Midway through the first half, IUP had a seven-point lead over South Carolina Beaufort, but an 11-0 run brought the Sand Sharks back as they went on to beat IUP. Jack Benedict has the story. (94-84 win for USCB).
Coach Joe Lombardi says IUP started to fade in the second half against a strong Beaufort effort.
Lombardi enjoyed seeing Fudala and Polce back at the KCAC, but he would rather not have seen them walk off the court as winners.
Lombardi says the inexperienced Crimson Hawks are looking to learn what it takes to play winning basketball.
Ron Fudala was thrilled to bring his team to IUP, and to coach against Joe Lombardi, for whom he spent four years as associate head coach.
Fudala says Lombardi has a good team that is growing up, and he expects IUP to contend for the PSAC championship.
IUP forward Damir Brooks is the PSAC Defensive Player of the Week. The redshirt junior had a double-double in the Crimson Hawks’ 61-57 win over Lincoln, with 12 rebounds and 10 points. He also blocked three shots and had a steal and an assist. Brooks is fifth in the PSAC in rebounding, at 8.7 per game. He had five more rebounds last night.
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