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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will host No. 24 West Chester University 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium in its final home match of the season. Saturday's game features two of the top four teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings.

MATCH 14 DETAILS
Opponent: West Chester University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/sru/wsoc
Video: www.rockathletics.com/watch/?Live=98
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: West Chester leads 16-8-2
Last Played: 2014 (West Chester won 2-1 at WCU)
 
SERIES HISTORY
West Chester holds a commanding 16-8-2 advantage over Slippery Rock in the all-time series. However, the series is much more even as of late with each team recording three wins in the last six matches.
 
LAST MEETING
West Chester defeated Slippery Rock, 2-1, in SRU's regular season finale Nov. 1, 2014. Leslie Henny scored The Rock's lone goal.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 8-4-1
PSAC Record: 7-3-1
PSAC Standings: Fourth place
Home Record: 6-2
Away Record: 2-2-1
Last Five Games: 2-2-1
Streak: Won one
Head Coach: Jessica Griggs | First season at SRU (8-4-1) | Second season overall (19-13-2)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last time out: Slippery Rock University received goals from four different players en route to a dominant 4-0 win against Clarion Oct. 13 at James Egli Field.
 
• Slippery Rock enters the weekend slotted fourth in the PSAC standings with 22 points. WCU is second in the conference standings with 27 points. With every team in the PSAC still having at least four games to play, and eight teams separated by no more than seven points, there is still plenty of time for teams to move up and down the standings. However, a win for either team Saturday will go a long way in securing a high seed in the upcoming eight-team PSAC Tournament.
 
• Prior to Saturday game SRU's 2015 senior class of Caitlin Binder, Crysta Ganter and Allison Harbart will be honored for their contributions to the program over their careers. In four years at SRU, the group has helped SRU to a 47-20-7 record, three PSAC Tournament appearances, two NCAA Tournament bids and one league championship.
 
• Binder has started 53 of 70 games at Slippery Rock and has compiled 29 points off of eight goals and 13 assists. The former all-region selection has started all 12 games in 2015, producing three goals and two assists.
 
• 2015 has been a career-year for Ganter, who has already set or matched personal-bests in games started (13), points (seven) and assists (three). For her career, Ganter has started 28 of 59 games played while totaling 21 points on seven goals and seven assists.
 
• With 71 starts in 72 games; Harbart has been a mainstay in The Rock's lineup since her freshman season. For her career, the 2013 All-America honoree has seven goals, four assists and 18 points. Her four goals this season are already a career-high.

• Slippery Rock's 37 goals on the season rank first in the Atlantic Region and 15th in the nation. SRU last led the PSAC in goals in 2003. Defensively, SRU has only given up 10 goals on the season, including just two in the second half of games.
 
• SRU is the only team in the PSAC to have six players with at least three goals in junior forward Dara Demich (nine), junior forward Andrea Felix (five), Harbart (four), Binder (three), freshman forward Brooke Testa (three) and sophomore midfielder Tess Keeley (three).
 
• Freshman goalkeeper Charlotte Elrod ranks second in the PSAC in shutouts with five and third in goals against average (GAA) at .761. The five shutouts are tied for the second most by a freshman in Rock history. Additionally, she also has 33 saves for a .767 save percentage.
 
• Harbart is the only active Rock player to have a goal against West Chester. Her score against the Rams came in a 1-0 SRU win during the 2013 season.
 
• Slippery Rock is one victory away from ensuring the program of its 20th consecutive winning season.
 
WEST CHESTER PRIMER
Record: 10-3
PSAC Record: 9-3
PSAC Standings: Second place
Home Record: 4-2
Away Record: 6-1
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: Won three
Head Coach: Betty Ann Kempf Townsley | Eighth season at WCU (136-32-20) | 29th season overall (279-234-46)
 
SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Last time out: Kara Parvel recorded her second game-winning goal of the season  to propel West Chester past East Stroudsburg, 1-0, Oct. 13.
 
• West Chester was ranked 24th in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in the organization's most recent top 25 poll.

• A major key to WCU's success this season has been a defense that has allowed a league-low seven goals. The Rams have only surrendered more than one goal in a game twice this season.

• Goalkeeper Alex Srolis leads the PSAC in GAA (.545), shutouts (six) and is third in save percentage (.851).

• Kara Parvel has scored a team-high seven goals to pace WCU.

UP NEXT
Slippery Rock plays the first of four consecutive road games to end the regular season 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at Edinboro University.