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-- CCrimsonrimson HawksHawks MMen’sen’s BasketballBasketball , All-Time Victories PSAC Championships - Schedule No. IUP Crimson Hawks (-, -) November vs. Sat 12 Seton Hill W 62-54 Mon 14 Th iel W 84-59 Lock Haven Bald Eagles (-, -) Sat 19 at Cheyney * W 89-80 Sun 20 at Shippensburg * W 80-64 Wednesday, February , - : p.m. Thomas Fieldhouse / Lock Haven, PA December Sat 3 Bloomsburg * L 66-64 Listen Live: WQMU . fm(Red Zone Media) Sun 4 Mansfi eld * W 76-51 Fri 9 at East Stroudsburg * W 65-64 Sat 10 at Kutztown * W 78-72 AT A GLANCE Sun 18 West Virginia Wesleyan L 64-57 With fi rst place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Mon 19 Urbana W 65-49 wrapped up, the Crimson Hawks will look to stay sharp this Wednesday when January they travel to Lock Haven. Winless in 2011-12, Th e Bald Eagles are hoping to Fri 6 West Chester * W 71-66 halt IUP’s momentum and capture their elusive fi rst victory. Sat 7 Millersville * W 81-56 Wed 11 California * W 68-58 LAST TIME OUT Sat 14 at Clarion * W 70-65 Marcel Souberbielle’s go-ahead three-pointer with just 31 seconds left sealed a Wed 18 Edinboro * W 59-51 thrilling 66-63 win for the Crimson Hawks over PSAC West rival Slippery rock Sat 21 at Mercyhurst * L 71-47 Saturday night. Ashton Smith also tallied a game-high 23 points, eight rebounds Wed 25 Lock Haven * W 82-44 and four assists. Sat 28 at Slippery Rock * W 63-62 Th e Rock charged back from a nine point defi cit at the half to knot the game at February 61-61 with 1:01 to play in the second half, but on the next possession Anthony Wed 1 at Gannon * W 59-48 Wells found Souberbielle wide open at the top of the arc. Souberbielle drilled Sat 4 Clarion * W 68-65 the trey without hesitation and sent the crowd of over 3,000 at the Kovalchick Wed 8 at California * L 65-54 Complex into a frenzy. Sat 11 Mercyhurst * W 67-49 Wed 15 at Edinboro * W 80-72 Souberbielle fi nished with 13 points and three rebounds, while Sanders chipped Sat 18 Slippery Rock * W 66-63 in 13 points, four boards and two steals. Smith was 7-15 from the fl oor and a Wed 22 at Lock Haven * 7:30 p.m. perfect 8-of-8 from the foul line for his game-high 23. Sat 25 Gannon * 7:30 p.m. Tues 28 PSAC Quarterfi nals TBA ALL SEALED UP With their win over Slippery Rock and a loss by Mercyhurst, Th e Crimson March Hawks locked up fi rst place in the PSAC West heading into the fi nal week of the Fri 2 PSAC Semifi nals TBA regular season. Cal currently sits in fourth place in the West, but Clarion and Sat 3 PSAC Championship TBA Gannon still have outside shots at the playoff s. * Denotes PSAC Game Connect With The Crimson Hawks IUP COACHING STAFF Facebook facebook.com/IUPCrimsonHawks Joe Lombardi Head Coach 6th Season Twitter twitter.com/IUPCrimsonHawk Chris Fite Assistant Coach 5th Season YouTube youtube.com/IUPvideo1875 Kevin Funston Assistant Coach 1st Season Website IUPathletics.com Dom Lombardi Student Assistant 1st Season - IUP Men’s Basketball - Game at Lock Haven IUP Quick Facts NCAA ATLANTIC REGION RANKINGS Th e fi rst NCAA Atlantic Regional rankings were released last Wednesday as IUP Location ......................................................Indiana, PA lands just outside the top fi ve in 6th. West Liberty (WV), Shaw (NC), Charleston Enrollment ............................................................ 15,000 (WV), Alderson-Braoddus (WV) and Bowie State (MD) make up the top fi ve. Founded ....................................................................1875 Th e top eight teams in the region advance to the NCAA tournament with the PSAC, WVIAC and CIAA champions earning automatic berths. Athletics Affi liation ........................NCAA Division II Conference ..................................... Pennsylvania State NATIONAL POLLS ........................................... Athletic Conference (West) Th e Crimson Hawks jumped up to 13th in the latest National Association of Colors .................................................. Crimson & Gray Basketball Coaches/Division II Men’s Basketball Poll. IUP bumped up four spots Nickname .............................................Crimson Hawks from 17th after sweeping a pair of PSAC West games last week. West Liberty Arena ............................................Kovalchick Complex (WV) moves into the top spot in the polls for the fi rst time week. Interim President ............................Dr. David Werner PLAYER OF THE WEEK Athletic Director ........................... Dr. Frank Condino Sr. G Ashton Smith was named the PSAC West Player of the Week after averaging 24.