THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 67, Edinboro 53
Records: GU (23-6, 18-4 PSAC West) | EU (17-11, 14-8 PSAC West)
Location: Hammermill Center | Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: Monster performances from Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) and Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) led the Knights to a PSAC Quarterfinal win over cross-county rival Edinboro. Gannon advances to the Final Four to play East No. 1 Shippensburg on Saturday at 1 pm at Indiana.  
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams had a slow start Wednesday night with the first two and a half minutes scoreless. Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) connected from the arc at the 7:26 mark for the first field goal of the quarter. Michaela Barnes knotted the game 3-3 over two minutes later with a three pointer to beat the shot clock. Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) got on the board next for the Knight to give them a two point edge at the media timeout. Barnes started to heat up to close the first as she scored five points in the final minutes. Edinboro led 11-7 going into the second.
• Obenrader and Ali Benim (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) knocked down consecutive baskets in the first two minutes of the second to get Gannon within one of Edinboro. Mitchell would tie the game for the second time with a three-pointer at the 5:40 mark. Mitchell's three sparked a 7-0 run by Gannon over the next 1:52 of the quarter. Tewes tallied a point from the foul line, while Obenrader also connected from the arc giving the Knights a 21-17 lead. Rana Elhusseini and Barnes regained the lead for the Fighting Scots with five straight points, but the Knights used 10-4 run over the last 2:38 to take a 31-26 edge at the break.
• Emily Poling (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) got on board to open the third with a three-pointer for the Knights. She would connect on a jumper just before the media timeout to tally five quick points and help hold on to the lead. The teams played pretty evenly for the rest of the third, but the Fighting Scots were able to shave a point off Gannon's lead. Barnes hit a jumper to close the quarter, but the Knights led 47-39.
• Much like the first, the fourth quarter got off to a slow start. Poling hit a three-pointer at the 7:27 mark for the first field goal of the fourth. Gannon wouldn't strike again from the field until the 4:32 mark on a layup from Obenrader. The Fighting Scots got within eight points three different times. Barnes knocked down a pair of free throws with 2:49 left in the game in a last attempt to spark an Edinboro rally. The Knights would go 7-for-8 in the final 1:45 to hold on to a 67-53 win.

 
GAME NOTES

• Obenrader posted her third straight double-double with a team-leading 19 points and 10 rebounds. She was 7-of-13 from the field with two threes for the Knights. She also recorded two blocks.
• Mitchell put up arguably her best career performance with 17 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and two blocks. Her nine rebounds and eight assists are season-highs and both fall just one shy of matching her career-best.
• Poling was the third and final Knight in double-figures with 10 points. She was 4-of-8 from the field with two three-pointers. She also matched her season-high five rebounds.
• Benim came off the bench for the Knights. She hit two threes to finish with six points and also dished out a career-best three assists.
• The Knights finished shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from the arc. They held the Fighting Scots to 29.3 percent from the field and 24.1 percent from the arc.
• Gannon finished the year 13-1 (.929) at the Hammermill. It was the best finish at the Mill since 2014-15 when the squad also finished 13-1.
• This is the first time since the 2014-15 season that Gannon has advanced to the PSAC Final Four.

 
UP NEXT

• Gannon heads to Indiana for the PSAC Final Four.
• The Knights will play East No. 1 Shippensburg on Saturday at IUP.
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