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IUP Crimson Hawks (13-4, 4-0 PSAC Southwest)
at Gannon (13-3, 3-1 PSAC Northwest)
Friday, October 6, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Erie, Pa. | Hammermill Center

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IUP Crimson Hawks (13-4, 4-0 PSAC Southwest)
at Mercyhurst (6-9, 1-3 PSAC Northwest)
Saturday, October 7, 2017 | 4:05 p.m.
Erie, Pa. | Mercyhurst Athletic Center

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WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks hit the road this weekend for their fifth and sixth PSAC matches of the year. IUP takes on a tough Gannon team that is 13-3 on Friday to begin the weekend before facing off against a 6-9 overall Mercyhurst opponent on Saturday.
 
STORYLINES / WHAT TO WATCH FOR
*IUP looks to continue its 13-4 start to the season, after sweeping away the competition last weekend against Cheyney and West Chester
*IUP is at the top in the PSAC in hitting percentage (.230) and opponent service aces (0.60 per set) while being in the top five in; opponent hitting percentage (.113) - 2nd in PSAC
assists per set (12.45) - 3rd in PSAC
opponent assists per set (9.47) - 5th in PSAC
kills per set (13.11) - 2nd in PSAC
opponent kills per set (9.85) - 4th in PSAC
opponent blocks per set (1.25) - 3rd in PSAC
service aces per set (1.93) - 3rd in PSAC
and opponent digs per set (14.90) - 2nd in PSAC
*IUP is 6-14 against Gannon and 5-14 against Mercyhurst all-time
*Sr. OH Natalie Cignetti (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) enters this weekend as the PSAC'S leader in kills per set with 4.38; Cal's Rachel Priore is second with 3.93
*Sr. S Katie Miller (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) ranks first in the conference with 11.08 assists per set; She had a career-high 50 assists in five sets against Charleston; Clarion's Leah Vensel ranks second with 10.64

RECORD WATCH
*Cignetti is currently averaging 4.37 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 1037 through her career now on the chase for third which is held by Michelle Jones with 1395
*Miller is currently sitting at 576 assists through 17 matches; keeping this pace would help her crack the top-seven in assists in a season; with her 576 assists thus far, Miller sits in eighth place all-time in assists in IUP history with 1221, just behind Sarah Alman who had 1388 through her career
*Jr. L Jess Marut (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) keeps climbing the record books; With her 226 digs this season, she now sits at third on the all-time IUP record books in digs with 1,428; next Marut shoots for Sarah Rosenberry who has 1,752 digs in her career
*Sr. MB Gabby Egler (Pittsburgh, Pa./Barack Obama Academy) finds herself in the top-10 in blocks all-time with 248; next up is Danielle Ostendorf at 265
*Sr. OH Alexis Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield) sits with 795 career kills; which is good for 12th all-time just behind Elizabeth Sova with 875