PITTSBURGH -- Point Park women's lacrosse plays host to Bethany on Tuesday for a noon matchup at Highmark Stadium.
Tuesday's game was originally scheduled for Mar. 7, but it was postponed due to lightning.
Point Park (4-8, 2-3 MEC) enters off a 24-2 loss to Frostburg State on Saturday. Emma Diaz and Kiley Leasure were PPU's lone goalscorers, and Gracie Favela added the Pioneers' only assist. Point Park is 3-3 at Highmark Stadium this year.
Bethany (6-4, 3-2 PAC) saw its three-game win streak end on Thursday with a loss to Saint Vincent. The Bison are 3-2 away from home this season.
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Andrea Kinger was named MEC Offensive Player of the Week on Mar. 2 and Mar. 30. Kinger is second in the MEC with her 3.25 goals per game, 4.63 points per game and her 6.63 shots per game.
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Kiley Leasure is sixth in the MEC in goals per game at 2.63 and ninth in points per game with 3.38. Her 5.5 shots per game place her eighth in the conference.
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Tessa Hueber ranks ninth across MEC players in assists per game with 1.29.
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Isabella LaVenice ranks in the top 10 in the conference in goals against average (ninth - 13.39) and saves per game (sixth - 5.14). Her save percentage is good for 11th at .336.
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Goalkeeper Elena Sinar is sixth in goals against average (9.99) and ninth in saves per game (2.75) in the MEC
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Point Park is third in the conference in shots per game (30.63). The Pioneers rank fifth in the MEC in both points per game (18.75) and assists per game (7.13)
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Point Park features four of the top 10 players in the MEC in ground balls per game, including holding the top three spots. Taylor Desko leads the conference at 4.75, Andrea Kinger and Ava Miller are tied for sixth at 3.0 each and Alayna Zell is eighth at 2.86 per contest.
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Desko ranks eighth in the MEC in draw controls per game, averaging 3.25 per contest.
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Emerson Wackowski is ninth in the conference in caused turnovers per game at 1.57. She sits one spot above Taylor Desko, who is averaging 1.5 per game.