FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Field Hockey Falls to IUP 2-0
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INDIANA – IUP scored two goals in the second half to best Mansfield 2-0 in PSAC field hockey action Wednesday afternoon.
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After a scoreless first half, IUP (6-7, 5-6 PSAC) got on the board in the 51
st minute when Tia Barndt scored her fourth of the season on a Jess Kida pass. The Crimson Hawks extended their lead in the 62
nd minute after Haley Fidler directed a Chelsea Wanamaker pass into goal from the top of the circle.
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Mountaineer keeper
Laura Lawson totaled 11 goals in the game. Lawson tops Division II field hockey in saves per game at 13.92.
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Courtney Wilson,
Chelsea Tanco and
Jessi Swingle each recorded a shot on goal for Mansfield (2-11, 2-9 PSAC).
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IUP maintained a 15-6 shot and 9-2 penalty corner advantage in the game.
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The Mountaineers hit the road again to take on Kutztown on Saturday for a 3 p.m. start