Box Score CLARION – Despite Hannah Heeter's third double-double in four games, No. 21 IUP held off a late Clarion rally to down the Golden Eagles 67-60 Saturday night at Clarion's Tippin Gym.
 
Heeter, who entered the game as the leading freshman rebounder in the PSAC at 8.7 rpg, had a game-high 13 rebounds and added 11 points, including four during a 17-5 Clarion run that cut a 20-point IUP lead, 51-31, to eight, 56-48, with 3:34 to play. Raven Jones, who had 13 points for Clarion (4-10 overall, 3-7 PSAC West), led the Golden Eagle run with seven points.
 
But the Crimson Hawks (13-1, 9-1 PSAC West) got the lead back to 12, 65-53, with 1:35 to play thanks to six Sarah Pastorek points. Pastorek led IUP with 17 points and six rebounds.
 
Clarion (4-10, 3-7) trailed by six, 28-22, at halftime and got the deficit down to four, 28-24, 32 seconds into the second half before IUP used a 19-4 run thanks in part to a pair of Amy Fairman three-pointers to help build the 20-point advantage.
 
Emma Fickel led Clarion with 15 points while Raven Jones added 13 points. Heeter chipped in with five steals, two blocks and two assists. Fickel hit one three-pointer giving her 125 moving her into sole possession of 10^th place all time at Clarion.
 
Leslie Stapleton added 11 points for IUP.
 
IUP jumped out to a 28-15 lead late in the first half before Clarion closed the half on a 7-0 run thanks to five points from Fickel including her three-pointer, the 40^th straight game she has hit at least one trey in.
 
Clarion returns to action at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Lock Haven.
 
NOTES – Clarion shot 44.2 percent, nearly 13 percent better than IUP was allowing on the year and also scored 10 more points than the Crimson Hawks were allowing on average … Heeter's three double-doubles since a week ago Friday are the first three of her young career. She was the PSAC West Freshman of the Week last week.