Last Meeting: Feb. 25, 2012 – Edinboro 85, Cal U 67
 
Last post-season meeting: March 5, 2011, PSAC Finals – Edinboro 75, Cal U 58

 
This game marks the second time these two teams will meet in the past four days. On Saturday, the Edinboro defeated Cal U at home, 85-67 behind four Fighting Scots scoring in double-digits. The loss snapped the Vulcans five-game winning streak.

These two teams met in the PSAC Finals last season with Edinboro posting a 75-58 victory to claim its first PSAC Championship.
 
SCOUTING THE VULCANS
• 17-9 overall, 14-8 PSAC West; fourth seed in the PSAC West
• 6-5 on the road
Last five games (4-1):
           • Feb. 11, 2012 – Cal U 69, Lock Haven 58
           • Feb. 15, 2012 – Cal U 72, Slippery Rock 64
           • Feb. 18, 2012 – Cal U 65, Mercyhurst 60
           • Feb. 22, 2012 – Cal U 93, Clarion 63
           • Feb. 25, 2012 – Edinboro 85, Cal U 67
           
 
The Vulcans have advanced to the PSAC Championship in 11-straight seasons and have won four titles.
 
Cal U is led by All-PSAC West First-Team candidate Amy Johns (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport). Johns ended the regular season ranked second in the PSAC and No.18 nationally in scoring (18.5 points per game) and among the conference leaders in rebounding (175; 6.7 per game), field-goal percentage (44.4 percent) and minutes played (855; 32.9 per game). The senior forward ranks No.12 on the Cal U all-time scoring list with 1,246 points in just three seasons.
 
Fellow senior Danielle Luckett (Chicago, Ill./James Hubert Blake (Md.)) is among the conference leaders in steals (66; 2.5 per game) and assists (93; 3.6 per game) and ranks second on the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game.
 
Sophomore Elena Antonenko (Moscow, Russia/State University of Physical Education) is second behind Johns in rebounding (107; 4.7 per game) and ranks among the conference leaders in blocked shots (29; 1.26 per game).
 
 
 SCOUTING THE FIGHTING SCOTS
• 25-1 overall; 21-1 PSAC West; first seed in PSAC West
• 13-0 at home
Last five games (4-1):
            • Feb. 11, 2012 – Edinboro 62, Slippery Rock 39
            • Feb. 15, 2012 – Edinboro 67, IUP 48
            • Feb. 18, 2012 – Edinboro 72, Clarion 60
            • Feb. 22, 2012 – Mercyhurst 58, Edinboro 59
            • Feb. 25, 2012 – Edinboro 85, Cal U 67           
 
 
Edinboro came within an overtime loss to Mercyhurst last Wednesday of finishing the regular season undefeated. The Fighting Scots finished the regular season 25-1 and ranked No. 2 in the latest WBCA USA Today Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll.
 
Edinboro boasts three players that are among the top-20 scorers in the PSAC. Junior Kiara Brown leads the team and is fifth in the conference in scoring at 15.0 points per game.
 
Classmate Samantha Blazetic ranks seventh in the PSAC at 14.7 points per game and is tied for second in blocked shots (67; 2.58 per game). The 6-3 forward ranks eighth in the country with a 58.1 field-goal percentage.
 
Senior Renee' Brown rounds out the scoring trio with 13.1 points per game, which ranks No.18 in the conference.
 
Fellow senior Raven Metz leads the team and is among the national leaders in steals (80; 3.08 per game). Classmate Micki Cerchiaro is fifth in the NCAA with a 2.24 assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
Sophomore guard Darche' Jackson leads the team in assists (99; 3.8 per game) and ranks second in steals (69; 2.7 per game).