Scots impressive in victorious dehut By JACK POLANCY WEEKENDER Sports Writer EDINBORO — Impressive! That describes completely the de­ but of new head basketball coach Greg Walcavich and his Fighting Scots of Edinboro University. The Plaidmen — a lightning-fast, high-flying, shot-blocking crew — crushed a talented Lincoln Universi­ ty outfit 87-67 in the second game of the Daniel Overheim Memorial Tournament Friday night. A crowd of approximately 1500 kept McComb Fieldhouse buzzing as it watched as the Scots — with five performers in double figures — cruised to their season-opening tri­ umph. The Boro will now face East Stroudsburg (a 73-46 winner over Mercyhurst in the opener) for the tourney title 7.30 p.m. Saturday. The Hurst takes on Lincoln in the 5:30 consolation opener. Veteran Billy Wade paced the Fighting Scots with 26 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots (the winners rejected a whopping 13 Lin­ coln efforts). Flashy Jimmy Johnson and hard­ working Aaron Brown each ended with 14 markers while Sterling Washington — who led the Boro in rebounding with 11 — had 12 count­ ers and 6-6 freshman Lasana Crider 10 points. Edinboro shot a solid 51 percent (35-of-68) from the floor and owned a 17-of-26 sin stripe figure. The visitors from Lincoln, Pa., hit a woeful 32 percent (23-of-71) — mainly because of the Edinboro’s defense — from the field and had a 15-of-27 free throw chart. Shawn Day, a 6-2 freshman, paced the Lions with 19 points before foul­ ing out late in the game. Lincoln posted a 53-49 margin in rebounding with Brooks Williams hauling iiauiiiig down uuwii eight. cigiit. tiotvn 82^72 ‘'aj' "'gill vWfh ! “1 thought we gave the bal, too many times (22 turnover then this was our first ga' that’s to be expected. I m will improve as the / progresses. / if r. “Tonight, however, wa'/ lonigni^ nowever, wa / plete team win with ever/ tributing,” concluded the/ S-'OR to n *■ boss. / A dejected Bobby By j tnai, « utyctifu Duuujr uj I for explanation for his tean / ^mpiy ^ of ^ <4^J olcons (2.9i the showii^g. ‘he^^ppy “I don't know what night,” sighed the Line ,t eh^'^ont,^ ‘""‘Coo* practice and in pre-sr/ jj ^^^iotheoan, . the ball well. Tonight / (o " the ble - especially in '/ shooting (6-OM8-a bid Wedne^ '^be loss 'Seo is;; “They Scoh Si '“"* £■ "iva r'' U>ey A Member of the State System of Higher Education M'^P'^^ledag •■obounders ' «> ,.r ;^'iy oulsSm''’ i"' ^onunate^?'"* ohoouZ^'^ - With ■8»™aa'ri“«a«a 0 a Ted n«. ofock. Folln^'- half). ^ ,the “We’ll just have / * ‘»Uer Mercyhurst tomorr / ooa^p to better than tonight / ''»«'"“"gii ZL^‘'^'och capable of doing The Scots stari / going to blow«"»«/(, McComb Fieldho / Washington hoop, then adde / ^n^^foner^^'i^ another and bJ around — this / onset , ‘‘’Ui te during the first / The Lions, / sw. ‘’•’’V game. ?roal1 —oiquickly on «'/*'’<'ihevw _ oaceli, ‘"'em Oe-ou(. bombs from / for a 6-6 jam. / EDINBORO UNIVERSITY of Pennsylvania . id anrf ^be bighiing '<^9 On a \ ,les 8-4 the 1990-91 BASKETBALL GUIDE °“‘®cored 'g Sco(.o Mike the Tysf//.^oo fiew.and 5 ^l»' for the ■'Ohoson Ed,„L® ®° 9uys row it t oorf a,,nS^:°t>asi.- ' It was at tnis AST year at this time, Edinboro’s men’s basket­ ball as pretty out the ts weren't ■0“*^',Dac.Sl,lM« IS a lame­ 's weren't , Ua«l«iM ('‘••I r~\XXT Classic Field d at the 'alcavich gunning appearj'owds at We wUl have lo play ' Hv eadily ..............oc nave been since Edinboro •ssfi-au-siss We'ie DM vastly oxx® any of u» ott« 2;.’;f»ra.nfrvl^rw£ ^1, ^ ^ ^ ^e’« ^ "We’ve pUyed __i—.n win. Fw ••CTSiWai-i •vebecneido^ rpoi^aiot^st^ Edmboro (15-3, 3-3) is tied about every game c-vich IK. Paiifm-.,;.. f ^ Sixth man jimmy Johnson is the futi letfn ^•vich uvk * So^ in. wi*•—■•^ MVk-so *c kind of h’^jon ^wh ^ 3r third place in the the team’s second-leading scorer, and iccwdini w «•--»Nonmiiy. • ^—h.«