CLARION "GOLDEN EAGLES AT EDINBORO "FIGHTING SCOTS"
PSAC-WEST WOMENS BASKETBALL
DATE:
Feb. 4, 2004 LOCATION: McComb Fieldhouse Edinboro, Pa. TIME: 5:30 p.m.RECORDS: Clarion 10-9 overall, 2-3 PSAC-West; Edinboro 14-6, 2-3
LAST GAMES: Clarion lost to Shippensburg 66-62; Edinboro lost to California 61-49
NEXT UP: Clarion is at California next Wednesday (6 p.m.); Edinboro hosts Lock Haven Saturday
CLARION LAST 10 GAMES: 4-6 EDINBORO LAST 10 GAME: 6-5
CLARION-EDINBORO SERIES LAST 10 GAMES: Edinboro leads 6-4
LAST SEASON: Clarion won 92-69 at Clarion, Edinboro won 74-69 at Edinboro
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 1990s 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.
CLARION LEADERS: Heather Cigich 20.0 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 3.26 spg; Shay Godwin 15.9 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 17 blocks; Amelia Harris 13.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.1 apg; Tiffany Peacock 12.9 ppg, 2.7 apg, 3.3 rpg;
Angela Phegley 4.9 ppg, 3.6 apg.
EDINBORO LEADERS: Maria DiVecchio 14.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg; Courteny Thompson 8.9 ppg, 3.5 apg;
Suzanne Petruska 7.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 spg; Megan Zitner 7.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg; Callie Iorfido 7.7 ppg, 4.95 apg; 2.8 spg
GAME NOTES: Both teams enter the game with 2-3 PSAC-West records and in a three-way tie for fourth place with IUP a game back of Shippensburg and Slippery Rock for second/third place meaning the winner will be in decent shape in the PSAC-West race for the playoffs (Top four get in), while the loser will be off the pace This is the final game for each team in the first half of the PSAC-West season.
CLARION NOTES: After a fast 7-3 start, the Golden Eagles have been very up-and-down in their last eight games going 3-6 Clarion hasnt won two in a row since Dec. 17-18 Shay Godwin was the co-PSAC-West Player of the Week last week after averaging 24.6 ppg and 13.0 rpg while shooting 62.5% from the field She scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Clarions win over Lock Haven Wednesday and then had a career-high 29 points to go with 11 rebounds in just 29 minutes of action in Clarions loss to Shippensburg Saturday The Golden Eagles had rallied from a double-digit second-half deficit Saturday against Ship to tie the game at 62 only to watch the Lady Raiders hit a three-pointer with a half minute to play and the one of two free throws with 7.5 seconds left to seal the win Heather Cigich has 14 double-doubles this season and 42 in 72 career games Godwin has added 10 double-doubles on the year Cigich needs just 25 points to move into a tie for fifth place in scoring all-time at Clarion. She has 1,194 points, while Jeannine Tyler (1989-92) has 1,219 career points Clarion leads the PSAC in rebounding averaging 45.1 rpg per contest & the Golden Eagles are tied for first in the conference in rebounding margin at +9.5. Clarion, however, is 10th in the conference in turnover margin at -2.47 (22.0 turnovers per game).
EDINBORO NOTES: The Fighting Scots are coming off a 61-49 home loss to California Sunday holding Cal to a season-low 61 points Edinboro started the season 10-2 including a 7-game win streak But since then the Fighting Scots have gone juts 4-4 losing once, winning twice, losing once, winning twice and losing again Edinboro is second in the conference in defense allowing just 58.4 ppg and it is a strong free-throw shooting team ranking second in the PSAC at 74.8 percent Edinboro is last in the conference in rebounding margin at -4.6, but first in the conference in turnover margin at +7.25.