After helping the IUP women's basketball team set a program record for consecutive wins, senior guardÂ
Natalie Myers and sophomore guardÂ
Rajah Fink have been named IUP Athletes of the Week, announced Monday afternoon by the sports information office.
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This is the third IUP weekly award of the season for Myers and the first career for Fink.
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The two had big individual performances last week as the Crimson Hawks broke a 20-year old program record with 17 consecutive wins before extending it to 18 straight over the weekend.
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Myers had the big game with 22 points in an 81-55 victory over Seton Hill that set the record. She shot 8-of-14 from the floor and tied a career-high with six 3-pointers in the win. Myers entered the day as the nation's leading 3-point shooter and after going 6-of-10, increased her season percentage to 51.4.
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Myers added nine points, nine rebounds and four assists in Saturday's 73-59 win at Mercyhurst.
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Saturday was a coming out party for Fink, who scored a career-high 20 points off the bench in the road win over the Lakers. She became the focal point of IUP's offense after entering just over a minute into the game, scoring six points in the first quarter and eight more in the second.
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Fink shot 7-of-15 from the floor and went 6-of-7 from the foul line, adding four rebounds, a block and a steal in 32 minutes.
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The Crimson Hawks improved to 20-1 overall and 15-0 in the PSAC after the two wins last week.