CLARION "GOLDEN EAGLES" at EDINBORO "FIGHTING SCOTS"

PSAC-WEST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DATE: Feb. 26, 2003 LOCATION: McComb Fieldhouse, Edinboro, Pa. TIME: 5:30 p.m.

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CLARION RECORD: 15-10 overall, 5-5 PSAC-West BORO RECORD: 15-10 overall, 5-5 PSAC-West

CLARION LAST GAME: Feb. 23, 2003 – Clarion 69, Lock Haven 55 (at Clarion)

BORO LAST GAME: Feb. 19, 2003 – IUP 72, Edinboro 66 (at IUP)

NEXT UP: Clarion is at Shippensburg (1 p.m.) Sat., while Edinboro hosts California (5:30 p.m.) Sat.

CLARION LAST 10 GAMES: 6-4 BORO LAST 10 GAME: 5-5

CLARION-BORO SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: Edinboro leads 6-4

THIS SEASON: Clarion won 92-69 at Clarion Feb. 5

LAST SEASON: Clarion won 77-74 at Edinboro and Edinboro won 95-84 at Clarion

LAST BORO WIN AT EDINBORO: Feb. 7, 2001 – Edinboro 78-71

RECENT CLARION-BORO SERIES HISTORY: Clarion broke a 7-game losing streak at McComb Fieldhouse with the win last season. … The last 10 meetings in the series have been high scoring affairs with Edinboro averaging 79.6 ppg and Clarion scoring 74.4 ppg. … Twice in the early 1990’s Clarion and Edinboro met in the postseason. … Clarion defeated the Fighting Scots 85-70 in the NCAA Playoffs in 1992 and then beat Edinboro 104-81 to win the 1993 PSAC Title.

GAME NOTES: Clarion and Edinboro are in a three-way tie for third place in the PSAC-West with Shippensburg with two games left for all three teams. … The top 4 teams in the West qualify for the PSAC Playoffs. … Clarion can clinch its second straight playoff berth with a win over Edinboro Wednesday or a win at Shippensburg Saturday. … The Golden Eagles can clinch third place in the PSAC-West with wins over Edinboro and Shippensburg or a win over Edinboro and a Shippensburg loss to IUP Wednesday. … Clarion senior guard Allison Stodart scored her 1,000th career point in the win over Lock Haven Sunday. … She is now 10th in school history with 1,005 points. … Sophomore Heather Cigich recorded her 13th double-double of the season Saturday with 14 points and 15 rebounds marking the fifth time this season Cigich has had 15 or more rebounds. … Senior guard Tameka Washington is playing her best basketball of the season right now … In her last three games she is averaging 18.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.33 apg, 3.0 spg and 1.0 bpg. … Edinboro has lost four of its past six PSAC-West games after starting the year 3-1. … Edinboro lost a 14-point halftime lead at IUP last Wednesday … It was the fifth time this season Edinboro has relinquished a lead at the half. … Edinboro is perfect at home in PSAC-West play this season going 4-0 while the Fighting Scots were just 1-5 in the West away from McComb Fieldhouse. … Senior Lachelle Crawl is just 36 points way from reaching 1,000 career points for Edinboro.