Skip To Main Content

Slippery Rock University Athletics

THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS WEBSITE OF SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
SLIPPERY ROCK ATHLETICS
Now Loading: Men's Soccer
Matt Hunsberger

Men's Soccer - Ben Matos, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant

Rock to play Millersville Friday and California (Pa.) Sunday

The Slippery Rock men’s soccer team will travel to Millersville 4 p.m. Friday and will then return home for a 4:30 p.m. game against California (Pa.) Sunday for a pair of PSAC weekend matches.

Live Video (MU)  |  Live Stats (MU)  |  Live Video (Cal)  |  Live Stats (Cal)  |  SRU stats  |  MU stats  |  Cal stats
 
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will travel to Millersville University 4 p.m. Friday and will then return home for a 4:30 p.m. game against California University of Pennsylvania Sunday for a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference weekend matches.

WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch the California game live and on-demand for free on the Rock Athletics Digital Network, created and operated by the SRU athletic communication office.
• Search for Rock Athletics Digital Network in the app stores on Amazon Fire TV, Apple RV, Roku and Android TV devices. The streaming web player linked above will also integrate with Chrome Cast devices to allow viewers to cast the game to those devices.

MILLERSVILLE MATCH DETAILS
Opponent: Millersville University
Date: Friday Oct. 12 – 4 p.m.
Location: Pucillo Field  |  Millersville, Pa.
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Millersville leads the all-time series over SRU, 19-11-2.
Last Played: Oct. 13, 2017 (SRU lost 4-1 against Millersville)
 
LAST MEETING
Millersville defeated Slippery Rock 4-1 on Oct. 13, 2017. Luke Picchi registered SRU's lone goal in the loss off an assist by George Oakley.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Marauders own a 19-11-2 series lead over The Rock dating back to 1993. MU has defeated SRU in five of their last six meetings.
 
CALIFORNIA MATCH DETAILS
Opponent: California University of Pennsylvania
Date: Sunday Oct. 14 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: James Egli Field  |  Slippery Rock, Pa.
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: California leads Slippery Rock in the all-time series, 21-18-3.
Last Played: Oct. 15, 2017 (SRU won 4-0 at California)
 
LAST MEETING
SRU shut out California, 4-0, in their last meeting on Oct. 15, 2017. Tyler McCarthy tallied a hat trick and Sean Tinney registered his first career goal. Oakley posted three assists while Justin Minda managed one.
 
SERIES HISTORY
California leads the all-time series, 21-18-3. However, SRU has won five of the last six matchups.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
2018 Record: 4-7-2
2018 PSAC Record: 2-3-1
PSAC Standings: Tied for ninth place
2018 Home Record: 4-3-0
2018 Away Record: 0-4-2
Last Five Games: 1-3-1
Interim Head Coach: Kevin Wilhelm | First season at SRU (4-7-2)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• LAST TIME OUT – Slippery Rock was defeated by Walsh in a double overtime thriller, 1-0. Slippery Rock totaled 11 shots in the contest with nine of them coming in the second half.   
 
• LEADERS – Picchi and Oakley are tied for the team lead in points with seven. Picchi has registered three goals and one assist while Oakley has managed two goals and three assists.
 
• THE FRESHMEN CONNECTION – Freshmen Alexander Vilchek and Omar Bangura are next on the roster in total points with Vilchek adding six and Bangura adding five. Vilchek has two goals and two assists while Bangura has one goal and is tied for the team lead in assists with three.
 
• SCATTERED SCORES – Along with Bangura, Hayden Seifert, Kenton Keeslar, Mohsen Kanani, Cory Olix, Devin Hoffman and Minda each have one goal apiece.  
 
• BATTLING BACK THERE – Goalkeeper Matt Hunsberger has started all 13 games in goal for SRU registering 57 saves on 159 shots faced. He also has a 1.25 goals against average and a .770 save percentage.
 
NEXT THREE GAMES
Oct. 17 (1:30 p.m.) vs. Mercyhurst
Oct. 20 (12 p.m.) at West Chester
Oct. 27 (3:30 p.m.) vs. Shippensburg
 
MILLERSVILLE PRIMER
2018 Record: 5-3-4
2018 PSAC Record: 3-2-1
PSAC Standings: Tied for fifth place
2018 Home Record: 3-3-1
2018 Away Record: 2-0-3
Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Head Coach: Steve Widdowson  |  12th Season at Millersville (143-71-17)
 
SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS
• Chase Flickinger has registered 11 points on four goals and three assists while Jaxson Burns had posted 10 total points on four goals and two assists.  
 
• Jacob Gosselin has nine points on three goals and three assists while Spencer short leads the team in assists with five.  
 
• Goalkeeper Darian McCauley has a 1.21 goals against average, a .767 save percentage and has recorded two shutouts.
 
• Millersville head coach Steve Widdowson is 10-8-2 in games played against Slippery Rock.       
 
CALIFORNIA PRIMER
2018 Record: 1-6-3
2018 PSAC Record: 0-6-0
PSAC Standings: Tied for 11th place
2018 Home Record: 1-3-0
2018 Away Record: 0-3-3
Last Five Games: 0-5-0
Head Coach: Emedin Sabic  |  Sixth Season at California (35-53-8)
 
SCOUTING THE VULCANS
• Conner Griest and Eric Campbell are tied for the team lead in points with six. Griest has two goals and two assists while Campbell has three scores.  
 
• Paul Young Jr. has two goals and one assist while Antone Perry has two points on one goal.   
 
• Goalkeeper Lucas Exner has surrendered 17 goals on 156 shots faced. He has a 1.94 goals against average and a .726 save percentage.   
 
• California is being outscored by Slippery Rock 13-2 in their last six meetings.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will host Mercyhurst for a PSAC game 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
 

To stay up to date with all that happens at The Rock, follow our official athletic communication accounts on Twitter (@Rock_Athletics), Facebook (RockAthletics), Instagram (RockAthletics) and Snapchat (@RockAthletics).



 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Tyler McCarthy

#4 Tyler McCarthy

MF
5' 11"
Senior
Devin  Hoffman

#3 Devin Hoffman

D
5' 10"
Senior
Matt Hunsberger

#00 Matt Hunsberger

GK
5' 9"
Junior
Kenton Keeslar

#17 Kenton Keeslar

D
6' 3"
Senior
Justin  Minda

#7 Justin Minda

MF/F
5' 8"
Senior
George  Oakley

#12 George Oakley

M
5' 10"
Senior
Cory Olix

#9 Cory Olix

MF/D
5' 10"
Sophomore
Hayden Seifert

#24 Hayden Seifert

F/MF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Sean Tinney

#10 Sean Tinney

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
Alexander Vilchek

#8 Alexander Vilchek

F
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tyler McCarthy

#4 Tyler McCarthy

5' 11"
Senior
MF
Devin  Hoffman

#3 Devin Hoffman

5' 10"
Senior
D
Matt Hunsberger

#00 Matt Hunsberger

5' 9"
Junior
GK
Kenton Keeslar

#17 Kenton Keeslar

6' 3"
Senior
D
Justin  Minda

#7 Justin Minda

5' 8"
Senior
MF/F
George  Oakley

#12 George Oakley

5' 10"
Senior
M
Cory Olix

#9 Cory Olix

5' 10"
Sophomore
MF/D
Hayden Seifert

#24 Hayden Seifert

5' 8"
Sophomore
F/MF
Sean Tinney

#10 Sean Tinney

5' 7"
Sophomore
F
Alexander Vilchek

#8 Alexander Vilchek

6' 3"
Freshman
F