THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 75, Clarion 55
Records: GU (12-4, 8-2 PSAC West) | CU (3-13, 1-9 PSAC West)
Location: Tippin Gym | Clarion, Pa.
The Short Story:  Aside from a 2-2 tie in the first quarter, Gannon led by double-figures for most of the game. Yndiah Bobo hit a jumper for the Golden Eagles at the 8:17 mark in the third quarter to get Clarion within nine points, but 16 points from Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) in the third quarter would guide Gannon to a 20-point win over Clarion. Obenrader finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gannon took hold of Wednesday's contest in the first quarter. Haley Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) scored just a minute into the action to give the Knights their first lead. Yasmin Lewis responded with a jumper for Clarion on the next possession to tie the game 2-2. Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) scored at the 8:20 mark giving the Knights a permanent lead for the remainder of the game. Gannon strung together two separate 8-0 runs over Clarion to lead 18-6 after the first.
• The first minute of the second quarter was quiet on the scoring front until Rourke drove in for layup at the 8:39 mark. She scored a little over a minute later followed by a three pointer from Boston McKinney (Bolivar, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) giving the Knights a 20-point edge. Obenrader scored at the 4:32 mark to keep Gannon's lead at 20 points, but Clarion outscored Gannon 13-7 to close the half and narrow Gannon's lead, 35-22.
• Yndiah Bobo hit a jumper for the Golden Eagles at the 8:17 mark in the third quarter to get Clarion within nine points. This would be the closest the Golden Eagles would get since tying the game 2-2 in the first two minutes. Obenrader went off in the remainder of the quarter to score 16 of Gannon's 21 points as the Knights led 56-38 to enter the fourth.
• The Knights took their largest lead three minutes into the fourth on a free throw by Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough). Being down by 21 points, Emily Brown and Celeste Ryman knocked down back-to-back threes for the Golden Eagles in an attempt to chip away at Gannon's lead. Emily Poling (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) hit two consecutive shots in the final two minutes leading the Knights to a 75-55 win over Clarion.

 
GAME NOTES

• Obenrader recorded her third double-double of the year with 24 points and 14 rebounds vs. Clarion. Her 14 boards mark a new season-high and fell just short of tying her 17 rebounds career-high. Obenrader was 9-of-13 from the field with two three pointers. She finished with two assists and one block over 30 minutes of action.
• Obenrader's 24 points is her seventh straight game scoring double-figures. She has scored over 10 points in all but one game this season.
• Rourke was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field with 14 points for the Knights. She added three rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
• Mitchell flirted with a double-double. She scored seven points and tallied seven assists.
• Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) continues to produce off the bench for the Knights. She scored 11 points of 4-of-7 from the field. She has scored double-figures in five of Gannon's last seven games. She fell just two rebounds shy of tying her career-high.

 
UP NEXT

• Gannon travels across town to take on Mercyhurst in the first Porreco Pride of Erie game this season.
• Tipoff is set for 5:30 pm.
• Live stats and video will be available.