KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Senior forward Brittany Robinson scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the third-ranked Crimson Hawks to a 72-41 win over Kutztown Saturday afternoon.
 
It was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opener for both teams as IUP improved to 6-0 to start the season.
 
Robinson finished 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line to post her season-high in just 26 minutes of action. She also had two blocks on the afternoon.
 
Robinson was one of three Crimson Hawks to hit double-figures in scoring as senior guard Carolyn Appleby had 17 points and junior forward Lexi Griggs added 10 points.
 
Those three gave IUP a hot start as the Crimson Hawks took an 18-1 lead in the first quarter. They combined to score 15 of those 18 points, and Robinson's first block of the game led to a transition 3-pointer by junior guard Natalie Myers to make the game 11-0 less than three minutes in.
 
IUP forced the Golden Bears (1-6, 0-1 PSAC) into a poor shooting performance as they went 0-of-10 in the first quarter.
 
The Crimson Hawks built a 24-point lead early in the second quarter when a Robinson free throw made it 30-6. IUP took a 42-16 lead into halftime and continued to cruise in the second half, going on top by as many as 39 points in the third quarter in registering another blowout victory.
 
Notes
The Crimson Hawks are ranked No. 3 in the WBCA Top 25 and No. 13 in the D2SIDA Media Top 25 polls entering the weekend … IUP has won eight straight PSAC openers dating back to the 2011-12 season … All six of IUP's victories have come by more than 27 points, including three straight of more than 30 … IUP hasn't allowed more than 50 points in each of its last four games … Appleby moved into 15th in IUP history with 1,209 career points … Appleby had a career-high eight steals, tied for seventh most in a single game program history … All 11 players available for the Crimson Hawks played and scored … Senior guard Lauren Wolosik missed her second game and junior forward Maura D'Anna also did not play, both due to injury.
 
Up next
The Crimson Hawks wrap up their PSAC crossover opening weekend Sunday with a game at Millersville (2-4, 0-1 PSAC). Tipoff is 1 p.m. The Marauders lost to No. 20 California (Pa.) 69-55 today.
 
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