INDIANA, Pa. – Five Crimson Hawks scored in double-figures to help third-ranked IUP women's basketball reach the century mark for the second time this year in a 100-44 win over visiting Cheyney Wednesday at the Kovalchick Complex.
It was the fifth annual Education Day game for the Crimson Hawks, who saw more than 1,000 in attendance with children from area schools including: Aquinas Academy, Blairsville-Saltsburg School District, Greater Johnstown Middle School, Johnstown Elementary, Homer Center School District, Indiana Area Jr. High School, Penns Manor School District, Seeds of Faith Christian Academy, Westmont School District, St. Bernard School, and several homeschools.
Senior guard
Carolyn Appleby scored a game-high 20 points for the Crimson Hawks, who improved to 5-0 on the season with their fifth straight blowout victory. Appleby shot 7-of-14 from the floor, draining three 3-pointers, and went 3-of-4 from the foul line. She also had five assists, three rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes.
IUP got out to a hot start by scoring on its first six possessions to take a 14-2 lead less than three minutes into the game. The lead reached 20 points with 3:55 still to play in the first quarter and the Crimson Hawks went up 35-10 after 10 minutes of play.
The Crimson Hawks gave up just eight points to Cheyney in the second quarter and finished the first half with 60 points on their side of the scoreboard. They added 40 more points in the second half as a foul shot by freshman forward
Rajah Fink with 21 seconds left gave IUP 100 and sent the visiting children into pandemonium.
Junior guard
Natalie Myers dropped 15 points on the strength of four 3-pointers with senior forward
Brittany Robinson adding 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Senior forward
Kendall Hunter and junior forward
Maura D'Anna each came off the bench and scored 12 points and 10 points, respectively.
Getting her first start for the injured
Lauren Wolosik, senior guard
Ana Hollen scored eight points and dished out six assists in 21 minutes of work.
Notes
The Crimson Hawks are ranked No. 3 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 and are No. 13 in the D2SIDA Media Top 25 … This was IUP's second 100-point performance of the year, following a 101-62 win over Ohio Valley on November 11 … It's also the 15th 100-point game in school history … The 35 points in the opening quarter is the second most points scored in a quarter in program history (38 vs. Geneva, Dec. 18, 2017) … Appleby passed Jodi Frederick (1996-01) for 17th on the IUP all-time scoring list with 1,192 career points … IUP hit a season-high 12 3-pointers on 19 attempts (.632) … Those 12 are tied for the fifth most in single game program history … The Crimson Hawks shot a season-best 58.7 percent (37-of-63) from the field and 14-of-20 from the free throw line … IUP had a season-best 16 steals, including three from Robinson … Junior forward
Lexi Griggs finished with nine points, seven assists and six rebounds in 22 minutes.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks open their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schedule on the road this weekend. They'll face Kutztown (1-5, 0-0) Saturday and Millersville (1-3, 0-0) Sunday, both at 1 p.m.
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