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KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Finishing its regular season ranked third in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), the Kutztown University women's soccer team kicks off the quarterfinals of the PSAC Championships with a home game against West Chester University on Tuesday, Nov. 5, beginning at 1 p.m. at Keystone Field.
 
Tickets for Tuesday's quarterfinal game are $7 for adults and $2 for students. All PSAC students will be admitted into the game for free with a valid school ID. Also, pets will not be allowed at Keystone Field and will need to be kept off the premises.
 
The Golden Bears (12-5) make their sixth consecutive appearance in the PSAC Tournament, and face the Golden Rams (11-6) after winning their fourth consecutive game over the weekend. West Chester also has a fresh win under its belt, ranking sixth in the PSAC after its final regular season game.
 
The winner of the Kutztown-West Chester game will take on the winner of second-seeded Slippery Rock and seventh-seeded Gannon on Friday, Nov. 8. The highest remaining seed in the tournament will host the semifinal and championship games.
 
Sam Costello (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) leads the Golden Bear offense ranking fifth in the PSAC with 22 points from six goals and 10 assists, with the third-most assists in the PSAC. Megan Frailer (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) follows her in ninth in the PSAC with 20 points from seven goals and six assists.
 
Alaina Curry (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) also ranks in the top 10 leaders for goals scored in the PSAC, coming in at ninth with seven goals. Curry and Costello led the Golden Bears offensively, teaming up for three combined goals in a 3-2 win over then-seventh-ranked West Chester on Sept. 7 earlier this season.
 
Kutztown has a three-game unbeaten streak against West Chester, dating back to a 2010 regular season loss on the road for KU. The last time these teams met in the postseason was in the 2009 PSAC Championship game, when West Chester earned a 2-1 win on its home field.
 
Defensively, KU goalkeeper Alina Rakiewicz (Denver, PA/Cocalico) has recorded 54 saves for a .818 save percentage to rank sixth in the PSAC. This season, the KU defensive unit, led by defensive captain Katie Oliveri (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg), reached a season-high seven-game winning streak and a total of eight shutouts.
 
Carly Yost leads the Golden Ram offense with 18 points from seven goals and four assists. Dana Hunt is second on the team with four goals and four assists for 12 points. Along with Lexi Brown, they each have recorded 25 shots on goal. 

WCU goalkeeper Alex Srolis enters the game with a record of 9-5 with a total of 30 saves, eight shutouts, and 11 goals against her.
 
Last season, KU fell to Edinboro University in the PSAC quarterfinals, but look to utilize its home field advantage to advance to the semifinals this year.