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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team returns to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover play this weekend with road games Saturday at Lock Haven University and Sunday at Bloomsburg University.

WATCH ON YOUR TV
• Fans can watch both games live and on-demand on the PSAC Digital Network
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• These games will not be available on the Rock Athletics Digital Network apps, but will be available on the PSAC apps.
 
GAME 7 DETAILS
Opponent: Lock Haven University
Date: Saturday, Dec. 2 – 1 p.m.
Location: Lock Haven, Pa. – Thomas Fieldhouse
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 46-31
Last Played: Nov. 22, 2015 (Rock won 58-49 at SRU)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock owns a 46-31 lead over Lock Haven all-time, but LHU has won eight of the last nine games in the series. The Rock snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Bald Eagles with a 58-49 win at Morrow Field House during the 2015-16 season. Lexi Carpenter scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the win.
 
GAME 8 DETAILS
Opponent: Bloomsburg University
Date: Sunday, Dec. 3 – 1 p.m.
Location: Bloomsburg, Pa. – Nelson Field House
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Bloomsburg leads 15-12
Last Played: Jan. 3, 2016 (Huskies won 81-65 at BU)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Bloomsburg has won five straight games against The Rock to improve its record in the all-time series to 15-12. The Huskies last defeated The Rock, 81-65, two seasons ago on Jan. 3, 2016. Mallory Heinle went for 15 points, seven rebounds and one steal in the loss.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-3
PSAC West Record: 2-0
PSAC West Standings: Tied for first
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 1-1
Neutral Court Record: 0-1
Streak: Lost one
Last Five Games: 3-2
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Fourth season at SRU (36-53)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• LAST TIME OUT – Slippery Rock had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 79-68 loss to Walsh on Nov. 25. Ciara Patterson scored 21 points and LeeAnn Gibson grabbed seven rebounds in the loss.
 
• CROSSOVER SUCCESS - Slippery Rock has enjoyed a 10-4 record against teams in the PSAC East over the last three seasons. SRU went 4-2 in crossover games in both 2016-17 and 2015-16 and is 2-0 this year after defeating Shippensburg and Kutztown earlier in the season. As a whole, the PSAC West has dominated its games with the PSAC East this season with a 14-4 record in crossover games.
 
• WINNING BY DOUBLE DIGITS – Slippery Rock has won all three of its games by at least 14 points and is averaging 74.0 points per game overall this season, which ranks fifth in the PSAC. Three Rock players average at least 14 ppg in Brooke Hinderliter (15.7), Patterson (15.2) and Madison Johnson (14.2) with Heinle rounding out The Rock's top scorers at 7.3 points per game.
 
• CONTROLLING THE BOARDS - SRU has recorded a +30 (187-157) rebounding margin over its last four games. Overall, Slippery Rock is the second best rebounding team in the PSAC at 43.0 rebounds per game.  SRU is the only team in the Atlantic Region (PSAC, MEC, CIAA) to have seven players average at least 4.0 rebounds per game. Hinderliter leads the way at 6.3 followed by Krista Pietropola (5.8), Morgan Henderson (5.5), Gibson (5.0), Heinle (4.8), Johnson (4.2) and Patterson (4.0). 
 
• CRASHING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS – 15.8 of The Rock's 43 rebounds per game come on the offensive glass, the third highest average in the PSAC. Hinderliter averages 3.7 offensive rebounds per game with the quintet of Johnson (1.8), Heinle (1.8), Gibson (1.7), Pietropola (1.5) and Henderson (1.4) all pulling in at least one offensive rebound per game as well.
 
• PSAC WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK - Hinderliter was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week after leading SRU to a 1-1 record last week with a win at West Liberty and a loss to Walsh. She averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting an efficient 51.6 percent (16-for-31) from the field and 76.9 percent (10-for-13) from the free throw line. The highlight of Hinderliter's week was a career-high 29-point showing at West Liberty. In addition to leading The Rock in scoring and rebounding in 2017-18, Hinderliter has also passed out a team-high 2.7 assists per game while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 80.6 percent from the foul line in 2017-18.
 
• BACK-TO-BACK 21-POINT GAMES – Patterson has produced back-to-back 21-point games. A 20-point game against Lock Haven would make Patterson just one of five players at The Rock to score at least 20 points in three straight games since 2002-03. Patterson has four games with at least 20 points over her career, the ninth most at SRU in the last 16 years.
 
