The IUP women defeated Johnson C. Smith University Friday afternoon, 59-55, in the Atlantic Regionals.
IUP broke out to a 23-16 lead in the first quarter and held on despite being out-scored, 29-26, in the second half.
Lauren Wolosik led the Crimson Hawks with 20 points and five steals. Brittany Robinson scored 12 points and Megan Smith and Carolyn Appleby each scored 11 points for IUP.
They will now play tomorrow in the NCAA Atlantic Regional Semi-Finals with airtime at 4:30 PM, game time at 5:00 PM on U92.5 FM and streaming on the U92.5 Sports Channel.
