EDINBORO AT CLARION
PSAC-West Men’s Basketball
8 p.m. Feb. 2, 2005
91.7 FM in Clarion/www.redzonemedia.com
RECORDS
Clarion (12-6 overall, 2-2 PSAC-West)
Edinboro (17-2 overall, 4-0 PSAC-West)
LAST GAMES
1/29 - Clarion beat Cal 62-50
1/29 - Edinboro beat Lock Haven 69-54
NEXT GAMES
2/5 - Clarion hosts IUP & Edinboro hosts Shippensburg
CLARION UNBEATEN AT HOME
Following the win over Cal Saturday, Clarion is 7-0 at home this season and 101-28 (.783) in Tippin Gym since the start of the 1996-97 season … The game with Edinboro is the second in a string of four straight home contests and six of seven at Tippin Gym before Clarion closes the season with three road games.
TORBERT STEPS UP
Jr. Frank Torbert, who recently moved into the starting lineup, has provided Clarion with a bit of a spark recently … Torbert, who played high school football with University of Pittsburgh standout Tyler Palko at W. Allegheny, is averaging 7.5 ppg while shooting 46.2% (12-26) from 3-point land over his last 8 games … He had a career-high 19 points in the win over Cal Saturday … Coming into this season, Torbert had played in just 36 games over the last two seasons while scoring 50 points and hitting 8 3-pointers … This year he has scored 80 points and has nailed 14 triples.
EDINBORO OFF TO SCHOOL-BEST START
Edinboro’s 17-2 record is the best record after 19 games in school history … The Fighting Scots were ranked 12th in the nation last week, tying the highest NCAA ranking in school history … Jakim Donaldson was the PSAC-West Player of the Week this past week after averaging 17.5 ppg and 14.5 rpg while helping the Scots to a 2-0 week … He had 14 points and 17 rebounds against IUP Wednesday and added 21 points and 12 rebounds vs. Lock Haven Saturday.
RECENT CLARION-EDINBORO SERIES HISTORY
The teams have split the regular-season series in 7 of the last 8 years with Edinboro sweeping Clarion in 2001 … The teams have played twice in the PSAC playoffs in the last 10 years with Clarion winning in the first round in 2003 and Boro winning in the opening round in 1998 … The home teams have held court in 16 of the 18 meetings since ‘97 with Clarion 7-1 at Tippin Gym and Edinboro 9-1 at McComb Fieldhouse … Clarion’s lone win on the road since 1991 was in the 2003 PSAC Playoffs … Clarion head coach Ron Righter is 11-23 at Clarion vs. Edinboro but 9-7 at Tippin Gym … Boro head coach Greg Walcavich is 22-10 at Edinboro vs. Clarion. Last year Clarion won 62-55 at Tippin to clinch a PSAC playoff berth, while Boro won 64-60 at Edinboro.