Clarion held off Lake Erie 94-85 in a wire-to-wire home win, improving to 2-0. Zaelinh Nguyen-Moore led the Golden Eagles with 26 points, while Nylah McShan added 19 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Clarion built a 23-point lead before Lake Erie’s fourth-quarter rally made it a seven-point game with 52 seconds left.

By the Numbers
  • Nguyen-Moore: 26 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
  • McShan: 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals.
  • Clarion: 42-18 advantage in points in the paint and 50-40 edge in rebounds.
  • The teams combined for 67 fouls and 89 free-throw attempts.
Yes, But

Clarion controlled most of the game, but Lake Erie scored 34 points in the fourth quarter and cut the margin to 90-83. Nguyen-Moore and Alyssa Terza answered by making five free throws in the final minute to secure the win.

Bottom Line

Clarion’s interior advantage and balanced scoring built a big cushion; closing out the late rally showed the Golden Eagles could finish under pressure.