INDIANA, Pa. - The No. 6-ranked IUP men's basketball team (13-1, 7-1 PSAC) is back on the road after an unplanned weekend off as they head to Greensburg to face Seton Hill (1-13, 1-8 PSAC) Wednesday. Tipoff at the McKenna Center is 7:30 p.m. The Crimson Hawks enter with a four-game win streak and are coming off a top-10 road victory, defeating No. 7 Mercyhurst 70-67 in Erie last Wednesday. The Griffins have lost four straight, including a 70-61 loss to Slippery Rock Saturday.

TIPOFF NOTES
>> IUP saw home games against Gannon (Sat.) and Slippery Rock (Mon.) postponed due to health & safety and travel concerns. The Hawks will now host Gannon on Jan. 31 and The Rock on Feb. 7.
>> The Crimson Hawks lost a double-digit second half lead in Erie but hung on in the final minutes to earn a win in a battle of two of the top teams in the Atlantic Region and in Division II.
>> Jr. G Armoni Foster had 20 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. It was his fourth straight 20-point game and sixth in his last eight outings (20.9 PPG).
>> The 3-point margin was the closest of any IUP game this season. The Crimson Hawks are now 20-11 in 3-point games dating back to the 2014-15 season.
>> IUP HC Joe Lombardi is 17-1 lifetime against Seton Hill, winning the last eight games by an average score of 81.3-62.5. Lombardi's only loss in the series came during the 2015-16 season in Greensburg (91-83).
>> The Crimson Hawks are 54-3 (.947) in January over the last six seasons, including a 29-2 mark on the road.
>> IUP is 25-1 at home since the start of 2019-20. The Hawks are 7-1 this season with a scoring margin of +25.4.
>> The Hawks are 61-5 (.924) in PSAC West games since the 2016-17 season. That record includes a 30-2 mark at home and 31-3 away. IUP is 2-0 against divisional teams this year.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE GRIFFINS
>> Seton Hill is 1-13 overall and is last in the PSAC West standings with a 1-8 conference record.
>> The Griffins opened the year with 9 straight losses before defeating Shepherd 69-59 on Dec. 19 at home. 
>> SHU's last four losses have all come to teams in current Atlantic Region top-10 with a -9.8 scoring margin.
>> The Griffins rank last in the PSAC in FG% (.421) and turnover margin (-3.57).
>> They've been held under 70 points seven times.

IUP IN THE POLLS
>> The Crimson Hawks moved up four spots in both major national polls this week - they are No. 6 in the NABC Coaches' poll and No. 4 in the D2SIDA Media poll.
>> IUP has been inside the top-10 of the media poll each week this year, including a four-week stretch at No. 3. 
>> This is the eighth straight week the Hawks are ranked in the top-10 of both polls.
>> It's the 42nd time in the last 44 polls the Hawks have been eligible for that they rank in the top-10, dating back to the 2019-20 preseason poll. 
>> IUP spent the entire 2018-19 season in the top-5 of the media poll and all of 2019-20 in the top-10.

IUP HAD 9-0 START TO THE SEASON
>> The Crimson Hawks won their first five non-conference games and four straight to open the PSAC slate.
>> It was the fifth time since the 2009-10 season that IUP has opened a season with at least 9 straight wins. 
>> IUP's best start under Lombardi was 14-0 to open the 2017-18 and 2013-14 seasons.
>> IUP started the 2019-20 season 9-0 and the 2009-10 season 11-0.

HAWKS OFFENSE PROVIDES FIREWORKS
>> IUP is 1st in the PSAC and is 16th in DII at 86.6 PPG. 
>> The Hawks have scored at least 81 points 10 times in 14 games this season.
>> They have scored 100+ points three times and have five more 90-point efforts. 
>> The 107 points against Pitt-Greensburg is a season-high. IUP also scored 106 against Le Moyone and 103 at West Chester. 
>> Five times this year at least five Crimson Hawks have scored in double-figures. 
>> Four of IUP's starters are averaging double-figures.

