SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Senior guard
Carolyn Appleby scored a season-high 24 points to help lead No. 1-ranked IUP women's basketball to a dominating 90-54 win at Slippery Rock Saturday afternoon at Morrow Field House.
It was one of several highlights for the Crimson Hawks who continued to their strong start to their season and improved to 13-0 overall, 8-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
Appleby went 7-of-16 from the field, drained four 3-pointers and converted a perfect 6-of-6 from the foul line and led all scorers.
The Crimson Hawks scored at least 20 points in all four quarters and got out to a 27-14 lead after just 10 minutes of play.
They used a fast pace and the 3-pointer to jump out to that big lead, draining five shots from deep in that opening quarter with Appleby hitting three of those and scored nine points.
IUP added four more treys in the second quarter and finished the game with a season-high 14. It's tied for the second most 3-pointers in program history and the most since hitting 14 in a game against Slippery Rock in February 2010.
Six different players drained at least one triple, with Appleby and junior guard
Natalie Myers each tallying four. Redshirt senior guard
Lauren Wolosik added three.
Myers was one of two Crimson Hawks with a double-double, finishing with season-highs of 16 points and 12 rebounds. She also had three blocks and three assists.
Junior forward
Lexi Griggs had the other double-double, her third of the season, finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
The Crimson Hawks also tied the program's single game record of 15 blocks. In addition to Myers' three, redshirt sophomore
Courtney Alexander had four in just 10 minutes, with Wolosik, Griggs, and senior forward
Brittany Robinson each swatting two.
Wolosik was the fourth IUP player to score in double-figures with 11 points and dished out a team-high six of the Crimson Hawks' 25 assists.
All 12 players who saw the court for the Crimson Hawks added to the scoring column.
Notes
The Crimson Hawks are No. 1 in the WBCA Top 25 and No. 5 in the D2SIDA Media Top 25 polls … IUP finished its first ever week playing as the No. 1 team in the nation, going 2-0 … At 13-0, this is tied for the second best start in the coach
Tom McConnell era … McConnell led the Crimson Hawks to a 15-0 start last season and began the 2014-15 season 13-0 … It's also tied for the third best win streak in program history, with the longest streak of 16 games coming during the 1999-00 season … Appleby moved into seventh place in IUP history with 1,344 career points … She's three away from Terri Piatak for sixth place … Slippery Rock's leading scorer Brooke Hinderliter scored just eight points after entering the weekend averaging 19.7 points per game … IUP has 27 blocks in the last two games.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks finish up their three-game road trip Wednesday at East Stroudsburg (8-7, 5-3 PSAC). It's the final PSAC cross-divisional game of the season for both teams. The Warriors have won two straight games, including an 81-60 victory over Lock Haven Wednesday. Tipoff Wednesday is at 6 p.m.
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