INDIANA, Pa. – Coming off their first loss of the year, the IUP field hockey team looks to rebound with a pair of conference matches this week. The Crimson Hawks host Slippery Rock Wednesday night and head to No. 2-ranked West Chester on Saturday.

The Hawks enter the week with a 5-1 overall record, with that lone loss coming in the conference. Slippery Rock is 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC while West Chester is 6-1 and 1-0.

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Last time out
>> The Crimson Hawks split last week, defeating Mercyhurst at home in the rain 4-0 before falling to No. 6 Millersville 2-0. 
>> Georgiana Chiavacci scored a goal and assisted in two others against Mercyhurst, while Blaise Cugini tallied two goals. Both were named to the IUP Weekly Honor Roll. 

Notes
>> This will be the second meeting of the season between IUP and Slippery Rock, with the Hawks winning 5-1 in a "non-conference" game.
>> IUP has won 10 of the last 13 meetings with Slippery Rock, scoring 21 goals in the last eight games against The Rock. 
>> West Chester has owned the series with the Hawks, winning 14 of 15 meetings over the last 10 seasons. IUP's last win came in 2016, 3-2 in double OT at Miller Stadium.
>> The Hawks are the fourth-highest scoring team in the PSAC at 3.00 goals per game, also ranking fourth in scoring margin at +2.00. The Rams are fifth at 2.714 goals per game while The Rock is eighth at 2.286. 
>> IUP boasts two of the top scorers in the PSAC in Blaise Cugini and Georgiana Chiavacci. Cugini ranks fourth with 2.33 points per game and fifth with 7 goals on the year, while Chiavacci leads the PSAC with 5 assists and ranks sixth with 2.17 points per game.