GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (14-5, 11-4 PSAC)
vs. Gannon Golden Knights (13-6, 11-4 PSAC)
Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 5:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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THE GAME AT A GLANCE
Coming off a tough loss on Wednesday, the Crimson Hawks look for some revenge as they host Gannon on Saturday night at the Kovalchick Complex. Tipoff time is set for 5:30 p.m. IUP and Gannon find themselves as parts of a three-way tie for the PSAC West lead with 11-4 conference records. The Crimson Hawks are looking to rebound from a 57-44 loss at California (Pa.) on Wednesday and will try to split the regular season series with the Golden Knights after losing 81-66 in Erie back on Dec. 1. Gannon has had an up-and-down month of January, with losses coming to Cal, Seton Hill and Slippery Rock. The Golden Knights climbed back in the first place tie with a 60-48 win over Edinboro on Wednesday. IUP is 14-5 overall while Gannon is 13-6. 

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
• IUP HC Tom McConnell is 2-3 all-time against Gannon, with both wins coming in last year's regular season sweep (74-51 home, 74-53 away)
• The Crimson Hawks are 6-3 against PSAC West opponents this year, tied with Cal, Gannon and Edinboro for the best in the division
• The Crimson Hawks are 9-1 at home this season, where they are outscoring opponents 72.8 to 58.5; IUP has an 8-1 record in the Kovalchick Complex
• Gannon is actually better away from the Hammermill, boasting an 8-2 record (2-0 in neutral site); The Golden Knights are 5-4 at home
• IUP is the highest scoring team in the PSAC West (fourth in the PSAC) at 71.5 points per game; the Crimson Hawks have scored 75 or more points nine times this year and 80 points five times, including a season-high 88 points against East Stroudsburg
• IUP is one of the top shooting teams in the league, leading the PSAC with a 38.0 three-point percentage and ranking third with a 43.4 field goal percentag
• The 28 points that the Crimson Hawks scored in the fourth quarter against Slippery Rock (Jan. 9) were the most in a single quarter for IUP this season
• The Crimson Hawks have held opponents under 60 points nine times this year, including six of the last eight
• IUP is giving up an average of 57.2 points over its last eight games, forcing opponents into 107 turnovers (13.4/game) and a 35.1 shooting percentage
• Gannon is just 4-3 since Jan. 3 but has has allowed 70 points just twice and is giving up an average of 60.7 points per game
• Gannon's Morgan Neighbors (16.5 ppg) is one of the top shooters in the PSAC, leading the league with a 44.2 three-point field goal percentage and ranking 11th with a 47.8 field goal percentage
• The Crimson Hawks gave up 34 points to Cheyney, which is tied for the 11th fewest allowed in program history and the least since allowing 32 points to Lock Haven on Feb. 21, 2011
• IUP's 78-72 win over No. 13 Cal (Dec. 16) was its first over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 20 West Chester 76-54 on Jan. 4, 2015 on the road

LESLIE STAPLETON IS ONE OF THE TOP SCORERS, SHOOTERS IN SCHOOL HISTORY
R-Sr. G Leslie Stapleton (Indiana, Pa. /Indiana) became the 23rd player in IUP history to reach the 1,000-point milestone at Kutztown on Dec. 5. She enters this matchup with 1,145 career points and is on pace to become the ninth player in the history of the program to score 1,300. 
• In her last five games, she's has four 20-point performances and is averaging 18.8 points with 51.6 field goal and 46.4 three-point field goal percentages during that span
• Stapleton is first in IUP history with a 39.8 career three-point field goal percentage (Lacey Claar, 39.5 pct)
• Stapleton is second in IUP history with 195 made three-pointers (Claar, 215)
• She has 58 career double-figure scoring games, including 16 times in 19 games this season
• She set a career-high with 26 points against West Chester (Nov. 22) and has seven 20-point games this season
• Stapleton leads Division II with a 96.4 free throw percentage (53-of-55); She opened the season making 27 straight and also had a streak of 22 that recently ended
• Stapleton is No. 4 in the PSAC and No. 72 in the country in points per game (16.8)
• Stapleton is tied for No. 4 in the PSAC in three-point field goals per game (2.4)
• Stapleton is No. 4 in the PSAC in three-point field goal percentage (.405)
• Stapleton is No. 5 in the PSAC in field goal percentage (.498)

MARINA WAREHAM IS ANOTHER THREE-POINT THREAT FOR THE CRIMSON HAWKS
Sr. G Marina Wareham (New Wilmington, Pa. /Kennedy Catholic) is one of the top three-point threats in the PSAC this season, as she is third in the conference and ranks 31st in Division II with a 42.9 three-point field goal percentage. Her 42 three-pointers made are tied for ninthand her 2.2 threes per game are tied for eighth in the conference.
• Wareham is fourth on the team with a career-high 10.3 points per game
• She has scored in double-figures 10 times this year; Wareham had a career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting at Shippensburg (Dec. 4)
• She had a streak of eight straight games with a three-pointer broken on Wednesday at Cal; Wareham has at least one three in 17 of IUP's 19 games this year and has made a season-high four three-pointers five times
• Wareham is ninth in the PSAC with 79 assists and 4.2 assists per game; She had a career-high eight assists against Slippery Rock (Jan. 9)
• Her 1.7 assist-turnover ratio (79-46) is tied for third in the PSAC 

ZHANÉ BROOKS PROVIDES IUP's DOUBLE-DOUBLE THREAT
Sr. F Zhané Brooks has six double-doubles this year, including five in her last 10 games. Her career total is nine.
• Brooks leads the Crimson Hawks 7.4 rebounds per game and is second in scoring at 13.6 points per game
• For her career, Brooks has 31 double-figure scoring games and 10 double-digit rebounding games 
• Brooks is adept at getting to the line, as she ranks second in the PSAC with 116 free throw attempts; her 70 free throws made are eighth in the league

MEGAN SMITH HAS BECOME A BIG TIME THREAT
So. G Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) has come into her own, reaching double-figures in scoring seven times with two double-doubles in her last nine games, averaging 12.7 points during that span. 
• Smith is third in the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game
• She has 12 double-figure scoring games this season
• She scored a career-high 21 points against Slippery Rock (Jan. 9)
• Smith notched her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Cal (Dec. 16) 
• She is tied for first in the PSAC and is 29th in Division II with 36 blocks (1.9 per game)
• Smith has 11 multi-block games, including a career-high five against Clarion (Jan. 16)

TOM McCONNELL REACHED 50 WINS AT IUP; TIED FOR FASTEST COACH IN SCHOOL HISTORY TO REACH MARK
IUP HC Tom McConnell won his 50th game at IUP with the 80-74 victory at Kutztown on Dec. 5. With the win, he tied Cindy Martin with the fastest coach in school history to reach the mark at 68 games. McConnell went 18-10 in 2013-14 and followed that up with a 25-4 record last season.