DATE: Jan. 15, 2003

LOCATION: Hammer Hall, California, Pa.

TIME: 6 p.m.

CLARION RECORD: 9-5 overall, 0-0 PSAC-West CAL RECORD: 14-0 overall, 0-0 PSAC-West

CLARION LAST GAME: Jan. 12, 2003 – Clarion 61, Kutztown 44 (at Kutztown)

CAL LAST GAME: Jan. 12, 2003 – Cal 88, Bloomsburg 65 (at Bloomsburg)

NEXT UP: Clarion hosts Pitt-Johnstown (5 p.m.) Saturday, while Cal is at IUP (6 p.m.) Saturday

CLARION LAST 10 GAMES: 6-4 CAL LAST 10 GAME: 10-0

CLARION-CALIFORNIA SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: Cal leads 9-1 (includes playoff game)

CLARION-CALIFORNIA LAST 10 REGULAR SEASON GAMES: Cal leads 8-2

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

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

RECENT CLARION-CALIFORNIA SERIES HISTORY: The teams have met 28 times since the 1989-90 season (Clarion head coach "Gie" Parsons first), and the series is tied 14-14 in that time … Clarion had a 12-game winning streak from 1990-91 to 1995-96, while California is currently on a 9 game winning streak that started during the 1998-99 season … The teams have twice met in the PSAC Playoffs since the 1989-90 season … Clarion defeated Cal 71-69 in the 1994 PSAC Title game, while California beat Clarion 64-61 in the first round of the PSAC Playoffs last season.

CLARION LEADERS: Heather Cigich (18.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.1 spg, 2.0 apg), Allison Stodart (11.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.0 spg), Courtney Willman (8.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg), Tameka Washington (6.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.0 spg), Amelia Harris (6.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg), Sher-ree Glover (5.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg), Jen Duhnke (5.4 ppg, 3.8 apg), Kate Bekelja (5.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg)

CALIFORNIA LEADERS: Becky Siembak (19.5 ppg, 11.6 rpg), Sara McKinney (14.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Sameera Philyaw (12.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg), Megan Storck (8.8 ppg, 3.5 apg).

RECENT CLARION NEWS: Clarion has won 4 straight after losing 4 of 5 and enters PSAC-West play with a 9-5 record its best entering conference competition since the 94-95 squad was 6-4 … Heather Cigich tied a career-high with 15 rebounds in the win over Pitt-Greensburg Wednesday, and with two double-doubles this week she now has six double-doubles this season after posting 13 her freshman year giving her 19 career double-doubles in 40 career games … Amelia Harris tied her career-high with 15 points in the win over Pitt-Greensburg Wednesday as well, and Harris has played well the last month averaging 9.1 ppg in the Golden Eagles last eight contests … Over the weekend in sweeps of Cheyney and Kutztown Clarion allowed a total of 27 first-half points including 12 against Cheyney and 15 against Kutztown

CLARION HEAD COACH MARGARET "GIE" PARSONS: 315-244 (56.4%) career record in her 22^nd season, 205-171 (54.5%) record in her 14^th season at Clarion … Parsons is 14-14 all-time against Cal including a 1-1 mark in the PSAC Playoffs.