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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University field hockey team will play a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game at No. 2 Shippensburg University 11 a.m. Saturday.
 
GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Shippensburg University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 8 – 11 a.m.
Location: Robb Sports Complex – Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-time Series: Shippensburg leads (41-6-1)
Last Played: Oct. 13, 2015 (Shippensburg won at Slippery Rock, 1-0)
 
LAST MEETING
Shippensburg defeated Slippery Rock, 1-0, last season on Oct. 13, 2015 in a PSAC game. Megan McKay tallied three shots for SRU while Kayla Mack added one. Mack also recorded a defensive save and goalkeeper Carlee DuMars registered nine saves in the loss. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Shippensburg leads the all time series 41-6-1. Slippery Rock has not registered a goal against the Raiders in six games.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 4-7
PSAC Record: 1-3
PSAC Standings: Eighth Place
Home Record: 3-2
Away Record: 0-5
Neutral Record: 1-0
Streak: won one
Last Five Games: 1-4
Head Coach: Julie Swiney  |  Seventh season at SRU (45-78)  |  10th season overall (59-119)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
Last time out: Slippery Rock won at home against Mansfield University, 2-0, thanks to goals from Hannah Shirk and McKay.
 
• Slippery Rock's offense is led by McKay, who has recorded a team-high 16 points off of seven goals and two assists. McKay, who is fourth in the PSAC in both total points and goals, ranks ninth in the nation in points per game at 1.45.
 
• McKay is already SRU's all-time leader in points and goals and needs one more assist to become the Rock's all-time leader in that category as well.
 
• Renee Rosenblum and Hannah Downing are both chipping in offensively as well, posting personal-bests in goals scored in a season with three and two, respectively.
 
• The quintet of Hannah Simone, Torri Rose, Jordan Barnes, Shirk and Allison Grant round out The Rock's goal scorers with one apiece.
 
• Kailee Krupski assisted on both Rock goals in the Mansfield win. She was the first Rock player to assist on multiple goals in a game since Savanna Robinson earlier in the season. Krupski has four assists on the year, a career-high and the second most in the PSAC.
 
• Liz Wolfe and Mack have been stellar defensively recording five defensive saves and three defensive saves, respectively. Wolfe, who has four defensive saves in the last four games, ranks second in the nation in the category and Mack is tied for eighth. The Rock is tied for second in Division II field hockey with eight total defensive saves.
 
• Goalkeeper Nicole Bream has started and played every second of all 11 games this season and has 66 saves, a .759 save percentage and a 1.909 goals against average. Bream ranks second in the PSAC in total saves. The shutout against Mansfield was her third of the season.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Oct. 12 (4 p.m.) at Seton Hill
Oct. 15 (1 p.m.) vs. Indiana (Pa.)
Oct. 18 (4 p.m.) vs. Mercyhurst
Oct. 23 (1 p.m.) at Indiana (Pa.)
Oct. 26 (4 p.m.) vs. Bloomsburg
 
SHIPPENSBURG PRIMER
Record: 11-1
NFHCA Rank: 2
PSAC Record: 4-0
PSAC Standings: Tied for first
Home Record: 4-1
Away Record: 5-0
Streak: won six
Last Five Games: 5-0
Head Coach: Bertie Landes  |  18th season at SU (293-75-1)  |  36th season overall (477-131-17)
 
SCOUTING SHIPPENSBURG
Last time out: Shippensburg defeated West Chester University at home, 3-1.
 
• Shippensburg has four players in double-digits for total points in Katelyn Grazan (17), Noelle Kephart (13), Brooke Zeiders (10) and Cassie Rawa (10).
 
• The Raiders have fifteen players total that have registered at least one point in 2016.
 
• Shippensburg's best offensive player is Grazan. Grazan has recorded 17 total points off of eight goals and one assist which ranks second in the PSAC.
 
• SU also has five total defensive saves. Taylor Fisher has four and Morgan Gantz has registered the other.
 
• Goalkeeper Ally Mooney has started in all twelve games for the Raiders and has 34 saves, a .944 save percentage and a .171 goals against average. Mooney has registered eight shutouts for 2016. Mooney is ranked first in the PSAC for save percentage and for goals against average.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will remain on the road when it faces Seton Hill 4 p.m. Wednesday.