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-- CCrimsonrimson HawksHawks MMen’sen’s BasketballBasketball , All-Time Victories PSAC Championships - Schedule No. IUP Crimson Hawks (-, -) November at Sat 12 Seton Hill W 62-54 Mon 14 Th iel W 84-59 East Stroudsburg Warriors (-, -) Sat 19 at Cheyney * W 89-80 Kutztown Golden Bears (-, -) Sun 20 at Shippensburg * W 80-64 December Friday-Saturday, December -, Sat 3 Bloomsburg * L 66-64 Koehler Fieldhouse / East Stroudsburg, PA & Sun 4 Mansfi eld * W 76-51 Keystone Arena / Kutztown, PA Fri 9 at East Stroudsburg * 7:30 p.m. Sat 10 at Kutztown * 4:00 p.m. Listen Live: WQMU (Red Zone Media) Sun 18 West Virginia Wesleyan 7:30 p.m. Mon 19 Urbana 7:30 p.m. January Fri 6 West Chester * 7:30 p.m. AT A GLANCE Sat 7 Millersville * 7:30 p.m. Th e Crimson Hawks wrap up PSAC crossover play this weekend when they Wed 11 California * 7:30 p.m. travel to East Stroudsburg and Kutztown. Th e Crimson Hawks are 3-1 in the Sat 14 at Clarion * 7:30 p.m. PSAC and are looking to remain undefeated on the road. Wed 18 Edinboro * 7:30 p.m. Sat 21 at Mercyhurst * 3:00 p.m. East Stroudsburg looks to stay above .500 and keep pace near the top of the East- Wed 25 Lock Haven * 7:30 p.m. ern Division standings, while Kutztown is hoping to get back into the mix in the Sat 28 at Slippery Rock * 3:00 p.m. East after struggling early in the season. February LAST TIME OUT Wed 1 at Gannon * 7:30 p.m. Just one day after dropping their fi rst game of the 2011-12 season, Th e IUP men’s Sat 4 Clarion * 7:30 p.m. basketball team responded nicely with a 76-51 win over PSAC East foe Wed 8 at California * 7:30 p.m. Mansfi eld last Sunday. Sat 11 Mercyhurst * 7:30 p.m. Wed 15 at Edinboro * 7:30 p.m. Sr. G Julian Sanders led the way with 21 points on 4-5 shooting from three- Sat 18 Slippery Rock * 7:30 p.m. point range, while Sr. G Ashton Smith chipped in 16 points and fi ve assists. Wed 22 at Lock Haven * 8:00 p.m. Sanders was 7-of-12 from the fi eld for his 21 points, while Smith was 6-of-14 Sat 25 Gannon * 7:30 p.m. from the fl oor. Tues 28 PSAC Quarterfi nals TBA Jr. G Anthony Wells fi nished with fi ve points and a game-high seven assists, March while Jr. C Danny Ayebo pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Jr. C Josh Fri 2 PSAC Semifi nals TBA Wiegand was particularly eff ective for IUP, going 6-of-8 from the fi eld for 12 Sat 3 PSAC Championship TBA points. * Denotes PSAC Game Connect With The Crimson Hawks Facebook facebook.com/IUPCrimsonHawks IUP COACHING STAFF Twitter twitter.com/IUPCrimsonHawk Joe Lombardi Head Coach 6th Season YouTube youtube.com/IUPvideo1875 Chris Fite Assistant Coach 5th Season Website IUPathletics.com Kevin Funston Assistant Coach 1st Season Dom Lombardi Student Assistant 1st Season - IUP Men’s Basketball vs. East Stroudsburg and Kutztown IUP Quick Facts THE HEAD COACH Joe Lombardi (Youngstown State, ‘81) is in his sixth season as the head coach Location ............................................. Indiana, PA of the IUP men’s basketball program and is coming off yet another successful Enrollment ....................................................15,000 season in leading the Crimson Hawks to their second straight PSAC title and to Founded ...........................................................1875 the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship game last year. Athletics Affi liation ................NCAA Division II Lombardi has compiled a record of 100-53 during his tenure with the Crimson Conference .............................Pennsylvania State Hawks and has the fourth-highest winning percentage in IUP history. Prior to ...................................Athletic Conference (West) his time with the Crimson Hawks, Lombardi served as an assistant coach at Colors ..........................................Crimson & Gray Saint Francis (PA), Lasalle, and the University of Pittsburgh. Nickname .................................... Crimson Hawks Arena ...................................Kovalchick Complex THE LOMBARDI FILE Interim President ................... Dr. David Werner Overall Conference 2011-12 5-1 3-1 Athletic Director ...................Dr. Frank Condino 2010-11 26-6 12-2 PSAC Champs, Regional Finalist 2009-10 33-3 13-1 PSAC & Regional Champs, NCAA Finalist Head Coach .................................... Joe Lombardi 2008-09 22-8 10-4 East Region Semifi nals Alma Mater .................. Youngstown State, 1981 2007-08 13-15 5-7 Career Record ...................105-54 (Sixth season) 2006-07 6-21 3-9 Basketball Offi ce .............................724-357-6287 Totals 104-53 45-23 Sports Information NATIONAL POLLS Th e Crimson Hawks fell six spots to 14th in the National Association of Sports Information Director .......Ryan Rebholz Basketball Coaches/Division II Men’s Basketball Poll after splitting a pair of Offi ce............................................... 724-357-2747 games last weekend. IUP received 79 points points in the voting and is in a tie Email ........................................ [email protected] for the 14th spot with Cal Poly Pomona. Graduate Assistant .......................... Tim Hipszer THE ALL-TIME ASSISTS CHART Email .................................... [email protected] Sr. G Ashton Smith moved into fourth place on the IUP all-time assists chart this weekend when he recorded the 380th assist of his career against Mansfi eld. - PSAC Standings Smith passed Gerry Recktenwald on the all-time list, while Mont Mattocks’ career mark of 450 is the most in IUP history. Western Division # School League Overall DIALING LONG DISTANCE 1. Mercyhurst 4-0 5-1 Sr. G Julian Sanders is rapidly closing on Jason Bullock’s IUP record of 287 2. IUP 3-1 5-1 career three-pointers made. Sanders stands at 266 three’s for his career, and is 3. Cal 3-1 5-2 averaging over three treys per game this season. 4. Clarion 3-1 6-3 5. Slippery Rock 2-2 4-2 CLIMBING THE CHARTS 6. Edinboro 2-2 4-3 Both Smith and Sanders are also making their way up the IUP all-time scoring 7. Gannon 2-2 3-3 list. Sanders is 14th on the list with 1273 career points, while Smith is in 17th 8. Lock Haven 0-4 0-5 place with 1215 career points. Eastern Division FROM THE FOUL LINE # School League Overall Jr. C Danny Ayebo is a sparkling 85.0% (17-20) free-throw shooter this season, 1. Bloomsburg 4-0 7-1 including a perfect 10-of-10 from the line in the Crimson Hawks win over 2. West Chester 2-2 5-3 Shippensburg. Fr. G Devante Chance is a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe 3. East Stroudsburg 2-2 5-4 this season, while Jr. G Anthony Wells is 8-of-10 from the line. As a team, IUP 4. Shippensburg 2-2 4-5 averages over 23 freebies per game. 5. Kutztown 1-3 3-4 6. Mansfi eld 1-3 2-3 TOP FROSH 7. Cheyney 1-3 2-5 Th e smallest player on the IUP roster, Chance has had one of the Crimson 8. Millersville 0-4 2-6 Hawks biggest contributors this season. He is fourth on the team in scoring (7.5 ppg) and is third on the team in assists (3.2 apg). - IUP Men’s Basketball vs. East Stroudsburg and Kutztown STAT STUFFER Wells has done it all for the Crimson Hawks this season, fi lling up his - Individual individual stat line each night. He leads IUP in assists (3.7 apg) and has Highlights been excellent on the glass, pulling down 4.7 rebounds per game. Wells also chips in 5.0 points per game and is third on the team in steals (7) this Games Leading IUP in Scoring: season. Sanders (5), Smith OFF THE BENCH Games Leading IUP in Rebounding: Souberbielle, Wells, Sanders, Smith, Wiegand, IUP boasts a trio of players in Chance, Ayebo and So. F Kevin Jones that Ayebo have helped the Crimson Hawks bench to outscore opponents 113-100 this season, including a 25-point output by the bench against Th iel. Jones Games Leading IUP in Assists: averages this 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in just 17 minutes per game. Smith (3), Chance (2), Wells JUST MARCEL Games Leading IUP in Steals: So. F Marcel Souberbielle has fl ourished in his fi rst year as a starter for Chance (4), Smith, Jones the Crimson Hawks, averaging 5.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Souberbielle tied his career-high for points against Bloomsburg last Games Leading IUP in Blocks: Saturday with nine. Wiegand (3), Chance, Ayebo, Jones, Sanders THE BIG MAN Games Leading IUP in Minutes: Smith (4), Chance, Sanders Jr. C Josh Wiegand has been a force on the glass for IUP this season, grabbing a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game. Wiegand is third on the team Double-Figures Scoring: in scoring (8.7 ppg) and has been excellent at protecting the rim on the Sanders (6), Smith (6), Wiegand (3), Chance (2), defensive end of the fl oor, recording a team-high six blocks. Wells, Ayebo OWNING THE GLASS Much of the Crimson Hawks success this season can be attributed to their dominance on the boards, where they have outrebounded opponents 213- 163 this season. IUP is fi rst in the PSAC in defensive rebounds (163) and third in the conference in rebounding margin (+8.8). WINNING WITH DEFENSE Th e IUP defense has stifl ed opponents this year, allowing a PSAC-low 62.3 points per game. Th e Crimson Hawks also have the best scoring margin in the PSAC, winning games by an average of 13.5 points per game.