EDINBORO, Pa. (October 27, 2014) - The Edinboro women's soccer team travels to No. 23 Kutztown on Tuesday, October 28 as the team pursues its fourth straight PSAC Tournament berth. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 1:00 p.m. The Fighting Scots enter the contest 8-6-2 overall with an 8-5-2 record in the PSAC while the Golden Bears are 12-3-0 overall and 11-3-0 in conference. Edinboro was ranked sixth in last week's Atlantic Regional poll while Kutztown was third.

If the Fighting Scots record a win or tie against the Golden Bears they will secure a spot in the PSAC Tournament. The Scots can still make the group of eight if they lose on Tuesday under a few scenarios. The simplest would be any Gannon loss would put Edinboro into the conference tournament. If Indiana (Pa.) loses both of its final two games or loses one and ties the other, then Edinboro would be in. The final team to watch is Millersville. The Fighting Scots need the Marauders to lose either of its final two PSAC games. If any of those scenarios' happen then Edinboro will be in the postseason for the fourth straight season.

Edinboro is led in scoring by Jansen Hartmann. The junior midfielder/forward has set career-highs with six goals and 17 points. Hartmann is now in 14^th place for career goals (14) and tied for 12^th in school history in points with Becca Costello (42).

Liz Debo is the school's all-time leader in goals scored. The senior forward has tallied six goals this year to push her career total to 39. Debo is six points away from tying Nicole Vlahovic for first in school history in points.

Meghan Kelly remains the caretaker of the Fighting Scots net. The senior goalkeeper has an 8-6-2 record this year with a 1.02 goals against average and 75.7 save percentage. Kelly holds school records in wins (39), minutes (6226), and shutouts (20).

Kutztown has won a program-record nine straight games. The Golden Bears are led by Sam Costello (no relation to Becca Costello). The senior forward was a first team All-PSAC honoree last year and currently has seven goals and four assists for 18 points.

Beanna Messner has played all but 19:37 in net for Kutztown this season. The freshman goalkeeper ranks sixth in the PSAC with a .669 goals against average and second with seven shutouts. Messner has a 12-3-0 record and an 84.4 save percentage.

Edinboro holds an 8-6-1 advantage in the series, although Kutztown won 2-1 last season. All the action occurred in the first half as the Golden Bears scored in the 16^th minute off the foot of Sam Costello. Lauralee Clements answered in the 38^th minute but Kutztown had a quick response, scoring two minutes later. Mariah Dimm scored the game-winner.

The Fighting Scots will have one more game after Tuesday when they travel to Notre Dame (Ohio) on Saturday, November 1 for an independent contest. The game with the 11-1-2 Falcons begins at 3:00 p.m.