CLARION (9-7 overall, 1-1 PSAC-West) AT IUP (11-6, 1-2)
PSAC-WEST WOMENS BASKETBALL
DATE: Jan. 24, 2004 LOCATION: Memorial Field House, Indiana, Pa. TIME: 6 p.m.
LAST GAMES: Clarion beat Slippery Rock 71-54; IUP lost to Edinboro 72-57
NEXT UP: Clarion hosts Lock Haven Wed. (6 p.m.), while IUP is at Slippery Rock Wed. (6 p.m.)
CLARION LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5 IUP LAST 10 GAME: 5-5
CLARION-IUP SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: IUP leads 7-3
THIS SEASON: IUP won 95-92 in overtime Jan. 25 at Clarion
LAST SEASON: IUP won 95-92 in OT at Clarion & 71-53 at IUP
LAST CLARION WIN AT IUP: Feb. 17, 2001 Clarion 70-67
RECENT CLARION-IUP SERIES HISTORY: The series has been very evenly played over the past 17 years with Clarion winning 17 times and IUP 17 times The teams have split their series in three of the past five seasons with IUP sweeping two games in 2000 and 2002 In the last 17 years, Clarion and IUP both have five sweeps with the teams splitting 7 times. Despite the evenness of the series, the games have rarely been close contests In the last 28 meeting, six have been decided by 5 points or fewer, while 20 have been decided by 10 points or more.
CLARION LEADERS: Heather Cigich 20.3 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 3.13 spg, 2.7 apg Ranks No. 1 in the PSAC in scoring, No. 2 in rebounding, No. 4 in FG percentage (56.1%) & No. 4 in steals;
Shay Godwin 14.8 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 16 blocks Ranks 9th in PSAC in scoring, 1st in rebounding , 4th in blocks per game; Tiffany Peacock 13.8 ppg, 2.9 apg, 3.4 rpg; Amelia Harris 13.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.1 apg.
IUP LEADERS: Jacquie Martin 14.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg Ranks 11th in the PSAC in scoring & 14th in rebounding; Jordin Schaffner 12.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.6 apg; Kara Taylor 9.0 ppg; Katie Glaws 8.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.35 apg, 2.5 spg; Molly Miller 6.8 apg, 6.1 rpg.
CLARION NOTES: The Golden Eagles broke a two-game slide with a 71-54 win over Slippery Rock Wednesday Clarion shot 70% in the 2nd half and 49.1% for the game Heather Cigich recorded her 12th double-double this season and her 40th in 69 career games with 24 points, 10 rebounds Cigich is 6th in school history in both scoring (1,139 points) and rebounding (708) and has a shot at becoming just the third player in school history to have 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds (Carlita Jones 1,948 pts., 1,258 boards & Mona Gaffney (1,920 pts., 1,079 boards).
IUP NOTES: The Indians coaching staff has a distinct Clarion flavor Head coach Justin English was a mens graduate assistant for Clarion in 1998-99 and a GA for the womens team in 2000-01 Assistant coach Melissa (Yearous) ONeil is a 2001 Clarion graduate who ranks 12th in school history in scoring (1,003 points) while also grabbing 524 rebounds and winning PSAC High Jump titles in 1999 & 2000 while setting the school record at 5-6 ½ and winning All-American Honors in 2001 IUP is coming off a 72-57 loss at home to Edinboro Katie Glaws & Jordin Schaffner led the Indians with 12 points each