INDIANA, Pa. – Sophomore forward Maura D'Anna scored a game-high 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help 20th-ranked IUP women's basketball to a 72-47 win over visiting West Virginia State on Sunday afternoon at the Kovalchick Complex.
 
Prior to the game, IUP players and coaches celebrated their 2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship with a special ring ceremony. The Crimson Hawks then went on to their second straight blowout victory to start the year.
 
The game featured plenty of rebounding opportunities as both teams combined to shoot just 27.5 percent from the field. IUP won the rebounding edge 64-to-49, with junior forward Brittany Robinson (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) grabbing a career-high 15 boards. In addition to D'Anna, senior guard Halle Denman (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) also tallied nine rebounds.
 
Also reaching in double-figures in scoring for the Crimson Hawks was redshirt senior guard Audrey Stapleton, who scored 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting in 23 minutes off the bench. Stapleton hit 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and made both free throw attempts.
 
The Crimson Hawks forced West Virginia State (0-2) into 20 turnovers, with six players combining for 11 steals. Redshirt junior guard Lauren Wolosik (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) had four steals and Denman swiped three.
 
Up next
IUP jumps into conference play next weekend with cross-divisional games at home against Lock Haven and Bloomsburg. Saturday's game against Lock Haven will be at the Memorial Field House with the Bloomsburg game at the Kovalchick Complex. Both tip at 1 p.m.
 
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