GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (11-4, 10-4 PSAC)
vs. Mercyhurst Lakers (4-8-4, 3-8-3 PSAC)
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | 4 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | South Campus Field
 
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GAME AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks will host the Mercyhurst Lakers this Wednesday, October 25, for their final home game of the season. The match will begin at 4 p.m. at South Campus Field.
 
STORYLINES/WHAT TO WATCH FOR
*IUP moved up to the fifth spot this week in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Poll
*The Crimson Hawks have clinched a spot in the PSAC tournament; This will be IUP's 13th appearance in the tournament and third since 2014; Mercyhurst will not be competing in the 2017 PSAC tournament
*If the Crimson Hawks convert their seven game winning streak to eight, they will have had the most consecutive wins in IUP history; In 2004 IUP completed a seven-game winning streak as well as making an NCAA tournament appearance and taking home the PSAC Championship
*IUP and Kutztown still lead the conference in goals against average (.56) and goals allowed (9)
*Goals from Kallie Conte (Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area) and Mya Hilliard (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) led to IUP's overtime win this past Saturday's game against Gannon (3-2); Merychurst fell to Shippensburg (2-1) on the same day
*Sr. Lexie Palluconi (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) was named PSAC Women's Soccer Athlete of the Week; Leads the team in points (14) and goals (5)
*Three Crimson Hawks, Mya Hilliard (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield), McKenna Keffel (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon), and Gianna Parlavecchio (Florham Park, N.J./Hanover Park), have all contributed to IUP's success by each scoring game-winning goals twice this season