INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP women's volleyball team enters the final week of the regular season with two matches left on the schedule. The Crimson Hawks will host Pitt-Johnstown Tuesday at 7 p.m. and travel to Clarion on Friday and play at 6 p.m. 

The Crimson Hawks enter the week having won five of their last seven matches - their best streak of the season - and hold out playoff hopes as they are still alive for the PSAC tournament. With a 6-8 divisional record, IUP is tied with Mercyhurst for fifth in the PSAC West standings, two games back of Cal U (8-6) for the fourth and final spot. The Vulcans and Lakers play Friday in Erie, while Cal U wraps up at Gannon ( ) and Mercyhurst hosts Seton Hill (5-9) in their finale. One win this week by Cal U would eliminate IUP from contention.  

Pitt-Johnstown enters the week with a 12-11 overall record and is tied for seventh in the division at 5-9. Clarion is 18-8 and has clinched a spot in the PSAC tournament with a 10-4 division record. 

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Last time out
>> IUP split its divisional matches over the weekend, falling to Cal U in four sets before sweeping Slippery Rock. Both matches were on the road. 
>> Nicole Peterson totaled 25 kills and averaged 3.57 kills per set. Leah Henderson had 63 assists.

Notes
>> The Crimson Hawks are looking for their first PSAC tournament berth since 2017 when they won the Southwest Division and advanced to the semifinals. 
>> IUP will be looking for revenge this week as Pitt-Johnstown and Clarion won the first meetings of the season last month. Both losses came in three sets. 
>> The Hawks will also look to improve upon their offensive performances in the first round against Clarion and UPJ, hitting .120 and .027, respectively.
>> Since the loss to UPJ the Hawks have had success offensively, hitting over .220 four times in the last seven matches. IUP hit .284 against Slippery Rock over the weekend.
>> Junior outside hitter Nicole Peterson went over 300 kills on the season last weekend. Her 3.07 kills per set is seventh in the PSAC while her 304 kills are fourth. 
>> Leah Henderson has been a major part of IUP's recent offensive success, dishing out 10.1 assists per set over the last seven matches.