GAMEDAY CENTRAL
No. 23 IUP Crimson Hawks (9-5, 6-5 PSAC)
at No. 8 West Chester Golden Rams (16-0, 11-0 PSAC)
Saturday, April 28 | 1 p.m.
West Chester, Pa. | Vonnie Gros Field
 
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Social Media: @IUPLacrosse, #TalonsUp
 
COMING UP
at PSAC Championships* (May 1, 4 & 6)
Dependent upon qualifying
 
THE GAME AT A GLANCE
The postseason hopes for the IUP women's lacrosse team (9-5, 6-5 PSAC) are on the line this weekend as the 23rd-ranked Crimson Hawks square off with No. 8 West Chester (16-0, 11-0 PSAC) Saturday afternoon. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. at West Chester's Vonnie Gros Field.
 
GAME NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks will need a win over West Chester combined with a Bloomsburg loss to Gannon to earn the final spot in next week's PSAC tournament; IUP and Bloomsburg enter the weekend tied for the sixth and final spot in the playoff standings, with Bloomsburg holding the tie breaker
>> IUP is looking for the program's seventh straight PSAC postseason berth dating back to 2012
>> A win would also give the Crimson Hawks their eighth straight 10-win season
>> IUP is looking for its first ever win over West Chester; The Crimson Hawks have dropped four one-goal games to the Golden Rams since 2013
>> This game features the top two scoring teams in the PSAC, with West Chester leading the way at 16.29 goals per game and IUP second at 16.13
>> West Chester also has the best defense in the league, giving up an average of 5.9 goals per game
>> Ally Burrows (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) and Adriana Greco (Sound Beach, N.Y./Rocky Point) are tied for the PSAC-lead with 4.00 goals per game and are the only teammates in the conference with 50-plus goals this year