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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Winners of two out of its last three matches, the Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will look to continue its recent string of strong play with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference victory 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Indiana (Pa.).
 
MATCH 6 DETAILS
Opponent: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Date: Saturday, Sept. 17 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: South Campus Field | Indiana, Pennsylvania
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All-Time Series: Slippery Rock leads 17-14-2
Last Played: Sept. 19, 2015 (Slippery Rock won 4-0 at SRU)
 
LAST MEETING
Slippery Rock scored three first-half goals en route to a 4-0 win against Indiana at James Egli Field on Sept. 19, 2015. Dara Demich scored twice with Brooke Testa and Allison Harbart adding the other two goals.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock has won eight of its last 10 contests against Indiana to increase its lead in the all-time series against the Crimson Hawks to 17-14-2. SRU is 8-8-1 at Indiana all-time.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 2-3
PSAC Record: 2-1
PSAC Standings: Tied for seventh
Streak: Won one
Home Record: 0-2
Away Record: 2-1
Head Coach: Jessica Griggs | Second season at SRU (15-9-1) | Third season overall (26-18-2)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last time out: Maddy Tletski scored a pair of goals to lead The Rock to a 2-1 road victory over California (Pa.) on Sept. 13.
 
• Tletski's two-goal game was the first two goals of her college career. She is the first Rock player to score two goals in a game since Demich recorded a pair of goals last season against Pitt-Johnstown.
 
• Following the win at California, Tletski is now tied with Testa for the team lead in goals with two each. Sam Thornton has scored SRU's other goal so far in 2016.
 
• Miranda Gallucci's two assists are a team-high. Demich and Andrea Felix each tallied assists against the Vulcans for their first points of the season.
 
• Demich's assist moved her past Blair Gantz (1997-00) and into a tie with Danielle Cooper (2005-07) for 11th place in Rock history for points in a career with 60. Demich is also one goal away from becoming just the sixth player in SRU history to score 27 goals in her career.
 
• Felix's point also helped her climb up a spot on The Rock's all-time assists and points leaderboard. Felix now ranks 14th in career points with 56 and eighth in assists with 16.
 
• Goalkeepers Kylie Downs and Charlotte Elrod have nearly played identical minutes this season. Downs earned the start against California and picked up her first win. On the season she is 1-1 with a 0.77 goals against average, seven saves and a .778 save percentage. Elrod is 1-2 with six saves and a 2.07 goals against average. Elrod stopped two shots in a shutout last season against Indiana (Pa.). 
 
• Testa leads The Rock with five shots on goal followed by Skye Kramer (three), Julianna Esposito (three), Maddy Smith (three) and five others with two attempts on target each.
 
• Slippery Rock begins the week ranked 11th in the PSAC in both goals scored and goals allowed.
 
• Prior to last year's 4-0 win, Slippery Rock went two straight games without scoring a goal against the Crimson Hawks. Shutouts have been a recent trend in the series as the last seven games, dating back to 2009, have resulted in a shutout for either SRU or IUP.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 20 (7 p.m.) vs. Mercyhurst
Sept. 24 (1 p.m.) vs. Mansfield
Sept. 27 (1:30 p.m.) vs. Gannon
Oct. 1 (1 p.m.) vs. Bloomsburg
Oct. 5 (4 p.m.) at Pitt-Johnstown
 
INDIANA (PA) PRIMER
Record: 3-2
PSAC Record: 2-2
PSAC Standings: Tied for seventh
Streak: Lost one
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 1-1
Head Coach: Adel Heder | 16th season (172-99-21)
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS
• Last time out: Taylor Lewis scored two goals to lead Gannon to a 2-1 win over Indiana (Pa.) Sept. 13 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
 
• Indiana (Pa.) comes into the weekend ranked in the middle of the conference in both goals scored (eight / eighth place) and goals allowed (six / seventh place).
 
• Lexie Palluconi has carried the IUP offense early in the year with six goals, the most of any player in the PSAC. Kiersten Zerbe and Megan Coyne round out IUP's goal scorers with one apiece.
 
• Goalkeeper Jessica Printz has a .800 save percentage, 24 saves and a 1.20 goals against average this season.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock returns home for the first of three consecutive games when it hosts Mercyhurst University 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.