Edinboro Plays Third Straight Match on the Road, Looking for Sweep of IUP

GAMEDAY CENTRAL – Edinboro at Indiana(Pa.)

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Site: Sox Harrison Stadium, Edinboro, Pa.
Records: Edinboro 7-2-2, 7-0-2 PSAC West I Indiana(Pa.) 6-4-0, 5-4-0 PSAC West
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AROUND THE LEAGUE

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SERIES HISTORY

All-Time Series: IUP leads 17-14-1
Last Meeting: September 14, 2019: Edinboro 2, Indiana(Pa.) 1
How It Happened: The Fighting Scots picked up their first win of the season with a 2-1 win over visiting Indiana(Pa.). Brittnie Spithaler and Jessica Frank accounted for Edinboro's goals, with Spithaler scoring in the 23^rd minute, and Frank on a penalty kick at 39:03 for a 2-0 lead. IUP's Mahogany Willis scored her seventh goal of the young season with just under four minutes remaining.

MATCH STORYLINES

Picked to finish fifth in the PSAC West in the coaches' preseason poll, Edinboro is currently in second place in the Western Division with 23 points, just one point behind Slippery Rock. IUP is in fourth place with 15 points.
Edinboro and Mercyhurst battled to a scoreless tie in two overtimes on Friday night. That left the Fighting Scots with a 7-2-2 overall record, along with 7-0-2 in the PSAC West. That is the second-best streak for nine matches in school history. The 2001 Edinboro edition went 8-0-1 in nine matches. They have already eclipsed last year's win total, when Edinboro finished at 6-11-0.
The Fighting Scots have had to go a bit extra in recent matches. Four of their last five contests have gone into overtime, with the Scots posting two wins and two ties in those matches.
Indiana(Pa.) comes in with a 6-4-0 record overall, and is 5-4-0 in league play. The Crimson Hawks have run off three straight wins, including a 3-1 win over Cal U on Saturday.
Mahogany Willis, a sophomore forward, has 11 goals and 3 assists for 25 points. She leads the PSAC in both goals and points. No other Crimson hawk has scored more than two goals. She earned third team All-PSAC honors last year after contributing 14 goals and an assist for 29 points.
Edinboro was ranked sixth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region rankings.
Nine different players have scored goals for Edinboro, with Brittnie Spithaler and Danielle Chatten leading the way with 4 goals, along with 5 assists for 13 points. They are tied for third in the PSAC in assists. Chatten has moved into 11^th place in career goals with 21 goals, along with ranking 12^th in career points (57) and tied for sixth in career assists (15). Rebecca Manns has 2 goals and 3 assists, and is now 13th in career assists with 14.
Sophomore Anna Voelker has been in goal for every minute and has a 1.03 GAA with 4 shutouts. She is seventh in the PSAC in goals against average. She was named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week after posting a pair of shutouts last week. She has not allowed a goal in the last 333-plus minutes.
Edinboro posted a 6-11-0 finish a year ago while fielding a young squad. Head coach Gary Kagiavas welcomes back nine starters for his 24th season as head coach. Kagiavas has a 225-180-39 record, all as Edinboro's only head coach. The Fighting Scots have qualified for the PSAC Playoffs 11 times, with seven of those in the last nine years. Entering the season, Kagiavas ranked 24^th among active Division II coaches in victories. In addition, he ranks second in wins among PSAC women's soccer coaches, exceeded only by West Chester's Betsy Anne Kempf-Townsley with 332 wins. He has been selected the PSAC Coach of the Year three times (2001, '05, '07).

UP NEXT

Edinboro returns home for back-to-back contests at Sox Harrison Stadium, beginning with a match against Cal U on Saturday, October 19. The match is set to start at 5 p.m.
The Fighting Scots will celebrate Senior Day, recognizing seniors Aubrey Billittier, Danielle Chatten, and Sidney Dobbins prior to the match.
Edinboro posted a 4-0 win over Cal in the first meeting on September 18, 2019. The Fighting Scots pulled away with three goals in the final 15 minutes.

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Players Mentioned

#20 Aubrey Billittier: D/MF; 5' 8"; Senior

#10 Danielle Chatten: F; 5' 7"; Senior

#14 Sidney Dobbins: MF; 5' 4"; Senior

#36 Jessica Frank: F; 5' 2"; Sophomore

#13 Rebecca Manns: F; 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior

#26 Brittnie Spithaler: F; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#1 Anna Voelker: GK; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#20 Aubrey Billittier
: 5' 8"; Senior
: D/MF

#10 Danielle Chatten
: 5' 7"; Senior
: F

#14 Sidney Dobbins
: 5' 4"; Senior
: MF

#36 Jessica Frank
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: F

#13 Rebecca Manns
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#26 Brittnie Spithaler
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: F

#1 Anna Voelker
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: GK