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THE DETAILS
The Teams - Edinboro (8-2-0, 5-2-0 PSAC) vs. California (Pa.) (7-2-1, 4-1-1)
When - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Where - Sox Harrison Stadium
Watch Live - Edinboro TV Channel 77 (on campus), Channel 4 (off campus)

STORYLINE
Edinboro hosts California (Pa.) on Wednesday evening for another key PSAC match. The Fighting Scots (8-2, 5-2 PSAC) enter the game in a three-way tie for second in the conference standings with Gannon and Kutztown with 15 points on the season while defending PSAC champion California (7-2-1, 4-1-1) sits two points back with 13. Wednesday's game will be an important one not only in terms of PSAC standings, but the Atlantic Region rankings as well. Edinboro is looking to snap a three-match losing streak against the Vulcans as Cal defeated Edinboro at Sox Harrison Stadium last year, 3-1, before knocking the Fighting Scots out of the PSAC Tournament in the semifinals with a 5-1 win. More recently, Edinboro has won its last three contests coming in to Wednesday's match with wins over Mercyhurst, Roberts Wesleyan and Kutztown at home.

WATCH LOCALLY AND ONLINE
Wednesday's match will be televised live on ETV, which is Channel 77 on campus and Channel 4 off campus in the Edinboro area. It will also be live streamed and available to everyone online at Edinboro.tv and by clicking on the link above.

WHITE OUT SOX HARRISON STADIUM
Wednesday is White Out Night at the stadium - be sure to wear your white Go Boro shirts and pick up a free Boro White Out shirt during the game!

IN THE RANKINGS
Edinboro is ranked fourth in the Atlantic Region, one spot behind California. The Vulcans are ranked 21st in the latest NSCAA national Top 25.

FERNANDEZ EARNS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS
Senior forward Karisa Fernandez is the reigning PSAC Women's Soccer Athlete of the Week after helping the Fighting Scots to a 2-0 week. She scored the first two goals in Edinboro's 3-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan last Wednesday. On Saturday, Fernandez scored the game-winning goal at 98:36 to beat Kutztown 3-2. Fernandez finished last week with eight shots, seven on goal, and three goals giving her six points.

HIGH-SCORING DUO
The Fighting Scots have scored 23 goals thus far on the season, with much of the offense coming from the high-scoring combination of sophomore Liz Debo and senior Karisa Fernandez. Debo and Fernandez have combined for 14 goals – Debo leads the PSAC with nine scores while Fernandez has five, three coming in the past week.

TIGHE BREAKS THROUGH
Senior Stephanie Tighe scored her first goal of the season last Saturday vs. Kutztown, the third goal of her career after scoring twice last year. Tighe has created multiple opportunities this year, with 14 shots on the season. The Highland Heights, Ohio native has traditionally played well against Cal with a goal and an assist against the Vulcans last year. Last Saturday's goal came off a corner kick from classmate Kelsey Knoll, who had two assists in the Kutztown win and now has four points on the year.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Edinboro completes a string of four straight home matches on Wednesday vs. Cal. The Fighting Scots have played some of their best soccer at home this year, posting a perfect 5-0 record. Four of those wins have been by shutout as the Scots have outscored their opposition by a total of 14-2 at Sox Harrison Stadium.

ABOUT CALIFORNIA (Pa.)
The Vulcans scored their first league championship in school history a year ago after finishing the year with a 20-1-2 overall record and 12-0-2 standing in PSAC play. They reached the PSAC championship game for the second straight year and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament before suffering their only loss of the season, a 1-0 defeat at Saint Rose. Cal finished ranked sixth in the final NSCAA Top 25. Following the season, former head coach Al Alvine left to take over the program at Division I Duquesne. The Vulcans are 7-2-1 under first year-head coach Gene Smith, who was previously an assistant at Cal. This fall, Cal has suffered two losses – in double overtime at West Virginia Wesleyan, 1-0, on Sept. 5, and a 2-1 loss at nationally-ranked West Chester on Sept. 22. Cal played a scoreless tie in its last time out at Lock Haven on Saturday. The Vulcans have allowed just six goals this year while outshooting opponents, 190-81.

LAST YEAR'S MATCHES
In last year's regular season meeting between the two teams, Cal sealed the first regular season PSAC title in its program history with a 3-1 victory at Sox Harrison Stadium. The two teams went scoreless for the first half before Cal went for a flurry of offense early in the second stanza, scoring all three of its goals within a 10-minute span. An own goal in the 57th minute accounted for the first score before Carley Work scored in the 63rd minute and Chelsea Crockett added the third goal in the 67th minute. Samantha Kaiser scored Edinboro's goal off a Stephanie Tighe assist at 85:23.

The schools met again in the PSAC Semifinals and Cal grabbed the advantage with a goal in the third minute. The Vulcans scored again on a penalty kick at 16:21 and never looked back. Meghan Kelly had seven saves in the match after entering following a red card to the Boro's starting goalie. Tighe scored Edinboro's goal during the second half of play.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Edinboro holds the all-time series lead over Cal, 12-9-1, but the Vulcans have held the edge in recent years. Cal has won the last three meetings between the schools, including a pair of wins last year. Edinboro's last victory in the series came with a 1-0 win on Sept. 30, 2009.