GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (17-7, 8-3 PSAC Southwest)
at Millersville (14-6, 6-5 PSAC Central)
Friday, October 27, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Millersville, Pa. | Pucillo Gymnasium
 
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IUP Crimson Hawks (17-7, 8-3 PSAC Southwest)
at Shippensburg (17-6, 10-1 PSAC Central)
Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.
Shippensburg, Pa. | Heiges Field House
 
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WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks hop back on the bus this weekend as they clash with two PSAC Central teams. First up on Friday, the Crimson Hawks take on Millersville at 7 pm before facing PSAC Central leader in Shippensburg on Saturday beginning at 1 pm.
 
STORYLINES / WHAT TO WATCH FOR
*IUP looks to keep it rolling this weekend after taking three of their last four matches including a weekend victory over Cal. IUP is reaching the tail end of their schedule while fighting in a tight race for the PSAC Southwest lead with Seton Hill and Clarion
*IUP is at the top in the PSAC in Opponent service aces (0.80 per set) while being in the top five in;
Hitting percentage (.215) - 2nd in PSAC
Assists per set (12.32) - 3rd in PSAC
Kills per set (12.83) - 5th in PSAC
Blocks per set (2.05) - 4th in PSAC
Service aces per set (1.75) - 5th in PSAC
Opponent hitting percentage (.127) - 3rd in PSAC
Opponent kills per set (10.46) - 4th in PSAC
Opponent blocks per set (1.43) - 3rd in PSAC
and Opponent digs per set (15.11) - 2nd in PSAC
*IUP is 13-4 all-time against Millersville and 11-5 against Shippensburg
*Sr. OH Natalie Cignetti (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) continues her dominant senior season and enters this weekend as the PSAC's leader in kills per set with 4.10; Cal's Rachel Priore is second with 3.65
*Sr. S Katie Miller (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) continues to be a staple in the Crimson Hawks offensive output as she ranks first in the conference with 10.94 assists per set; She had a career-high 54 assists in four sets against Slippery Rock; Shippensburg's Emily Hangen ranks second in the PSAC with 10.62

RECORD WATCH
*Cignetti is currently averaging 4.10 kills per set; keeping this pace would place her at fourth overall in a season in the IUP record books; Cignetti slid her way up in the record books and is currently fourth all-time in kills with 1,142 through her career now on the chase for third which is held by Michelle Jones with 1,395
*Miller is currently sitting at 886 assists through 24 matches; keeping this pace would help her crack the top-seven in assists in a season; with her 886 assists thus far, Miller moved into seventh place all-time in assists in IUP history with 1,531, trailing Jennifer Regan who sits in sixth place with 1,781
*Jr. L Jess Marut (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) keeps climbing the record books; With her 367 digs this season, she now sits at third on the all-time IUP record books in digs with 1,569; next Marut shoots for Sarah Rosenberry who has 1,752 digs in her career
*Egler finds herself in the top-10 in blocks all-time sitting in ninth in program history with 280; next up is Morgan Cerveny with 290
*Sr. OH Alexis Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield) sits with 876 career kills; over the weekend she moved into 11th all-time and now is just behind Danielle Ostendorf with 902