Box Score SLIPPERY ROCK – Despite Hannah Heeter's 13^th double-double of the season and Raven Jones' season-high 23 points, the Clarion University women's basketball team dropped its season finale at Slippery Rock, 71-63, Saturday afternoon.
 
Heeter had 21 points and 15 rebounds and became the school's all-time leader in freshman rebounds with 284 (the ninth-best mark in school history) while shooting 10 of 13 from the floor to finish the year at 59.3 percent shooting, the third-best mark in Clarion history.
 
Jones, meanwhile, scored the second-most points of her career while adding six assists and three steals.
 
But Slippery Rock (6-20 overall, 3-19 PSAC West) led 34-29 and built the advantage to 11, 40-29, early in the second half. Clarion (7-19, 6-16) was able to get within three points on three separate occasions including 66-63 with 2:21 to play, but could never get over the top.
 
Slippery Rock used a strong offensive rebounding game to get the victory. The Rock had 17 offensive rebounds helping it outscore Clarion 20-1 on second-chance points.
 
Danielle Smith had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Slippery Rock, while Jasmine Cooper added 18 points, Erinne Cunningham 11 points and six assists and Paris Thomas 12 points, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
 
Lauren Savulchak added her second career double-double for Clarion with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
 
NOTES – Jones finished the year with 139 assists, the fifth most in a season in Clarion history and has 248 in two years at Clarion, the ninth most in school history … Emma Fickel finished the year with 65 three-pointers, tied for the 12^th most in a season in school history and has 154 in two years, the sixth most at Clarion … Clarion had 13 turnovers, the second fewest on the year for the Golden Eagles, and Clarion outshot Slippery Rock 43 percent for 37 percent.
 
HEETER NOTES – Heeter completed a remarkable season that saw the freshman, who didn't play basketball last year or have any preseason practice this year because she is also a member of the Golden Eagle volleyball team, score the fifth-most points ever by a Clarion rookie (322 points) while recording the first season double-double (13.4 ppg, 11.8 rpg) by a Clarion freshman in 26 years (Cheryl Bansek 1986) and the first season double-double by any Golden Eagle since 2004. She had two 20-20s on the year, only the second player in school history to have two 20-20s in a season. She also set the school record for games with 15 or more rebounds with eight while having double-digit rebounds eight times (including two 20-rebound games) and 20 or more points five times. Her 11.8 rebounds per game are the fifth most in a season in school history, and her 32 blocks are the 12^th most in a season by a Golden Eagle. In 14 games vs. PSAC West opponents, Heeter averaged 16.8 points and 14.3 rebounds per game while shooting 62.3 percent and recording 12 double-doubles. Her 13 double-doubles are the most by a Golden Eagle since Heather Cigich had 21 in 2004 and ties Cigich for the most by a Clarion freshman in at least 20 years.