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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team continues Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against fifth-ranked California (Pa.) at Morrow Field House on White Out Night/Hoop Heroes Day.
 
WHITE OUT NIGHT / HOOP HEROES
Official white out t-shirts are on sale at the SGA Bookstore for just $5. A limited supply of shirts will also be sold at the game. The California game will also serve as The Rock's Hoop Heroes Day. All children in grades Pre-K through eighth will receive free admission to the women's game and have a chance to meet and get autographs from the team after the game.
 
GAME 22 DETAILS
Opponent: California University (Pa.)
Date: Feb. 1, 2017 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania – Morrow Field House
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: California leads 52-25
Last Played: Jan. 9, 2017 (California won 96-65 at Cal.)
 
SERIES HISTORY
California leads the all-time series against The Rock 52-25. Slippery Rock has lost 30 straight games to the Vulcans with its last win coming during the 2001-02 season.
 
LAST MEETING (Box Score)
Slippery Rock lost to eighth-ranked California (Pa.), 96-65, on the road on Jan. 9, 2017. C.C. Dixon and Mallory Heinle scored 13 points apiece to pace The Rock while Brooke Hinderliter and Cassidy Wright both chipped in 11 points in the loss as well.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 9-12
PSAC West Record: 6-9
PSAC West Standings: Seventh place
Streak: Lost two
Last Five Games: 2-3
Home Record: 3-5
Away Record: 5-6
Neutral Site Record: 1-1
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Third season at SRU (33-43)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last time out: Slippery Rock lost to Seton Hill at home, 74-63. Dixon produced season-bests of 20 points and nine rebounds in the loss with Hinderliter nearly equaling a career-high of her own with 19 points. (Box Score)
 
• SRU begins the week ranked second in the PSAC in free throw shooting percentage (.738), third in free throws made (333) and sixth in rebounds per game (39.5).
 
• Slippery Rock is currently slotted seventh in the PSAC West and two games behind Seton Hill for sixth place in the standings. The top six teams in the PSAC West and PSAC East standings at the end of the year qualify for the conference tournament.
 
•  Slippery Rock has done a great job of taking care of the basketball as of late with no more than 15 turnovers in any of the previous six games. SRU will have to continue to limit its turnovers against against the opportunistic Vulcans, which lead the league in turnovers forced per game at 28.3. SRU committed a season-high 32 turnovers against the Vulcans earlier in the season. In turn, California scored 44 points off of The Rock's miscues.
 
• Dixon, who went 7-for-13 from the field overall, 2-for-3 from 3-point range and 4-for-4 from the foul line against Seton Hill, has now scored at least 10 points in a game eight times this season and in two out of The Rock's last three games. The Rock's most efficient shooter on the year at 48.5 percent, Dixon is currently averaging 7.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  
 
• Hinderliter, Slippery Rock's second leading scorer at 10.5 points per game, has pulled down 51 offensive rebounds this season. Only nine other players in the PSAC have more offensive rebounds this season than Hinderliter, who also ranks second in freshmen scoring in the PSAC behind only Kutztown's Sierra Taylor (12.3 ppg).
 
• Despite seeing limited time against Seton Hill, Lexi Carpenter still leads the league in scoring at 19.1 points per game while also ranking fourth in assists per game (4.8) and 14th in steals per game (1.7). Carpenter also leads the entire PSAC with an 88.0 free throw shooting percentage.
 
• Heinle is averaging career-highs of 8.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a junior. She has already eclipsed personal-bests in minutes played (559), field goals made (63), total rebounds (132), assists (17), steals (22) and points (170). Heinle is also the only Rock player to have started all 21 games this season.
 
• Morgan Henderson ranks second for SRU in rebounding (6.1) and fifth in scoring (7.0). Henderson's 23 rebounds over the last three games are tied for the most by a Rock player over that stretch with Dixon.
 
• Krista Pietropola's 34 made 3-pointers are the 13th most in the PSAC this season. Pietropola, who has served as The Rock's sixth man for much of the season, has played the third most minutes of any SRU player (516) and has averaged 6.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
 
• LeeAnn Gibson grabbed six rebounds over 22 minutes against Seton Hill. The six rebounds were the most by Gibson in SRU's last nine games and her 22 minutes of playing time was her personal-best since seeing the court for 23 minutes at Malone on Nov. 30, 2016.
 
• After not playing in The Rock's previous two games, Sierra Fordham came off the bench to score four points and pass out one assist against Seton Hill.
 
• Slippery Rock is 8-3 on the year when out rebounding its opponents.
 
CALIFORNIA (PA) PRIMER
WBCA Top 25 Poll: Fifth place
Record: 20-1
PSAC West Record: 14-1
PSAC West Standings: First place
Streak: Won nine
Last Five Games: 5-0
Home Record: 9-0
Away Record: 9-1
Neutral Site Record: 2-0
Head Coach: Jess Strom | Sixth season at California (111-35)
 
SCOUTING THE VULCANS
• Last time out: California narrowly edged Edinboro, 75-71, behind a 20-point effort from Miki Glenn on Jan. 28, 2017. (Box Score)
 
• The Vulcans lead the nation in turnovers forced per game (28.33) and turnover margin (+13.3) in addition to ranking second in steals per game (15.4), third in scoring margin (+23.7) and sixth in points per game (82.3).
 
• In addition to ranking third in the nation in steals per game (3.9) and fourth in assists per game (6.8), Glenn is also tied for the PSAC lead in scoring with Carpenter at 19.1 points per game. Glenn also averages 6.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game. Glenn had 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists against Slippery Rock earlier in the season.
 
• Seairra Barrett averages 17.3 points per game and a Vulcan-best 6.2 rebounds per game.
 
• Shatara Parsons is the Vulcans' third double figure scorer at 12.9 points per game. Parsons also averages 1.1 blocks per game.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock travels to Indiana (Pa.) to take on the Crimson Hawks Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

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BLACK OUT NIGHT
SRU's home game against Mercyhurst on Wednesday, Feb. 8 will be a "Black Out." The first 500 SRU students to show their ID at the gate will receive a free t-shirt, courtesy of Adidas and the Erie Sports Store. Non-students will also have a chance to purchase a limited supply of the Adidas shirts at the game, while supplies last. Look for more details regarding both events next week when the students return to campus.