INDIANA, Pa. — Junior forward
Lexi Griggs scored a career-high 17 points as the second-ranked Crimson Hawks improved to 11-0 with a 73-45 win over Pitt-Johnstown at the Kovalchick Complex, Saturday night.
Griggs also set career highs with eight field goals made (8-of-12) and four steals while tying a career-high with 10 rebounds. Her 17 points and 10 rebounds marked just her second career double-double with her first coming on November 10 against Alderson Broaddus (15 points, 10 rebounds).
Two other Crimson Hawks scored in double figures with senior guard
Carolyn Appleby recording 16 and senior forward
Brittany Robinson adding 12.
IUP got off to a strong start and ended the first quarter on a 10-0 scoring run. The Crimson Hawks held the Mountain Cats to just six points through the second quarter, increasing their lead by 18 to end the first half 33-15.
The Crimson Hawks continued their momentum into the second half with Robinson starting IUP off with a layup and Griggs drawing a foul in the paint. IUP recorded 36 points in the paint while going 32-of-66 from the field.
Turnovers proved costly for Pitt-Johnstown as they gave up a total 26 points on 20 turnovers. The Mountain Cats improved their offense in the second half by scoring 30 points and going 5-of-12 from three-point range.
Notes
The Crimson Hawks are No. 2 in the WBCA Top 25 and No. 6 in the D2SIDA Media Top 25 polls … At 11-0, this is the third best start for the Crimson Hawks in the coach
Tom McConnell era … McConnell led IUP to a 13-0 start in 2014-15 and a 15-0 start last season … The longest win streak in program history is 16 games achieved during the 1999-00 season … Appleby moved into 11th place in IUP history with 1,303 career points … She is now one point away from tying former teammate Leslie Stapleton (2011-16) for 10th all-time … She also became just the 11th player in program history to reach the 1,300 career point milestone … Wolosik is now just six points shy of reaching 1,000 for her career … Robinson is tied with
Megan Smith (2014-18) for third in program history with 138 career blocks … Tonight was the Crimson Hawks' 10th win of at least 20 points, including its fifth over a PSAC opponent. IUP has six wins this year of more than 30 points …
Up next
The Crimson Hawks will play their next three games on the road, kicking off the road trip by traveling to Erie to face the Mercyhurst Lakers next Wednesday, January 9, at 5:30 p.m. IUP will return to Indiana to face Edinboro on Saturday, January 19.
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