CALIFORNIA "VULCANS" at CLARION "GOLDEN EAGLES"

PSAC-WEST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DATE: Feb. 12, 2003 LOCATION: Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pa. TIME: 6 p.m.

RADIO/INTERNET: WCUC 91.7 FM in Clarion & www.redzonemedia.com

CLARION RECORD: 14-7 overall, 4-2 PSAC-West CAL RECORD: 21-1 overall, 7-0 PSAC-West

CLARION LAST GAME: Feb. 5, 2003 – Clarion 92, Edinboro 69 (at Clarion)

CAL LAST GAME: Feb. 8, 2003 – California 84, IUP 54 (at California)

NEXT UP: Clarion is at IUP (6 p.m.) Sat., while Cal is at Lock Haven (3 p.m.) Sat.

CLARION LAST 10 GAMES: 8-2 CAL LAST 10 GAME: 9-1

CLARION-CAL SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: Cal leads 10-0 (Includes playoff game)

CLARION-CAL SERIES LAST 10 REGULAR SEASON GAMES: Cal leads 9-1

THIS SEASON: Jan. 15 – California 70-47

LAST SEASON: Cal won 81-61 at Clarion, Cal won 81-54 at Cal, Cal won 64-61 in PSAC Playoffs at Cal

LAST CLARION WIN: Feb. 4, 1998 – Clarion 60-58

LAST CLARION WIN AT CLARION: Jan. 7, 1998 – Clarion 59-57

RECENT CLARION-CAL SERIES HISTORY: The teams have met 29 times since the 1989-90 season (Clarion head coach "Gie" Parsons first), and Cal leads the series 15-14 in that time … Clarion had a 12-game win streak from 1990-91 to 1995-96, while California is currently on a 10-game winning streak dating back to the 1998-99 season … The teams have twice met in the PSAC Playoffs wince 89-90 with Clarion defeating Cal 71-69 in the 1994 PSAC Title game and Cal beating Clarion 64-61 in the first round last season

GAME NOTES: Since losing to California Jan. 15, Clarion has won five of six games with the lone loss coming in overtime to IUP (95-92) … Cal’s lone loss of the season came Jan. 22 when Pitt-Johnstown won 69-60 … Since then Cal has won five games … Cal can clinch a playoff berth with a win either Wednesday or Saturday at Lock Haven and an IUP or Shippensburg loss this week … California has won 20 straight games over PSAC foes & the 21 victories ties for the second most in school history … Clarion’s 14 wins are the most since the 1994-95 team went 18-11, and Clarion is 9-2 after starting the season 5-5. Since Cal held Clarion to a season-low 47 points in the first meeting this season, the Eagles are averaging 81.5 ppg and have gone over 90 points twice.

LEADING CLAR SCORERS: Heather Cigich (19.0), Allison Stodart (10.9), Courtney Willman (8.9),

Tameka Washington (8.5), Amelia Harris (7.1), Sher-ree Glover (6.7)

LEADING CLAR FT SHOOTERS: Amelia Harris (77.3 – 17-22), Heather Cigich (73.8 – 79-107)

LEADING CAL SCORERS: Becky Siembak (18.8), Sara McKinney (13.1), Sameera Philyaw (12.0)

LEADING CAL FT SHOOTERS: Sara McKinney (75.8 – 50-66), Becky Siembak (73.9 – 65-88)

PSAC LEADERS: Clarion – Cigich 3rd in scoring, 5th in rebounding (10.1), 15th in free-throw shooting, T-14th in steals (1.95); Jen Duhnke 9th in assists (4.1); Stodart 13th in assists (3.48), 9th in steals (2.14); Tameka Washington T-14th in steals (1.95). California – Siembak 4th in scoring, 2nd in rebounding (11.3), 14tth in free-throw percentage; McKinney 17th in scoring, 12th in rebounding (7.4), 12th in free-throw shooting; Megan Storck 12th in assists (3.5), 5th in steals 2.36).