GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (1-4, 0-0 PSAC)
vs. #5 Millersville Marauders (2-1, 0-0 PSAC)
Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 11 a.m.
Indiana, Pa. | George P. Miller Stadium
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COMING UP
Saturday, September 29 at No. 1 Shippensburg, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, October 3 vs. Slippery Rock, 4 p.m.
GAME AT A GLANCE
The IUP field hockey team (1-4, 0-0 PSAC) will be home this weekend for a conference matchup with fifth-ranked Millersville Saturday morning. Game time is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Miller Stadium. The Crimson Hawks have dropped three games in a row, including a 2-1 decision at Slippery Rock Wednesday night. Millersville opened the season with two wins but is coming off its first loss of the year, a 2-1 decision at home to No. 7 West Chester.
NOTES
>> One of IUP's biggest wins of the 2017 season was a 1-0 decision over the then-sixth-ranked Marauders at home.
Kalista Gioglio scored the game-winner in the 54th minute of play and the Crimson Hawks limited Millersville to nine shots.
>> Junior forward
Kimberly Kelly scored her first goal of the season in Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Slippery Rock.
>> The Marauders have the highest scoring offense in the conference with 5.00 goals per game. They outscored Queens and Converse by a combined score of 14-2 in their first two games.
>> Senior goalie
Olivia Accardi leads the PSAC with 42 saves through five games, averaging 8.40 saves per game. She posted a career-high 17 saves in IUP's loss to No. 7 West Chester.
>> Sophomore back
Madalyn Christen has stepped up in her first year as a starter, leading the PSAC with three defensive saves through four games.