The IUP Women’s basketball team held their annual “Education day” exhibition and routed Pitt-Greensburg by a score of 103-26.
Five IUP players were in double-digits, lead by Malia Siriwardene with 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting. Lihi Shacham added 15 points, five assists and four steals, while Teresa Maggio scored 14 points in just nine minutes, connecting on four of five attempts from three-point range. Molly Keane contributed 13 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Leah Skweres added 11 points and a game-high six steals.
Meanwhile on defense, IUP didn’t let Pitt-Greensburg score more than 10 points in three of the four quarters. In the 4th, Pitt-Greensburg managed 11 points. IUP forced 38 Pitt-Greensburg turnovers and converted those opportunities into 48 points. The Crimson Hawks also recorded 23 steals.
Next up is the Crimson Hawk Classic at the KCAC as IUP will play Point Park in the second of two games on Saturday and then Davis and Elkins on Sunday.
