DATE: Jan. 22, 2003

LOCATION: Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pa.

TIME: 6 p.m.

CLARION RECORD: 10-6 overall, 0-1 PSAC-West SRU RECORD: 6-9 overall, 1-1 PSAC-West

NCAA D-II EAST REGION RANKINGS: Clarion 6^th; SRU – Not ranked

CLARION LAST GAME: Jan. 18, 2003 – Clarion 79, Pitt-Johnstown 67 (at Clarion)

SRU LAST GAME: Jan. 18, 2003 – Shippensburg 65, SRU 46 (at Slippery Rock)

NEXT UP: Clarion hosts IUP (6 p.m.) Saturday, while Slippery Rock is at IUP (6 p.m.) next Wednesday

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

CLARION-SRU SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: SRU leads 9-1

LAST SEASON: Clarion won 79-68 at Slippery Rock, Slippery Rock won 76-71 at Clarion

LAST CLARION WIN AT CLARION: Jan. 15, 1997 – Clarion 74-67

RECENT CLARION-SRU SERIES HISTORY: Clarion broke an eight-game losing streak to the Pride with the win at Slippery Rock last season, but Slippery Rock has still won 11 of the past 14 meetings … Before the Prides recent success against Clarion, the Golden Eagles had won nine straight and 10 of 12 from the 1989-90 season to the 1994-95 campaign.

CLARION LEADERS: Heather Cigich (18.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.8 spg, 2.1 apg), Allison Stodart (10.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.4 apg, 2.1 spg), Courtney Willman (9.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg), Amelia Harris (7.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg), Tameka Washington (6.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg), Sher-ree Glover (5.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg), Jen Duhnke (5.1 ppg, 3.8 apg).

SRU LEADERS: Missy McKavish (20.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.8 apg, 3.1 spg), Stacey Green (12.2 ppg, 10.9 rpg), Erin Frankovich (8.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.3 apg), Jess Caso (5.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg), Amber McFeely (4.7 ppg).

RECENT CLARION NEWS: The Eagles are winners of five of their past six games and moved into the NCAA Division II East Region poll for the first time this season this week … Clarion is ranked 6^th … One of the main reasons for the Eagles move into the rankings is that they are 8-2 against teams from the East Region losing only to California and Bloomsburg … The 10-6 start is the school’s best since it started 11-5 in 1994-95 on its way to an 18-11 record … Clarion shot 58.7 percent from the floor against UPJ Saturday, the team’s best shooting mark in a game in at least the past four seasons … Heather Cigich posted her 20^th career double-double in the win Saturday.

CLARION HEAD COACH MARGARET "GIE" PARSONS: 316-245 (56.3%) career record in her 22^nd season, 206-172 (54.4%) record in her 14^th season at Clarion … Parsons is 14-13 in her career vs. Slippery Rock.