GAMEDAY CENTRAL
#20 IUP Crimson Hawks (4-4, 3-1 PSAC)
vs. #16 Lock Haven Bald Eagles (6-4, 3-2 PSAC)
Friday, April 7, 2017 | 4 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | George P. Miller Stadium
#20 IUP Crimson Hawks (4-4, 3-1 PSAC)
vs. Bloomsburg Huskies (6-4, 3-3 PSAC)
Saturday, April 8, 2017 | 4:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | George P. Miller Stadium
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com |
Fan Stats |
Media Stats
Updates: Twitter |
@IUPlacrosse
THE GAMES AT A GLANCE
The 20th-ranked Crimson Hawks prepare for a home PSAC weekend as they host 16th-ranked Lock Haven on Friday and Bloomsburg on Saturday. Start times are set for 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively, with both games to be played at IUP's George P. Miller Stadium. Friday's matchup with Lock Haven will be IUP's second straight game against a ranked opponent, while Saturday's game will Senior Day as
Hannah Bertolo (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional),
Kim Hooven (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley),
Maggie Malane (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional), and
Carissa Smith (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick) will be honored prior to start time.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
* The Crimson Hawks will look to rebound from a tough 12-11 loss at No. 18 Seton Hill on Wednesday night; It was IUP's third loss of the year to a ranked opponent, also falling to No. 17 Florida Tech and No. 5 Florida Southern
* IUP is giving up an average of just 8.5 goals in its four PSAC games, compared to 11.8 in non-conference matchups
* Lock Haven is the third-highest scoring team in the PSAC at 13.60 goals per game, but is coming off of an outing in which they managed just seven scores against East Stroudsburg
* The Bald Eagles feature the league leaders in goals and assists; Rachel Engler averages 3.90 goals per game while Haley Killian averages 3.00 assists per contest
* Bloomsburg is 12th out of 13 teams in the PSAC in scoring, averaging 10.10 goals per game; The Huskies give up an average of 9.30 goals per outing
* Sophomore
Ally Burrows (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) leads IUP and ranks third in the with PSAC 3.50 goals per game; Freshman
Kelly Shields (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) is the team's leading distributor, as her 1.63 assists per game is ninth in the league
* Senior
Hannah Bertolo (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) leads IUP's defensive effort with 3.71 ground balls and 1.71 caused turnovers per game, numbers that rank fourth and eighth, respectively, in the PSAC
