GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (3-9, 2-3 PSAC)
at No. 2 East Stroudsburg Warriors (10-2, 5-0 PSAC)
Saturday, October 20, 2018 | 1 p.m.
East Stroudsburg, Pa. | Whitenight Field
Live Stats: ESUWarriors.com |
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COMING UP
Tuesday, October 23 at Mercyhurst, 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 27 vs. Kutztown, 5 p.m.
GAME AT A GLANCE
The IUP field hockey team (3-9, 2-3 PSAC) continues a three-game road stretch as they travel to face No. 2 East Stroudsburg (10-2, 5-0 PSAC) Saturday afternoon. Game time at ESU's Whitenight Field is set for 1 p.m. The Crimson Hawks have dropped back-to-back 1-goal games in the conference, including a 3-2 loss in the final seconds at Mansfield Wednesday. One of the best teams in Division II, the Warriors have won six straight and are coming off of a comeback 3-2 win over No. 7 Kutztown earlier this week.
NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks are currently tied with Kutztown for the sixth and final spot in the PSAC tournament with a 2-3 league record. Both teams have five league games remaining, and will face each other Saturday, October 27 at Miller Stadium.
>> East Stroudsburg is tied with West Chester at the top of the PSAC standings with a 5-0 conference record.
>> East Stroudsburg has shut out eight opponents this year and are coming off a string of five straight shutouts, including two over top-10 opponents. The Warriors are third in Division II with 3.50 goals per game.
>> This is the sixth game against a ranked opponent for the Crimson Hawks this year. Two of their losses against top-10 teams have come by just one goal (Millersville 2-1, Bloomsburg 2-1)
>> Junior
Kimberly Kelly took over the team scoring lead after a goal and assist in IUP's 3-2 loss to Mansfield. Kelly now leads the team with four goals and nine points.
>> Senior
Matti Reightler also had an assist Wednesday to give her a team-best four this year. She's second on the Crimson Hawks with eight points.
>> Senior goalie
Olivia Accardi moved into the top 10 in IUP single season history with 115 saves after securing 10 Wednesday at Mansfield. Currently in ninth place, she'll move into eighth with her next five saves and seventh with 14 more. The all-time record is 200 held by Jody Rothermel in 1995.