GAMEDAY CENTRAL
#19 IUP Crimson Hawks (10-5, 9-2 PSAC)
at #15 East Stroudsburg Warriors (14-2, 10-1 PSAC)
Saturday, April 29, 2017 | 2 p.m.
East Stroudsburg, Pa. | Whitenight Field 

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THE GAME AT GLANCE
The PSAC regular season title, and No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament, is on the line this weekend as the 19th-ranked Crimson Hawks head to East Stroudsburg to face the 15th-ranked Warriors. The opening draw is 2 p.m on Saturday at Whitenight Field. ESU heads into the regular season finale with conference-best 10-1 league record while IUP is second with a 9-2 record. 

STORYLINES / WHAT TO WATCH FOR
* There are several outcomes still possible in the tightly contested PSAC, with eight teams fighting for six spots
* Many tiebreakers and scenarios are at play this Saturday, as ESU, IUP, West Chester and Mercyhurst separated by just two games in the standings; Slippery Rock, Lock Haven and Seton Hill are all tied for fifth in the conference
* The Crimson Hawks have won each of their last five games in the series with East Stroudsburg, including last year's 15-8 home victory; ESU's last win came in 2011 in East Stroudsburg (15-13)
* IUP brings a three-game win streak into Saturday, which includes a 14-13 overtime win over then-14th-ranked Mercyhurst last Tuesday; The Warriors defeated Mercyhurst 16-10 at home back on April 15
* The Warriors have won nine straight games, including a 17-12 victory at 12th-ranked West Chester on Wednesday
* ESU uses a variety of goal scorers and boasts the top goalie in the PSAC, as Tatyana Petteway averages 11.07 saves per game and has a league-best .556 save percentage
* Senior defender Hannah Bertolo (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) is two ground balls shy of tying IUP's single season record of 59, set by Sarah DeMaio in 2008; Bertolo's 57 ground balls are third in the PSAC this year