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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Unbeaten in its last six games, the Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will look to continue its winning ways 7 p.m. Tuesday at Clarion University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play.
 
MATCH 13 DETAILS
Opponent: Clarion University
Date: Oct. 10, 2016 – 7 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania – Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
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All-Time Series: Slippery Rock leads 19-0-2
Last Played: Oct. 13, 2015 (Slippery Rock won 4-0 at home)
 
LAST MEETING
Four different players scored goals as The Rock cruised to a 4-0 shutout of Clarion at James Egli Field on Oct. 13, 2015.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock has never lost to Clarion, going 19-0-2 against the Golden Eagles all-time. Both of the ties in the series have come in games played at Clarion. Skye Kramer, Allison Harbart, Caitlin Binder and Brooke Testa all scored goals while Charlotte Elrod stopped Clarion's lone shot on goal in the shutout.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 7-4-1
PSAC Record: 7-2-1
PSAC Standings: Fourth place
Streak: Tied one
Last Five Matches: 4-0-1
Home Record: 3-2-1
Away Record: 4-2-0
Head Coach: Jessica Griggs | Second season at SRU (20-10-2) | Third season overall (31-19-3)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last Time Out: Slippery Rock played third-ranked East Stroudsburg to a 1-1 tie Oct. 8 at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
• Dara Demich has scored goals in each of The Rock's last three games. She now ranks second on the team in behind Maddy Tletski (four goals / eight points) in both goals scored and points at three and seven, respectively.
 
• A goal against Clarion for Demich would match her personal-best of four straight games with a goal, which she accomplished last season.
 
• In addition to Tletski and Demich Slippery Rock has received goals from Andrea Felix (two), Testa (two), Sam Thornton (one), Tess Keeley (one) and Tyler Spence (one).
 
• Six players have two assists for The Rock so far this year in Felix, Thornton, Keeley, Spence, Lynn Neef and Miranda Gallucci. Thornton picked up her second assist on Demich's goal against ESU.
 
• Goalkeeper Kylie Downs is 6-2-1 with three shutouts, 39 saves (.867) and a 0.61 goals against average in 10 games played. Following a six-save effort against East Stroudsburg, Downs now ranks second in the conference in save percentage and third in goals against average.
 
• SRU continues to encroach on the school record for consecutive games of holding opponents to one goal or less. The Rock's 1-1 tie against East Stroudsburg was its 11th straight game of limiting opponents to no more than one goal; the school record is 17 straight games (set in 2011).
 
• The next game Neef plays will be the 70th in Rock career. Only Demich, who's 70th appearance at SRU occurred against East Stroudsburg, has more games played amongst active players.
 
• Demich's goal against East Stroudsburg moved her into seventh place in program history in career points (66) and fifth all-time in goals (29).
 
• Among active players, Felix, Kramer and Testa all have goals against Clarion all-time with Keeley and Haley Burkholder each totaling one assist. Testa and Thornton both have three shots on goal against Clarion all-time.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Oct. 15 (12 p.m.) at No. 11 West Chester
Oct. 19 (3:30 p.m.) vs. Edinboro
Oct. 22 (12 p.m.) vs. Lock Haven
Oct. 25 (4 p.m.) vs. Seton Hill
Oct. 29 (4 p.m.) vs. Clarion
 
CLARION PRIMER
Record: 2-10-2
PSAC Record: 2-9-1
PSAC Standings: 14th place
Streak: Lost four
Last Five Matches: 0-4-1
Home Record: 2-3-1
Away Record: 0-7-1
Head Coach: Sean Esterhuizen | third season at CU (8-23-3) | ninth overall (61-88-16)
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
• Last Time Out: Clarion was shutout at Kutztown, 3-0, on Oct. 8.
 
• Marina Kelly is Clarion's top offensive threat. She has four goals and two assists for a team-high 10 points. Taylor Starr has two scores and Alissa Spencer has one as well to round out Clarion's goal scorers.
 
• Goalkeeper Krista Mosi has started 13 of 14 games and is 2-9-1 with two shutouts, 104 saves, a .846 save percentage and a 1.67 goals against average.
 
• Clarion currently ranks 15th in the league in goals scored (seven) and 16th in goals allowed (25).
 
• Clarion has had its most success at home this year where it is 2-3-1. The Golden Eagles last win came seven games ago in a 1-0 victory versus Millersville.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock plays its second top-25 team in its last three matches 12 p.m. Saturday at No. 11 West Chester.