EDINBORO AT CLARION
PSAC-West Women’s Basketball
6 p.m. Feb. 2, 2005
91.7 FM in Clarion/www.redzonemedia.com
RECORDS
Clarion (16-3 overall, 4-0 PSAC-West)
Edinboro (15-4 overall, 2-2 PSAC-West)
LAST GAME
1/29 - Clarion beat Cal 71-59
1/29 - Edinboro beat Lock Haven 76-60
NEXT GAME
2/5 - Clarion hosts IUP & Edinboro hosts Shippensburg
CLARION OFF TO BEST START IN 10 YEARS
Clarion’s 16-3 records is the best since the 1993-94 team was also 16-3, while the 4-0 PSAC-West mark is the best since the 1992-93 team started 7-0 … The Eagles 8-game win streak is the longest since the 93-94 squad had streaks of 9 and 12 games.
MELTON NAMED PSAC-WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jr. guard Melba Melton was named PSAC-West Player of the Week after averaging 20 points, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game while helping Clarion to a 2-0 week. She had 24 points, 5 assists & 3 steals in the win over Cal, while adding 16 points, 4 assists & 3 steals in an 87-51 win at Slippery Rock Wednesday.
EAGLES WINNING BIG
In its 16 wins Clarion is outscoring its opponents by 22.2 ppg including seven wins of 30 or more points and two of 40 or more … 13 of Clarion’s 16 wins have been by 10 points or more, although Clarion has also won two games by three points or less.
EDINBORO SNAPPED 2-GAME LOSING STREAK
Edinboro snapped a 2-game skid with its win over Lock Haven … The Scots had started the year 14-2 before losing Cal and IUP … The Scots played shorthanded against LHUP with Maria DiVecchio (13.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg) missing her sixth straight game and Megan Zitner (6.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg) played just 1 minutes before leaving with an injury … Callie Iorfido ranks 3rd in D-II in assists (8.47 apg), while Jodi Calderone is third in 3-pointers made (61) and has made at least one in all 19 games this season.
RECENT CLARION-EDINBORO SERIES HISTORY
The teams have split the season series the last three years and in seven of the last nine years. Edinboro swept Clarion in 2001 and 1998 … The Scots also swept the Eagles in 1995 … Clarion most recent sweep came in 1994 … The teams twice met in the postseason in the early 1990’s with Clarion getting a 104-81 win in the 1993 PSAC Title game, and the Eagles winning 85-70 in the NCAA’s in 1992 … Clarion head coach Gie Parsons is 15-17 in her career at Clarion against Edinboro including 9-6 at Tippin Gym … Edinboro head coach Stan Swank is 19-17 all-time vs. the Eagles … Last season, Clarion won 78-62 at Tippin Gym in a game Swank was ejected from … Edinboro toppled Clarion 60-47 at McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro.