Box Score

LOCK HAVEN – Despite freshman forward Ann Deibert's team-leading third double-double of the season, the Clarion University women's basketball team fell on the road at Lock Haven 81-63 Wednesday night.

 

Deibert, who missed Saturday's game at Edinboro with a minor injury, came back with a flourish Wednesday scoring a career-high 22 points to go with 10 rebounds. Fellow freshmen Emma Fickel, Raven Jones and Mackenzie Clark also had solid games for Clarion (6-17 overall, 3-8 PSAC-West).

 

Fickel, the leading freshmen scorer in the PSAC, had 11 points, her eighth double-digit game in her last nine contests, while adding five rebounds and tying a career high with three assists. She also hit three more three-pointers giving her 74 on the season, the third-most by a freshman in school history. She entered the game averaging 3.2 three's per game, the second-best mark in the PSAC and the seventh-best mark in the nation. She has hit multiple three-pointers in 21 of her 23 games this season.

 

Jones, meanwhile, added eight points, a career-high nine rebounds and four assists with Clark chipping in nine points and eight rebounds.

 

Lock Haven (11-10, 4-6)  had three players reach double figures led by 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists by Sharay Hall. Kristen Kudrick added 16 points and six rebounds, Heather McHugh had 13 points and Kacie Hershey nine points and 12 rebounds.

 

Clarion trailed by just six, 46-40, following two Deibert free throws with 15:42 to play, but Lock Haven went on a 19-6 run to take a 63-44 lead with 9:03 to play. The Lady Eagles then expanded the lead to 21 before Clarion made a late charge and closed to within 11, 70-59, with just under four minutes to play.

 

The Golden Eagles return to action at 5:30 p.m. Saturday when they host IUP. At halftime of the game, Clarion women's basketball alumnae will be honored. Scheduled to be on hand include all-time leading assist giver Ashley Grimm, third-all-time leading scorer Heather Cigich, all-time three-point leader Amy Coon and single-season assist leader Shelly Respecki among others. An alumnae game will be held at Tippin Gym at 12:30 p.m. Admission to the alumnae game is free.   

 

NOTES – Deibert's previous high in points was 20 at Mercyhurst Jan. 19 … Jones' previous high in rebounds was seven, which she had accomplished twice … Fickel needs six more three-pointers to tie Coon for second in school history in threes made by a freshman.