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Tonight’s Game: No. 8 host Evangel University in a Heart CLARKE UNIVERSITY PRIDE (18-2, 14-2 HEART) of America Athletic Conference quarterfinal game. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown 2 Skylar Culbertson Jr. G 5-4 East Dubuque, Ill. Last Time Out: Clarke wrapped up regular-season play this past Saturday 3 Izzie Peterson Fr. G 5-5 Oregon, Wis. with a 79-68 home win over . Makenna Haase scored a team- 5 Nicole McDermott Fr. G 5-7 Cascade, Iowa high 23 points and pulled down a game-best 14 rebounds to lead the Pride. 10 Giana Michels So. G 5-6 Bellevue, Iowa Morgan Pitz tossed in 19 points and Nicole McDermott added 17 points and 12 Taylor Haase Fr. F 6-1 Freedom, Wis. chalked up nine rebounds. Skylar Culbertson dished out a game-high eight 14 Makenna Haase Sr. F 6-1 Freedom, Wis. assists. 20 Elyssa Stein Jr. F 5-11 Cambridge, Wis. 22 Emma Kelchen Jr. C 6-0 Bellevue, Iowa Last Meeting with Evangel: Clarke posted a 70-59 win over the 23 Lily Carver Sr. F 5-8 Benton, Wis. Crusaders on Dec. 15 in Springfield, . Giana Michels led Clarke with 24 Emma Liddicoat Sr. G 5-6 Livingston, Wis. a career-high18 points. Makenna Haase and Emma Kelchen each added 11 25 Morgan Pitz Sr. G 5-10 Farley, Iowa points. Brianna Vogts led Evangel with 18 points and eight rebounds. 30 Ariel Spillner Sr. G 5-9 Windsor, Wis. 31 Hannah Ambrosy Jr. G 5-4 Zwingle, Iowa Notables: Clarke ranks No. 2 nationally in rebound margin (14.1), No. 6 in 33 Tina Ubl Jr. F 5-11 Shiocton, Wis. rebounds per game (46.6), No. 8 in offensive rebounds per game (17.1), No. 34 Kailee VanZeeland Jr. G 5-9 Greenleaf, Wis. 10 in scoring defense (56.1), and No. 12 in scoring margin (19.8). 35 Savannah Swanson Jr. F 5-11 West Burlington, Iowa

Makenna Haase is Clarke’s all-time leader in scoring (1,887), rebounding Head Coach: Courtney Boyd (4th year) (1,183 and blocked shots (207). Assistant Coaches: Adam Hocking (6th year), Dale Linderwell (4th), Carrie Kennedy (2nd year) Clarke is 10-0 at home, 7-2 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites.

