Junior Austin Claunch turned in back-to-back doubles of points and assists in helping the Eagles to a pair of victories that enabled them to remain in a tie for first place in the UAA.  In the victories over Case Western and Carnegie Mellon, the 5-foot-9 Claunch shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the floor, including 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from three-point range, and averaged team highs in points (21.0 ppg), assists (10.5 apg), steals (3.5 spg) and minutes (35.5 mpg) in helping Emory boost its overall record to 13-3, 4-1 in the conference.  In a 97-73 decision over Case Western on Friday, Claunch totaled 17 points, second high on the club, and doled out 11 assists with no turnovers in 31 minutes of play.  His assists total tied the second-highest individual game mark in school history and he ended the evening, shooting five-of-11 from the floor, including three-of-six from beyond the arc.  He closed out the weekend tossing in a team-high 25 points, tying his second-highest career total, in an 88-71 verdict over Carnegie Mellon, hitting eight of his 12 field goal attempts including two-of-three three pointers.  He dished out 10 assists and topped all players with four steals.  His 21 assists enabled him to move into No. 4 spot on the school’s all-time list with 329 assists. 

So far this year, he has recorded 13 double-figure scoring contests and has led or tied for the team high in assists in all 16 games.