GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (10-3, 7-2 PSAC)
vs. Millersville Marauders (8-4, 5-4 PSAC)
Wednesday, January 6, 2015 | 5:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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THE GAME AT A GLANCE
Riding a five-game win streak, the Crimson Hawks return home for the first time in more than two weeks when they host Millersville on Wednesday. Tipoff at the Kovalchick Complex is set for 5:30 p.m. It'll be the first home game for IUP since its 78-72 upset win over then-13th-ranked California (Pa.) on Dec. 16. The Crimson Hawks enter the matchup with a 10-3 overall record and are second in the PSAC West with a 7-2 league record. Millersville is in the midst of a four-game win streak, including a 72-50 home win over Pitt-Johnstown on Sunday. The Marauders are 3-3 in road games this year while IUP boasts a 5-1 record at home.  

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's current five-game win streak is it's longest since winning seven straight from Feb. 7 to March 3 of last year
• The Crimson Hawks' last matchup with Millersville came on Dec. 17, 2013, a 70-50 victory at home; the Marauders had won three of the previous four matchups
• It was recently announced that IUP's game at California (Pa.) on Jan. 27 will be broadcast live on ESPN3 as part of Division II's Game of the Week
• IUP ranks fourth in the PSAC with 73.8 points per game; the Crimson Hawks have scored 75 or more points six times this year and 80 points four times, including a season-high 88 points against East Stroudsburg
• IUP is one of the top shooting teams in the league, ranking third with a 45.3 field goal percentage and second with a 36.9 three-point field goal percentage
• Traditionally strong defensively, Millersville leads the PSAC by giving up just 58.9 points per game this year; the Marauders having given up 70 points in a game since Nov. 18 and are giving up just 49 points over their last four games
• 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 California (Pa.) was its first over a ranked opponents since defeating No. 20 West Chester 76-54 on Jan. 4, 2015 on the road
• The win over the Vulcans was IUP HC Tom McConnell's first career victory over Cal; He's now 1-4

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 1,038 career points and is on pace to become the ninth player in the history of the program to score 1,300. 
• Stapleton is second in IUP history with a 39.3 career three-point field goal percentage (Lacey Claar, 39.5 pct)
• Stapleton is third in IUP history with 180 made three-pointers (Claar, 215; Marita Mathe (Indiana, Pa. /Indiana), 184)
• Has 52 career double-figure scoring games, including 10 in 13 games this season
• She set a career-high with 26 points against West Chester (Nov. 22) and has three 20-point games this season
• Stapleton's streak of 27 straight free throws to begin the season ended against Cal; She currently leads Division II with a 97.1 free throw percentage (33-of-34)
• Stapleton is No. 6 in the PSAC and No. 78 in the country in points per game (16.4)
• Stapleton is tied for No. 5 in the PSAC and No. 86 in the country in three-point field goals per game (2.3)
• Stapleton is No. 6 in the PSAC in three-point field goal percentage (.380)
• Stapleton is No. 11 in the PSAC in No. 85 in the country in field goal percentage (.493)

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 threat in the PSAC this season, as she leads the conference and ranks 13th in Division II with a 47.6 three-point field goal percentage. Her 30 three-pointers made are eighth and her 2.3 threes per game are tied for fifth in the conference.
• Wareham opened the season with at least one three-pointer in eight straight games; she had a season-high four three-pointers against West Chester (4-of-8) and Johnson C. Smith (4-of-8)
• She also has a 49.1 field goal percentage (46-88) that would rank 13th in the PSAC if she qualified
• Wareham is third on the team with a career-high 10.8 points per game this year
• Wareham set a career-high with 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting at Shippensburg (Dec. 4)
• She has seven double-figure scoring games this year, scoring 17 points against Cal (Dec. 16)
• Her 53 assists this year leads the team and is tied for 11th in the PSAC; She had a season-high seven at Gannon

ZHANÉ BROOKS PROVIDES IUP's DOUBLE-DOUBLE THREAT
Sr. F Zhané Brooks has three double-doubles in her last four games, bringing her career total to six. 
• Brooks is averaging 21.7 points and 13.7 rebounds in her three double-double games this year
• Brooks leads the Crimson Hawks 7.5 rebounds per game and is second in scoring at 14.4 points per game
• For her career, Brooks has 27 double-figure scoring games and seven double-digit rebounding games 
• Brooks is adept at getting to the line, as she ranks second in the PSAC with 86 free throw attempts; her 57 free throws made are third in the league

MEGAN SMITH IS PICKING UP HER PRODUCTION
So. G Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) has picked up her scoring recently, averaging 12.0 points over the last six games. She posted her first career double-double with career-highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds against Cal. Smith also has games of 14 points (at Kutztown) and 12 points (at Shippensburg & Cheyney) and is fourth on the team in scoring with 10.3 points per game.

CRIMSON HAWKS ARE ONE OF THE TOP SHOT-BLOCKING TEAMS IN THE CONFERENCE
A new facet to IUP's game this year has been the blocked shot, as the Crimson Hawks lead the PSAC and rank 23rd in Division II with 4.62 blocks per game and have 60 total swats. IUP has at least three blocks in 10 games this year, swatting away six or more on three ocassions. 
• Smith is third in the PSAC and 34th in the country with 23 blocks; She has seven multi-block games, including a career-high four against East Stroudsburg (Nov. 21) and West Chester (No. 22)
• Fr. F Brittany Robinson (Harrisburg, Pa. /Central Dauphin East) is tied for eighth in the conference with 1.3 blocks per game and ninth with 17 total blocks. 

IUP AGAIN DISHING IT OUT AT A HIGH FREQUENCY
The Crimson Hawks are third in the PSAC with 17.00 assists per game, dishing out at least 21 on three different occasions. Four players have at least 27 this season, led by Wareham's 53 and 4.1 per game. Stapleton has 41 (3.2), Brooks has 28 (2.2) and Smith has 27 (2.1). IUP wrapped up last year third in the NCAA with 18.6 assists per game and set a program record for single season assists with 538. 

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.