Box Score CLARION, Pa. – Eleven different players found the scoreboard led by 17 points from
Hannah Heeter, as the Clarion University women's basketball team cruised to a 73-50 win over visiting Salem International Tuesday night.
Heeter, who was limited to 20 minutes partially because of the score and partially because she wasn't feeling well, shot 7 of 11 from the floor and added seven rebounds, three blocks, two steals and an assist.
Freshman
Leisha Crawford also reached double digits with 11 points for the Golden Eagles (7-6) while adding two assists, a steal and a rebound.
Nicole Miloser chipped in with nine points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal off the bench helping Clarion's bench score 40 points in the game.
Jasmine Boyd added seven points and seven rebounds off the bench with
Emma Fickel scoring six off the pine.
Raven Jones had five points, five assists and two steals, while
Mariah Gador had a team-high four steals to go with five points and seven boards.
Shakinah Haggins led Salem International with 15 points, while Porcha Davis had seven points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Lady Tigers (1-14).
Clarion trailed just once, 5-4, and used a 19-6 run in the first 10 minutes of the first half to build a 23-11 lead with 10:12 to play in the half. Heeter had eight of her points during the run and added an assist. Jones had all five of her helpers and four points during the spurt.
Clarion eventually opened the lead to as many as 22, 37-15, in the half before going into halftime with a 19-point lead, 38-19.
It was more of the same in the second half, as the Golden Eagles got the lead to as many as 27, 68-41.
Clarion returns to action at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mansfield.
NOTES – Clarion's seven wins already match the total of wins from each of the last two seasons when Clarion finished 7-19 both years … The 50 points allowed are a season low for the Golden Eagles and the fewest they have allowed since giving up 48 to Slippery Rock Jan. 12, 2012 … Clarion outrebounded Salem 45-35 and was 22 of 29 from the free-throw line compared to Salem's 10 of 16 … For the second straight game, the contest started with a technical foul on the visitors thanks to an incorrect number in the scorebook. Jones hit two free throws prior to the opening tip. In Saturday's win over Cheyney, the same thing happened and Jones hit one of two free throws to start the game.