Today’s Opponent: Evangel brings a 13-9 overall mark into tonight’s quar- terfinal game. The Crusaders, who finished 11-8 in Heart play, closed out their regular-season play this past Saturday, falling 74-73 at home in overtime to EVANGEL UNIVERSITY (13-9, 11-8 HEART) MidAmerica Nazarene. Abby Oliver led Evangel with a game-high 22 points. No. Name Pos. Ht.. Yr. Hometown 2 Sadie Chisum G 5-4 So. Hartville, Mo. Evangel is 7-5 at home and 6-4 on the road. 3 Desi Smith G 5-9 Sr. Purdy, Mo. 5 Sophie Sparks G 5-4 So. Fordland, Mo. Clarke Team Stats (76.2 ppg, 46.6 rpg, 41.4 FG%, 33.8 3FG%, 69.0 FT%) 10 Abby Oliver G 5-5 Sr. Strafford, Mo. Opponents vs. CU: (56.8 ppg, 32.3 rpg, 36.2 FG%, 31.6 3FG%, 68.3 FT%) 11 Olivia Hanks G 5-6 Fr. Ozark, Mo. 12 Courtney Austin G 5-6 So. Buffalo, Mo. Clarke Statistical Leaders 13 Brianna Vogts G 5-9 Jr. Olpe, Kan. Scoring: Haase (14.1), McDermott (11.6), Ubl (11.1), Michels (9.6) 14 Alexis Roach G 5-8 So. Farmington, Ark. Rebounding: Haase (9.0 rpg), Pitz (5.8), Kelchen (5.7), McDermott (5.4) 15 Bayley Harman G 5-10 Jr. Walnut Grove, Mo. Assists: Culbertson (79), McDermott (57), Michels (50), Pitz (44) 20 Madi Sutt G 5-8 So. Wheatland, Mo. Steals: Culbertson (29), McDermott (29), Michels (29), Ubl (24) 21 Alexis Cauthon G 5-10 So. Wichita, Kan. 3-Point FG: Pitz (26), McDermott (27), Michels (25) 22 Taylor Arnold G 5-8 So. Blue Eye, Mo. 23 Zoey Mullings G 5-8 Jr. Strafford, Mo. Evangel Stats 74.3 ppg, 40.1 rpg, 39.2 FG%, 30.7 3FG%, 77.7 FT%) 24 Rylee Neill F 5-5 Jr. Lockwood, Mo. Opponents vs. EU: 63.8 ppg, 39.4 rpg, 40.9 FG%, 27.8 3FG%, 66.8 FT%) 30 Kohnnar Patton G 5-7 Fr. Blue Eye, Mo. 31 Jade Kirby G 5-6 Fr. Republic, Mo. Evangel Statistical Leaders 34 Gabby Mathews G 6-0 Jr. Springfield, Mo. Scoring: Harman (14.2), Vogts (13.1), Oliver (10.3) 40 Logan Jones F 5-7 Fr. Strafford, Mo. Rebounding: Vogts (8.2), Harman (5.7), Mullings (3.7) 42 Mia Mills F/C 6-0 Fr. Clinton, Mo. Assists: Chisum (54), Harman (43), Vogts (38) 55 Harley Maxwell C 6-0 So. Fair Grove, Mo. Steals: Harman (60), Mullings (37), Vogts (32) 3-Point FG: Harman (29), Patton (26), Oliver (22) Head Coach: Megan Leuzinger Assistants: Paige Wilson, Allen Wilson Up Next: The winner of tonight’s game will advance to play in Friday’s semi- final round. Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Standings North School Heart Overall GB Home Away Neutral Streak Clarke 14-2 .875 18-2 .900 -- 10-0 7-2 1-0 Won 3 Grand View 14-5 .737 18-6 .750 1.5 9-3 8-2 1-1 Won 3 William Penn 10-7 .588 10-8 .556 4.5 5-3 5-5 0-0 Lost 3 Mount Mercy 7-11 .389 7-12 .368 8.0 5-5 2-7 0-0 Lost 1 Graceland 5-14 .263 6-16 .273 10.5 5-6 1-10 0-0 Lost 6 Peru State 4-13 .235 6-16 .273 10.5 3-8 3-8 0-0 Lost 2 Culver-Stockton 2-14 .125 2-16 .111 12.0 1-8 1-8 0-0 Won 2 South MidAmerica Nazarene 16-2 .889 16-3 .842 -- 8-2 8-1 0-0 Won 6 Benedictine 14-5 .737 16-7 .696 2.5 10-3 6-4 0-0 Won 2 Central Methodist 12-5 .706 13-5 .722 3.5 8-2 5-3 0-0 Won 7 Evangel 11-8 .579 13-9 .591 5.5 7-5 6-4 0-0 Lost 1 Baker 9-10 .474 11-12 .478 7.5 6-6 5-6 0-0 Lost 2 Missouri Valley 6-12 .333 9-13 .409 10.0 4-7 5-6 0-0 Lost 1 Park 1-17 .056 2-17 .105 15.0 1-8 1-9 0-0 Lost 3

Clarke University 2020-21 Women’s Basketball Schedule Date Day Site Opponent Time/Result Nov. 10 Tue. A University of St. Francis W 78-72 Nov. 18 Wed. A *MidAmerica Nazarene University L 62-59 Nov. 21 Sat. H Bellevue University W 78-53 Nov. 24 Tue. A * W 85-39 Nov. 28 Sat. H * W 76-52 Nov. 30 Mon. A * W 82-46 Dec. 5 Sat. H * W 75-63 Dec. 12 Sat. H * W 74-57 Dec. 15 Tue. A *Evangel University W 70-59 Dec. 17 Thu. N #Our Lady of the Lake University W 74-65 Jan. 6 Wed. A *Grand View University W 64-62 OT Jan. 9 Sat. H University of St. Francis (Ill.) W 68-54 Jan. 13 Wed. H *Culver-Stockton College W 88-46 Jan. 16 Sat. A *Peru State College W 89-47 Jan. 20 Wed. H *Mount Mercy University Ppd. Jan. 23 Sat. A * Ppd. Jan. 27 Wed. A *William Penn University W 84-62 Jan. 30 Sat. H *Graceland University W 86-53 Feb. 3 Wed. A *Central Methodist University L 71-69 Feb. 6 Sat. H * W 73-53 Feb. 8 Mon. H *Mount Mercy University W 73-51 Feb. 13 Sat. H * Ppd. Feb. 15 Mon. A *Culver-Stockton College Ppd. Feb. 16 Tue. A *Park University Ppd. Feb. 20 Sat. H *Baker University W 79-68 Feb. 21 Sun. H *Missouri Valley College Cancelled Feb. 24 Wed. H Evangel - Heart Quarterfinals 6 p.m. Feb. 26 Fri. TBD Heart Semifinals 7 p.m. Mar. 1 Mon. TBD Heart Championship 7 p.m. Mar. 12 Fri. TBD NAIA Opening Round Semifinal TBA Mar. 13 Sat. TBD NAIA Opening Round Final TBA Mar. 18 Thu. ^ NAIA National Tournament Opening Round TBA Mar. 19 Fri. ^ NAIA National Tournament Opening Round TBA Mar. 20 Sat. ^ NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 22 Mon. ^ NAIA National Tournament Semifinals TBA Mar. 23 Tue. ^ NAIA National Tournament Championship TBA * Heart of America Athletic Conference, # at Springfield, Mo., ^ Sioux City, Iowa