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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will look to build off of its two-game non-conference winning streak when it steps back into Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference competition 1 p.m. Saturday against Bloomsburg University at James Egli Field.
 
MATCH 10 DETAILS
Opponent: Bloomsburg University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3 – 1 p.m.
Location: James Egli Field | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/sru/msoc
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 12-10-4
Last Played: 2014 (BU won 1-0 at Slippery Rock)
 
SERIES HISTORY
SRU leads the all-time series against BU 12-10-4. The series has been as close as can be over the past three years with both teams trading wins the last two seasons and tying 0-0 in 2012.
 
LAST MEETING
Most recently, BU earned a 1-0 victory at SRU thanks to a Spencer Conrad goal on Oct. 17, 2014. Dom Francis had two shots on goal for The Rock in the loss.

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 6-3
PSAC Record: 2-2
PSAC Standings: Tied for fifth place
Home Record: 5-1
Away Record: 1-2
Last Five Games: 3-2
Streak: Won two
Head Coach: Andy Hoggarth | Second season at SRU (17-10-0) | eighth season overall (46-85-7)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last time out: Senior forward Mike Ilodigwe and freshman midfielder Justin Minda both scored goals while junior goalkeeper Steven Rerick made a career-high nine saves as Slippery Rock defeated No. 25 Notre Dame College, 2-1, under the lights of Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
• In three starts this season, Rerick is 3-0 with a 0.67 goals against average, an impressive .895 save percentage and one shutout. In two years at Slippery Rock Rerick is 11-7 with four career shutouts.
 
• With just 10 goals allowed, the second fewest in the PSAC, SRU's defense has been one of the top units in the PSAC through the first half of the season.
 
• Of the 10 goals surrendered, four have come in the first half. Only Millersville (three), Bloomsburg (three) and Shippensburg (three) have allowed less in the PSAC.

• Senior defender Ryan Lutke leads SRU with five goals followed by Ilodigwe (3), junior forward Matt Sangermano (2) and five others with one goal each. Ilodigwe also has a team-high 10 shots on goal for The Rock.
 
• Senior forward Peter Boylan is SRU's assists leader with two.
 
• Minda's game-winner against Notre Dame was the first goal of his Rock career. He is the third member of the 2015 team to score their first goals for SRU; junior midfielder Jacob Thiel and junior defender Kyle Boyer also tallied their first goals for Slippery Rock this year. Thiel had previously scored one goal during his time at Seton Hill.
 
• Historically, the month of October has been good to Rock soccer. Since the 2003 season, SRU is 57-27-7 (.665) in October matches. Slippery Rock has posted a losing record in October just once, a 3-4 mark in 2008.
 
• NCAA Division II does not keep penalty shots as an official stat, but research shows that Lutke leads the nation in successful PK's. Only one other player in the nation, Jordan Halpern of West Virginia Wesleyan, has more than three goals off of penalty kicks.

• Following Saturday's game, Slippery Rock will play five of its final seven games in the regular season on the road.

BLOOMSBURG PRIMER
Record: 7-2
NSCAA Top 25 Ranking: Receiving votes
PSAC: 4-2
PSAC Standings: Second place
Home Record: 3-2
Away Record: 4-0
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: Lost one
Head Coach: Paul Payne | 17th season at BU (171-181-34)
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• Last time out: Bloomsburg dropped a PSAC contest to California (PA), 4-3, in double overtime at Steph Pettit Stadium. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Huskies.
 
• The Huskies have one of the top offenses in the league with 18 goals through nine matches, the third most in the PSAC.
 
• Austin Transue has scored a team-high five goals for Bloomsburg.
 
• Goalkeepers Jared Ott and Taylor LeSage have evenly split time in 2015 with Ott starting five games and LeSage starting four times. Both keepers have allowed five goals.
 
• Anthony Cerda is second for Bloomsburg in goals with three.

UP NEXT
Slippery Rock starts a three-match road trip 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Gannon University.