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Tuesday's Gannon-Edinboro winner moves into the PSAC Final Four scheduled for November 4 and 6.

Women's Soccer Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Soccer Team Makes Short Trek to Edinboro Tuesday Afternoon for PSAC Quarterfinals

GAME DAY CENTRAL
Gannon University (9-5-3, 9-5-2 PSAC) at No. 23 Edinboro University (13-3-1, 12-3-1)
  • What: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Quarterfinals
  • When: Tuesday, November 1, 2016
  • Where: Edinboro, Pa.
  • Stadium: Sox Harrison Stadium (6,000)
  • Kickoff: 1:30 p.m.
  • Live Video: Click Here
  • Live Stats: Click Here

MATCH INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $10 adults | $5 Non-Gannon/Edinboro students
  • All Gannon and Edinboro students are admitted free of charge by showing their school ID.
  • Parking: Click Here
  • Directions: To Sox Harrison Stadium I GPS Address: 219 Meadville Street, Edinboro, Pa. 164441

MATCH COVERAGE
PSAC TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
  • PSAC Tournament Web Headquarters: Click Here
  • Other 2016 PSAC Quarterfinal Match-Ups (All matches at 1 p.m.)
    • Indiana (Pa.) (#8 seed) at West Chester (#1 seed) - LIVE STATS
    • Slippery Rock (#5 seed) at East Stroudsburg (#4 seed) - LIVE STATS
    • Bloomsburg (#7 seed) at Kutztown (#2 seed) - LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
  • PSAC Links

ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 12-8-4
  • First Meeting: October 22, 1996 - at Gannon 2, Edinboro 0
  • Last Meeting: October 11, 2016 - Gannon 0, at Edinboro 0 (2 ot)
  • Series Notes: Gannon and Edinboro will meet in the postseason for the third time during the last two seasons. The Fighting Scots posted a 3-1 victory in the PSAC semifinals and 2-1 overtime win in the NCAA Division II Tournament second round last season. Both matches were played at McConnell Family Stadium.

OTHER LINKS
TUESDAY STORYLINES
  • Edinboro is ranked No. 23 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top 25 Poll released last Tuesday. New national rankings will be released Tuesday afternoon while PSAC quarterfinal matches are in progress.
  • Both programs come into the PSAC quarterfinal match-up with NCAA Tournament aspirations. Gannon is ranked No. 8 in the latest NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings while Edinboro is tabbed fourth. Six teams from the Atlantic Region qualify for the NCAA postseason.
  • Gannon is making its sixth consecutive PSAC Tournament appearance.
  • The Lady Knights are 2-4-1 all-time in PSAC quarterfinal matches since joining the league in 2008, but have won two of their last three.
  • Gannon is 1-3 all-time in PSAC quarterfinal contests played on the road, posting its lone victory with a 1-0 shutout at Slippery Rock in 2013.
  • Ture freshman Taylor Lewis (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) ranks second among PSAC players in goals per match (0.65), points per match (1.41) and game-winning goals (4).
  • Gannon needs one more victory to reach double digits for the fourth time in the last five years.
  • Senior Shannon Differ (Brampton, Ontario /Notre Dame C.S.S.) enters the postseason as Gannon's all-time winningest goalkeeper with a 33-14-2 career record. She ranks third all-time at Gannon in shutouts (11), third in goals against average (1.24) and seventh in saves (177).
  • The longest regular-season home unbeaten streak in NCAA Division II came to an end at 20 matches last Saturday when East Stroudsburg dealt Gannon a 4-1 setback. It was Lady Knights' first regular-season home setback since a 2-1 loss to California (Pa.) on October 11, 2014.
  • Edinboro posted a 5-1-1 record during its last seven regular-season matches.
  • The Fighting Scots are 6-2-1 at home and 7-1 on the road this season.
  • Edinboro is making its seventh consecutive PSAC Tournament appearance.
  • The Fighting Scots advanced to last year's conference finals, before falling to East Stroudsburg.

UP NEXT
  • The winner of Tuesday's PSAC Quarterfinal between Gannon and Edinboro will travel this weekend to the conference final four hosted by the top remaining seed.
  • The PSAC semifinals are scheduled for Friday, November 6 with the championship match slated for Sunday, November 8.
  • The NCAA Division II Tournament Selection Show can be seen live Monday, November 7 at www.ncaa.com. The selection show begins at 6 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Mani Brueckner

#23 Mani Brueckner

F/MF
5' 7"
Senior
Engineering
Shannon Differ

#13 Shannon Differ

GK
5' 10"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Taylor Lewis

#10 Taylor Lewis

F
5' 5"
Freshman
Health Science

Players Mentioned

Mani Brueckner

#23 Mani Brueckner

5' 7"
Senior
Engineering
F/MF
Shannon Differ

#13 Shannon Differ

5' 10"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
GK
Taylor Lewis

#10 Taylor Lewis

5' 5"
Freshman
Health Science
F