Brittany Pikur Named PSAC West Player of the Week

Junior midfielder Brittany Pikur has been named the PSAC West Player of the Week for women’s soccer, making it two selections in a row for IUP.  Goalkeeper Becky Dillard was recognized by the conference a week ago.

Pikur, from Gibsonia and a graduate of Pine-Richland High School, scored two goals and added two assists in a 1-1 week for IUP.  She scored the first two goals in a 5-2 win over Edinboro on Saturday and later had an assist against the Fighting Scots. 

Pikur helped IUP take a 1-0 first half lead over No.2 West Chester on Tuesday when she assisted on a goal by Sarah Romasco.  But the Golden Rams rallied to take a 2-1 victory.

For the season, Pikur has scored eight goals and two assists for 18 points.  She is second on the team and eighth in the PSAC in points while ranking in a tie for second on the team and tied for seventh in the conference in goals.

Pikur is also climbing the IUP career record book.  She is seventh in school history with 19 goals and her five assists gives her a total of 43 points, good for eighth place.  Pikur has played in 54 of 55 games in her three-year career and started all 32 games the past two seasons. 

IUP, ranked 16^th in the nation, is 10-4 overall and 7-1 in the PSAC West and tied for first with Slippery Rock.  IUP owns the tiebreaker and will gain the division title and first round playoff bye with wins over Lock Haven and Clarion in its final two PSAC West contests.

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