GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (16-5, 14-3 PSAC)
at Pitt-Johnstown Lady Cats (7-16, 3-14 PSAC)
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | 5:30 p.m.
Johnstown, Pa. | Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center

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THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks take their four-game win streak on the road as they head to Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday night. Tipoff at the Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center is set for 5:30 p.m. IUP is coming off its biggest offensive output of the season, hitting the century mark in a 105-73 win over Slippery Rock on Saturday. The Crimson Hawks enter the final weeks of the regular season just one half-game behind Edinboro for second place in the division with a 14-3 PSAC record. UPJ has lost five straight and 14 of its last 15, and is last in the division at 3-14. 

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.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• IUP HC Tom McConnell is 7-1 against Pitt-Johnstown, including 78-39 blowout win in the Kovalchick Complex back on January 3
• Since IUP's three-game losing streak, the Crimson Hawks are 4-0 while averging 78.0 points per game; They are shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and 79 percent from the foul line during that span
• Pitt-Johnstown is near the bottom of the PSAC, giving up more than 71 points per game; UPJ has given up 78 or more points eight times this year, including four times in the last six outings
• R-So. G Lauren Wolosik (Pittsburgh, Pa. /North Catholic) is coming off a career game with 29 points against Slippery Rock on Saturday; She scored a then-career-high 18 points in just 26 minutes in IUP's win over Pitt-Johnstown on Jan. 3
• IUP is 7-1 on the road this season, outscoring opponents on their home floor by an average of 14 points
• The Lady Cats are just 1-8 at home, with their lone win a 72-64 defeat of Mansfield back on Dec. 4
• The Crimson Hawks are giving up 56 points per game on the road, allowing more than 60 points twice

CRIMSON HAWKS ARE 7-1 IN TRUE ROAD GAMES THIS YEAR
The Crimson Hawks have had success on the road this year, going 7-1 with a scoring margin of +14.0. They've gone for more than 70 points on three occasions, including a 95-point output at Slippery Rock on January 6. IUP's key road win came at Mercyhurst, winning 64-54 back on January 9. Four Crimson Hawks are scoring in double-figures on the road, led by Jr. F Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) at 14.5 points per game. 

CRIMSON HAWKS TOP THREE-POINT SHOOTING TEAM IN PSAC
IUP leads the PSAC and ranks 15th in Division II with a 37.5 three-point field goal percentage. The Crimson Hawks have drained 30 treys with a 49.2 percentage over their last four games, including a 14-21 performance on Saturday against Slippery Rock. R-So. G Lauren Wolosik (Pittsburgh, Pa. /North Catholic) is the team-leader with 41 threes made and a 43.6 three-point percentage. 

IUP RANKS EIGHTH IN DIVISION II WITH 5.57 BLOCKS PER GAME
Led by So. F Brittany Robinson (Harrisburg, Pa. /Central Dauphin East), the Crimson Hawks lead the PSAC and rank eighth in the country with 5.57 blocked shots per game. Robinson is putting together one of the best blocking seasons in program history with 41 through 21 games, while Jr. F Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) has added 24. Four more players have at least nine this year for a team that has performances of 14 blocks vs. Shippensburg (Dec. 3) and 10 blocks vs. UPJ (Jan. 3). 

BRITTANY ROBINSON IS ONE OF THE TOP SHOT BLOCKERS IN ATLANTIC REGION
Robinson is second in the PSAC, third in the Atlantic Region, and 33rd in Division II averaging 1.95 blocked shots per game. She's posted at least one block in 17 of 21 games, and is currently on a streak of eight straight games with a swat. Robinson has performances of seven blocks (vs. Shippensburg) and six blocks (at Millersville), and is on pace to have one of the top individual seasons in IUP history.

CAROLYN APPLEBY LEADING IUP's RECENT OFFENSIVE SURGE
IUP is averaging 78 points during its current four-game win streak, and So. G Carolyn Appleby (Greensburg, Pa. /Greensburg Central Catholic) has led the way by averaging 18.3 points per game. She scored a career-high 24 points at Seton Hill, and has shot 50.0 percent (24-48) from the field and 88.9 percent (16-18) from the foul line over the last four. Appleby has even been getting teammates involved, dishing out a season-high six assists in each of the last two games. 

LAUREN WOLOSIK COMING OFF CAREER NIGHT AGAINST SLIPPERY ROCK
Wolosik tallied a career-high 29 points in Saturday night's 105-73 win over Slippery Rock. Her nine field goals and five three-pointers made also set new career bests, while she dished out five assists, grabbed four rebounds, and had four steals.