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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Winners of three straight games, the Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will look to lock up the third seed, and a first round home game, in the upcoming Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament with a win 1 p.m. Saturday at Kutztown University.

MATCH 18 DETAILS
Opponent: Kutztown University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 31 – 1 p.m.
Location: Keystone Field | Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Slippery Rock leads 12-7-1
Last Played: 2014 (SRU won 2-0 at Slippery Rock)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock leads the all-time series against Kutztown 12-7-1. SRU has won the last two games in the series and three of four contests overall against the Golden Bears.
 
LAST MEETING
Leslie Henny and Brooke Edwards both scored goals while Annabelle Hegeman stopped six shots in a 2-0 victory against Kutztown Sept. 24, 2014.

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 11-5-1
PSAC Record: 10-4-1
PSAC Standings: Fourth
Atlantic Region Rankings: Ninth
Home Record: 6-3
Away Record: 5-2-1
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: Won three
Head Coach: Jessica Griggs | First season at SRU (11-5-1) | Second season overall (22-14-2)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last time out: Skye Kramer and Allison Harbart scored goals with under 10 minutes to play in regulation to give The Rock a 2-1 come-from behind victory at Seton Hill University,
 
• SRU enters its final game of the regular season unsure of where it will be seeded in next week's PSAC Tournament. Slippery Rock can still be ranked third, fourth or fifth. The top four seeds will host first round tournament games.
 
• Slippery Rock can lock up the third seed with a win against Kutztown. If SRU loses to Kutztown it can still take the fourth seed if Edinboro loses or ties against Mansfield University.
 
• Slippery Rock's first round opponent could be any of a number of schools depending on Saturday's results: Shippensburg, Bloomsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), East Stroudsburg, California (Pa.).
 
• Slippery Rock remained ninth in the latest Atlantic Region rankings released by the NCAA Oct. 28. The top six teams at the conclusion of the PSAC and Mountain East Conference tournaments earn berths into the national tournament.
 
• Heading into the final game of the regular season, junior forward Dara Demich ranks fourth in the PSAC in goals (10) and sixth in points (23). Additionally, Demich, who was recently named to the  CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, also has three assists.
 
• The Rock's other top goal scorers include Harbart (five), junior forward Andrea Felix (five), Kramer (four), sophomore midfielder Tess Keeley (four), senior midfielder Caitlin Binder (three) and freshman forward Brooke Testa (three).
 
• Keeley also leads The Rock in assists with five. Three other Rock players (Demich, Binder and senior midfielder Crysta Ganter) have three assists apiece.
 
• Sophomore goalkeeper Charlotte Elrod ranks third in league in goals against average (GAA) (.700) and third in shutouts (seven) in addition to stopping 46 shots (.793).
 
• After scoring her goal against Seton Hill, Kramer has now produced two goals in as many games for The Rock. Only five freshmen have more goals this season than Kramer.
 
• Slippery Rock leads the region, and ranks 21st nationally, in goals scored with 43 while ranking fifth in goals allowed (12).
 
• Current Rock players with points in previous games against Kutztown include Binder (two assists), Ganter (one assist) and Felix (one goal, one assist).
 
• Slippery Rock is 14-4-4 in regular season finales all-time.
 
KUTZTOWN PRIMER
Record: 11-4-1
PSAC Record: 11-4-0
PSAC Standings: Third
Atlantic Region Rankings: Fourth
Home Record: 6-1-0
Away Record: 5-3-1
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: Won three
Head Coach: Erik Burstein | Ninth season at KU (117-51-3) | 12th season overall (140-80-5)
 
SCOUTING KUTZTOWN
• Last time out: Alaina Curry scored twice while Katie Jaxheimer and Rachel Rodriguez notched their first goals of the season as Kutztown earned a 4-0 road victory over Pittsburgh-Johnstown Oct. 27.
 
• Kutztown is led by the trio of Curry, Diana Malanga and Alyssa Ryan. Curry has a team-high 15 points off of six goals and three assists. Malanga and Ryan both have five goals and one assist.

• Brooke May has passed out a team-high seven assists.

• Deanna Messner has seen the majority of time at goalkeeper for Kutztown. She is 7-2-1 with three shutouts, a 0.89 GAA, 55 saves and a .846 save percentage.

• Kutztown has lost just one of its last nine games.

UP NEXT
Slippery Rock begins PSAC Tournament play Nov. 3 against an opponent yet to be determined and at a location yet to be determined.