scots (4-2, 4-1). Mason entered the night third in the PSAC with 20.8 points per game and also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Junior forward Steve Harris had 13 points and 14 rebounds, junior forward Rasheed Moore had 11 points and 11 boards, and senior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka and redshirt junior Quindell Brice scored 12 points each for ESU (6-2, 3-2).

Nwaniemeka hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 66-all with 29.1 seconds left for the Warriors.

ESU led 37-36 at halftime, but trailed 55-46 with just under 13 minutes left before getting back in the game. The Warriors cut into the deficit with a 10-2 run, then answered a three by Henri Wade-Chatman (14 points) with five straight points, four by Brice, to lead 61-60 with 6:29 remaining.

A layup by Harris gave ESU a 63-62 edge with 4:21 left. Tommy Scales (16 points, 11 rebounds) had a second-chance bucket for Edinboro, and Sheldon Brogdon hit a layup for a 66-63 edge for the Fighting Scots.

ESU got two defensive stops before Nwaniemeka tied it. The Warriors managed to push for a three-pointer by freshman guard Najee Walls (two points, seven assists) at the buzzer, but the shot was just long.

Mason was 6-for-12 from the three-point line with Edinboro going 9-for-25 as a team. The Fighting Scots shot just 34.3 percent (24-for-70) overall but were 11-for-11 at the foul line, stayed with ESU on the glass (ESU 45-41 advantage) and held a 21-18 advantage in turnovers.

Harris, third in the PSAC in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and first in field goal percentage (71.7) entering the weekend, shot 5-for-7 from the field and had his fourth double-double in six games. Harris (12 points, 14 rebounds) and Moore (18 points, 10 rebounds) both had double-doubles in ESU's 91-74 win at Bloomsburg on Tuesday.



ESU:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats
Edin:   Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats

THE SERIES: Edinboro leads, 9-7 ... ESU has won 6 of the last 7 (since December 2006) ... Warriors won 102-69 at Edinboro in December 2013 ... 1st meeting at ESU since Warriors 68-64 win in January 2009 ... Edinboro was picked 3rd in PSAC West poll and won 77-67 at preseason favorite Mercyhurst on Tuesday.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU won 91-74 at Bloomsburg Tuesday ... Jr. F Rasheed Moore (18pts, 10reb) and Jr. F Steve Harris (12pts, 14reb) were first ESU teammates with double-doubles since November 2011 (Recap) ... Harris is 1st in PSAC in FG% (71.7) and 3rd in rebounding (10.0 rpg) ... R-Sr. G Will Brown is 2nd in 3's (3.1) ... Fr. G Najee Walls is 2nd in assists (6.2 apg) ... Moore (904), Brown (861) and Sr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka (838) are all over 800 career points ... ESU has won or shared the PSAC East regular season title in 4 of the last 6 years.

PRESEASON ALL-PSAC: ESU's Rasheed Moore (2x All-PSAC East 2nd team) and Jamal Nwaniemeka were named preseason All-PSAC East ... Edinboro's Jaymon Mason (20.8 ppg, 3rd in PSAC) and Henri Wade-Chatman (18.3 ppg, 7th PSAC) were preseason All-PSAC West ... Wade-Chatman was a 1st team pick in 2015.

PSAC RANKINGS (ESU, Edinboro):

Scoring -- 90.1  (2) ... 78.8  (6)
Defense -- 71.0  (11) ... 77.6  (14)

FG% -- 48.4  (4) ... 44.8  (10)
FG% Defense -- 41.7  (7) ... 49.3  (18)

3pt% -- 36.5  (6) ... 32.3  (10)
3pt% Defense -- 33.1  (7) ... 33.7  (9)
3's per game -- 9.9  (3) ... 6.0  (12)

FT% -- 68.9  (9) ... 75.6  (3)
Rebound Margin -- +6.9  (3) ... +5.8  (5)
Turnover Margin -- +4.7  (1) ... +1.4  (7)

Assists -- 20.0  (1) ... 10.2  (18)
Steals -- 9.1  (3) ... 4.8  (17)
Blocks -- 2.9  (9) ... 1.2  (18)