KNOCKING DOWN THE "3"
>> IUP leads the PSAC with 8.9 made 3FGs per game.
>> IUP's 35.4 3FG% is 4th in the conference. 
>> The Hawks made a season-high 14 3-pointers in the 84-71 comeback win at Cal U on Jan. 5. 
>> IUP has five games of 11+ 3-pointers made and has made at least 5 in every game this year.
>> Six players have made at least 10 3-pointers this season.
>> So. F Ethan Porterfield has a team-best 30 3FGs made and leads all Hawks with a 51.7 3FG%.

SHOOTING THEIR SHOT
>> IUP is 2nd in the PSAC and ranks 11th in DII with a 50.3 FG%. 
>> The Hawks have shot at least 50 pct. six times in 14 games this year, going 6-0 in those games.
>> IUP had a season-high 67.8 FG% in the win over Virginia State, the 4th best percentage in program history.
>> The Hawks also had a 63.5 FG% in the win over Le Moyne. 
>> So. F Ethan Porterfield is 3rd in the PSAC and 49th in Division II with a 58.3 FG%

PROVIDING THE ASSIST
>> IUP leads the PSAC and ranks 8th in Division II with 18.5 assists per game.
>> The Hawks have assisted on 58.3 pct. (259-444) of their made buckets this season.
>> IUP has double-figure assists in 13 of its 14 games.
>> The Hawks have five outings with 20+ assists, including a season-high 28 in the win over Virginia State.
>> Five players have dished out at least 20 assists with Jr. G Armoni Foster (85) and Jr. G Dave Morris (52) on top.

MAKING PLAYS ON "D"
>> IUP is 20th in Division II with 9.6 steals per game. 
>> The Hawks have seven games of 10+ steals, including a season-high 16 against Concord and at West Chester.
>> Jr. G Dave Morris leads the PSAC and ranks 3rd in Division II with 3.3 steals per game. 
>> Morris (43) is one of six Hawks with double-digit steals. 
>> The Hawks' 4.1 blocks per game ranks 5th in the PSAC and 36th in Division II. 
>> They tallied a season-high 9 blocks in the win over Pitt-Greensburg on New Year's Eve.
>> So. F Ethan Porterfield ranks 4th in the PSAC with 1.57 blocks per game, including 5 against Virginia State.
>> Jr. G Armoni Foster has 12 blocks on the year with four games of at least 2+ swats.

BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
>> IUP leads the PSAC and ranks 8th in Division II with a +9.4 rebounding margin.
>> IUP has won the rebound battle in 12 of 14 games.
>> IUP has a +4.9 margin in eight conference games.
>> The Hawks posted a season-best 61 boards and +37 margin in the win over Pitt-Greensburg.

IUP SUCCESSFUL AT HOME
>> The Crimson Hawks have lost one home game since the start of the 2019-20 season, going 25-1. 
>> The lone loss came to Shippensburg on Dec. 19, ending IUP's 24-game home win streak. 
>> IUP's longest home win streak during the Lombardi Era is 30 straight victories. That streak ran from the 2008-09 to the 2010-11 seasons.
>> IUP is 44-3 (.936) at home since 2018-19 and 130-17 (.884) since the 2012-13 season. 
>> IUP has two undefeated home seasons under Lombardi - 18-0 in 2009-10 and 16-0 in 2019-20. 

FOSTER GETTING IT DONE ALL OVER THE COURT
>> Jr. G Armoni Foster is averaging 19.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 6.1 APG, to go along with 18 steals and 12 blocks.
>> He ranks 3rd in the PSAC in scoring, 2nd in assists, and 23rd in rebounding.
>> Foster was named to the Bevo Francis Award Watch List (top 100) on Jan. 15. The award recognizes the top players in NCAA Division II, III, the NAIA and JC.
>> Foster earned back-to-back PSAC West Athlete of the Week honors (Nov. 29, Dec. 6).
>> He's the only Division II player - and one of two in all of the NCAA - with two triple-doubles this year.
>> Foster tallied his latest triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Pitt-Greensburg.
>> He also had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against Virginia State. 
>> Foster also has four double-doubles this year, his latest coming in the win at Cal U - 20 points, 10 assists.
>> Foster has seven 20-point performances this season, tying a career-high with 33 at West Chester.
>> Foster went over 1,000 career points during the win at Kutztown. He's currently 25th in IUP history with 1,179 points (John Guyton, 24th, 1,197). 

