INDIANA, Pa. - The No. 10-ranked IUP men's basketball team (11-1, 5-1 PSAC) remains on the road to start 2022 with a league crossover game at Lock Haven (4-6, 1-5) on Saturday affternoon. Tipoff at Thomas Fieldhouse is 3 p.m. The Crimson Hawks opened divisional play with an 84-71 comeback win at Cal U on Wednesday for their 11th win of the year. Lock Haven is coming off its sixth straight defeat, an 86-79 home loss to Bloomsburg. 

TIPOFF NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks rallied from a 17-point first half deficit, outscoring the Vulcans 53-31 in the second half to earn the win. It was IUP's 15th straight win over Cal U dating back to 2014. 
>> Three Hawks hit the 20-point mark in the win - So. F Ethan Porterfield with 23 points, Jr. G Dave Morris with a career-high 22 points, and Jr. G Armoni Foster with 20 points. 
>> Foster also had 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the year. He also has two triple-doubles this year.
>> This was Morris' first 20-point game of the season. He's averaging 17.3 PPG with a 47.2 FG% (17-36), a 45.8 3FG% (11-24), and an 2.2-1 assist-turnover ratio over the last three games.
>> Porterfield is averaging 19.2 PPG and 9.0 RGP with shooting percentages of .562/.567/.889 during PSAC play. 
>> IUP has dominated the all-time series with Lock Haven, owning a 107-35 record.
>> IUP HC Joe Lombardi is 17-2 lifetime against Lock Haven. Those two losses came during the 2006-07 season - Lombardi's first at IUP. 
>> The last meeting between these teams came during the 2019-20 season with IUP winning 93-68 in Indiana. Foster and Porterfield combined for 38 points on 15-20 shooting in that game. 
>> Lombardi is 66-23 in regular season games against the PSAC East. He's 39-7 since the 2013-14 season.
>> The Crimson Hawks are 52-3 (.945) in January over the last six seasons, including a 27-2 mark on the road. 

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE BALD EAGLES
>> Lock Haven is 4-6 overall and eighth in the PSAC East standings with a 1-5 conference record.
>> The Bald Eagles enter the matchup having lost six straight games by an average of 13.2 points.
>> Their lone conference win came against Edinboro in OT at home by a score of 83-80.
>> LHU is 3-2 at home with wins over Nyack and Chestnut Hill to open the season.
>> LHU is near the bottom of the league in nearly every stat category, including 14th in scoring offense (73.3) and 11th in scoring defense (77.3).
>> Jr. G MarkAnthony Fidelis leads the way for LHU with 17.1 PPG, a 44.1 FG% and 21 3-pointers.  

IUP IN THE POLLS
>> The Crimson Hawks are No. 9 in the D2SIDA Media Top 25 and No. 10 in the coaches' rankings this week.
>> IUP has been inside the top-10 of the media poll each week this year, including a four-week stretch at No. 3. 
>> The Hawks have been inside the coaches' top-10 for five straight weeks after at No. 18 preseason ranking.
>> It's the 40th time in the last 42 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 leads the PSAC and is 7th in DII at 89.1 PPG. 
>> The Hawks have scored at least 81 points 10 times in 12 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 9.2 made 3FGs per game.
>> IUP's 36.5 3FG% is 2nd 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 6 in every game this year.
>> Six players have made at least 10 3-pointers this season.
>> So. F Ethan Porterfield has a team-best 26 3FGs made and leads all Hawks with a 51.0 3FG%.

SHOOTING THEIR SHOT
>> IUP is 2nd in the PSAC and ranks 11th in DII with a 50.8 FG%. 
>> The Hawks have shot at least 50 pct. six times in 12 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 4th in the PSAC and 48th in Division II with a 58.6 FG%

PROVIDING THE ASSIST
>> IUP leads the PSAC and ranks 11th in Division II with 18.5 assists per game.
>> The Hawks have assisted on 56.0 pct. (222-390) of their made buckets this season.
>> IUP has double-figure assists in 11 of its 12 games.
>> The Hawks have four 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 (71) and Jr. G Dave Morris (46) on top.

MAKING PLAYS ON "D"
>> IUP is 14th in Division II with 10.0 steals per game. 
>> The Hawks have six 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 3.27 steals per game. 
>> Morris (36) is one of six Hawks with double-digit steals. 
>> The Hawks' 4.6 blocks per game ranks 3rd in the PSAC and 24th 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 1.67 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 7thh in Division II with a +10.2 rebounding margin.
>> IUP has won the rebound battle is 10 of 12 games.
>> IUP has a +5.2 margin in six conference games.
>> The Hawks posted a season-best 61 boards and +37 margin in the win over Pitt-Greensburg.

IUP SUCCESSFUL AT HOME
>> With their loss to Shippensburg, the Crimson Hawks saw a 24-game home win streak come to a close.
>> 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 19.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG and 5.9 APG, to go along with 16 steals and 12 blocks.
>> He ranks 2nd in the PSAC in scoring, 2nd in assists, and 19th in rebounding.
>> 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 five 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 27th in IUP history with 1,135 points (Paul Burnett, 26th, 1,139). 

PORTERFIELD IS MR. INSIDE AND MR. OUTSIDE
>> So. F Ethan Porterfield is averaging 16.6 PPG and 7.5 RPG, has 26 3-pointers and 20 blocks.
>> He was named PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week on Dec. 20 (11.0 RPG, 5 blocks, 3 steals).
>> He's 4th in the PSAC with a 58.6 FG% (75-128).
>> He leads the PSAC with a 51.0 3FG% (26-51).
>> Porterfield's 1.67 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 19.2 PPG over the last six games.

MORRIS IS A TWO-WAY POINT GUARD
>> Jr. G Dave Morris is averaging 11.5 PPG and is 2nd on the team with 46 assists.
>> His 4.2 APG ranks 8th 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 3.27 steals per game. His 36 steals is 4th in DII.
>> He has eight games of 3+ steals this year, tying a career-high with 6 against Concord.
>> He has six double-digit scoring games this year, including a career-high 22 points at Cal U.

DEMOGERONTAS A DOUBLE-DOUBLE THREAT
>> 5th yr. F Tommy Demogerontas is averaging 13.5 PPG and a team-best 8.0 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 19 games at IUP.
>> He is 8th in the PSAC with a 55.0 FG% (66-120).
>> 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 six starts this season.
>> He's averaging 4.0 PPG and 4.0 RPG with 4 assists since taking over for Jones.
>> Polce has a 3.2-1 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 2.8 PPG and 4.2 RPG with 8 steals and 7 blocks in 12 games. 
>> Jr. F Ousmane Diop is averaging 3.8 PPG and 3.1 RPG in nine games. He has a 68.2 FG% (15-22) and went for 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks against Pitt-Greensburg.