AS of Univen proud 0‘ continue ocodemid la IS and special pn Ito contin FIGHTING & LADY S BASKETBALL TEAM: I Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 1997-98 Fighting Scot Numerical Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School 3 Bill Besser C 6-10 210 So Jamestown, PA/Jamestown Area 5 Amos Upshaw F 6-7 215 Fr Pittsburgh, PA/Grove City 11 Asmara Vasser G 6-0 170 Jr Carlisle, PA/Carlisle 15 Troy Stout F 6-6 215 Jr Allentown, PA/Dieruff 21 Jason Doneluck G 5-10 165 Jr New Castle, PA/New Castle 22 Adam Kaufman G 5-11 165 Fr Coraopolis, PA/Montour 23 Dominic Robinson G 6-1 160 Fr Waldorf, M D/Westlake 25 Jesse Ogden G 6-5 195 Sr Georgetown, ONT/Bishop Redding 30 Dwayne Butler F 6-6 175 So Philadelphia, PA/George Jr. Republic 34 John Saunders G 6-2 185 Sr Pittsburgh, PA/Langley 42 Brad Dies F 6-5 205 Fr Cambridge Springs, PA/Cambridge Springs 44 V\^rren Chance G 6-1 195 So Philadelphia, PA/Furness 55 Rob Schodt C 6-8 235 Fr Erie, PA/McDowell Head Coach: Greg Walcavich (Rutgers University, 1973) Assistant Coach: Brian Cupps (Wichita State University, 1994) 2/9/98 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1997-98 Indians Numerical Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School Dwayne Anthony G 6-0 190 So Atchinson, KS/Atchinson 11 Mark Faulx G 6-1 190 Sr Butler, PA/Knoch 20 Sly McIntosh G/F 6-4 200 Jr Bridgeport, CN/Notre Dame 21 Erick Stallworth F 6-6 215 Jr Pensacola, FUPensacola 22 Rodney Horton F 6-5 185 Sr Chicago, IL/St. Joseph’s 23 Jemare Crump G 6-4 210 Sr Roanoke, VA/William Fleming 24 Rob Norris G 6-2 205 Jr Rochester, NY/McQuald Jesuit 30 Scott Kochenderfer G 6-3 175 Fr Lewistown, PA/Lewistown Area 33 Chuck Karl F/C 6-6 225 Sr Manasses, VA/Stonewall Jackson 34 John Wilkins F 6-4 200 Sr Pittsburgh, PA/Allderdice 41 Jason Canose C 6-8 185 Fr Indiana, PA/Marion Center 45 Justin Knewstub F 6-6 220 Sr Bryn Mawr, PA/Harriton 50 Grahame Cummins C 6-11 240 So Mitchell, ONT/Mitchell District 4 Head Coach: Gary Edwards Associate Head Coach: Andy Sachs Assistant Coach: Mike Taylor Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 1997-98 Fighting Scot Numerical Roster No Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown/High School 12 13 14 Stacie Seneta Tami Piljuga Cara Peyton G F G 5-6 5-11 5-7 Sr Sr So Girard, PA/Girard Pittsburgh, PA/Brentwood Cincinnati, OH/McAuley 22 32 Whitney Wall Julie McNees G G 5-8 5-6 Fr Fr Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy South Beaver, PA/Blackhawk 33 Marin Hightower 6-1 So 34 Jessica Rowe Kelly Mankowski 5-8 5-9 5-11 So Sr Sr Pittsburgh, PA/Delaware State University Columbus, OH/ St. Francis DeSales Erin Miller F G G/F G/F North East, PA/North East Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic 44 Megan Fiala F 6-0 Jr Brookville, PA/BrookvIlle 50 Meghan Miller G 5-7 Jr Wexford, PA/North Catholic 51 Rhani Rochon F 5-11 Jr Beachwood, OH/Beachwood 52 Amy Rapelje C 6-2 Sr Perrysburg, OH/Eastwood 54 Heather Gates F 5-11 Sr Beachwood, OH/Beachwood 41 42 Head Coach: Stan Swank (Purdue University, 1976) Assistant Coach: Pam Artman (Edinboro University, 1995) Assistant Coach: Lou Zadecky (Edinboro University, 1997) Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1997-98 Indians Numerical Roster No Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown/High School Toni Wolf Sarah Papesch Carrie Maitland Molly Carr G 15 21 30 G 5-7 5-7 G/F G 5-10 5-8 Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley Waterford, PA/Fort Le Boeuf Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg St. Marys, PA/St. Marys 32 Melissa McGill C 6-5 Fr Fr Fr Jr So Joliet, MT/Joliet 33 34 Theresa Kabala F/G C 5-7 Megan Smith 6-2 Jr So Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel Indiana, PA/Indlana 35 Nicole Booths F 6-0 Fr Waymart, PA/Westem V\^yne 42 Beth mcdonald Jodi Frederick F F 5-11 6-1 Fr So North Schuylkill, PA/North Schuylkill 10 45 Head Coach: Sandy Thomas Associate Head Coach: Bo Kuntz Denver, PA/Cocalico 2/6/98 Scots Face Another Big Test in Visiting Indiana (PA) The Edinboro University basketball teams host Indiana (PA) University on Wednesday (Feb. 11), for a PSAC West match-up. The women begin play at 6 p.m., and the men take the court for a 8 p.m. tip-off. Fans are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item to benefit the Edinboro Food Bank in exchange for a coupon for a McDonald’s hamburger or cheeseburger. Women’s Probable Starters Edinboro Fighting Scots (17~6,6^) G 50 Meghan Miller 5-7 Jr 14.