GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 3/2 IUP Crimson Hawks (14-0, 9-0 PSAC)
at No. 14/22 Edinboro Fighting Scots (13-1, 9-1 PSAC)
Saturday, January 13, 2018 | 1 p.m.
Edinboro, Pa. | McComb Fieldhouse

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COMING UP
Wednesday, Jan. 17 at No. 10/12 California (5:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 20 vs. Clarion (5:30 p.m.)

THE GAME AT A GLANCE
3rd-ranked IUP women's basketball (14-0, 9-0 PSAC) hits the road for a top 25 showdown with 14th-ranked Edinboro (13-1, 9-1 PSAC) on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff at the McComb Fieldhouse is scheduled for 1 p.m. It's the first major battle for the Crimson Hawks this year, and first of back-to-back road games against nationally-ranked opponents. The Fighting Scots' only loss this year came by three points at 10th-ranked California. 

TIPOFF NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks have won their last six games in blowout fashion with an average score of 85.8-50.5; The closest game during that stretch was a 72-53 win at Pitt-Johnstown on Jan. 3
>> IUP is 5-0 in road games this year, including 4-0 against PSAC teams; Edinboro is 6-0 at home
>> IUP's 14 wins to open the season are the most since winning a program record 16 to start 1999-00
>> The Crimson Hawks rank in the top 10 in Division II in five statistical categories, including third in scoring defense (52.0) and fifth in scoring margin (+27.4)
>> Edinboro owns the 13th best scoring offense in the country at 81.6 PPG, scoring 80-plus points 10 times

SERIES WITH EDINBORO
>> Edinboro leads the all-time series with IUP 47-39
>> The Crimson Hawks have won six of the last seven meetings in the series; IUP swept both regular season series in 2014-15 and 2015-16, along with a PSAC tournament win in 2015
>> IUP HC Tom McConnell 6-4 against Edinboro, including a 3-2 record in McComb Fieldhouse; The Crimson Hawks have won the last three games in Edinboro by a average of 81.3-67.7

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIGHTING SCOTS
>> Edinboro is 13-1 overall is currently third in the PSAC West with a 9-1 league record
>> The Fighting Scots are 5-0 in PSAC home games this year
>> They lead the PSAC in scoring offense (81.6) and are third in scoring defense (60.6); Edinboro's scoring margin of +20.9 is second only to IUP (+27.4)
>> Edinboro also leads the PSAC in turnover margin (+8.43), forcing opponents into 22.2 turnovers per game
>> R-Jr. G Jontay Walton is fifth in the PSAC with 18.6 PPG and second with 4.3 APG; She's scored 20 points six times this year, including a season-high 26 against Wheeling Jesuit
>> Averaging only 2.1 turnovers per game, Walton turned it over 10 times in Edinboro's loss to Cal

CRIMSON HAWKS ACHIEVED TOP RANKINGS IN PROGRAM HISTORY
>> IUP is ranked No. 3 in the latest WBCA Coaches' Top 25 and No. 2 in this week's D2SIDA Media Top 25 polls
>> Both rankings are the best ever achieved by IUP women's basketball
>> The Crimson Hawks have been ranked No. 3 by the WBCA each of the last three polls (Dec. 21, Jan. 3, Jan. 9)
>> IUP had been ranked No. 3 by the media in four of the six previous polls this season

MCCONNELL REACHES MILESTONE
>> HC Tom McConnell won his 100th game on the IUP bench with the 89-38 win over Mercyhurst (Jan. 6)
>> McConnell's .772 win percentage is first all-time among IUP coaches, and his 102 victories are fourth - 1. Jan Kiger (141), 2. Sandy Thomas (122), 3. Jeff Dow (108)
>> McConnell is averaging 22 wins per season, including a career-best 25 during the 2014-15 season
>> His current 14-game win streak is the longest of his career
>> He's also nearing the career 200-win milestone with a 187-135 record in 12 coaching seasons; McConnell went 85-105 in seven seasons (1992-99) as the St. Francis head men's basketball coach

IUP HAVING ONE OF ITS TOP SCORING SEASONS IN RECENT HISTORY
>> The Crimson Hawks are 3rd in the PSAC and 24th in Division II averaging 79.4 points per game
>> The 79.4 average is currently tied for the program record set during the 1995-96 season
>> The Crimson Hawks set a school record with 125 points in its Education Day victory over Geneva (Dec. 18)
>> Other records broken that day included points in a quarter (38) and field goal percentage (.685)
>> Three marks from the Geneva game are 2nd in school history - points in a half (65), margin of victory (72), and field goals made (50)
>> IUP has scored 80-plus points five times and has defeated teams by at least 20 points on nine occasions

CRIMSON HAWKS ARE THE BEST SHOOTING TEAM IN THE PSAC
>> IUP leads the PSAC with a 47.8 FG% (410-858) and 39.2 3FG% (115-293) 
>> The Crimson Hawks 39.2 3FG% is also the second best in the region and ranks sixth in Division II
>> They have made at least 10 3-pointers six times this year, including 11 vs. Lock Haven and Mercyhurst
>> Sr. F Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) leads the PSAC and ranks 10th in Division II with a 48.3 3FG% (42-87)
>> Led by Smith, four players have at least 18 made 3-pointers this year

SMITH PUTTING TOGETHER A CAREER SCORING YEAR
>> Sr. F Megan Smith (Blain, Pa./West Perry) is having a career year, leading IUP and ranking sixth in the PSAC with 17.9 PPG
>> She has reached double-figures in scoring 13 times in 14 starts
>> Smith scored a career-high 34 points in a 72-53 win at Pitt-Johnstown (Jan. 3); She went 12-18 from the field, 6-9 from 3-point range, and 4-6 from the foul line
>> Smith scored 29 points in a 74-48 win at Mansfield (Dec. 9); She went 9-of-18 from the field, 5-9 from 3-point range, and 6-7 from the foul line
>> Smith hit the 1,000-point milestone at Mansfield; Her 1,109 career points is currently 22nd all-time in program history and 4 shy of Katie Glaws (1,123) for 21st all-time

WOLOSIK ONE OF TOP DISHERS IN THE PSAC
>> R-Jr. G Lauren Wolosik (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) leads the PSAC and ranks 25th in Division II with 5.4 assists per game
>> She set a new career-high with 10 assists in a 79-61 win over East Stroudsburg (Jan. 10)
>> Wolosik has dished out ast least 5 assists nine times this year, including 8+ four times
>> She is tied for second in the PSAC with a 2.1 assist-turnover ratio