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in IUP’s two victories last week. Smith Head Coach ............................................. Joe Lombardi was 7-of-11 from the fi eld for 25 points against Edinboro, and tallied 23 points, 7 Alma Mater ...........................Youngstown State, 1981 rebounds and a season-high 8 assists in the win over Slippery Rock. Career Record ...........................120-57 (Sixth season) THE ALL-TIME LEADER Basketball Offi ce .....................................724-357-6287 At 317 for his career, Sr. G Julian Sanders holds the record for career three-pointers made in IUP history. He passed Jason Bullock (92-96) for fi rst Sports Information place on the all-time list earlier this season, and is averaging over three treys per game this year. Sports Information Director ................Ryan Rebholz Offi ce........................................................ 724-357-2747 THE IUP ASSISTS CHART Email ................................................ [email protected] Smith is now just 11 dimes away from breaking Mont Mattocks’ (66-70) IUP re- cord of 450 career assists. Smith has dished 439 in his career, and is in 2nd place Graduate Assistant .................................. Tim Hipszer on the all-time list after passing Eddie Peterson (02-06) last week. He is averag- Email ............................................. [email protected] ing just a shade over three assists per game this season. - PSAC Standings INTO THE TOP FIVE Sanders is now in 5th place on the IUP all-time scoring list with 1,562 career Western Division points. Just behind Sanders in 6th place is Smith, who passed Derrick Free- # School League Overall man (1993-96) on Saturday and has 1,558 points. Next on the list is Jack Cros- 1. IUP # (1) 17-3 20-4 san (1952-56), who is in 4th place with 1564 points for his career. Darryl Webb 2. Mercyhurst # 14-6 16-8 (2007-11) is IUP’s all-time leading scorer with 1949 career points. 3. Slippery Rock 13-7 16-8 4. Cal 12-8 15-11 STAT STUFFER 5. Clarion 11-9 15-11 Jr. G Anthony Wells has done it all for the Crimson Hawks this season, fi lling 6. Gannon 11-9 13-11 up his individual stat line each night. He leads the team in assists (3.7 apg) and 7. Edinboro 10-10 12-12 is 2nd in rebounding, pulling down 4.5 boards per game. Wells also chips in 6.1 8. Lock Haven 0-20 0-23 ppg and is 2nd on the team with 29 steals this season. He had his best game of the season last Saturday against Mercyhurst, notching a career-high 17 points to Eastern Division go along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists. # School League Overall 1. Kutztown # 13-7 16-8 WINNING WITH DEFENSE 2. Bloomsburg # 13-7 17-8 Th e Crimson Hawks have been the best defensive team in the PSAC this season, 3. West Chester # 12-8 15-9 allowing a conference-low 60.8 points per game. IUP has been great at forcing 4. East Stroudsburg # 12-8 16-10 opponents into bad shots, holding them to just 40.2% shooting from the fi eld. 5. Millersville 7-13 9-15 6. Mansfi eld 6-14 9-15 JUST MARCEL 7. Shippensburg 6-14 9-17 So. F Marcel Souberbielle has fl ourished in his fi rst year as a starter for the 8. Cheyney 3-17 4-20 Crimson Hawks, averaging 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. He has also been extremely active on the defensive end, recording 21 steals on the year. # Clinched PSAC Tournament Berth Souberbielle drilled the go-ahead three with just 31 seconds left to lead the *As of February 21, 2012 Crimson Hawks over Slippery Rock on Saturday. - IUP Men’s Basketball - Game at Lock Haven THE BIG MAN Jr. C Josh Wiegand has been a force on the glass for IUP this season, rip- - Individual ping down a team-high 4.7 rebounds per game. He is 5th on the team in Highlights scoring at 5.5 points per game and has recorded a team-high 16 blocks. Games Leading IUP in Scoring: TOP FROSH Sanders (13), Smith (12) Th e smallest player on the IUP roster, Fr. G Devante Chance has made a big impact on the Crimson Hawks this season. He is 6th on the team in Games Leading IUP in Rebounding: scoring (5.3 ppg) and is 3rd in assists (2.6 apg). Ayebo (7), Wells (6), Souberbielle (4), Wiegand (3), Sanders (2), Smith (2) OFF THE BENCH IUP boasts a trio of players in Chance, Jr. C Danny Ayebo and So. F Kevin Games Leading IUP in Assists: Wells (11), Smith (11), Chance (5), Sanders, Jones who have helped the Crimson Hawks bench to outscore opponents Souberbielle, Jones 365-338 this season, including a 27-point output by the bench against Lock Haven. Games Leading IUP in Steals: Chance (7), Smith (5), Wells (5), Souberbielle (4), THE HEAD COACH Jones (2), Sanders (2), Wiegand, Ayebo Joe Lombardi (Youngstown State, ‘81) is in his sixth season as the head coach of the IUP men’s basketball program and is coming off yet another Games Leading IUP in Blocks: successful season in leading the Crimson Hawks to their second straight Wiegand (10), Sanders (5), Jones (4), PSAC title and to the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship game last Souberbielle (3), Ayebo (2), Wells (2), Chance year.