GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 17 IUP Crimson Hawks (8-1, 3-1 PSAC)
vs. Mansfield Mountaineers (4-3, 2-2 PSAC)
Saturday, December 10, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex

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THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The 17th-ranked Crimson Hawks continue their home stand on Saturday when they host PSAC East foe Mansfield at the Kovalchick Complex. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. IUP is coming off a split of its conference crossover games last weekend, highlighted by a 77-76 last second win over No. 8 Kutztown on Sunday. Mansfield has had a back-and-forth start to the season, also splitting it's weekend games at Clarion and UPJ. The Crimson Hawks are 8-1 overall and 3-1 in the PSAC while Mansfield is 4-3 and 2-2. 

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 Joe Lombardi is 6-2 record against Mansfield in his career, including four straight wins dating back to the 2011-12 season; He has a 173-64 record (.729) against teams on this year's schedule
• Saturday's game is the fifth of eight straight home dates for the Crimson Hawks this year; IUP is 6-1 in Indiana this season and 36-4 at home since the start of the 2014-15 season
• Mansfield has a 3-2 record away from Decker Gymnasium, with a 78-69 win over UPJ last Sunday
• The Mountaineers are 17th in the country with a +5.71 turnover margin, and lead the PSAC with over nine steals per game; IUP has lost the turnover battle four times this year, but are 3-1 in those games
• IUP is second in the PSAC with 86 made three-pointers this season, boasting three players who have made at least 16 - So. G Dante Lombardi (Indiana, Pa./The Kiski School) with 21, Jr. G Anthony Glover (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) with 20, and Jr. F Blake Danielak (Georgetown, Tex./Liberty Hill) with 16
• IUP's win over No. 8 Kutztown on Sunday was its first home win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 10 West Liberty in the 2010 Atlantic Region Championship at the Memorial Field House

IUP BOASTS BALANCED SCORING - FIVE PLAYERS AVERAGE IN DOUBLE-FIGURES
The Crimson Hawks are the only team in the PSAC West - and one of three teams in the conference - to have five players average at least 10 points per game. All eight players in IUP's main rotation have hit double-figures at least once this year, led by So. F Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) and Jr. G Anthony Glover (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) each with eight. Diaz leads the team with 16.0 points per game while Glover averages 14.6. 

JACOBO DIAZ PROVES HIMSELF ONE OF BEST IN THE WEST, AVERAGES DOUBLE-DOUBLE PER GAME
Landing on the Preseason All-PSAC West team as voted by the coaches, Diaz is living up to that status as he's one of only two players in the conference averaging a double-double with 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Diaz is also fifth in the PSAC with a 57.3 field goal percentage (55-96), averages 2.8 assists per game, and leads the team with 15 steals. He was also named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on Nov. 21.

DEVON COTTRELL IS IUP's BLOCKED SHOTS KING, HAS RETURNED TO FORM AFTER INJURY
Missing all but six games last year due to injury, R-Sr. F Devon Cottrell (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Gateway) has returned to the lineup as a regular starter to average a career-high 10.3 points along with 4.9 rebounds per game in seven games. The highlight of his comeback came against Kutztown, making the game-winning putback with 0.1 seconds left in the 77-76 victory. Cottrell also broke Darryl Webb's (2007-11) all-time program record with 163 career blocked shots. He also has career-best shooting percentages of 64.4 percent from the field and 82.4 percent from the foul line. 

ANTHONY GLOVER COMING ON AS ONE OF THE TOP GUARDS IN THE DIVISION
After learning his way alongside All-American Brandon Norfleet (Virginia Beach, Va. /Landstown) last year, Jr. G Anthony Glover (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) has taken on a larger role in is second year at IUP. Glover is second on the team with 14.6 points and 3.1 assists per game, and is among the PSAC leaders with a 46.1 field goal percentage, 39.2 three-point percentage, and 20 made treys. Glover has reached double-figures in scoring eight times, including a season-high 19 points against Bowie State, also tallying 17 points on 7-14 shooting against No. 8 Kutztown. 

DANTE LOMBARDI PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF AFTER FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR SEASON
Last year's PSAC West Freshman of the Year, So. G Dante Lombardi (Indiana, Pa./The Kiski School) has taken over as the starting point guard this season. Lombardi is third on the team with 12.3 points per game and ranks seventh in the PSAC with 5.0 assists per contest. He has a team-high 21 made three-pointers, making at least three in a game six times this season. He has season-highs of 16 points twice, and dished out a career-high nine assists against Bowie State. 

BLAKE DANIELAK ADDS SCORING OFF THE BENCH
Seeing his first year of action at IUP after redshirting last season, R-Jr. F Blake Danielak (Georgetown, Tex./Liberty Hill) has been a valuable scorer off the bench. He's fourth on the team with 11.6 points per game, scoring at least 10 points six times this year. He led IUP in scoring in both games of its opening weekend, and had a career-high 20 points at Lock Haven. 

MALIK MILLER HAVING GOOD START TO HIS COLLEGE CAREER
Fr. G Malik Miller (Farrell, Pa./Farrell) cracked IUP's rotation as a true freshman, averaging 20.3 minutes in nine games off the bench. He's putting up 6.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 50.0 percent from the floor. Miller was named the first PSAC West Freshman of the Week of the season after averaging 12.5 points and 3.0 assists in the Crimson Hawks' opening weekend games, including a season-high 14 points against Lincoln. 

THE CRIMSON HAWKS ARE NEARLY UNBEATABLE AT HOME
In 11 years under HC Joe Lombardi, IUP boasts a record of 140-27 (.838) at home, including a 6-1 mark this year. Lombardi and the Crimson Hawks had 18-0 and 16-1 home records during their 2009-10 and 2014-15 national finalist seasons, losing just 13 games in Indiana in the last nine seasons. Since the opening of the Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex in 2011-12, the Crimson Hawks have a 74-9 record (.892) in their new arena. 

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