Senior forward Megan Smith has been named an IUP Athlete of the Week, which was announced by the IUP Sports Information Office Monday, Feb. 19.
Smith averaged 23.3 points in helping the 11th-ranked IUP women's basketball team to a 3-0 week with wins over Gannon, Clarion and 21st-ranked California. She started the week with 31 points in a blowout win over Gannon in Erie, going 12-of-17 from the field with six 3-pointers, to go along with six rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
She bookended the week with a game-high 23 points as the Crimson Hawks destroyed rival Cal in a battle of top 25 programs Saturday night. Smith finished 7-of-15 from the field and made 7-of-7 foul shots.
This is Smith's fourth IUP weekly honor of the season and the seventh of her career.
