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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team begins its run to a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at California (Pa.) in the opening round of the 2014 PSAC Tournament. The game is just the latest installment of what has become one of the top rivalries in the PSAC.
 
Live Coverage: The California sports information office will provide live statistics at the above link for the game. Live updates will also be available on Twitter throughout the weekend (@Rock_Athletics).
 
How They Got Here: Slippery Rock won three out of its final five games to end the season at 11-5-1 overall. SRU earned the fifth seed in the conference tournament after compiling a league record of 10-5-1.
 
California closed the season at 11-3-4 overall and 10-3-3 in the PSAC to claim the fourth seed, and the right to host a first round game. The Vulcans were 0-1-2 in their last three contests.
 
How They Compare: At the conclusion of the regular season, Slippery Rock holds advantages over California in goals scored (37-31), goals allowed (11-14), shutouts (10-7) and times shutout (4-5).
 
Home Away From Home: SRU has not lost at California since the 2011 season. Slippery Rock has been one of the few teams to have success on the Vulcans' home surface at the Phillipsburg Soccer Facility. Since its opening in 2010, California is 49-4-6 at home and Slippery Rock has been responsible for three of the losses.
 
Overall Slippery Rock is 5-1 against California dating back to the 2012 season.
 
The Series: Slippery Rock has won five straight games against the Vulcans and holds a 22-9-2 advantage over California in the all-time series.
 
Quick Starters: Slippery Rock has scored 22 of its 37 goals in the first half of games this season.
 
Rock Stat Leaders: Slippery Rock's offense is a balanced attack that features seven different players with at least three goals and five players with three or more assists.
 
POINTS
1. Andrea Felix – 18 (5g, 8a)
2. Nicole Krueger – 15 (6g, 3a)
3. Tess Keeley – 15 (5g, 5a)
4. Ali Brosky – 13 (6g, 1a)
5. Caitlin Binder – 12 (4g, 4a)
 
GOALS
1. Krueger - 6
2. Brosky - 6
3. Keeley – 5
4. Felix - 5
5. Binder - 4
 
ASSISTS
1. Felix - 8
2. Keeley - 5
3. Binder - 4
4. Brooke Edwards - 4
5. Krueger - 3
 
California Stat Leaders: The duo of Chelsea Crockett and Janelle McCann have combined to total 20 of California's 31 goals on the season and eight of its 26 assists.
 
POINTS
1. Chelsea Crockett – 28 (11g, 6a)
2.  Janelle McCann – 20 (9g, 2a)
3.  Erin Hogan – 14 (2g, 10a)
4.  Haley Henderson – 6 (3g)
5.  Kara Novotny – 5 (1g, 3a)
 
GOALS
1. Crockett – 11
2. McCann – 9
3. Henderson – 6
4. Hogan - 2
5. Five players tied - 1
 
ASSISTS
1. Hogan - 10
2. Crockett – 6
3. Novotny – 3
4. McCann – 2
5. Five players tied - 1
 
The Goalies: It took less than a full season as a starter for Annabelle Hegeman to establish herself as one of the top goalkeepers in the PSAC. On the season, Hegeman leads the league with eight shutouts, while her 0.62 Goals Against Average is tied for the fifth lowest in the conference. Hegeman, who is 11-4-1 on the year, has saved 62 shots (.861).
 
Meghan Jayes has been the Vulcans' primary keeper this season and is 9-2-4 with six shutouts, 65 saves (.867) and a 0.62 GAA.
 
The Coaches: Noreen Herlihy is one of just 11 coaches in NCAA Division II women's soccer history to have won 250 games in her illustrious career. In 20 seasons at Slippery Rock, Herlihy has compiled a 250-109-30 record, made nine NCAA Tournament appearances and won three conference titles.
 
Glenn Francis is in his first season in charge of California's program after serving as the Vulcans' assistant coach last year. Prior to coming to California, Francis served as the head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan (2005-09) and Ashland (2010-12). Francis has a career record of 86-70-16.
 
Rock Record Book: Slippery Rock's 11 goals allowed is currently the lowest by a Rock team in school history, while its 2.18 goals scored per game is the seventh most.
 
Just a sophomore, Hegeman is already tied for seventh in Rock history with 10 career individual shutouts.
 
Four active Rock players rank within the top-32 point scorers in school history. Felix currently ranks 16^th at 43 points (15g, 13a), Krueger is 21^st with 35 points (13g, 9a), Dara Demich ranks 23^rd with 31 points (14g, 3a) and Brosky is 32^nd with 23 points (9g, 5a).
 
Rock PSAC Tournament History: Slippery Rock has won three PSAC championships, the second-most of any conference school all-time and just one behind West Chester's four PSAC crowns.
 
Slippery Rock has qualified for the PSAC Tournament in 10 of the last 11 seasons and has appeared in the championship game four times, three of which resulted in wins.
 
Last Meeting: Binder sent a corner kick into Demich who proceeded to beat Jayes to the top right of the goal in the 88^th minute to give Slippery Rock a 1-0 win at California on Sept. 10, 2014 (Box Score).
 
Up Next: The winner of Tuesday's game will play the winner of the No. 1 East Stroudsburg and No. 8 Indiana (Pa.) first round match in the PSAC Tournament semifinals on Friday. The semifinals and the finals of the tournament will be held at the top remaining seed following the first round matches.