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Women's Basketball Ryan Rebholz, Director of Sports Information

No. 16 IUP Women's Hoops host Pitt-Bradford in 6th annual Education Day Game

#16/24 CRIMSON HAWKS vs. PITT-BRADFORD
Wednesday, November 20 | 11 a.m.
Kovalchick Complex | Indiana, Pa.


GAME PREVIEWS
IUP Game Notes
Pitt-Bradford W. Basketball

COMING UP
Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Bloomsburg, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24 vs. East Stroudsburg, 1 p.m.

THE GAME AT A GLANCE
No. 9 IUP women's basketball (2-1, 0-0 PSAC) looks to rebound from a tough top-25 loss as the Crimson Hawks host Pitt-Bradford (0-3, 0-0 AMCC) for their 6th annual Education Day Game Wednesday morning at the Kovalchick Complex. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. IUP is coming off an 86-79 home loss to No. 22 Glenville State Friday night in a battle of two of the top teams in the Atlantic Region. This will be an exhibition game for Division III Pitt-Bradford.

TIPOFF NOTES
>> Four players reached double-figures in scoring for IUP in the loss to Glenville State, including Sr. F Lexi Griggs and So. G Mikayla Lovelace with 17 points each. It was a career-high for Lovelace, who went 5-9 from the field and 7-8 from the foul line in 24 minutes off the bench.
>> The Crimson Hawks shot 57.1 pct. from the floor and 20-26 from the foul line but committed 23 turnovers. 
>> IUP is 5-0 in its Education Day games winning by an average score of 92.0-49.8. 
>> Although early, the Crimson Hawks lead Division II ith a 53.7 field goal percentage and pace the rest of the PSAC by more than 50 points (Edinboro, 48.5). 
>> Griggs is 4th in the country with a 76.2 FG% (16-21) as she's picking up from her PSAC-leading 57.5 FG% from a year ago. 
>> Sr. G Natalie Myers has 12 3-pointers in the early going, which is the most treys by an IUP player in the first three games of a season in program history. She leads the PSAC with 4.0 3FGs per game and is 12th in Division II with a 66.7 3FG%. 
>> Jr. G Justina Mascaro has been a lights out shooter in her first games at IUP, boasting a 60.9 FG% while making 5-8 3FGs and 9-9 from the foul line. The 2018-19 mid-year transfer (Delaware) is 2nd on the team with 14.0 PPG with a season-high 19 points in 24 minutes against West Virginia Wesleyan. 




 
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Players Mentioned

Lexi Griggs

#40 Lexi Griggs

G/F
5' 10"
Junior
Mikayla Lovelace

#2 Mikayla Lovelace

G
5' 9"
Freshman
Natalie Myers

#42 Natalie Myers

G
6' 0"
Junior
Justina Mascaro

#22 Justina Mascaro

G
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lexi Griggs

#40 Lexi Griggs

5' 10"
Junior
G/F
Mikayla Lovelace

#2 Mikayla Lovelace

5' 9"
Freshman
G
Natalie Myers

#42 Natalie Myers

6' 0"
Junior
G
Justina Mascaro

#22 Justina Mascaro

5' 11"
Junior
G