INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's soccer team faces a tough week as the Crimson Hawks play against the top two teams in the PSAC West standings. IUP will host Gannon Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. and travel to Slippery Rock Saturday at noon.

The Hawks are coming off an exciting OT win at Edinboro and have won three straight to move into a tie for third in the division with 19 points. They are 7-3-1 overall and 6-3-1 in the league. 

Gannon is 7-2-2 overall and in the division as its 23 points are second in the standings. Slippery Rock is 9-2-2 overall and lead the standings with 25 points going 8-2-1 in the league. 

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Last time out
>> Senior Mahogany Willis tallied a hat trick as the Crimson Hawks came from behind to defeat Edinboro 4-3 in overtime last Wednesday.
>> It was Willis' second hat trick of her career and helped her earn PSAC West Athlete of the Week honors. 
>> The win moved IUP in front of Edinboro in the standings as the Hawks now have a 1-point lead over the Fighting Scots. 

Notes
>> The goals could be tough to come by this week as a total of one score was tallied when IUP played Gannon and The Rock earlier this season. The Hawks forced a 0-0 draw with GU on September 18 and lost to Slippery Rock 1-0 on a late goal on September 22. 
>> Including this week, six matches remain as the Hawks battle for a possible postseason spot. IUP and Mercyhurst are tied for third (19 points) with Edinboro in fifth with 18 points and Clarion sixth with 13 points. The top four teams in each division make the conference tournament.
>> With her hat trick last week, Mahogany Willis became the first IUP player since Sarah Romasco (2006-09) to tally two hat tricks in a career.
>> Willis ran her career total to 33 goals, moving into seventh place in program history. Melissa Kornock (2008-11) is sixth with 35 goals and Amy Peterson (1994-95) is fifth with 36.     
>> Sophomore Hannah Scardina leads the PSAC with .727 goals per game and is tied for second with 8 goals this year. Her point total of 20 is also second.
>> Scardina has scored a goal in three straight games - all IUP wins. The biggest game of her career came against Pitt-Johnstown when she netted four goals. 
>> Goalie Samantha Gildner leads the conference and ranks 20th in Division Ii with an .879 save percentage. It's currently the second single season mark in IUP history behind Becky Dillard's .905 in 2005.