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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University field hockey team will close out its 2016 season 1 p.m. Saturday when it hosts No. 1 East Stroudsburg University at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
GAME DETAILS
Opponent: East Stroudsburg University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29 – 1 p.m.
Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium – Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
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All-Time Series: East Stroudsburg leads the 32-8-1
Last Played: Oct. 31, 2015 – ESU won at home, 6-1
SENIOR DAY
Prior to Saturday's game, the 2016 Slippery Rock senior class of
Michelle Couch,
Kayla Klaus,
Megan McKay,
Renee Rosenblum and
Haylee Underwood will be honored for their contributions to the program over the last four years.
LAST MEETING
East Stroudsburg defeated Slippery Rock at home 6-1 on Oct. 31, 2015.
Kailee Krupski scored Slippery Rock's lone goal off an assist from McKay.
SERIES HISTORY
East Stroudsburg leads Slippery Rock in the all-time series, 32-8-1. The Warriors have won the last two games in the series. Prior to last year's game, the previous three ESU-SRU games were decided by one point with two of the contests going to overtime. Slippery Rock's last victory over ESU came at home on Sept. 28, 2014 when the Warriors were ranked fifth in the nation. Couch scored the game-winning goal off of a corner at the end of regulation.
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 6-11
PSAC Record: 3-6
PSAC Ranking: Eighth
Home Record: 4-4
Away Record: 1-7
Neutral Record: 1-0
Streak: lost two
Last Five Games: 2-3
Head Coach: Julie Swiney | Seventh Season at SRU (47-82) | 10th Season Overall (61-123)
SCOUTING THE ROCK
Last Time Out: Slippery Rock dropped a PSAC matchup at home against Bloomsburg, 3-2.
Hannah Downing and McKay both scored goals to lead SRU offensively while
Liz Wolfe registered a defensive save.
• Krupski has been on a tear as of late with four assists in The Rock's last four games played. She comes into the final game of the season tied for the PSAC lead in assists on the season with eight, which is already an SRU single-season record. Just a junior, Krupski is already fifth in program history in career assists.
• McKay leads The Rock offense with 26 total points off of 11 goals and four assists. She is tied for third in the PSAC in total points and goals on the year. She enters her final collegiate game as the program's all-time leader in points, goals and assists.
• Slippery Rock has five other multi-goal scorers in Rosenblum (three), Downing (three),
Savanna Robinson (three),
Hannah Shirk (two) and
Allison Grant (two). Krupski,
Jordan Barnes,
Torri Rose and
Hannah Simone have each recorded one goal apiece.
• In addition to Krupski's and McKay's assist totals, Robinson has registered two assists as well with Rosenblum, Shirk,
Madison Krajewski,
Brenna McGovern-Lind and
Sam Geroski each tallying one as well.
• The duo of Wolfe and
Kayla Mack have accounted for all 11 of The Rock's defensive saves this season. Wolfe leads the way with six, the fourth most of any player in NCAA Division II, followed closely by Mack with five.
• Goalkeeper
Nicole Bream has played every minute thus far for Slippery Rock and has recorded three shutouts, 106 saves, a .763 save percentage and a 1.94 goals against average.
• A win against East Stroudsburg would be Slippery Rock's first when facing a team ranked No. 1 in the nation. The previous highest ranked teams Slippery Rock has defeated were fifth-ranked East Stroudsburg in 2014 and fifth-ranked LIU-Post in 2010.
• Couch and Krupski both have goals against East Stroudsburg over their careers while McKay has added two assists all-time against the Warriors.
EAST STROUDSBURG PRIMER
NFHCA Ranking: First
PSAC Record: 8-1
PSAC Ranking: Tied for First
Home Record: 8-1
Away Record: 6-2
Streak: won seven
Last Five Games: 5-0
Head Coach: Sandy Miller | 32nd Season at ESU (390-262-11)
SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
Last Time Out: ESU beat Shippensburg 2-1 last Saturday in a double-overtime matchup. Robin Stevenson and Ashley Chioda scored goals for the Warriors.
• ESU has five players in double-digit figures for total points including Stevenson (21), Bailey Quinn (18), Emily Howell (16), Desiraye Mack (15) and Paige Harrold (12).
• Paige Harrold is tied for first in the PSAC in total assists with Krupski. Howell and Sydney McCarthey rank second and third on the team with four and three assists, respectively.
• Howell is also the team leader in defensive saves with two, while McCarthy and Morgan Firestine each have recorded one.
• Danielle Ard has been East Stroudsburg's primary goalkeeper this season; she is 13-3 with six shutouts, 62 saves, a .838 save percentage and a 0.76 goals against average.
