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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The 15th-ranked Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will travel east for back-to-back Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matches this weekend. The Rock will visit Bloomsburg at 5:30 p.m. Friday and will play at Lock Haven at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Live Coverage: Live statistics for both games will be available at the links above. Live audio will also be available for the game at Lock Haven at the link above.
Records: Slippery Rock enters the weekend with an overall record of 7-1-1 and a PSAC mark of 2-1. The Rock is riding a four-game winning streak and is coming off a 4-0 win at Pitt-Johnstown, a 3-0 win at then 22nd-ranked Charleston and a 2-0 win over California (Pa.).
Bloomsburg enters the weekend with an overall record of 3-7-1 and a PSAC mark of 1-3-1. The Huskies are riding a five-match losing streak and have scored just one goal in their last six games.
Lock Haven enters the weekend with an overall record of 4-5 and a PSAC record of 2-2. The Bald Eagles are riding a two-game winning streak entering Friday night's home game against California (Pa.).
Rankings: Slippery Rock moved up two spots in this week's national rankings to No. 15, marking the second week in row the team has been in the nation's top-25. Neither Bloomsburg nor Lock Haven has been ranked this season.
Scouting The Rock: Slippery Rock is outscoring opponents 21-5 and outshooting the opposition 153-109.
Stephen Donnelly leads the team in scoring with four goals and two assists, including both goals in the 2-0 win over California.
Zach Hall has three goals and three assists to rank second in scoring, while
Michael Ramirez is tied for the goal scoring lead with four.
Dom Francis has three goals and one assist and
Joshua Gray has a team-high five assists to cap the top scorers.
The defensive unit of Gray,
Declan Brennan,
Josh Brake,
Ryan Boylan and
Nick Kutcher has helped the team post a PSAC leading 0.53 goals against average through nine games.
The goalkeeping duo of
Chris Zier and
Joe Agerskow rank first and second in the PSAC in goals against average and save percentage. Zier holds the top spot with a 0.46 goals against average and a .913 save percentage. He has posted three shutouts in four starts. Agerskow owns a 0.60 goals against average and an .864 save percentage with three shutouts in five starts.
Streaking: The Rock has been defeated in just five games dating back to the beginning of last season, going unbeaten in 25-of-30 games.
Scouting the Huskies: Bloomsburg is being outscored 13-8 and is outshooting opponents 161-149.
Fran Miller leads the offense with three goals and one assist. Miller is the only player on the team with more than one goal. Spencer Conrad has one goal and one assist and Anthony Manero has two assists, but no other player has more than one goal or one assist in the scoring department.
While the Huskies own an advantage in total shots, opponents have posted a 79-72 edge in shots on goal.
Bernie Roell has started every game in goal and is 3-7-1 with a 1.16 goals against average and a .835 save percentage.
Scouting the Bald Eagles: Lock Haven enters the weekend with an even number of goals on the year as their opponents at 20. The Bald Eagles are outshooting opponents 124-94.
Jacob Oldaker leads the team with five goals and two assists, while Troy Amspacher ranks second in scoring with five goals and one assist. Asher Klahold has four goals and three assists, Carson O'Neill had two goals and Adam Supplee has one goal and two assists to cap the top scorers.
Lock Haven has split time between two goalkeepers, with both netminders playing the same number of minutes. Jonathan Howitt has been more impressive in net with a 1.78 goals against average and a .750 save percentage to post a 2-2 record. Brad Sumski owns a 2.67 goals against average, a .478 save percentage and is 2-3.
Head Coaches: Michael Bonelli is in his fourth season at the helm of the Slippery Rock program. Bonelli has posted a record of 36-20-10 during his SRU tenure. He has led the program to two berths in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs and one appearance in the conference title game.
Paul Payne is in his 15th year as the head coach at Bloomsburg, where he has led the team to an overall record of 103-137-27. He has led the team to winning seasons on five occasions and posted a .500 record on two other occasions.
Doug Moore is in his 13th season as the head coach at Lock Haven, where he has led the team to an overall record of 120-85-20. He has coached the team to a record of .500 or better in 11 of his 12 seasons and guided the Bald Eagles to one PSAC title (2004).
SRU-Bloomsburg Series: Slippery Rock owns a 12-6-3 advantage in the all-time series dating back to the first meeting between the teams in 1980.
Last Time: (
Box Score) Slippery Rock and Bloomsburg played to a scoreless tie in a physical match at Slippery Rock last year that featured seven total cautions.
Bloomsburg managed advantages of 15-14 in shots and 11-5 in corner kicks, but could not solve
Clayton Master, who made seven saves in goal for SRU.
On the flip side, Ramon Lobo made five saves to earn the shutout for the Huskies.
SRU-Lock Haven Series: Lock Haven owns a 29-28-5 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to the first meeting between the teams in 1951.
Last Time: (
Box Score) Slippery Rock scored with just 5:43 to play in the second overtime to hand Lock Haven a 1-0 defeat last year in Lock Haven.
Thad Madzelonka scored the goal off a double assist from
Chris Davis and
Zach Hall in the 105th minute.
The Rock posted a 14-6 edge in shots, while Lock Haven managed a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Up Next: The Rock will visit Gannon Oct. 16 for a 4 p.m. kickoff before returning home to host four consecutive games.