No. 19 IUP Crimson Hawks (3-0) vs. Ursuline Arrows (0-5)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 7:00 PM
Kovalchick Complex | Indiana, PA

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AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks look to continue their hot start to the 2012-13 campaign at home Wednesday against Ursuline College. IUP comes into the contest unbeaten at 3-0, while the Arrows are looking for their first win of the season after a tough start to the year.

LAST TIME OUT
So. G Marita Mathe (Indiana, Pa. /Indiana) netted a game-high 13 points and the IUP defense forced 31 turnovers as the Crimson Hawks defeated Bloomfield 68-43 in their home-opener Sunday. Sr. F Sarah Pastorek (Johnstown/Bishop McCort) chipped in 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and IUP limited Bloomfield to just 31.5% shooting from the field.

THE 200 WIN CLUB
The Crimson Hawks win over Fairmont State last weekend marked the 200th victory in the head coaching career of Jeff Dow. Dow has won 88 games in his five years with IUP, which is good for the third-most in program history. Dow's .739 win percentage is also second in school history.

CLIMBING THE LADDER
One of the most dominant players in IUP history, Pastorek sits in 19th place on the Crimson Hawks all-time scoring list with 1,019 points. She is on pace to break into the top five this year. Pastorek is just 61 points shy of passing Jacqui Miller (2000-04) for 18th on the list.

DEFENSIVE PROWESS
IUP owns the top scoring defense in the PSAC this season, limiting opponents to just 44.7 points per game. The Crimson Hawks have been impressive on the glass in the early-going, ranking second in the conference in defensive rebounds with 32.7 per game.

NCAA RANKINGS
The Crimson Hawks are ranked 19th in the latest Division II ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll after a 3-0 start to the season. IUP is just 14 points behind Grand Canyon (AZ) for 18th place, while PSAC West rivals Gannon and Edinboro sit in 11th and 15th, respectively.

THE HEAD COACH
Jeff Dow (Oregon, '81) enters his fifth season as the head coach of the IUP women's basketball program after leading the Crimson Hawks to a record of 23-7, 17-5 in the PSAC, and an appearance in the Atlantic Region Semifinals a season ago. Already one of the most successful coaches in IUP history, Dow led IUP to the PSAC Semifinals for the first time since 2008-09 a season ago. Earlier this season, Dow eclipsed 200 wins in his head coaching career. has a career record of 201-97 with previous stops at Anderson, Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas-San Antonio.