Senior soccer forward Kallie Conte and senior field hockey goalie Olivia Accardi were named the IUP Athletes of the Week, announced by the IUP sports information office Monday morning.
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It’s the first career IUP weekly honor for both student-athletes.
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Conte put together a highly productive week with seven points on two goals and three assists to help the Crimson Hawks to a pair of victories over Salem (3-2) and Mansfield (4-1).
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Her week was highlighted by her Saturday performance against Mansfield, as she had a hand in all four scores with a goal and three assists in the 4-1 conference win. Conte’s three assists tied a program record as she became the seventh player in IUP history with a trifecta of helpers in a single contest. Her goal came in the ninth minute and she assisted on goals in the 18th, 21st and 35th minutes to give IUP a sizeable halftime lead.
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Conte scored her first points of the week Monday at Salem, tying the game at 2-2 in the 79th minute. The Crimson Hawks went on to win 3-2 in double overtime.
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Accardi went 1-1 in the cage last week for the Crimson Hawks, highlighted by her second career shutout in a 1-0 victory over rival Slippery Rock in the conference opener Wednesday afternoon. She stopped five shots, including a first half barrage in which she saved three quick shots in a 10 second time span to keep The Rock off the board.
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Despite giving up an early goal to seventh-ranked Millersville in Saturday’s road contest, Accardi helped IUP get to double-overtime with the high-scoring Marauders before falling 2-1. Millersville totaled 28 shots on the day, including 19 on goal, as Accardi finished with 14 saves and kept the Marauders scoreless for 80:07 throughout regular and overtime.
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