GAMEDAY CENTRAL
(3/13) IUP Crimson Hawks (5-0, 0-0 PSAC)
at Kutztown Golden Bears (1-5, 0-0 PSAC)
Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 1 p.m.
Kutztown, Pa. | Keystone Arena (3,400)

(3/13) IUP Crimson Hawks (5-0, 0-0 PSAC)
at Millersville Marauders (2-3, 0-0 PSAC)
Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 1 p.m.
Kutztown, Pa. | Keystone Arena (3,000)
*Rankings reflect WBCA/D2SIDA Top 25 Polls

HOW TO FOLLOW
Stats: Kutztown / Millersville
Watch: Kutztown / Millersville
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GAME PREVIEWS
IUP Game Notes (PDF)
Kutztown Preview
Millersville Preview

COMING UP
Saturday, December 8 vs. Shippensburg, 5:30 p.m. (Memorial Field House)

THE GAME AT A GLANCE
3rd-ranked IUP women's basketball (5-0, 0-0 PSAC) opens conference play on the road this weekend with games at Kutztown (1-5, 0-0 PSAC) and Millersville (2-3, 0-0 PSAC). The Crimson Hawks will face the Golden Bears Saturday and the Marauders Sunday, each game with a 1 p.m. tipoff time. IUP comes in to the weekend with five straight blowout victories and is one of two undefeated PSAC teams. Kutztown has dropped three straight games and Milllersville is fresh off a 5-point win over District of Columbia. 

TIPOFF NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks are coming off their second 100-point outing of the season in Wednesday's win over Cheyney on Education Day. Sr. G Carolyn Appleby had a game-high 20 points. 
>> It was the fifth straight win of at least 27 points for the Crimson Hawks, who have a scoring margin of nearly 41 points during their hot start.
>> IUP HC Tom McConnell carries a 3-0 record against Kutztown and 3-1 record against Millersville into this weekend. The only loss came to the Marauders in last year's PSAC semifinals (89-86, OT) at the KCAC. 
>> IUP is a combined 5-1 in the PSAC East-West crossover opening weekends, which started in 2015-16. That includes five straight wins over Lock Haven and Bloomsburg (twice), and East Stroudsburg. 
>> Sr. G Ana Hollen will look to remain in the lineup for injured R-Sr. G Lauren Wolosik. 

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE GOLDEN BEARS AND MARAUDERS
>> Kutztown enters the weekend with a 1-5 overall record, dropping three straight games in Texas to Saint Edwards (60-54), No. 10 Lubbock Christian (72-47) and Saint Mary's (55-45). 
>> The Golden Bears were picked to win the PSAC East in the preseason coaches poll. 
>> Rylee Derr leads the team in scoring a 16.3 PPG, including 28 points at Georgian Court. She is tied for the PSAC lead with 18 3-pointers made. 
>> Millersville is 2-3 overall, winning two of its last three after starting the year 0-2. 
>> The Marauders return three starters from last year's team and were picked 5th in the preseason.
>> So. G Lauren Lister is 3rd in the PSAC in scoring with 20.5 PPG. She has three 20-point performances. 

CRIMSON HAWKS ONE OF TOP TEAMS IN DIVISION II
>> The Crimson Hawks are ranked 3rd in this week's WBCA Top 25 Poll released Tuesday. They are also 13th in the D2SIDA Media Top 25.
>> This is IUP's highest national ranking since sitting at Nos. 2 and 3 in the WBCA poll for most of January last season. The No. 2 ranking last year was the program's best ever. 
>> IUP opened the year ranked 5th and 18th, respectively, in the polls. The WBCA ranking is the program's highest preseason ranking ever. 
>> The Crimson Hawks finished the year No. 3 in the WBCA.
>> They are also ranked No. 2 in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region poll, garnering two of the six first place votes. 

SCORING PACE FOR IUP OFF TO A HOT START
>> The Crimson Hawks lead the PSAC and are 6th in Division II with a scoring average of 89.2 points per game. 
>> The 446 total points scored is the most ever by the program in the first four games of a season. 
>> The 95 points against Alderson Broaddus is the 2nd most by IUP in a season opener (96 vs. Ohio Valley, 2002).
>> IUP has two 100-point outings this year - 101 vs. Ohio Valley and 100 vs. Cheyney. They are the 14th and 15th 100-point performances in school history. 
>> Individual scoring is spread out with just two players (Appleby, 15.0 Wolosik, 11.5) averaging in double-figures. All 13 players who play average at least 2.0 points and eight players average at least 6.0 per game.
 
APPLEBY LEADS THE WAY IN 2018-19
>> Sr. G Carolyn Appleby enters the new season as a two-time All-PSAC West selection and is in the top 20 in 12 single season IUP records, and eight career school records. 
>> Appleby is at her best in the postseason, earning the Atlantic Region MVP and a spot on the NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament Team last spring. She was also the PSAC Tournament MVP in 2017. 
>> Appleby enters today's game 17th in IUP history with 1,192 career points. She needs 11 points to pass Beth Ann McDonald (1202, 1997-01) for 16th place, and 14 points to pass Margo Hinton (1205, 1985-89) for 15th. 
>> Appleby is also 10th in IUP history with 126 3-pointers. She's approaching Jess Connor (127, 2000-04) who's in 9th place and Marina Wareham (131, 2012-16) in 8th place. 

BRITTANY ROBINSON MAKING RUN AT BLOCKS RECORD
>> Sr. F Brittany Robinson enters this game with 134 career blocks, 4th in IUP history. 
>> She's 4 swats away from tying former teammate Megan Smith (138, 2014-18) for third and could make a run at the all-time program record of 186 held by Jodi Frederick (1996-01). 
>> Robinson is currently the program's all-time field goal percentage leader at 56.3 pct. (311-552). 
>> She started the year 6-17 from the field but has shot 66.7 pct. (10-15) with 12.0 PPG in her last two outings. 

LEXI GRIGGS STEPPING UP IN FIRST YEAR AS A STARTER
>> Jr. F Lexi Griggs has started each of IUP's first five games and is 3rd on the team with 120 minutes played.
>> She's tied for 2nd on the team with 33 rebounds and 6.6 boards per game, and is also 3rd in scoring a 9.6 PPG.
>> Griggs opened the year with her first career double double (15 pts, 10 rebs) against Alderson Broaddus and has three double-figure scoring games this year.

NEWCOMER NATALIE MYERS FITTING IN
>> Jr. G Natalie Myers, a transfer from Youngstown State, averages 8.4 PPG and a team-best 7.2 RPG in her first year in crimson & gray. 
>> She posted her first career double double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in her IUP debut, and nearly missed another with a season-high 15 points and 9 rebounds Wednesday against Cheyney.
>> Myers is shooting 46.7 percent (14-30) from the field and 47.1 percent (8-17) from 3-point range.