GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 20/6 IUP Crimson Hawks (0-0, 0-0 PSAC)
vs. West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (0-0, 0-0 MEC)
Saturday, November 11, 2017 | 3 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Memorial Field House
No. 20/6 IUP Crimson Hawks (0-, 0-0 PSAC)
vs. West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (0-0, 0-0 MEC)
Sunday, November 12, 2017 | 3 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Complex
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West Virginia State
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THE WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
The 20th-ranked Crimson Hawks open their 2017-18 season at home this weekend as they host the S&T Bank PSAC-MEC Conference Challenge. IUP will play West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday at the Memorial Field House and West Virginia State on Sunday at the Kovalchick Complex, both games are scheduled to top at 3 p.m. The four-team challenge also includes Mansfield.
NOTES/STORYLINES
• The Crimson Hawks are 3-1 in season openers under HC
Tom McConnell; IUP is also 4-0 in home openers
• Since 2013, IUP owns a 48-8 (.857) record in home games, including 12-2 last season
• For the first time under McConnell, the Crimson Hawks open the season as a ranked team, showing up at No. 20 in the WBCA Coaches Top 25 and No. 6 in the D2SIDA Media Poll
• IUP returns all five starters and its top seven bench players from last year's team that won the PSAC Championship; PSAC coaches recognize that talent and picked IUP to win the Western Division in the preseason poll
• This is IUP's first action since defeating Pitt 73-68 in exhibition play on Sunday afternoon; Jr. G
Carolyn Appleby (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) scored a game-high 20 points, Jr. F
Brittany Robinson (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) had a double-double (12 pts, 10 reb), and R-Jr. G
Lauren Wolosik (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) scored 17 points on 6-12 shooting
