Box Score

INDIANA – Emma Fickel hit five three-pointers to move into fifth place in freshmen three-pointers made at Clarion and scored 16 points but it wasn't enough for Clarion to overcome a strong first-half performance by IUP in a 72-46 loss to the Crimson Hawks Saturday night at IUP.

 

Fickel was 5 of 12 from beyond the arc giving her 52 three-pointers, just five behind Allison Stodart for fourth all-time among freshmen at Clarion, but her five made shots accounted for a third of the total made shots for the Golden Eagles (4-12 overall, 1-3 PSAC-West), who hit just 15 of 47 (31.9 percent).

 

IUP (11-5, 3-1), meanwhile, had three players reach double digits including a game-high 19 points from Sarah Pastorek, who added seven rebounds. Eryn Withers chipped in 17 points and Katelyn Marshall 10 for the Crimson Hawks who used a 17-4 first-half run to break open a 15-point halftime lead, 30-15.

 

Ann Deibert chipped in eight points and tied a career-high with 11 rebounds for Clarion, while Mackenzie Clark chipped in seven points and Courtney Healy six points and six rebounds.

 

Clarion returns to action at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when it hosts Lock Haven

 

NOTES – The game was the last regular-season game at IUP's Memorial Field House for Clarion, which ends with a 9-21 all-time mark at the old IUP barn which will be replaced next year … Fickel's 52 three-pointers put her halfway to the school record for a freshman (107) set by Shannon Coakley in 1991 … Fickel has hit four or more three-pointers seven times this season and has scored 15 or more points seven times … Deibert's 11 boards give her nine games of six or more rebounds.