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.8 Sfgmpg G 34 Jessica Rowe 5-8 So 13.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 52 Amy Rapelje 6-2 Sr 9.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg 13 TamI Piljuga 5-11 Sr 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg 54 Heather Gates 5-11 Sr 11.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg WOMEN LOOKING TO HOST FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME The Fighting Scots enter this week’s competition with an overall record of 17-6 and are 6-3 in the PSAC West. The Boro squad looks to get back into the win column after two tough losses last week. The Scots had their 15 game home court winning streak snapped on Saturday \Mth a loss to Shippensburg. The top two teams in the West will host first-round play­ off action on Feb. 24. The front court tandem of Amy Rapelje and Heather Gates played strong inside games against the Lady Raiders. Gates led the Boro with 22 points and a game-high 13 rebounds while Rapelje poured in 20 points. Rapelje now has 1,001 points in her Edinboro career. Teammates Gates and Meghan Miller are also over the 1,000 point plateau. Gates topped the mark last season while the Scots were competing in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, and Miller reached the plateau earlier this season with a 26 point performance at Indiana (PA). The Scots are second in the PSAC in scoring offense with 77.0 points per game. Junior guard Meghan Miller is currently eighth in NCAA Division II in 3-pointers per game (3.1) while leading the PSAC in the same category. She is hitting .425 percent of her shots from behind the three-point arc. Miller is also among the conference leaders in scoring average (14.6). Senior forward Heather Gates holds the fifth posi­ tion on the PSAC rebounding charts with 8.6 boards per contest. With 53 rebounds. Gates will become the all-time leading rebounder in PSAC history. The Indians have an overall record of 14-8 and are 5-4 in the PSAC West. They are led by Junior forward Theresa Kabala, who is averaging 14.1 points each time out. Four others average double digits for Indiana. They are Megan Smith (11.0), Molly Carr (10.8), Jodi Frederick (10.2), and Carrie Maitland (10.1). Smith is their top rebounder, grabbing 8.3 boards. Maitland is currently the PSAC West’s Rookie of the Week. Indiana has won five of their last seven games. Indiana (PA) Indians (14-8,5-4) G 33 Theresa Kabala 5-7 14.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg G 30 Molly Carr 5-8 10.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg C 34 Megan Smith 6-2 11.0 ppg. 8.3 rpg F 45 Jodi Frederick 6-1 10.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg F 21 Carrie Maitland 5-10 10.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg Jr Jr So So Fr SCOTS FIGHT TO STAY TOPS IN THE WEST The Boro men, 20-5 overall and 8-1 in the PSAC West will tip-off against the Indians, 15-6 overall and 5-4 in the conference, at 8 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. The Scots have been hot, winning 18 of their last 20, including their last five. With Saturday’s win over Shippensburg, the men earned their fifth 20-win season during head coach Greg Walcavich’s nine year tenure. Senior Jesse Ogden is leading the PSAC in three-point field goals per game with 3.1. Ogden is averaging 11.4 points per game, and is fifth all-time in career three’s made in conference history (296). Also in the starting five are sophomores Warren Chance and Dwyane Butler, and freshmen Amos Upshaw and Adam Kaufman. Chance is the Scots’ leading scorer, averaging 19.3 points. He put up a careerhigh of 36 in last week’s win over Gannon to help him earn PSAC West Player of the Week honors. Fourth in the conference in scoring average. Chance is second around the league with a free throw percentage of .837. Butler is second on the Boro scoring charts with a 14.2 point average. His field goal percentage of .496 ranks him among the top seven shooters in the PSAC. Upshaw has recorded five double-doubles in his last seven games. Once again chosen as the PSAC West Rookie of the Week, Upshaw has now claimed the honor five times this season to go along \Mth 'Player of the Week’ honors once. Upshaw is fourth among the top rebounders in the conference with 9.1 boards per game. Kaufman has run the Edinboro offense all season, and his 7.7 assists per game ranks him sixth in the nation and tops in the PSAC. Kaufman continues to move up the Boro’s single-season