Feb. 25, 2009
Box Score
LOCK HAVEN - The Clarion University women's basketball team kept its PSAC Playoff hopes alive with an 87-61 win at Lock Haven Wednesday night.
The Golden Eagles' win coupled with a Slippery Rock 76-55 loss to California and a loss by Edinboro leaves Clarion (11-15 overall, 5-8 PSAC-West) in sole possession of fifth place one game behind Slippery Rock for fourth place in the PSAC-West and a ½ game up on Mercyhurst, which plays Thursday against Gannon. The top four teams from the PSAC-West make the PSAC Playoffs. Clarion can clinch a PSAC Playoff berth with a win Saturday at Edinboro, a Slippery Rock loss to IUP Saturday and one loss by Mercyhurst in either of its final two games. It also may be possible for Clarion to clinch a postseason berth with a win and a Slippery Rock loss even if Mercyhurst wins its final two games.
On Wednesday night at Lock Haven, Clarion jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and then used runs of 13-4 and 12-4 late in the first half to take a 45-35 halftime lead.
The Golden Eagles then used runs of 9-3 and 17-5 in the second half to extend that lead.
Katrina Greer led Clarion with 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals while becoming the sixth player in school history to record 1,400 career points. She has 1,403. Greer also went 11 of 12 from the free-throw line to become Clarion all-time leader in made free throws with 456 surpassing the previous mark of 451 set by Carlita Jones. The 11 made charity shots tied a season-high for Greer, who was 11 of 14 vs. Urbana Jan. 26.
Sara Pratt added a double-double for the Golden Eagles with 17 points and 10 rebounds while also dishing out three helpers and blocking a shot. It was her ninth double-double on the season and her 14th double-digit rebounding game including her fifth in a row.
Lizzie Suwala added 18 points for Clarion.
Malika Miller led Lock Haven with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals, while Casi Donelan added 11 points and seven rebounds. The Lady Eagles shot just 27.3 percent from the field (18 of 66) and had just five assists in the game.
Clarion closes out the regular season at 1 p.m. Saturday at Edinboro. The Golden Eagles topped the Fighting Scots 80-67 Jan. 31 at Clarion.
NOTES - The win leaves Clarion's 20th year head coach Gie Parsons one win shy of 300 in her career. Parsons is 299-253 at Clarion and 409-326 in 28 years a head coach. She is the winningest coach in Clarion women's basketball history.
