Text Box: RECENT SERIES GAME-BY-GAME Jan. 12, 2005 Clarion 62, Ship 54 Mar. 2, 2004* Ship 65, Clarion 33 Feb. 28, 2004 Clarion 66, Ship 62 Jan. 31, 2004 Ship 66, Clarion 62 Mar. 1, 2003 Ship 82, Clarion 68 Feb. 1, 2003 Clarion 78, Ship 75 Feb. 2, 2002 Ship 64, Clarion 55 Jan. 9, 2002 Clarion 75, Ship 67 Feb. 3, 2001 Ship 88, Clarion 60 Jan. 10, 2001 Ship 78, Clarion 42 Feb. 5, 2000 Ship 79, Clarion 53 Jan. 15, 2000 Ship 104, Clarion 80 Jan. 30, 1999 Ship 79, Clarion 67 Jan. 9, 1999 Ship 82, Clarion 73 Feb. 21, 1998 Ship 78, Clarion 47 Jan. 24, 1998 Ship 70, Clarion 63 Feb. 22, 1997 Ship 87, Clarion 82 Jan. 25, 1997 Ship 94, Clarion 73 Feb. 3, 1996 Clarion 85, Ship 84 Jan. 13, 1996 Ship 99, Clarion 85 Feb. 4, 1995 Clarion 77, Ship 66 Jan. 14, 1995 Clarion 87, Ship 83 Feb. 5, 1994 Clarion 84, Clarion 72 *PSAC Playoff Game Text Box: SHIPPENSBURG (12-8, 3-3 PSAC-West) AT CLARION (18-3, 6-0) PSAC-West Women’s Basketball 6 p.m. Feb. 7, 2005 91.7 FM in Clarion/www.redzonemedia.com Text Box: UPCOMING CLARION GAMES Feb. 9 at Lock Haven 6 p.m. Feb. 16 Slippery Rock 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at California 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at Edinboro 5:30 p.m.

 LAST GAMES

2/5 - Clarion beat IUP 77-73

2/5 - Ship lost to Edinboro 70-60

NEXT GAMES

2/9 - Clarion is at Lock Haven; 2/12—Ship is at IUP

GOLDEN EAGLES ON 12–GAME HOME WIN STREAK

Clarion has won 12 straight home games dating back to last season … It is 9-0 at Tippin Gym this season … The Golden Eagles last home loss came Jan. 31, 2004, 66-62 to Shippensburg … Clarion is 30-6 at home since 2002.

CLARION’S 18-3 RECORD, 2ND BEST AFTER 21 GAMES

Clarion’s 18-3 record ties for the 2nd best record in school history after 21 games … The 1993-94 team was also 18-3 on its way to a 26-4 record … The 1991-92 team was 19-2 after 21 games on its way to a 25-4 record.

GOLDEN EAGLES 6-0 IN PSAC-WEST FOR 3RD TIME

The Golden Eagles are 6-0 in PSAC-West play for the third time in school history … The 92-93 team started 7-0 on its way to an 11-1 conference record … The 91-92 team started 6-0 on its way to a 10-2 PSAC-West mark.

CIGICH; MELTON MOVING INTO RECORD BOOKS

Senior forward Heather Cigich needs just 41 rebounds to move past Mona Gaffney into 2nd place all-time in rebounding in school history … Cigich has 1,039 career boards, while Gaffney had 1,079 … Junior Melba Melton needs 25 more assists to move past Shannon Coakley for the 3rd most in a single season in school history … She has 107 assists.

EAGLES LOOK FOR 1ST SWEEP OVER SHIP SINCE 1995

A win tonight would mark Clarion’s first sweep of the regular-season series against Shippensburg since the 1995 season … That year, the Golden Eagles won 77-66 at Clarion and 87-83 at Ship … They were the final two wins in a 10-game win streak against Shippensburg.

 

RECENT CLARION-SHIPPENSBURG SERIES HISTORY

The teams have split the regular-season series in each of the last three years … Clarion’s 75-67 win at home Feb. 9, 2002, broke a 10-game losing streak to the Lady Raiders … This year, Clarion won 62-54 at Shippensburg Jan. 12 … Heather Cigich had 28 points to lead the Golden Eagles … Amelia Harris had 10 points and Shay Godwin 15 rebounds … Last season the teams met three teams splitting the regular-season series with Clarion winning 66-62 at Shippensburg and Shippensburg winning 66-62 at Clarion … Shippensburg won the rubber match 65-33 in the PSAC Playoffs at Shippensburg despite Clarion leading at halftime.