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WEST CHESTER, PA – West Chester University's field hockey squad travels to No. 4 Shippensburg on Saturday after returning home from a quick trip to St. Louis, Mo. for a non-league match against Maryville University.  Â
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- West Chester (8-3, 1-2 PSAC) is in desperate need of a conference win, and they will have to do it against one of the loop's top programs in Shippensburg (8-2, 2-1). These two familiar foes are battling for positioning in the PSAC standings as well as trying to improve their resume for the upcoming NCAA Tournament next month.
- West Chester, which won its last time out on Monday, has lost two straight conference matches against East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg. Saturday is a perfect opportunity to get back in the win column and move up the standings and possibly the rankings.
- Shippensburg comes in on the heels of a 2-1 win over IUP in double overtime on Wednesday. That game was a non-league contest at the Robb Sports Complex. Shippensburg and IUP will face off in their conference dual on November 4 in Indiana, Pa.
- Both goalkeepers featured in this game are two of the top in Division II despite both being freshmen. West Chester's Erin O'Brien is 8-3 on the year with a 0.90 goals-against average while Liv Schweighart is 8-2 with a 0.80 goals-against average.
- Offensively, West Chester is led by back, Anna Finn (Windsor, N.Y./Windsor), who has nine goals on the season. Junior forward, Veerle Hersman (Lisse, The Netherlands), has six goals and five assists for the Golden Rams as well.
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West Chester returns to Vonnie Gros Field on Tuesday, Oct. 20 for a 4 p.m. contest against the No. 1 team in the country in Kutztown University. Â
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