PORTERFIELD IS MR. INSIDE AND MR. OUTSIDE
>> So. F Ethan Porterfield is averaging 16.9 PPG and 7.3 RPG, has 30 3-pointers and 22 blocks.
>> He was named PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week on Dec. 20 (11.0 RPG, 5 blocks, 3 steals).
>> He's 3rd in the PSAC with a 58.9 FG% (89-151).
>> He leads the PSAC with a 51.7 3FG% (30-58).
>> Porterfield's 1.57 blocks per game is 4th in the PSAC.
>> He had back-to-back double-doubles against Shepherd (16 pts, 14 reb) and Shippensburg (19 pts, 12 reb).
>> He has a career-high 23 points twice this season - vs. Millersville and at Cal U.
>> He's averaging 19.0 PPG over the last eight games.

MORRIS IS A TWO-WAY POINT GUARD
>> Jr. G Dave Morris is averaging 11.9 PPG and is 2nd on the team with 52 assists.
>> His 4.0 APG ranks 9th in the PSAC. 
>> Morris has a season-high 8 assists in a game twice - at West Chester, vs. Shepherd.
>> Morris leads the PSAC and ranks 3rd in Division II with 3.3 steals per game. His 43 steals is 4th in DII.
>> He has nine games of 3+ steals this year, tying a career-high with 6 against Concord and Lock Haven.
>> He just finished a stretch of four-straight double-digit scoring games, averaging 18.0 PPG during that span.
>> Morris scored a career-high 22 points at Cal U.

DEMOGERONTAS A DOUBLE-DOUBLE THREAT
>> 5th yr. F Tommy Demogerontas is averaging 12.8 PPG and a team-best 7.9 RPG this year.
>> He posted his 3rd double-double of the year with 15 points and 12 boards against Millersville. 
>> He has five double-doubles in 21 games at IUP.
>> He is 9th in the PSAC with a 52.9 FG%.
>> Demogerontas had a career game with highs of 23 points and 15 rebounds at Bowie State.

JONES WILL NOT RETURN IN 2021-22
>> Sr. G Shawndale Jones will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season after suffering an injury at West Chester.
>> At the time of his injury, Jones led the PSAC and ranked 6th in Division II with 25.0 PPG. 
>> He had five 20-point games, including a career-high 37 points at Bowie State.
>> He's one of four IUP players this century to score at least 37 points in a game. 
>> He was also 9th in the PSAC with a 57.4 FG%, 4th with an 86.8 FT%, and 4th with 33 free throws made. 

POLCE STEPPING INTO STARTING 5
>> Fr. G Kyle Polce took Jones' spot in the lineup and has eight starts this season.
>> He's averaging 3.7 PPG and 3.6 RPG with 7 assists since taking over for Jones.
>> Polce has a 3.8-1 assist-turnover ratio this season.

OFF THE BENCH
>> Fr. G Bryce Radford is averaging 4.9 PPG and has made 13 3FGs in 10 games off the bench. 
>> Radford scored a season-high 14 points in the season-opening win over WV Wesleyan.
>> Fr. F Tomiwa Suliaman is averaging 3.3 PPG and 4.1 RPG with 9 steals and 7 blocks in 14 games. 
>> He had a season-high 8 points on 4-5 FGs at Mercyhurst.
>> Jr. F Ousmane Diop is averaging 3.4 PPG and 2.9 RPG in 10 games. He has a 68.2 FG% (15-22) and went for 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks against Pitt-Greensburg.