GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (6-5, 3-3 PSAC)
vs. California (Pa.) Vulcans (4-6, 3-3 PSAC)
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 | 7:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks return to conference play this week when they host PSAC West rival California (Pa.) on Wednesday night at the Kovalchick Complex. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. IUP is currently on a two-game losing streak after falling to 10th-ranked Fairmont State on the road last Saturday. It was the final non-conference game for IUP this season as the Crimson Hawks enter this matchup with a 6-5 overall record and are tied with Cal for fifth in the West with a 3-3 conference mark. The Vulcans are also coming off of a loss, falling 83-72 at home to Davis & Elkins last weekend. They have a 4-6 overall record. 

The game will be broadcast on WQMU 92.5 FM with the voice of IUP Athletics, Jack Benedict, calling the action. You can also listen on u92radio.com and on the u92radio app on your smartphone. 

STORYLINES
• The Crimson Hawks have won three in a row and four of the last five over Cal
• IUP has won eight of its last nine home games against the Vulcans, including a 4-1 record in the Kovalchick Complex; the lone loss was a 59-56 victory by Cal on Jan. 18, 2014
• IUP head coach Joe Lombardi is 14-6 all-time against Cal
• The Crimson Hawks have played five games against 2015 NCAA tournament teams and have a 3-2 record in those games, with wins over University of the Sciences (72-64), American International (77-60) and at Gannon (72-61), and losses at Mercyhurst (64-57) and at Fairmont State (85-72); IUP has four more games against tournament teams from last year, including two against Slippery Rock and one each against Gannon and Mercyhurst, both at home
• Last week's game at Fairmont State was the Crimson Hawks' first regular season game against a ranked opponent in recent history, as IUP's nationally-ranked opponents usually come in the postseason; IUP went 3-1 against ranked opponents in the NCAA tournament last year
• IUP's 6-5 start is its worst 11-game start to a season since opening up 7-4 in 2007-08, Lombardi's second season; The Crimson Hawks finished that year with a 13-15 record
• The Crimson Hawks are giving up 69.1 points per game, which ranks fourth in the PSAC; They've limited opponents to 70 or fewer points six times in 11 games
• The Vulcans are 12th in the PSAC in scoring offense, averaging 73.4 points per game; They've scored 70 on six occasions and scored 88 points at Millersvsille on Dec. 5

BRANDON NORFLEET AMONG TOP SCORERS IN PSAC
Sr. G Brandon Norfleet (Virginia Beach, Va. /Landstown) is IUP's top scoring threat and statistically all-around best player. He leads IUP in scoring, field goals made, free throws made, free throw percentage, assists, steals and minutes played. He's also second on the team in three-point percentage and third in three-pointers made and total rebounds. 
• Norfleet has scored 20 points seven times this year, including each of the last five games, tying a career-high 26 points against three straight opponents - American Int'l, Gannon, & Shippensburg
• Norfleet made 22 straight free throw attempts over the course of seven games, beginning with West Chester (Nov. 22) and ending at Fairmont State (Dec. 12)
• Norfleet had a season-high six assists in back-to-back games against American International and Gannon and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at Shippensburg
• Norfleet has scored 1,250 career points and has 65 double-digit scoring games
• Norfleet is No. 1 in the PSAC and ranks No. 9 in the country in total points (234)
• Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC and No. 45 in the country in points per game (21.3)
• Norfleet is No. 1 the PSAC and ranks No. 5 in the country in field goals made (88)
• Norfleet is No. 9 in the PSAC in field goal percentage (.500)
• Norfleet is No. 5 in the PSAC in free throws made (43)
• Norfleet is No. 12 in the PSAC in free throw percentage (.811)
• Norfleet is No. 9 in the PSAC in assists (40)
• Norfleet is No. 13 in the PSAC in assists per game (3.6)
• Norfleet is No. 1 in the PSAC and No. 8 in the country in total minutes played (389)
• Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC and No. 45 in the country in minutes per game (35.4)

JACOBO DIAZ STEPPING UP HIS PRODUCTION
Fr. F Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) has increased his production in the absence of R-Sr. F Devon Cottrell (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Gateway). Diaz is averaging 12.0 points and 6.7 rebounds over the last three games, posting his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Fairmont State. Over that span, he's shooting 46.2 percent (12-26) from the field and 75 percent (9-12 from the free throw line and has six assists and six steals. 
• Diaz has three double-figure scoring games, including 17 points at Fairmont State and 15 points vs. West Chester
• He has three double-figure rebounding games, with a season-high of 11 against Bowie State and American Int'l
• He's shooting 76.7 percent from the free throw line (23-30); Diaz went 6-6 from the line against American Int'l and 5-5 at Fairmont State
• Diaz had a season-high four steals at Kutztown

ANTHONY GLOVER HAS BEEN AN ADDED SCORING THREAT FOR THE CRIMSON HAWKS
So. G Anthony Glover (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) has increased his offensive production as of late, hitting double-figures in scoring in three straight games against Gannon (12), Shippensburg (11) and Kutztown (21). He has five double-digit scoring games this year and is third on the team in scoring with 9.4 points per game. 
• Glover ranks seventh in the PSAC with a 43.1 three-point field percentage and is 10th with 22 made three-pointers
• He went 5-5 from three-point range at Kutztown and went a combined 11-15 from beyond the arc in three games against Gannon, Shippensburg and the Golden Bears
• Scored a career-high 21 points on 8-12 shooting at Kutztown

DADDY UGBEDE AGAIN PERFORMING CONSISTENTLY
Sr. F Daddy Ugbede (Gardena, Calif./Serra) is second on the team with 10.9 points per game despite playing in just 18.8 minutes per contest. His 72.6 field goal percentage would rank first in the PSAC and fourth in the country if he had enough made field goals to qualify. 
• Ugbede had season-highs of 20 points in 34 minutes at Gannon
• He's made 50 percent of his shots in all 11 games, going 4-4 from the field against ESU and Kutztown, 7-8 against American International and 8-11 at Gannon

DANTE LOMBARDI HAS BEEN PSAC WEST's TOP FRESHMAN
Lombardi has been named the PSAC West Freshman of the Week twice this year, receiving honors in consecutive weeks on Nov. 23 and 30. He's second on the team with 30 assists and 17 three-pointers made and is fourth with 9.3 points per game. He has four double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 18 points against Mercyhurst.

JOE LOMBARDI BECAME PROGRAM'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN VICTORY OVER THE SCIENCES
With IUP's comeback 72-64 win over The Sciences on Nov. 27, HC Joe Lombardi became the IUP men's basketball program's all-time winningest coach, surpassing Gary Edwards' (1996-2006) 206 career victories. In addition to his 210 wins, Lombardi has a .722 career winning percentage in his nine-plus seasons, the best in IUP history. He hit the 200-win plateau with IUP's victory over Glenville State in the first round of last year's NCAA tournament. He's the fastest IUP coach to reach the milestone.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE...THE KOVALCHICK COMPLEX
The Crimson Hawks boast a record of 60-8 at the Kovalchick Complex since its inaugural season of 2011-12, including a victory in the 2013 PSAC Championship game over Slippery Rock. IUP went 17-1 in 2012-13 and 15-1 in 2014-15, and have not lost more than three games in any season on its home court.