GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (11-4, 2-0 PSAC Southwest)
vs. Cheyney (0-7, 0-2 PSAC Southeast)
Friday, September 29, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Memorial Field House
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IUP Crimson Hawks (11-4, 2-0 PSAC Southwest)
vs. West Chester (8-2, 1-1 PSAC Southeast)
Saturday, September 30, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
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WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks stay home this weekend for their first PSAC matches in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Center. IUP takes on a Cheyney team that is 0-7 on Friday to begin the weekend before taking on a formidable opponent in 8-2 West Chester on Saturday.
STORYLINES / WHAT TO WATCH FOR
*IUP looks to continue its 11-4 start to the season, looking to rebound after dropping a tough loss to Wheeling Jesuit on Tuesday night in three sets
*IUP remains one of the best teams in the conference in returning serves, ranking first by giving up just 0.67 opponent aces per set; IUP is also top five in hitting percentage as team as well as assists per set
*IUP is 14-0 against Cheyney and 13-2 against West Chester all-time
*Cignetti enters this weekend as the PSAC'S leader in kills per set with 4.38; Cal's Rachel Priore is second with 4.00
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Katie Miller (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) ranks first in the conference with 11.00 assists per set; She had a career-high 50 assists in five sets against Charleston; Clarion's Leah Vensel ranks second with 10.78
RECORD WATCH
*Cignetti is currently averaging 4.38 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 1024 through her career now on the chase for third which is held by Michelle Jones with 1395
*Miller is currently sitting at 539 assists through 15 matches; keeping this pace would help her crack the top-seven in assists in a season; with her 539 assists thus far, Miller sits in eighth place all-time in assists in IUP history, just surpassing Carissa Miara
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Jess Marut (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) keeps climbing the record books; With her 210 digs this season, she now sits at third on the all-time IUP record books in digs with 1,412; next Marut shoots for Sarah Rosenberry who has 1,752 digs in her career
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Gabby Egler (Pittsburgh, Pa./Barack Obama Academy) finds herself in the top-10 in blocks all-time with 244; next up is
Danielle Ostendorf at 265
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Alexis Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield) sits with 789 career kills; which is good for 12th all-time just behind Elizabeth Sova with 875
