CLARION "GOLDEN EAGLES" at EDINBORO "FIGHTING SCOTS"
PSAC-WEST WOMENS BASKETBALL
DATE:
Feb. 26, 2003 LOCATION: McComb Fieldhouse, Edinboro, Pa. TIME: 5:30 p.m.RADIO/INTERNET: WCUC 91.7 FM in Clarion &
www.redzonemedia.comCLARION 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 1990s 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.