THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 72, Edinboro 53
Records: GU (9-3, 5-1 PSAC West) | EU (4-6, 2-4 PSAC West)
Location: Hammermill Center | Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: Another game, another four players in double-figures, and another win for the Golden Knights on their home court. The Knights improve to 5-0 at the Mill following a big PSAC win over cross county rival Edinboro. Gannon opened the game with a 10-1 run and never looked back. Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) scored a team-high 17 points, while Haley Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) notched her first career-double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gannon came out of the gates hot from the field opening the game with a 10-1 run. Boston McKinney (Bolivar, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) knocked down a three-pointer out of the jump ball to spark the run. Obenrader scored on the next possession to make it 5-0. Edinboro scored their first point on a free throw at the 8:41 mark, but Obenrader got a layup on back-to-back possessions making it a 10-1 lead before a timeout from the Fighting Scots. Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) came off the bench scoring five quick points, and Tewes ended the first with a layup giving Gannon a 19-7 edge.
• Bridgette Shaffer stepped up for Edinboro in the second quarter connecting on four three pointers. She scored out of the break to get her first three points of the contest. The Knights responded with 9-0 run to widen the lead 28-10. Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) scored on a pair of free throws and a layup to get the first four points. Daria-Hanna Koul (Minsk, Belarus/J. Addison) and Faith Williams (Grafton, Ohio/Elyria Catholic) got on the board wrapping up the final five points. Shaffer hit back-to-back threes for the Fighting Scots to cut into Gannon's lead. She also closed the quarter with a three at the 18 second mark, but the Knights would lead 40-25 at halftime.
• The third quarter started in favor of the Fighting Scots with a 9-2 run. Shaffer was still feeling it from the arc as she knocked down her fifth of the game just 12 seconds into the quarter. Michaela Barnes connected on the next possession. Edinboro's run was broken up by a layup from Obenrader, but Rana Elhusseini and Alexis Rodenbaugh scored layups on the next two possessions to complete the run for EU. The Fighting Scots got within seven points, but Rourke knocked down a jumper to close the quarter giving Gannon a nine point edge.
• In the first half of the fourth, Edinboro continued to challenge Gannon hanging with the Knights. Rodenbaugh and Elhusseini scored EU's first buckets of the fourth. Obenrader matched Elhusseini's three with one of her own. Shaffer responded for the Fighting Scots knocking another down from the arc. Barnes scored at the 5:16 mark for Edinboro's final points of the game bringing them within five of Gannon. Mckinney sparked a 12-0 run to close the game. Rourke, Pirosko Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough), and Tewes all contributed to the run and led Gannon to a 72-53 win over Edinboro.
   

GAME NOTES

• Friday's win over the Fighting Scots marks the first time Gannon has won back-to-back contests over Edinboro in five years. The Knights beat the Fighting Scots last season in the first round of the PSAC Tournament. Gannon hasn't won two straight since the 2015-16 season.
• Gannon also improves to 5-0 at home following the win. The Knights will be tested on their home court next week as they host Seton Hill and Indiana.
• Four players scored in double-figures for Gannon. Obenrader finished with a team-high 17 points. Tewes tied her career-high 12 points, while McKinney and Pirosko added 10 each. The Knights are now 8-0 when three players score double-figures and 7-0 when four players score double-figures.
• Tewes notched her first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Both are season-highs for her. This marks the fourth game this season Tewes has scored 12 points, and her 12 boards are a new season and career-high.
• In addition to her 10 points, McKinney recorded five boards and five assists. She also tallied her first career block.
• Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) fell just short of double-digit points with nine. She set a new season-high grabbing seven rebounds.
• Gannon shot 42.9 percent from the field and held Edinboro to 30 percent. Shaffer and Barnes finished with a game-high 18 points each. Shaffer was 6-of-12 from the arc.

 
UP NEXT

• The Knights travel to Pitt-Johnstown Monday night to tipoff a three-game week.
• Start time is set for 5:30 pm in the UPJ Sports Center.
• Live stats and video will be available.