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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University field hockey team will hit the road for a non-conference game against No. 3 Bloomsburg University 4 p.m. Tuesday.

GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Bloomsburg University
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 20 – 4 p.m.
Location: Steph Pettit Stadium  |  Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Bloomsburg leads 40-2
Last Played: Sept. 23,  2015 (Bloomsburg won at home 3-1)
 
LAST MEETING
Slippery Rock faced Bloomsburg for its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game last season. SRU jumped out to an early lead against the Huskies on a Kayla Mack goal. The game was then tied after a goal from the Huskies. The tie held until the last four minutes in regulation when Bloomsburg scored back-to-back goals in the final four minutes to secure the win, 3-1.

SERIES HISTORY
Bloomsburg holds a 40-2 series lead against The Rock. However, Slippery Rock has played Bloomsburg much better as of late by evenly splitting the last four games of the series with the Huskies dating back to 2013.

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock defeated Bellarmine at home, 5-2, while Bloomsburg fell at Indiana (Pa.), 2-1. Both games were played on Sept. 17.

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 3-3
PSAC Record: 0-0
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 0-2
Neutral Record: 1-0
Streak: won one
Head Coach: Julie Swiney  |  Seventh Season at SRU (44-74)  |  10th season overall (58-116)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Four of The Rock's next five games will come against teams ranked inside the top-10 of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's Division II poll.

• Slippery Rock is coming off its best offensive performance of 2016. SRU recorded season highs in points (13), goals (5) and assists (3) against Bellarmine. Both Renee Rosenblum and Hannah Downing produced two-goal performances in the win.

• Saturday's game marked the first time Slippery Rock had two players score at least two goals in a game since Megan McKay and Lindsay Brown both scored two goals in a 5-1 win against Mansfield during the 2013 season (58 games).

• The Rock has received goals from seven different players this season including, McKay (four), Rosenblum (three), Downing (two), Jordan Barnes (one), Allison Grant (one), Hannah Simone (one) and Torri Rose (one). Slippery Rock had eight different goal scorers all of last season.

• McKay had one goal and one assist against Bellarmine and is now the school record holder for goals in a career with 26. She is also the school's all-time points leader at 65. McKay's next record will be the school's all-time assist mark; she has 13 in her career and now needs just one assist to move into a tie for first place with former standout Allie Hartman (2007-10).

• McKay begins the week ranked fourth in the PSAC in both goals scored and total points.

• Savanna Robinson assisted on two of The Rock's five goals against Bellarmine for the first points of her Rock career. She is now tied for the team-lead in assists with McKay. Brenna McGovern-Lind, Sam Geroski and Kailee Krupski have assisted on Rock goals as well.

• Starting goalkeeper Nicole Bream recorded a career-high 12 saves against Bellarmine. She is currently ranked fifth in the PSAC in total saves with 36 to go with two shutouts,  a 1.67 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.

• Mack has one goal in her career against Bloomsburg while Rosenblum has two assists against the Huskies.

NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 24 (1 p.m.) at No. 9 West Chester
Sept. 28 (4 p.m.) at No. 6 Millersville
Oct. 1 (1 p.m.) vs. No. 4 Kutztown
Oct. 4 (4 p.m.) vs. Mansfield
Oct. 8 (11 a.m.) at No. 2 Shippensburg
 
BLOOMSBURG PRIMER
Record: 5-2
NFHCA Rank: 3
PSAC Record: 0-0
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record 3-2
Streak: lost one
Head Coach: Nicole Rhoads  |  Seventh season at BU (87-38)  |  Ninth season overall (109-16)
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
• Bloomsburg averages three goals per game, which ranks first in the PSAC.

• The Huskies also rank fifth in the PSAC in shots on goal per game with 10.43.

• Bloomsburg's Ali McKay and Sam Peters are tied for the team lead in goals (four). Geneka Mahan, Peyton Shockley and McKay are all tied for the team lead in assists (two)

• Alexis Carroll leads the team in defensive saves with two.

• BU's goalkeeper, Lindsay Cassel, is 5-2 on the season with four shutouts, a 0.57 goals against average and a .882 save percentage. She ranks third in the PSAC in both save percentage and goals against average.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock plays in its first PSAC game of the season on the road at No. 9 West Chester 1 p.m. Saturday.