CLARION WOMEN’S NOTES VS. MANSFIELD

Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006 1 p.m. at Clarion’s Tippin Gym

RECORDS: Clarion 8-6 overall, 1-0 PSAC-West; Mansfield 5-8 overall, 0-0 PSAC-East

GRIMM CLOSING IN ON TOP 10 IN ASSISTS

• Sophomore point guard Ashley Grimm needs five assists to move into the Top 10 in school history… She currently has 217. Letha Dudeck (1991-93) and Leda Best (1978-81) currently hold the 10^th spot with 222… Shelly Respecki (1991-92) holds the school record with 470. Her 92 assists this season are already the 20^th most in a season in school history… Last season, she had 125 assists, the 5^th most ever in a season in school history… Respecki holds the school record with 235, which she achieved in both 1991 and 1992… Senior guard Melba Melton had 142 last season, the third most in school history. This year she has 46 giving her 188 career assists.

EAGLES HAVE 2^ND BEST OFFENSE IN PSAC

• Clarion has the second best offense in the PSAC averaging 73.0 ppg, but the Golden Eagles are 13^th of 14 teams on defense yielding 69.3 ppg.

CLARION SHOOTS WELL

• The Golden Eagles are the top free-throw shooting team in the PSAC making 77.1 percent of their charity shots and the top shooting team in the PSAC making 45.2 percent of their shots from the floor.
• Clarion has three players in the Top 10 in the PSAC in free-throw shooting.  Melba Melton leads the conference at 88.1% (59-67), sophomore forward Jessica Albanese is 7^th at 78.0% (32 of 41) and freshman guard Katrina Greer is 8^th at 76.8% (53 of 69).
• Shooting wise, Albanese leads the conference in shooting percentage at 58.9% (89 of 151) while sophomore forward April Gratton is 10^th at 48.6 percent (71 of 146).

TWO EAGLES IN TOP 6 IN PSAC SCORING

• Clarion has two of the Top 6 scorers in the PSAC. Melba Melton is No. 4 averaging 15.9 ppg, while sophomore forward Jessica Albanese is No. 6 at 15.1 ppg.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS AMONG PSAC LEADERS

• Additional Golden Eagles among PSAC leaders in different categories include April Gratton (7^th in rebounding – 7.9 rpg), Jessica Albanese (T-9^th in rebounding – 7.3 rpg), Ashley Grimm (2^nd in assists – 6.57 apg; 5^th in steals – 2.29 spg), Katrina Greer (9^th in steals – 2.07 spg).

LAST MEETING WITH MANSFIELD – Jan. 15, 2005 at Mansfield – Clarion 90-63

CLARION UNIVERSITY (12-3) – 90

CIGICH, Heather 7-8 5-6 19; GODWIN, Shay 6-12 3-3 15; MELTON, Melba 4-12 3-3 11; PEACOCK, Tiffany 5-10 0-0 10; HARRIS, Amelia 3-9 0-0 8; ALBANESE,

Jessica 2-4 3-4 7; SKEGGS, Jessica 2-2 0-0 5; GRIMM, Ashley 2-2 0-0 4; SAUL, Jessica 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 31-60 25-30 90.

MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY (5-8) – 63

TAGLIAFERRI, Alison 7-17 8-10 22; ESPIGH, Alicia 5-10 8-9 18; UHRICH, Jessica 4-6 3-4 11; ROSS, Christine 3-5 0-0 6; SCORDINO, Laura 1-9 0-0 3; TAYLOR, Tiffany 1-3 0-1 2; PLANK, Tiffany 0-3 1-2 1; EASTMAN, Kelli 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 20-26 63.

Clarion University............   36   54  -   90

Mansfield University..........   27   36  -   63