EDINBORO (18-7 OVERALL, 6-4 PSAC-WEST) AT CLARION (13-11, 5-5)
PSAC-WEST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
DATE: Feb. 25, 2004 LOCATION: Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pa. TIME: 6 p.m.
LAST GAMES: Clarion beat Lock Haven 68-62 Saturday, while Edinboro beat IUP 68-61 Wednesday.
NEXT UP: Clarion is at Shippensburg Saturday (1 p.m.), while Edinboro is at California
CLARION LAST 10 GAMES: 5-5 EDINBORO LAST 10 GAME: 6-4
CLARION-EDINBORO SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: Edinboro leads 6-4
THIS SEASON: Edinboro beat Clarion 60-47 Feb. 4 … See attached box
RECENT CLARION-EDINBORO SERIES HISTORY: The teams have split the season series the last two years with each team winning once at home and once on the road … Clarion broke a 7-game losing streak at McComb Fieldhouse with a 77-74 win in 2002 … Twice in the early 1990’s Edinboro and Clarion met in the postseason with Clarion posting an 85-70 win in the 1992 NCAA Playoffs and a 104-81 win in the 1993 PSAC Title game.
GAME NOTES: Both teams are on the verge of clinching PSAC-West playoff berths – see below … Clarion has won three straight games for the third time this season but for the first time since Dec. 6-18 … Edinboro has won two straight and 6 of its last 8 … Clarion’s Heather Cigich ranks 1st in the PSAC and 15h in the nation in scoring (19.8 ppg) and 1st in the PSAC and 3rd in the nation in rebounding (12.2 rpg) … Shay Godwin ranks second in the PSAC and 7th in the nation in rebounding (11.6 rpg) and 6th in the PSAC in scoring (15.6 ppg) … Edinboro’s Maria Divechhio is 12th in the PSAC in scoring (14.4 ppg).
CIGICH CLIMBING SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS LIST: Heather Cigich’s 476 points this season rank 9th in a single season at Clarion & she needs two points to move into 8th, 25 for 7th, and 26 for 6th … Her 293 rebounds ranks 6th and she needs 24 to move into 5th, 25 to move into 4th, and 27 to move into 3rd … Cigich’s 79 steals are tied for fourth in a single-season and she needs 9 to move into 3rd and 10 to move into 2nd … She is also six blocks short of moving into the top 6 in a single season.
PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
CLARION
1. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with a win over Edinboro OR a Slippery Rock loss to California Wednesday
2. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with any combination of one win AND one Slippery Rock loss.
2. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with win over Shippensburg Saturday AND a Slippery Rock loss to Lock Haven Saturday even if Slippery Rock beats California Wednesday and Clarion loses to Edinboro Wednesday.
3. Can
Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with a win over Edinboro AND a Slippery Rock loss to California Wednesday.
2. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with a win over either Edinboro Wednesday or Shippensburg Saturday AND a Slippery Rock loss to California Wednesday.
3. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with wins over Edinboro AND Shippensburg AND a Slippery Rock loss to either California OR Lock Haven.
EDINBORO
1. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with a win over Clarion OR a Slippery Rock loss to California Wednesday
2. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with one win in its final two games OR a Slippery Rock OR Clarion loss in its final two games
SLIPPERY ROCK
1. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with a wins over California AND Lock Haven AND Clarion loses to Edinboro AND Shippensburg
2. Can clinch a PSAC-West playoff spot with wins over California AND Lock Haven AND Edinboro loses to Clarion AND California.