INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's basketball team pushed its winning streak to seven games with a 79-66 victory over Seton Hill in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Saturday evening at the Kovalchick Complex.

With the win the Crimson Hawks improve to 19-5 overall and 17-3 in PSAC play. Meanwhile, the Griffins fall to 15-12 behind an 11-10 mark in conference play.

Junior Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) scored a game-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting while adding four rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal. Redshirt sophomore Lauren Wolosik (Pittsburgh, Pa. /North Catholic) added 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed six rebounds. Sophomore Brittany Robinson (Harrisburg, Pa. /Central Dauphin East) scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting while adding seven rebounds, four blocks and one steal.

IUP opened the game on a 10-0 run after a three-pointer from Wolosik. Seton Hill answered with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 10-7 at the 5:10-mark of the first quarter on a jumper from Chrisanna Green. A layup from Appleby gave the Crimson Hawks an 18-10 lead late in the first quarter.

A jumper from Wolosik at the 8:42-mark of the second quarter extended the IUP lead to 24-13. Minutes later the Crimson Hawks pushed the lead to 15 on a layup from Robinson. The Griffins cut the lead to nine (32-23) on a three-pointer from Alexandra Hay at the 3:45-mark. From there, IUP closed the quarter on a 14-8 run to take a 46-31 halftime lead.

In the third quarter the Crimson Hawks quickly pushed the lead to 21 (52-31) on a jumper from Robinson at the 7:49-mark. Later in the quarter a Maura D'Anna (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) jumper gave IUP a 64-38 lead. The Griffins then cut the lead to 69-48 on a layup from Hay at the 6:08-mark of the fourth quarter. After a Kendall Hunter (Burke, Va. /Paul VI Catholic) free-throw gave IUP a 24-point lead Seton Hill answered with a 16-2 run over a four-minute stretch to pull to within 10 (74-64) at the 1:20-mark. The Griffins were not able to pull any closer as the Crimson Hawks sealed the win.

IUP shot at a 40.3 percent (29-of-72) clip, including 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from beyond the arc. In comparison, Seton Hill shot 37.1 percent (23-of-62) from the floor and just 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from three-point range. IUP held a slim 44-43 rebounding margin.

Hay led the Griffins with 17 points while Jenna Kaufman added 15 points. Halie Torris added 10 points.

Up Next
The Crimson Hawks conclude the regular season home portion of their schedule on Wednesday, February 22 when they host Clarion at 5:30 p.m.

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