CLARION UNIVERSITY AT CLEVELAND STATE

DATE: Dec. 2, 2004               TIME: 7 p.m.  LOCATION: CSU Convocation Center

CLARION RECORD: 4-1                CLEVELAND ST. RECORD: 2-0

NEXT FOR CLARION: Bloomsburg at home at 3 p.m. Saturday in PSAC Crossover

NEXT FOR CLEVELAND ST: at Akron 7 p.m. Wednesday

CLARION NOTES

• Clarion leads the all-time series against Cleveland State 23-10 with the first game played in 1938-39 … But Cleveland State has owned recent history … Clarion last played the Vikings in 1988-89 losing 93-47, although the game was later awarded to Clarion by virtue of a forfeit. … The Golden Eagles also lost to the Vikings 88-44 in 1987-88, 135-61 in 1986-87, 105-64 in 1985-86 and 105-65 in 1984-85.
• Clarion is coming off a 55-43 win at Mercyhurst Tuesday that saw the Golden Eagles end the game on a 21-3 run … Clarion held Mercyhurst scoreless from the 14:50 mark of the second half until the 2:22 mark of the half a span of 12:28 … Mercyhurst scored just two baskets and six points in the game’s final 15:42 … Ryan Wells led Clarion with 16 points, 9 rebounds … Terrance Vaughns added 11 points and Michael Clarke 10.
• By holding Mercyhurst to 43 points Tuesday, Clarion has held three straight opponents to under 50 points … Over the past two seasons, the Golden Eagles have limited seven opponents to fewer than 50 points and 14 to fewer than 60 points.
• The Golden Eagles have won three straight since losing the second game of the season 97-73 to Alderson-Broaddus … Since then Clarion has knocked off Ohio U.-Zanesville 116-43, Penn State-Altoona 92-47 and Mercyhurst.
• This is the third straight season Clarion has started 4-1.
• Clarion has qualified for the PSAC Playoffs in eight straight years, the longest active streak in the PSAC-West and tied with West Chester for the longest active streak in the PSAC … The Golden Eagles are 154-73 (.678) since the start of the 1996-97 season and have won two PSAC-West titles (1996-97 & 1999-2000) and one PSAC title (2000-01) while qualifying for the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2000-01.
• Clarion head coach Ron Righter is 271-164 (.623) in now his 17^th season at Clarion … He has a career coaching record of 295-188 in now his 19^th season of coaching (two at Wilkes) and needs just five more wins for 300 in his career.