The Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's basketball teams will close out a three-game-home stand with a PSAC Western Division doubleheader against Indiana University (PA), Wednesday night in the Sports Center.  The Lady Cats will tip-off against the Crimson Hawks at 5:30 p.m. with the men's game to follow at 7:30 p.m.
 
Head Coach Mike Drahos' (3^rd year) Lady Cats dropped their fifth straight game and fell to 6-10 overall and 3-7 in the PSAC following Saturday's 60-47 loss to Mercyhurst in the Sports Center.  Ana Hollen scored a career-high 20 points, and Olivia Rizzo added 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists to lead Pitt-Johnstown.
 
Jasmine Harper currently stands in 26^th-place on the Lady Cat All-time Scoring List with 1,143 points and 12^th on the All-Time Rebounding List with 688 rebounds.
 
Nationally for the Lady Cats, Olivia McCabe ranks 22^nd in double-doubles (7), 24^th in blocked shots (29), 48^th in blocked shots per game (1.81), and 52^nd in total rebounds (133).  As a team, Pitt-Johnstown is 26^th in both 3-point field goals made (113) and total assists (243).
 
IUP, under third-year Head Coach Tom McConnell, extended its winning streak to seven consecutive games and improved to 12-3 overall and 9-2 in the PSAC with a 56-45 victory over Slippery Rock on Saturday.  Leslie Stapleton scored 22 points, and Megan Smith collected 21 points and nine rebounds to lead four Crimson Hawks who scored in double figures.
 
Nationally, Stapleton leads NCAA Division II in free-throw percentage at 97.9%.  Marina Wareham is 22^nd in 3-point field goal percentage (45.5%) and 43^rd in total assists (66), while Megan Smith ranks 38^th in blocked shots (26).  As a team, IUP ranks in the Top-33 in seven categories, including 18^th in 3-point field goal percentage (37.4%) and 19^th in both assist-to-turnover ratio (1.21) and total assists (252).
 
IUP swept a pair of games from Pitt-Johnstown last season.  On January 21, the Crimson Hawks earned a 79-60 victory in Indiana behind Lindsay Stamp's 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Ashley Stoner's 24 points and nine rebounds.  The Lady Cats were led by Nicole Carman and Kelsey Sleighter who had 20 and 18 points, respectively.  IUP completed the sweep with an 88-46 win in the Sports Center on February 21.  Stamp scored 32 points, and Zhane Brooks finished with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds for IUP.  Harper had 17 points, and McCabe had 11 points for Pitt-Johnstown.
 
Head Coach Bob Rukavina's Mountain Cats look to bounce back from a pair of home conference losses last week.  Pitt-Johnstown, 9-5 overall and 6-4 in the PSAC, suffered an 81-73 loss to Shippensburg on Wednesday, before Mercyhurst shot 69% for the game, including 79.1% in the second half, in an 89-37 victory over the Mountain Cats on Saturday.  A.J. Leahey scored eight points, and Dale Clancy had six points to lead Pitt-Johnstown.
 
Nationally, for the Mountain Cats, Nate Snodgrass ranks 16^th in free-throw percentage at 90.2% and 29^th in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.93.  As a team, Pitt-Johnstown ranks in the top-50 in six statistical categories, including sixth in free-throw percentage (78.3%), 10^th in assists per game (18.1), and 21^st in total assists (254).
 
2014-15 NCAA Division II National Runner-up IUP comes in at 11-5 overall and 8-3 in the PSAC under 10^th-year Head Coach Joe Lombardi.  The Crimson Hawks, winners of five straight games, got 26 points from Brandon Norfleet and 22 points from Daddy Ugbede in an 89-71 win over Slippery Rock on Saturday.
 
Nationally, Norfleet is 15^th in NCAA Division II in total points (337), 38^th in total assists (69), and 40^th in points per game (21.1 ppg.).  As a team, the Crimson Hawks are 24^th in scoring defense, allowing just 67.7 points per game.
 
In a series that dates back to the 1970-71 season, IUP holds a 36-16 advantage, including five straight wins over the Mountain Cats.  Last season, the Crimson Hawks swept three games from Pitt-Johnstown.  On January 21, IUP earned an 88-73 victory in Indiana, before handing Pitt-Johnstown a 78-65 loss in the Sports Center a month later.  The Crimson Hawks then went on to an 82-63 win in the opening round of the PSAC Tournament on February 28.  Devante Chance scored 18 points and Shawn Dyer had 17 points to lead five IUP players who scored in double figures.  Pitt-Johnstown got 22 points from Ian Vescovi and 15 points from Matt Palo.

The Lady Cats and Mountain Cats travel to PSAC games at Edinboro on Saturday and to Slippery Rock next Wednesday, before returning home to host a PSAC Western Division doubleheader against Clarion on January 23 tipping-off at 1 p.m.