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Text Box: PSAC-WEST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
California Vulcans (20-4, 9-0 PSAC-West)
at Clarion Golden Eagles (12-12, 3-6)

Text Box: TONIGHT IS SENIOR NIGHT
Tonight is Senior Night at Tippin Gym, and the Golden Eagles will honor one senior player and one senior manager. Melba Melton is a 2-year starting guard for Clarion, while Meghan Bielich is a 4-year student manager.
CLARION PLAYOFF HOPES FADING AWAY BUT NOT GONE YET
Clarion’s hopes of making the PSAC Playoffs for the third straight season are fading away, but they aren’t gone yet. For the Golden Eagles to make the postseason, they will have to win their final three games (Cal, Edinboro and IUP) and then get some help. That help would most likely have to include one of the following:
· IUP losing to Clarion and at Slippery Rock Wednesday.
· Slippery Rock losing to both Shippensburg today and IUP Wednesday.
· Edinboro losing to Clarion plus losing to either Lock Haven today or Shippensburg next Saturday.
· Lock Haven most likely would have to lose to either Edinboro today or California next Saturday.
EAGLES CONNECTING FROM THE LINE
Clarion has been connecting from the free-throw line all season long shooting 77.0 percent from the charity stripe on the season, the top mark in the PSAC. The school record for free-throw percentage in a season is 73.5 percent in 1995-96 … The Golden Eagles have four players in the Top 8 in free-throw shooting in the PSAC led by Melba Melton (3rd: 82.3%), April Gratton (4th: 79.1%), Katrina Greer (7th: 78.4%) and Jessica Albanese (8th: 76.6%). Melton’s percentage would be the third highest in a season in school history if the season ended today.
GRIMM NEEDS TWO ASSISTS TO MOVE INTO TOP 5 IN A SEASON AT CLARION
Sophomore point guard Ashley Grimm needs two assists t move into the Top 5 in a season in assists at Clarion. She currently has 123 helpers. Grimm’s 125 last year is the No. 5 mark in school history. She has an outside shot to have the third highest total in a season in school history, which is currently 142 set by Melba Melton last year.

Text Box: RECENT CLARION-CAL SERIES
Streaks: Cal has won 2 straight
Last Clar Win: Jan. 29, 2005 - 71-59 at Clar
LAST 10 GAMES
Jan. 28, 2006          at Cal 67, Clarion 55
Feb. 19, 2005         at Cal 67, Clarion 56
Jan. 29, 2005          at Clarion 71, Cal 59
Feb. 11, 2004         at Cal 95, Clarion 39
Jan. 14, 2004          Cal 83 at Clarion 69
Feb. 12, 2003         Cal 89 at Clarion 50
Jan. 15, 2003          at Cal 70, Clarion 47
Feb. 26, 2002         at Cal 64, Clarion 61 (PSAC’s)
Feb. 20, 2002         at Cal 81, Clarion 54
Feb. 4, 2002           Cal 81 at Clarion 61

Text Box: SCOUTING CALIFORNIA
*California has already clinched its fifth straight PSAC-West title with three games left.
*The Vulcans are ranked 4th in the latest East Region rankings.
*Megan Storck recently became the all-time assist leader in PSAC history. She has 725 to go with 1,424 points and 343 steals. She ranks 10th in NCAA history in assists.

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
Clarion
POS	NO.	PLAYER	STATS
G	12	Melba Melton	14.4 ppg, 3.75 apg, 1.88 spg
G	14	Ashley Grimm	8.1 ppg, 5.1 apg, 4.4 rpg
G	21	Katrina Greer	10.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 19 3’s
F	15	Jessica Albanese	14.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 56.0% FG
F	53	April Gratton	11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg
California
G	11	Lisa Gottuso	11.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg
G	20	Megan Storck	10.2 ppg, 5.71 apg
G	31	Keris Timol	5.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
F	25	April Smith	7.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg
F	32	Kim Nowakowski	13.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg

PSAC-WEST STANDINGS
TEAM	W	L	PW	PL
California*(1)	20	4	9	0
IUP	17	8	6	4
Edinboro	17	7	5	4
Slippery Rock	13	12	5	5
Lock Haven	15	8	4	6
Clarion	12	12	3	6
Shippensburg	11	13	1	8
*Clinched Playoff spot (Seed)