Basketball (Women's) | 1/13/2015 2:52:00 PM

CLARION, Pa. – The Clarion University women's basketball team welcomes Mercyhurst to Tippin Gym at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for a PSAC West contest.
 
The game features a pair of young squads with Clarion featuring no healthy seniors and Mercyhurst just one.
 
The Golden Eagles (1-14 overall, 0-10 PSAC West) are led by junior guard Tania Holmes, who is 12^th in the PSAC in scoring at 13.8 points per game and is coming off her fifth 20-point game of the season when she netted 21 in Saturday at Seton Hill.
 
Mercyhurst (5-11, 3-8)
 
A young Golden Eagle team without a senior in the starting lineup, enters the contest at 1-14 overall and 0-10 in the PSAC West. Clarion has dropped 11 straight since picking up a 66-54 win over Ursuline Nov. 23.
 
Mercyhurst is paced by sophomore forward Natalie Piaggesi, who is averaging 14.4 points per game, the 10^th-best mark in the conference. Piaggesi also grabs 7.6 rebounds per contest, the 15^th-best mark in the PSAC.
 
Clarion is also getting a strong contribution from sophomore guard Delrika Jones-Carey. Jones-Carey, who is averaging 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game this year, is scoring 16.5 points while grabbing 11.2 rebounds in her past five games with three double-doubles. She ranks seventh in the PSAC in rebounding.
 
The Lakers also get 13.8 points, which ranks 13^th in the PSAC, from junior guard Adrienne Kloecker.
 
Wednesday's game will be the 39^th meeting between Mercyhurst and Clarion with Clarion holding a 22-16 edge in the series. It's also the 13^th conference game between the schools with each team winning six teams. Last year, the squads split a pair of games each winning on its own home court. Mercyhurst got a 66-49 win in Erie, and Clarion returned the favor with an 82-64 victory at Tippin Gym.
 
After Wednesday, Clarion hits the road for a pair of games. The Golden Eagles will be at Edinboro at 1 p.m. Saturday and at Slippery Rock at 6 p.m. Jan. 21 before coming home for the start of a three-game home stand and four home contests in five games Jan. 24 when they host IUP.