• FINISHING STRONG – Patterson's back-to-back 21-point games have come thanks to great shooting over the final three quarters of both games. She is just a combined 0-for-9 in the first quarter of the last two games, but a great 17-for-35 (.486) from the field over the final three quarters of both contests.
 
• SNIPER - Johnson has been one the best overall shooters not only at The Rock this season, but in the entire PSAC. She heads into the weekend shooting 50 percent (27-for-54) from the field, 50 percent (8-for-16) from 3-point range and 85.2 percent (23-for-27) from the free throw line. No player in SRU history has ever finished a season shooting 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line.
 
• APPROACHING 500 - Heinle needs five more points to become the 50th player in program history to score 500 points in a career. She already ranks 10th in SRU history in offensive rebounds with 120 and has the chance to become just the 15th player in program history to record 500 points and 500 rebounds in a career.    
 
• BOMBS AWAY – Patterson and Pietropola both rank in the top 16 all-time at SRU in 3-pointers made. Patterson has 67 career 3-pointers and is in a tie for 14th with former Rock great D'Asia Chambers while Pietropola ranks 16th all-time with 65 career 3's.
 
• LIMITING THE MISTAKES - The Rock averages 13.6 turnovers per game in wins this season, but that number balloons up to 18.3 turnovers per game in its losses.  
 
• BLOCK PARTY – Through six games, Slippery Rock has totaled 20 blocked shots, the fifth most in the PSAC. SRU is on pace for 90 blocks this season, which would be tied for the third most in program history. Henderson and Patterson have accounted for 10 of The Rock's 20 blocks with five apiece. Heinle and Pietropola have three blocks each while Johnson and Skyla O'Connor have two rejections apiece as well. Henderson enters the weekend ranked 15th in program history in blocks with 31. She is five away from passing current SRU graduate assistant coach Sorriyah Ranger for 14th place all-time.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Dec. 9 (1 p.m.) at Millersville
Dec. 19 (5 p.m.) vs. W. Va. Wesleyan
Dec. 30 (1 p.m.) at Seton Hill
Jan. 3 (5 p.m.) vs. Mercyhurst
Jan. 6 (1 p.m.) vs. California (Pa.)
 
LOCK HAVEN PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-4
PSAC East Record: 0-2
PSAC East Standings: Tied for fourth
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 0-3
Neutral Court Record: 0-1
Streak: Lost two
Last Five Games: 1-4
Head Coach: Jennifer Smith | 11th season at LHU (108-214) | 12th Overall (108-214)
 
SCOUTING THE BALD EAGLES
• Lock Haven enters the weekend ranked 13th in the PSAC in scoring (63.6) and 15th in points allowed (73.8). LHU has yet to score above 55 points against a PSAC West opponent this season after losing to IUP 78-53 and Seton Hill 89-51.
 
• On paper, SRU has a sizable advantage against Lock Haven in rebounding as the Bald Eagles rank 16th in the PSAC in rebounding with 37.8 rpg, nearly six rebounds fewer than The Rock.
 
• Kayla Henderson leads Lock Haven with 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Maimuna Kenneh is LHU's top rebounder at 7.4 rebounds per game.

BLOOMSBURG PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-4
PSAC East Record: 0-2
PSAC East Standings: Tied for fourth
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 1-3
Neutral Court Record: 1-1
Streak: Won two
Last Five Games: 2-3
Head Coach: Alison Tagliaferri | Second season at BU (11-17) | Eighth overall (70-138)
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• After starting the season 1-4, Bloomsburg has won back-to-back non-conference games against Holy Family (63-54) and Chestnut Hill (58-53) to improve to 3-4. The Huskies will host No. 4 California (Pa.) on Saturday prior to playing The Rock on Sunday.
 
• The Huskies have struggled to score this season. BU ranks last in the PSAC in scoring (58.4 ppg) and next to last in turnovers per game (23.0). However, Bloomsburg also allows only 62.4 ppg, the third fewest in the conference. Opponents are shooting just 35.7 percent against the Huskies.
 
• Taylor Montana leads Bloomsburg in both points (7.9) and rebounding (5.7).
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will close out its three-game road swing 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at Millersville University.
 

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