INDIANA, Pa. -- The IUP women's basketball team will host a nonconference matchup against D'Youville at the KCAC. The Crimson Hawks, fresh off entering the top 10 in the latest WBCA poll, will look to extend their winning streak to eight games.
TIPOFF NOTES
>> Diligent work was done by Coach Carey and the coaching staff to retool the Crimson Hawk lineup with a total of seven new additions from the transfer portal.
Ali Hardwell (South Carolina State), Bella Bosch (Pitt-Johnstown),
Bella Peterson (Northeastern Junior College),
Teresa Maggio (Mount Vernon Nazarene),
Alexis Buie (Shippensburg), and
Naomi Zulueta (Delaware State) will all be appearing alongside the four returning players from the previous season for the Crimson Hawks.
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Nyshae' Weaver currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 PPG, while also bringing down 8.7 rebounds per game. Weaver was one of two players in the PSAC to average a double-double last season.
>> Weaver has recorded three double-doubles this season. Two are against top-20-ranked teams, and the other is the Hawks' PSAC opener at Kutztown. Weaver is one to show up for the big games, as she has been a force and a spark plug all over the court for IUP.
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Teresa Maggio is a sharpshooter from behind he arc, hitting 18 three-pointers through seven games. She is shooting over 47 percent from three-point land and averaging 2.6 three-pointers per game, with a season high of 5 makes in the Hawks' PSAC opener against Kutztown. Maggio also had a career-high seven steals in that game.
>>IUP has opened PSAC play 1-0, highlighted by a 110-48 win over Mansfield in its most recent game. The 110 points were the third-most in program history and the highest total since the team scored 115 points in 2017.
D'YOUVILLE AT A GLANCE
The Saints enter Indiana with a 5-5 record and have won two of their five road games this season. They are led by head coach Kelly Broderick, who is in her second season at D'Youville and eighth season as a head coach overall. D'Youville is averaging 66.7 points per game this season, 1.1 points fewer than its opponents. The Saints have two starters averaging double figures, led by Molly O'Toole at 16.0 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the first matchup between the Saints and Crimson Hawks.
SCORING WITH THE BEST
IUP is second in the PSAC in scoring through six games, averaging 81.7 points per game — 0.6 fewer than Seton Hill, the highest team.
Nyshae' Weaver leads the Crimson Hawks with 18.0 points
per game. Overall, IUP has two players averaging double figures. The Crimson Hawks scored 110 points against Mansfield on Tuesday, the third-most in program history and the most since 2017.
NOT JUST OFFENSE
The Hawks also rank among the top two in the PSAC in scoring defense, allowing just under 52 points per game through seven contests. IUP holds a positive scoring differential of 34 poitns per game, leading the conference.
MESS AROUND AND GET A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Nyshae' Weaver was one of two players in the PSAC to average a double-double last season. She has three double-doubles through six games this season, two coming against top 20 ranked teams in Ashland and Fairmont State, with the third coming in the PSAC Opener against Kutztown.
SHOOTERS SHOOT
Teresa Maggio has started the season a perfect 15-for-15 from the free-throw line, leading the PSAC. She is also shooting better than 47% from 3-point range, going 18-for-38 so far this season.Maggio is averaging 2.6 three-ponters per game, with a season-high of five coming against Kutztown in the Crimson Hawks PSAC Opener.
HOME COOKING
IUP has won eight of its last nine games at the KCAC. Overall, the Crimson
