GOLDEN EAGLE MEN’S NOTES

SATURDAY, FEB. 9 AT LOCK HAVEN 5 P.M.

Clarion vs. Lock Haven

Clarion Record: 11-8 overall, 5-3 PSAC-West (Tied for Third Place)

Lock Haven Record: 7-14 overall, 3-4 PSAC-West (Fifth Place)

Last meeting: Jan. 23, 2002 (at Clarion) – Clarion 70, Lock Haven 46

Last Lock Haven win: Jan. 24, 2001 (at Lock Haven) – Lock Haven 79, Clarion 66

Last Clarion win at Lock Haven: Feb. 12, 2000 – Clarion 81, Lock Haven 68

Last 10 meetings: Clarion leads 9-1

This Season: Clarion won 70-46 at Clarion (1-23-02). Rollie Smith led Clarion with 17 points, 5 assists. Dale Thomas added 16 points & 9 rebounds. George Bailey led Lock Haven with 14 points, 12 rebounds.

Last Season: Clarion won 88-68 at Clarion (2-10-01); Lock Haven won 79-66 at Lock Haven (1-24-01).

Clarion Notes

Last game: Feb. 6 at Clarion – Clarion 78, Edinboro 74

Last 10 games: 6-4

Current Streak: Win 2

Miscellaneous Notes: Clarion has played three straight games within five points going 2-1 ... On the season the Eagles are 3-3 in games decided by five points or less ... Over the past three seasons Clarion is 8-5 in games decided by five points or less ... Clarion is 29-1 when its allows 69 or fewer points since the start of the 1999-2000 season including 8-1 this season and 21-24 when allowing 70 or more including 3-7 this year ... With 4 more wins Clarion will reach 15 wins for the sixth straight season and for the 23rd time in the past 31 seasons

Radio: The game can be heard on WCUC-FM (91.7) & on the Internet at www.redzonemedia.com

Coming up: Clarion hosts Slippery Rock Wednesday at 8 p.m. and IUP Saturday at 8 p.m.

Clarion Player Notes

Point Leaders: Steve Serwatka (18.2); Allen Stevens (14.6); Rollie Smith (12.1); Dale Thomas (10.9)

Rebounding Leaders: Dale Thomas (7.4); David Shearer (6.7); Allen Stevens (5.9)

Free-throw shooting leaders: Steve Serwatka (90.0% - 45-50), Rollie Smith (84.4% - 38-45)

Assist Leaders: Rollie Smith (92), Derek Rankin (50)

Shearer closing in on 1,200 points: With 16 more points David Shearer will become the 14th player in school history to record 1,200 points in a season and only the fifth to have 1,200 points & 700 rebounds ... He currently has 1,184 points and 736 rebounds ... He would join Terry Roseto, Reggie Wells Sr., Chris Roosevelt and Jack Derlink as the only players in school history to have 1,200 career points & 700 career rebounds.

Stevens nearing 500 rebounds: Allen Stevens is 15 rebounds shy of becoming the 20th player in school history to grab 500 career rebounds. He has 485 through Wednesday.

HEAD COACH DR. RON RIGHTER

Career record: 252-162 (60.9%) - 16th season

Record at Clarion: 228-138 (62.3%) - 14th Season - Winningest coach in School History

Record vs. Lock Haven while at Clarion: 19-8