The Crimson Hawks have not played a game since their win over Slippery Rock Feb. 13., but they are hoping that their 11-5 victory over the CHMA regular season champions will be enough to boost them through the CHMA playoffs.
Through 14 conference games, Slippery Rock managed to pull ahead of West Virginia by three points to take the No. 1 spot.
While both teams were 10-4, two of West Virginia's wins set them above.
Two of its wins in overtime (one in a shootout), were enough to set them back three points behind Slippery Rock, given that four points are awarded for an overtime win, and only three points are awarded with a shootout win.
The first two games of the playoffs are today and the second two games are Saturday. The CHMA championship game is Sunday.
The No. 4 seeded IUP Crimson Hawks will take the stage against the fifth-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers. In two games this season, the Crimson Hawks proved their dominance over the Panthers by a combined score of 7-1.
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