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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Winners of three straight games, the Slippery Rock University women's basketball team will look to continue its winning streak with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division victory against No. 17 Edinboro University 1 p.m. Saturday at Morrow Field House.

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Slippery Rock (10-7, 8-4) vs. Edinboro (14-2, 10-2)
Date and Time	Saturday, Jan. 20 - 1 p.m.
Location	Slippery Rock – Morrow Field House
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In-Game Updates	Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series	Edinboro leads 44-43
Last Played	2/22/17 (Boro won 90-46 at EU)

SERIES HISTORY vs. EDINBORO
Edinboro holds a narrow 44-43 lead over Slippery Rock in the all-time series. SRU is 24-18 against Edinboro in games played at Morrow Field House.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 10-7
PSAC West Record: 8-4
PSAC West Standings: Fifth
Home Record: 5-2
Away Record: 5-4
Neutral Court Record: 0-1
Streak: Won three
Last Five Games: 3-2
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Fourth season at SRU (43-57)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• LAST TIME OUT – Slippery Rock overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Pitt-Johnstown, 64-60. Sierra Fordham scored 15 points while Brooke Hinderliter added 12 points and seven rebounds in the win (Box Score).
 
• A win on Saturday would be Slippery Rock's third four-game winning streak under head coach Bobby McGraw. SRU had just one four-game winning streak in the 12 years prior to McGraw's arrival.
 
• Slippery Rock enters the Edinboro game with a 10-7 record overall and an 8-4 mark in the PSAC West, which is good enough for fifth in the division standings and one game behind Seton Hill University for fourth place. SRU is on pace to qualify for the PSAC Tournament for the first time since the 2014-15 season and just the second time in the last 12 years.

• While there are still 10 games to play in the regular season, this year's team has positioned itself to do something that has not been done at Slippery Rock in the last 17 years – finish the regular season with a winning record. While SRU has much greater ambitions for this season, If The Rock were to go 4-6 over the remainder of the year they would finish with a 14-13 record. The last time SRU had a winning record at the end of the season was in 2001-02 (15-12).
 
• Three of The Rock's next four games will come against teams ranked in the most recent Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Top-25 poll (#17 Edinboro, #2 Indiana and #14 California).
 
• SRU is a perfect 8-0 this season when leading at halftime and 5-1 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponents.
 
• As a team, Slippery Rock ranks third in the PSAC in rebounding. SRU is the only school in the PSAC that has six players averaging at least 4.5 rebounds per game in Hinderliter (6.7), Krista Pietropola (5.8), Morgan Henderson (5.2), Mallory Heinle (4.6), Madison Johnson (4.5) and LeeAnn Gibson (4.5).
 
• Fordham has been on a tear as of late for The Rock with back-to-back career-high matching 15-point games against Mansfield and Pitt-Johnstown. Over SRU's winning streak, Fordham is shooting 54.2 percent (13-for-24) from the field to score 11.3 points per game in addition to 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals a contest.
 
• With per game averages of 14.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game, Hinderliter is the only player in the PSAC to average at least 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
 
• Johnson is The Rock's second leading scorer with 10.8 points a contest. She came off the bench for just the second time this season to give SRU 10 crucial points in the win at Pitt-Johnstown. She has reached double figure point totals in three straight games.
 
• Pietropola has made eight of her last 17 3-point attempts during SRU's winning streak. She is averaging 10.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game over The Rock's three-game streak.
 
• Freshman Skyla O'Connor's 21 steals are a team-high this season. O'Connor has accounted for 10 steals over The Rock's last six games.
 
• Despite an off night at Pitt-Johnstown, Henderson still ranks third for The Rock in scoring (8.3 ppg), third in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and second in total blocks (12) in addition to shooting a team-high 50.5 percent (52-for-103) from the field.
 
• Saturday's game will be the 99th of Heinle's career. Barring any unforeseen setbacks, Heinle will finish her time at Slippery Rock as one of just four players in school history to play at least 108 games. She currently ranks seventh in program history in career offensive rebounds (136), 12th in defensive rebounds (282), 14th in total blocks (39), 16th in total minutes played (1,931) and 20th in 3-pointers made (55).
 
• Gibson has been one of the most consistent players for The Rock this season. Over 17 games played, 12 of which have been starts, she has recorded at least four rebounds in a game 11 times and six points in a contest on 10 occasions. Gibson had 11 points and six rebounds in The Rock's last game against Edinboro.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Jan. 24 (5:30 p.m.) vs. Gannon
Jan. 27 (1 p.m.) vs. No. 14 California (Pa.)
Jan. 31 (5:30 p.m.) vs. No. 2 Indiana (Pa.)
Feb. 3 (1 p.m.) vs. Seton Hill
Feb. 7 (5:30 p.m.) at Mercyhurst
 
EDINBORO PRIMER
Overall Record: 14-2
PSAC West Record: 10-2
PSAC West Standings: Third
Home Record: 7-1
Away Record: 5-1
Neutral Court Record: 2-0
Streak: Won one
Last Five Games: 4-1
Head Coach: Stan Swank  |  31st season at EU (568-303)
 
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING SCOTS
• After beginning the season unranked, Edinboro has been slotted in the WBCA's Top-25 poll since Nov. 21. The Fighting Scots climbed to as high as 12th in the poll on Dec. 21.
 
• Edinboro's only two losses this season have come against No. 14 California (Pa.) and No. 2 Indiana (Pa.). The losses came by a combined total of just nine points.
 
• As one would expect from one of the top teams in the country, Edinboro ranks at the top of the PSAC in several statistical categories. Entering today's game, Edinboro leads the PSAC in rebounds per game (43.9) and turnover margin (+7.25) while also ranking second in scoring (80.4), second in field goal percentage defense (.359) and fourth in points allowed per game (60.9).
 
• Edinboro is led by the duo of Rosten and Jontay Walton. Walton averages 17.5 points, 4.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game. Rosten, who is one of two players in the PSAC to average a double-double, has produced per game averages of 14.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocks. She leads the league in both rebounding and blocks.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will close out the first round of its PSAC West schedule when it hosts Gannon 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
 

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