ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst field hockey team heads to #1 Shippensburg on Saturday, October 19. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
 
Live stats will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/ship/fhockey/.
 
The Lakers are 6-6 after beating Seton Hill, 3-1, on Tuesday. Kelsey Lovelace, Katlyn Heitzhaus, and Blair Pembleton each scored Mercyhurst improved to 2-3 in the conference.
 
Ship is 13-0, including a 3-1 victory at Kutztown on Tuesday. Bre White, Ari Saytar, and Lauren Taylor all scored in the night game win.
 
Pembleton leads the Lakers with seven goals. Lovelace is next with six, while Meghan Smith has four goals and four assists. Jess Wess has made all 12 starts in goal, posting a .690 save percentage.
 
White and Taylor pace the Raider attack with 10 goals apiece. Megan Jett has scored nine times. Carenna Neely has started every game in net, allowing 1.35 goals per game.
 
In the PSAC standings, Shippensburg is the lone unbeaten remaining. Mercyhurst is tied for sixth with Kutztown. The top six teams qualify for the PSAC Tournament. The Lakers have five conference left on their schedule.