EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - The 10th-ranked IUP field hockey team was on the wrong end of a national top-10 matchup Saturday afternoon as the Crimson Hawks lost to No. 5-ranked East Stroudsburg by a score of 5-0 at Whitenight Field. 

The loss was the second of the week for the Hawks, who are now 8-4 overall and seventh in the PSAC standings with a 3-4 conference record. The Warriors won their fifth in a row and improved to 12-3 overall and 6-1 in the league, good for second place. 

East Stroudsburg scored in each quarter and dominated offensively, outshooting IUP 19-to-4 on the afternoon. The Warriors were helped with a big edge in penalty corners, 12-to-3. 

Blaise Cugini, Claire Murphy, and Georgiana Chiavacci were credited with IUP's shots. Goalie Amanda Zaner had six saves. 

Up next
The Hawks have a non-conference matchup at Frostburgh State next Wednesday before getting back to conference play on the weekend. IUP will host No. 1 Shippensburg on Oct. 24, play at Mercyhurst on Oct. 27, and host Kutztown on Oct. 30. 

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