and career assist charts. He now stands in third on the Scots’ single-season chart and has moved up to 13th on the career list. Indiana is led by Rodney Horton who leads the PSAC in scoring with 23.3 points per game. Horton is the top rebounder for the Indians with a 7.5 boards per game. Indiana dropped a heart-breaker to Clarion this past Saturday as they saw a 15 point lead erased before CU’s Gregg frist hit a three with 28 seconds remaining to drop the Indians by a 77-76 final. UP NEXT: The Fighting Scot men will host the No. 13 Mountain Cats of the University of Pitt-Johnstown on Sunday (Feb. 15) at 6 p.m. Both Boro teams will then travel to Clarion University on Wed. (Feb. 18) for 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. start times. Men’s Probable Starters Edinboro Fighting Scots (ZOS, 8-1) F 44 Warren Chance 6-1 So 19.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg F 30 Dwayne Butler 6-6 So 14.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg C 05 Amos Upshaw 6-7 Fr 11,1 ppg, 9.1 rpg G 22 Adam Kaufman 5-11 Fr 6.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 7.7 apg G 25 Jesse Ogden 6-5 Sr 11.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.1 fgmpg Indiana (PA) Indians () G 23 Jermare Crump 6-4 15.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg G 04 Dwayne Anthony 6-0 3.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg C 21 Erick Stallworth 6-6 F F Sr So Jr ppg. rpg 22 Rodney Horton 6-5 23.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg 45 Justin Knewstub 6-6 7,0 ppg, 5.5 rpg Sr Sr Check Out Our Cheering Section. ■ If you’re a fan of hear^ sandwiches, bountiful buffets and delidous dinners with fresh-baked goodies, then come to Eafn Park. Our menu has something for everyone. Including a free Smiley~cookie for kids ten and under. Team that up with real value and friendly service, and you've got a line-up that’s sure to bring cheers. 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Site Opponent Date 8 22 VW WESLEYAN HOME 7:30 p.m. 25 GANNON HOME 7:30 p.m. 29 LAKE ERIE (OH) HOME 7:30 p.m. 1 POINT PARK HOME 7:30 p.m. 3 HILBERT HOME 8:00 p.m. 4 at Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA 7:30 p.m. 17 MERCYHURST HOME 7:30 p.m. 30 at Wheeling Jesuit Wheeling, WV 7:30 p.m. 3 ROBERTS WESLEYAN HOME 7:30 p.m. 7 SLIPPERY ROCK* HOME 8 p.m. 10 at Lock Haven* Lock Haven, PA 3 p.m. 14 at Indiana* Indiana, PA 8 p.m. 17 at Shippensburg* Shippensburg, PA 3 p.m. 19 D’YOUVILLE HOME 7:30 p.m. 21 CENTRAL STATE (OH) HOME 7:30 p.m. 24 CAUFORNIA (PA)* HOME 3 p.m. 26 at Mercyhurst Erie, PA 8 p.m. 28 CLARION* HOME 8 p.m. 7 31 LOCK HAVEN* HOME 3 p.m. 2 at Gannon Erie, PA 4 7 14-15 Site Exhibition at Toronto Toronto, Can. at Kutztown Tournament Kutztown, PA Time 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 or 4 p.m. vs. Wingate (NC) vs. WV Wesleyan or Kutztov/r1 24 at Westminster N. Wilmington, PA 7 p.m. 25 SETON HILL HOME 29-30 Jan. Opponent 14TH ANNUAL FIGHTING SCOTS INVITATIONAL vs. Daemen (NY) vs. West Libertyor St. Michael’s Dec. 5-6 at Bloomsburg Holiday Toum. at Bluefield (WV) Classic 5:30 p.m. 1 or 3 p.m. Bloomsburg, PA vs. Pittsburgh-Johnstown vs. Holy Family or Bloomsburg 19-20 5:30 pm 6 p.m. 1 or 3 p.m. Bluefield, WV 6 p.m. 6 p.m. vs. Alderson-Broaddus vs. Fairmont State College 29-30 at San Francisco State Classic San Francisco, CAS p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. vs. Grand Canyon vs. San Francisco State Jan. 2-3 at Cal. State-Stanislaus Toum. Turlock, CA vs. Cal. State-Dominguez Hills vs. Lewis and Clark or CSU-Stanislaus 2 p.m. 2 or 4 p.m. SLIPPERY ROCK* HOME 6 p.m. 10 at Lock Haven* Lock Haven, PA 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 14 at Indiana (PA)* Indiana, PA 6 p.m. at Slippery Rock* Slippery Rock, PA 8 p.m. 17 at Shippensburg* Shippensburg, PA 1 p.m. SHIPPENSBURG* HOME 3 p.m. 24 CALIFORNIA (PA)* HOME 1 pm 11 INDIANA (PA)* HOME 8 p.m. 28 CLARION* HOME 6 p.m. IS PITT-JOHNSTOWN HOME 6 p.m. 31 LOCK HAVEN* HOME 3 pm 18 at Clarion* Clarion, PA 8 p.m. 4 at Slippery Rock* Slippery Rock, PA 6 p.m. 21 at California (PA)* California, PA 8 p.m. 7 SHIPPENSBURG* HOME 1 pm 24 PSAC Tournament TBA TBA 11 INDIANA (PA)* HOME 6 pm. 27-28 PSAC Tournament TBA (PSAC West) TBA 18 at Clarion* Clarion, PA 6 p.m. 21 at California (PA)* California, PA 6 p.m. 24 PSAC Tournament TBA 27-28 PSAC Tournament TBA (PSAC West) Feb. For Results on Edinboro Athletics, call the FIGHTING SCOT HOTLINE Feb. 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