Feb. 6, 2008

Box Score

CLARION - The Clarion University women's basketball used a 10-0 run at the end of the first half to break open a 19-point halftime lead and never looked back on its way to a 65-48 win over visiting Slippery Rock Wednesday night at Tippin Gym.

Clarion (14-6 overall, 4-2 PSAC-West), winners of four straight, saw its lead cut to 28-19 following an Amanda Nero basket for Slippery Rock (7-14, 1-5) with 6:31 left in the first half but held "The Rock" scoreless in the last six-and-a-half minutes of the half while exploding for 10 minutes itself in the final 2:44 including four from Sara Pratt to take a 38-19 halftime lead.

The Golden Eagles then upped the lead to 25 points, 48-23, when they started the second half on a 10-4 run.

Clarion then started subbing with around seven or eight minutes left, and the lead held between 15 and 22 the rest of the way.

Nine Clarion players reached the scoring column led by 15 points from My'Kea Cohill. Sara Pratt added 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots, Jessica Albanese had nine points and 10 rebounds and Janelle Zabresky had seven points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots off the bench. No Golden Eagle played more than 28 minutes in the game.

KellyAnn Staudinger led Slippery Rock with 13 points, eight rebounds, while Haley Gaidosh had 12 points and nine rebounds.

NOTES - Clarion's win coupled with Edinboro's upset victory at California puts the Golden Eagles into a tie for second place in the PSAC-West with the Vulcans, who visit Tippin Gym for a 5:30 p.m. game Saturday. Saturday is Clarion's "Take a Kid to the Game" night. All fans 14 and under get in free. Clarion is also just a game back of IUP for the PSAC-West lead. IUP comes to Clarion next Wednesday.