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Ray Schreiner's Overtime Goal Sends IUP Past Slippery Rock in PSAC Semifinals

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Ray Schreiner (pictured below) put in her own rebound with 5:14 remaining in the second overtime period to give IUP a 2-1 victory over Slippery Rock in a PSAC semifinal game Friday at the South Campus Field.

IUP improved to 14-5 overall and advanced to the championship game at home on Sunday against undefeated West Chester beginning at 1 p.m.  The Golden Rams (19-0) reached the final with a 4-2 win over Kutztown in the Eastern Division semifinals.

The championship match will feature a pair of nationally-ranked teams.  West Chester is first in the Northeast Region, one spot ahead of IUP, and second in the National Soccer Coaches Association poll.  IUP is ranked 17th in the nation.

IUP took an early 1-0 lead over Slippery Rock when Crystal Heder scored her 10th goal of the season with 14:16 expired in the first half.  Sarah Romasco assisted on the goal to extend her IUP single season record in that department to 12.

Slippery Rock had good scoring opportunities in the waning minutes of the first half, but IUP goalkeeper Becky Dillard stopped consecutive shot attempts by Shelly Regner and Mallory Neubert with five minutes remaining and hauled in a hard shot by Jaimi Wilson with under two minutes left.

Slippery Rock (12-6-1) finally broke through against the IUP defense with just under 10 minutes gone in the second half.  A Wilson shot was stopped by Dillard (pictured left), but Danielle Cooper put in the rebound to tie the game at 1-1.  It was Cooper's team-leading ninth goal of the season.

The game stayed even for the rest of regulation despite several good scoring chances for IUP.  Romasco and Heder both had point blank shots at the 66:00 mark, but Lauren McManus kept the game even by making a pair of spectacular saves.

With 19:54 remaining in the game, McManus again kept The Rock alive when she dove to her right to stop a penalty shot by Heder.

IUP dominated the overtime periods, taking seven shots to none for Slippery Rock, but could not find the net until McManus was unable to secure a Schreiner shot attempt at the corner of the goal, and the IUP freshman put in the second chance for her 13th goal of the year to move IUP into the final.

IUP held a 22-14 advantage in shots and both teams had nine corner kicks.  McManus finished with 12 saves for Slippery Rock and Dillard made six stops for IUP.

Tickets for the championship match are $7 for adults and $2 for school age children.  IUP and West Chester students with valid school IDs will be admitted free.

IUP will be seeking its second conference title in the past three years and third overall.  IUP defeated Kutztown in the 2004 final and also won the league crown in 1995.  West Chester will be looking for its first PSAC championship in its second trip to the final.

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