SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Clarion women's basketball team controlled action in the second half and Tania Holmes became the newest member of the Golden Eagles' 1,000-Point club, but it was not enough for a victory as the Golden Eagles fell 72-56 at Shippensburg in Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference action.  Clarion falls to 5-10 overall, 5-4 in PSAC play on the season.
 
Holmes needed only three points entering the game against the Raiders and got it with just seconds remaining in the first half, making a three-pointer with 24 ticks of the clock remaining.  She finished with 11 points on the afternoon.  Delrika Jones-Carey had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Tyra Polite scored a team-high 16 points with a 4-of-10 performance from three-point range.
 
The Golden Eagles trailed by double-digits at the end of the first half but outscored the Raiders 35-33 in the second half, holding Shippensburg to just 37.5 percent from the field after halftime.  The roles were reversed in the first half, though, with the Raiders shooting 51.9 percent from the field and holding Clarion to just 21 points.
 
The first quarter was fairly close throughout, never going further than three possessions for the duration.  Jordan Bekelja pulled the Golden Eagles to within two makes with a free throw at the 1:28 mark, making it 17-12, but Kristin McGeough scored in transition on the next possession to put the Raiders ahead 19-12 at the break.  Shippensburg came out on top in the second quarter as well, outscoring the Golden Eagles 20-9 to enter halftime ahead 39-21.
 
Clarion started turning things around in the third quarter, chipping away at the Raider lead to pull within 13 points at one point in the period.  Polite knocked down a three-pointer at the 1:55 mark to make it 53-38 and added a pair of free throws with 1:05 remaining to make it just 53-40. 
 
Polite got the lead down to 11 points early in fourth quarter, making a trey off a feed from Holmes to make it 57-46.  Holmes kept the Golden Eagles within striking distance with a layup at the 7:24 mark of the fourth quarter, and Jones-Carey scored on a drive with 4:50 remaining to cut the lead to 63-52.  The Raiders righted the ship, however, and tacked on to take the win.