THE GAMES AT A GLANCE
The No. 10-ranked IUP women's basketball team heads into its third and fourth PSAC games with an undefeated 7-0 record, dominating opponents in its games. There has not been a team that has come within single digits of the Crimson Hawks, with only two teams coming within 20 points of IUP.
IUP leads the PSAC in scoring margin, averaging 34.6 points per game over opponents. The next-closest team is also a top 10 team in the Golden Knights of Gannon, who outscore opponents by an average of 18.5 points per game. Bloomsburg has a 4.5 average scoring margin, while East Stroudsburg has a positive 7.5 scoring margin.
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),
Kamiya Dambreville (Monroe College),
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 1.8 PPG, while also bringing down 8.6 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 the arc, hitting 20 three-pointers through seven games. She is shooting over 49 percent from three-point land and averaging 2.8 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 2-0, 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.
BLOOMSBURG AT A GLANCE
The Huskies have a 5-2 record entering Saturday's matchup, including a 1-1 mark in PSAC play. BU lost a home game to Cla. (Pa.) and defeated Pitt-Johnstown on the road.
Bloomsburg is averaging 5.7 points per game while shooting 44 percent from the floor. The team has four players averaging at least 10 points per game, led by Alison Hatajik, who scores 13.7 points and pulls down 7.3 rebounds.
BU is led by tenth-year head coach Alison Tagliaferri, who has won 111 games at Bloom, while dropping 118.
SERIES HISTORY
IUP has won 25 games against Bloomsburg and is currently on an eight-game winning streak over the Huskies. The Crion Hawks have a sub—500 record on the road against Bloomsburg, winning nine of 20 games on the Bloomsburg campus.
The last meeting was a 74-63 win for IUP at Bloom. The Hawks' previous loss to Bloomsburg came in 2014.
EAST STROUDSBURG AT A GLANCE
ESU has a 6-2 record coming into the weekend and will play Pitt-Johnston on Saturday before taking on IUP on Sunday. The Warriors have split their two PSAC matchups, losing to Seton Hill and defeating Clarion.
The Warriors average 66.6 points per game and have four players averaging double-digit scoring. The team is led by Brie Droege, who scores 13.1 points per game.
Liz Flooks leads the Warriors in her second year as the head coach. She has a 19-17 record through a year and eight games.
SERIES HISTORY
IUP has won 22 of 25 matchups with ESU, including the last 17 games, with IUP's previous loss coming in 2001. Two of the Hawks' three losses have come on the road.
The teams last met in 2023 when IUP defeated ESU 73-52.
