GOLDEN EAGLE WOMEN’S NOTES
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 VS. CALIFORNIA 6 P.M.
Clarion vs. California
Clarion Record: 12-12 overall, 6-5 PSAC-West (Fourth Place - Clinched Playoff spot)
California Record: 19-5 overall, 8-2 PSAC-West (First Place - Clinched Playoff spot)
Last meeting: Feb. 4, 2002 (at Clarion) California 81, Clarion 61
Last Clarion win: Feb. 4, 1998 (at California) – Clarion 60, California 58
Last 10 meetings: California leads 8-2
This Season: California won 81-61 Feb. 4 at Clarion. Christina Lantz led Clarion with 24 points, Tameka Washington added 13 points. Sara McKinney led California with 21 points, Sameera Philyaw & Erin Dillon each added 14 points.
Last Season: California won 65-53 at Clarion (2-21-01) & 68-67, overtime at California (2-5-01)
Clarion Notes
Last game: Feb. 16 at Clarion – Clarion 86, IUP 73
Last 10 games: 5-5
Current Streak: Won 1
Miscellaneous Notes: The win over IUP clinched Clarion’s first PSAC Playoff berth since the 1996-97 season and the 7th under 13th year head coach Margaret "Gie" Parsons ... Clarion’s win over IUP was done in dramatic fashion as the Eagles trailed by 19 late in the first half only to go on a 27-5 run to take a 3-point lead ... After IUP went back up by 7 midway through the second half, Clarion went on a 19-2 run to retake the lead and then finished the game on a 10-2 run ... Those three runs lasted just over 13 minutes, a span of time that saw Clarion outscore IUP 56-9.
Radio: The game can be heard on WCUC-FM (91.7) & on the Internet at www.redzonemedia.com
Coming up: Clarion travels to Pitt-Johnstown Saturday at 6 p.m. & will play a PSAC Playoff game Tuesday - Location & Opponent TBA
Clarion Player Notes
Point Leaders: Christina Lantz (17.3), Heather Cigich (12.5), Tiffany Taylor (10.2)
Rebounding Leaders: Heather Cigich (9.4), Christina Lantz (7.8)
Free-throw shooting leaders: Tameka Washington (84.4% - 38-45), Tiffany Taylor (84.3% - 59-70), Heather Cigich (83.2% - 84-101).
Assist Leaders: Tiffany Taylor (85), Allison Stodart (64)
Career Scoring: Christina Lantz moved into the Top 20 in career scoring with 18 points vs. IUP Saturday. Lantz, while only playing two seasons for Clarion, has 747 career points which puts her 18th in school history ... She needs 13 points to move into 17th place and 32 points to move into 16th place.
HEAD COACH MARGARET "GIE" PARSONS
Career record: 306-245 (55.5%) - 21st season
Record at Clarion: 196-163 (54.6%) - 13th season - Winningest coach in School History
Record vs. California while at Clarion: 14-12