INDIANA, Pa. – Senior women's basketball guard Ana Hollen was named the 2018-19 IUP Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced Monday, June 17 by the IUP Athletic Department.
 
The award is part of the Crimson & Gray Awards, which recognize the top athletes, coaches, teams and performances of the IUP Athletics season. The Awards are in their third year of existence.
 
Hollen graduated in May with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average in exercise science. This winter she earned her second straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Women's Basketball Champion Scholar Award, becoming just the third IUP student-athlete to receive the honor multiple times.
 
It was the fourth ever PSAC Champion Scholar Award for the IUP women's basketball program.
 
Hollen played in 28 games this year, helping the Crimson Hawks win the PSAC West regular season title, PSAC tournament championship, Atlantic Region title, and a berth in the Division II Elite Eight semifinals.
 
She earned six starts during the season, including five straight in November and December as IUP went 5-0 with a +34.8-scoring margin. Hollen shot 46.1 percent from the field and averaged 5.4 points with 14 assists and seven steals in those five starts.
 
For the season Hollen averaged 3.3 points and shot a career-high 41.7 percent from 3-point range. She played in 68 career games in three seasons at IUP after transferring from Pitt-Johnstown in 2016.
 
About the Scholar-Athlete Award
The Scholar-Athlete of the Year is given to an IUP men's and women's upperclassman for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. To be eligible, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher and be a starter or valuable contributor for an IUP varsity team.
 
About the Crimson & Gray Awards
The Crimson & Gray Awards are in their third year of existence and consist of 18 total categories - nine women, nine men - with top performers and performances from the 2018-19 year eligible.
 
Awards include: Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Performance of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, Postseason Performer of the Year, Senior of the Year, Team of the Year and Athlete of the Year.

The IUP Sports Information Office collected award nominations from its coaches, with those nominees voted on by a select panel to narrow each category down to finalists. That panel votes again to determine the winners.
 
Up next
The 2018-19 IUP Men's and Women's team Coaches of the Year will be announced Tuesday.
 
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