INDIANA, Pa. — The IUP women's basketball team is off to a dominant 5-0 start, outscoring opponents by an average of 32.8 points per game. The Crimson Hawks have already taken down two top-20 teams this season, with both wins coming at the KCAC.
IUP opened it's home schedule with an 83-67 victory over No. 16 Ashland, then followed with a commanding 97-53 win against No. 11 Fairmont State to close its pre-Thanksgiving slate.
In those two games against ranked opponents, senior
Nyshae' Weaver recorded a pair of double-doubles, averaging 20 points and 10.5 rebounds.
Teresa Maggio delivered a standout performance against Ashland, knocking down four of seven 3-point attempts, and added two more 3s against Fairmont State. She is also a perfect 12-for-12 at the free-throw line this season.
Marin Miller posted a season-high eight assists against Fairmont State, the most by any Crimson Hawk so far. Senior
Ellie Wilkerson reached a career milestone in the same game, scoring her 1,000th career point.
IUP returns to action Dec. 5 in a PSAC East-West crossover game at Kutztown.
The Complete Poll:
|
Rank
|
School (record)
|
Points
|
Last week's rank
|
First-place
votes
|
|
1
|
Grand Valley State (4-0)
|
575
|
1
|
23
|
|
2t
|
Coker (4-0)
|
485
|
4
|
0
|
|
2t
|
Pittsburg State (3-0)
|
485
|
2
|
0
|
|
4
|
Fort Hays State (4-0)
|
474
|
3
|
0
|
|
5
|
Minnesota State Mankato (5-0)
|
454
|
8
|
0
|
|
6
|
Lubbock Christian (6-0)
|
438
|
7
|
0
|
|
7
|
Gannon (5-1)
|
431
|
5
|
0
|
|
8
|
Texas Woman's (4-1)
|
420
|
6
|
0
|
|
9
|
Embry-Riddle (4-0)
|
376
|
9
|
0
|
|
10
|
Harding (4-0)
|
362
|
10
|
0
|
|
11
|
Fairmont State (4-0)
|
330
|
11
|
0
|
|
12
|
Nova Southeastern (4-0)
|
297
|
12t
|
0
|
|
13
|
West Texas A&M (4-1)
|
242
|
19
|
0
|
|
14
|
Union, TN (4-2)
|
222
|
12t
|
0
|
|
15
|
Colorado Mesa (6-1)
|
215
|
21
|
0
|
|
16
|
Concordia-St. Paul (3-1)
|
207
|
17
|
0
|
|
17
|
Alaska Anchorage (5-0)
|
184
|
22
|
0
|
|
18
|
Northern Michigan (6-1)
|
172
|
15
|
0
|
|
19
|
Ferris State (5-1)
|
129
|
24
|
0
|
|
20
|
Indiana, PA (4-0)
|
127
|
RV
|
0
|
|
21
|
Bentley (2-1)
|
102
|
23
|
0
|
|
22
|
Columbus State (3-1)
|
98
|
18
|
0
|
|
23
|
Central Washington (4-0)
|
78
|
RV
|
0
|
|
24
|
Holy Family (3-1)
|
69
|
20
|
0
|
|
25
|
Cal Poly Pomona (2-1)
|
63
|
25
|
0
|
Dropped Out: No. 14 North Georgia (4-3); No. 16 Ashland (2-2).
Others receiving votes: California State L.A. (3-0) 62; Mary (6-0) 60; Malone (4-0) 53; North Georgia (4-3) 52; Ashland (2-2) 44; Vanguard U. (3-1) 22; Texas-Tyler (3-3) 19; Lee, TN (2-1) 12; Daemen (3-1) 9; Fayetteville State (3-1) 9; Adams State (4-2) 8; Washburn (3-1) 7; Michigan Tech (4-0) 5; Lincoln Memorial (4-0) 3.
