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IUP HOLDS OFF CLARION 70-67

CLARION – Jahzinga Tracey scored two baskets in a span of 19 seconds in the final 1:30 to lift IUP to a 70-67 win over Clarion in PSAC-West women’s basketball action Wednesday night at Tippin Gym.

Clarion (6-10 overall, 1-1 PSAC-West) trailed 65-59 with 3:32 to play, but baskets by Katrina Greer, Bethany Koch and My’Kea Cohill tied the game at 65 with 1:50 to play.

Enter Tracey, who scored a game-high 19 points for IUP (11-5, 1-0). First the sophomore hit a pull-up jumper in the lane too give IUP a 67-65 lead with 1:29 to play. She then hit another jumper 19 seconds later to make it a 4-point game at 69-65.

Clarion responded with a Jessica Albanese jumper with 21.2 seconds left, and then the Golden Eagles had a chance to tie the game after IUP’s Katie Glaws made only one of two free throws with 7.6 left to make it 70-67.

The Golden Eagles pushed the ball up the court and called time-out just seconds before Cohill nailed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game. The shot clearly came after the time-out was granted.

With 2.9 seconds left, Clarion inbounded the ball to Albanese who handed it off to Greer. But Greer’s desperation 3-pointer from near halfcourt was short allowing IUP to hang on for the win.

Cohill and Greer each scored 17 to lead Clarion with Greer also hauling in a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Albanese chipped in with 16 points and nine boards while Grimm had five points and five assists.

Glaws added 17 points for IUP, while Staci Heberling had 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

Clarion returns to action Saturday at Shippensburg (1 p.m.). That game can be heard locally on the radio at 91.7 FM in Clarion and on the internet at www.redzonemedia.com. The game will also be televised over the internet at www.ncaasports.com/DII for anyone with a high-speed connection. A free registration is required to view the game.