MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - For the first time this #HLWBB season, IUPUI women's basketball will hit the road as the Jaguars will play two games against Robert Morris on Friday (Jan. 1) and Saturday (Jan. 2). The first game against the Horizon League's newest member will begin at 1 p.m. and the second game of the trip tips off at 12 p.m.

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The Jaguars will open up the new year taking on Robert Morris as IUPUI will look to continue its winning ways in the early Horizon League season. The Jags come in to the weekend riding a four-game winning streak to start conference play after sweeping both Purdue Fort Wayne and Cleveland State at home. Its been both sides of the court IUPUI has seen success as the Jags boast both the top offense (74.4 ppg) and top defense (52.3 ppg) in the league.

QUICK HITTERS
- IUPUI is off to its best start in Horizon League play in the last three years at 4-0. The Jags best start in league play was IUPUI's first season in the league (2017-18) when IUPUI went 5-0. IUPUI has never started conference play 6-0.
- The 6-1 record to start the season is IUPUI's best start to a season since 2017-18, when the Jags also went 6-1 to start the season before losing their second game of the year. IUPUI went 7-1 to start the 2016-17 season, its best overall start in school history.
- The Jaguars are on fire to start the season, averaging 74.4 points per game to lead the league. On the other side of the court, IUPUI is allowing just 52.3 points per game, which is also best in the Horizon League. This has given IUPUI a scoring margin of 22.1 points per game which is 14 points higher than second-place Milwaukee (+8.1 ppg).
- In all six of IUPUI's wins, the Jags have won by at least 20 points, including the last four games. The last time IUPUI won five-straight games by at least 20 points came last season from Dec. 30 to Jan. 11, a streak that kickstarted IUPUI's 13-game winning streak. - Macee Williams has been her consistent self to start the season, leading the Jags in scoring in six of the seven games this season, all wins. Williams has also led the team in rebounding in every contest. The star senior is currently averaging 17.9 points and 9.1 rebounds while averaging just 24.8 minutes per game.
- Senior Sydney Roule has more than doubled her scoring output from last season, up to 11.3 points per game from 5.2 ppg last season. Roule is shooting better from three (52.3%) than from the field (50%) and has already hit 23 threes this season in just seven games. Roule made 44 threes in 31 games last year.
- Morgan Allen took advantage of more playing time against Cleveland State and scored a season-best 10 points against the Vikings in her last game. Allen also scored eight points in the first game against Cleveland State.
- Macee Williams is getting ready to move in to second place in both the all-time scoring list and all-time rebounding list in IUPUI history. Williams is just 17 points and three rebounds away on those lists. The scoring record could still be in play for Williams despite the shortened season. The senior is just 211 points away from tying the top mark. She is 300 rebounds away from the top mark on that list.
- IUPUI will be playing Robert Morris for the first time in school history and will have played both newcomers to the Horizon League (Purdue Fort Wayne) after this weekend, IUPUI swept the Mastodons in the first weekend of the season.

ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
- The Colonials are the newest member of the Horizon League and have had a rude welcome to the league with losses on the road against Northern Kentucky and Milwaukee that have led to an 0-4 start in league play.
- Robert Morris brings the lowest scoring offense in to the weekend at 43.0 ppg. Nina Augustin leads the team with 7.8 ppg and Esther Castedo is second on the team with 6.8 per game off the bench.
- The Colonials are being outrebounded by an average of more than 16 boards per game and IUPUI enters the weekend with a +10 rebounding advantage on the season.

IN THE POLLS
- IUPUI received a vote in the Dec. 14 USA TODAY Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. It is the first time in school history that IUPUI has received a vote in the poll. The Jags have received at least one vote in each of the last three polls. IUPUI also earned a first-place vote in this week's CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25.

FAST STARTS 
- IUPUI has been getting off to fast starts this season as the Jags have held the lead after six of their first seven first quarters. This has continued throughout the game, as the Jags have only trailed after two quarters all season. The Jags trailed after the first quarter, 16-15, against Cleveland State on Dec. 19 and after the fourth quarter at Notre Dame in IUPUI's only loss of the year so far.

ROULE-ING THE THREE POINT LINE
 -Senior Sydney Roule started the season hot, going 4-for-5 from deep against Northern Illinois. Roule is the active leader in threes made for IUPUI having hit 135 career threes. Roule is a 35% shooter from deep and hit 52 threes in her sophomore year and 44 as a junior. Roule tied her career-high with 16 points, hitting four threes against Notre Dame.
- Roule now has hit at least two three in every game this season and has made four threes in four games. Her five games in double-figures this season matches her total from last year and is one shy of her total from her sophomore season. Roule is averaging 11.3 points per game after averaging just 5.2 points as a junior and 6.3 points as a sophomore. The senior is currently shooting 52% from deep this season, with the school record for three-point percentage being 49.1%.

MACEE CLIMBING THE CHARTS
- Macee Williams became the 26th player in IUPUI history to score 1,000-career points in a Jaguar uniform with her first basket against St. John's on Nov. 30 last season. Williams is now climbing that charts for IUPUI. The senior reached 1,500 points against Ball State in the second game of the season this year after a 28-point outing against the Cardinals.
1. Julie Rotramel (1987-91) - 1,809
2. Kerah Nelson (2009-13) - 1,614
3. Danielle Lawrence (2014-18) - 1,604
4.Macee Williams (2017-pres.) - 1,598
5. Tiffany Kyser (1999-03) - 1,544

- Williams has also now broken in to the top-three in school history in total rebounds.
1. Jernisha Cann (2005-09) - 1,172
2. Tiffany Kyser (1999-03) - 874
3. Macee Williams (2017-pres.) - 872
4. Kristin Pritchett (1988-92) - 746
5. Mikale Rogers (2013-17) - 720