IUP sophomore Jahzinga Tracey has been named the PSAC Co-Player of the Week for women’s basketball after leading the Crimson Hawks to division wins over Clarion and Edinboro.  Tracey shares the award with Shippensburg’s Lauren Beckley.

Tracey (Des Moines, Iowa/Hoover) has received the award three times this season.  She scored 19 points against both the Golden Eagles and Fighting Scots while pulling down a total of 24 rebounds, including 15 in a 78-56 victory over Edinboro for her seventh double-double of the year.  She had five steals in the two games.

In a 70-67 win at Clarion, Tracey had nine rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals.  With the score tied at 65, she gave IUP the lead for good with a basket at the 1:29 mark and then added a steal and breakaway layup 19 seconds later to seal the win for the Crimson Hawks.

Through the first 17 games of the season, Tracey ranks fourth in the PSAC in scoring (17.6), tied for second in rebounding (10.4) and second in steals (3.12).  She is 17^th in the nation in rebounding, tied for 28^th in steals and 41^st in scoring.  Tracey has scored in double figures in each game and has four contests with at least 15 rebounds.

IUP has won 10 of its last 12 games, including three in a row, and plays PSAC West games this week at Slippery Rock on Wednesday and home against California on Saturday.

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