GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (2-6, 1-0 PSAC)
at No. 7 Millersville Marauders (4-3, 0-1 PSAC)
Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Millersville, Pa. | Biemesderfer Stadium
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COMING UP
Tuesday, October 9 vs. Seton Hill, 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 13 vs. Bloomsburg, 5 p.m.
GAME AT A GLANCE
The IUP field hockey team (2-6, 1-0 PSAC) will travel to Millersville to play the Marauders (4-3, 0-1 PSAC) Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Biemesderfer Stadium. The Crimson Hawks opened conference play at home Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Slippery Rock. The victory ended IUP's five-game losing streak. Millersville opened conference play with a road loss to No. 1 West Chester, 3-0.
NOTES
>> These two teams met at Miller Stadium on September 22 with Millersville defeating IUP 2-0.
>> Senior goalie
Olivia Accardi registered her second career shutout in Wednesday's victory over SRU. She saved five shots, including three straight on a Slippery Rock penalty corner in the first half.
>> Accardi leads the PSAC and ranks fourth in Division II with 8.88 saves per game. She had a career-high 22 saves in IUP's 4-2 loss at No. 4 Shippensburg last week.
>> Freshman Renne Lauer posted her first career goal and classmate
Hannah Miller had her first assist in the 1-0 win over SRU.
>> Sophomore back
Madalyn Christen leads the PSAC and is second in Division II with three defensive saves. Unfortunately, she was lost for the season due to injury.