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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will play at West Chester University in a crucial Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game 12 p.m. Saturday.
 
MATCH DETAILS
Opponent: West Chester University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 20 – 12 p.m.
Location: Rockwell Field  |  West Chester, Pa.
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In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: West Chester leads Slippery Rock in the all-time series, 18-11-0
Last Played: Oct. 21, 2017 (The Golden Rams defeated SRU 1-0 in Slippery Rock)
 
LAST MEETING
Slippery Rock fell to West Chester, 1-0, last year on Oct. 21, 2017. WCU scored a goal late in the second half in the 87th minute and held on for the win.
 
SERIES HISTORY
West Chester leads the all-time series, 18-11-0. The Golden Rams have won the last two matches against Slippery Rock.
 
PLAYOFF PICTURE
Only two teams have clinched PSAC Tournament berths including Gannon and West Chester. Shippensburg and East Stroudsburg are tied for third in the league standings with SU currently claiming the third seed and ESU claiming the fourth. Millersville has a four-point lead on Seton Hill and SRU in the fourth slot. If the season ended now, since The Rock and the Griffins tied earlier this year, Seton Hill would qualify for the PSAC Tournament due to goal differential in PSAC mandated matches, which is the second tiebreaker in determining tournament qualifiers. SRU's game at West Chester Saturday could prove to be huge for The Rock's chances to make the tournament. Seton Hill has one more PSAC game left at East Stroudsburg and SRU has two including WCU and Shippensburg.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
2018 Record: 6-8-2
2018 PSAC Record: 4-4-1
PSAC Standings: Tied for sixth place
2018 Home Record: 6-3-0
2018 Away Record: 0-5-2
Last Five Games: 2-3-0
Interim Head Coach: Kevin Wilhelm | First season at SRU (6-8-2)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• LAST TIME OUT – Slippery Rock kept its postseason hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Mercyhurst on Oct. 17. SRU's Matt Hunsberger recorded seven saves in the contest including two key saves in the final minute to keep the score, 2-1.
 
• ECLIPSING THE TOTAL – SRU recorded its sixth win of 2018 which eclipsed its season total for wins in its last two seasons. With two games left, Slippery Rock has a chance to finish with a .500 winning percentage for the first time since 2015.
 
• IT WAS WERTH IT – Rock defender Anthony Werth recorded his first goal of the 2018 season against Mercyhurst. It was also the fourth goal of his SRU career.
 
• HUNS IN THE CLUTCH – Hunsberger made seven saves in SRU's win over Mercyhurst including two huge saves in the final minute of the game. He tallied seven saves for the fourth time this season, which also matches a career-high.
 
• THE OFFENSE – Alexander Vilchek still leads the team in points with eight on three goals and two assists while Luke Picchi and George Oakley have seven points. Picchi has three goals and one assist while Oakley has two goals and three assists. Omar Bangura, Hayden Seifert, Justin Minda, Kenton Keeslar, Mohsen Kanani, Devin Hoffman, Cory Olix and Werth have registered one goal apiece.   
 
• THE DEFENSE – Defensively, Slippery Rock has recorded five team shutouts, has a team goals against average of 1.38 and a save percentage of .760.
 
FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME
Oct. 27 (3:30 p.m.) vs. Shippensburg
 
WEST CHESTER PRIMER
2018 Record: 9-2-3
2018 PSAC Record: 6-1-2
PSAC Standings: Second place
2018 Home Record: 6-0-2
2018 Away Record: 3-2-1
Last Five Games: 4-0-1
Head Coach: Michael Benn  |  Fifth season at West Chester (63-30-12)
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
• Doug Goitia leads the team in total points with 14 on six goals and two assists.
 
• Jason Pixley has recorded 12 points on six goals.
 
• Goalkeeper Will Marshall has managed a 8-1-2 record, has a 0.59 goals against average and a .848 save percentage. Marshall has also tallied six shutouts on the season.     
 
• West Chester is currently receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches national poll.
 
UP NEXT
SRU will conclude its regular season with a PSAC match 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 against Shippensburg University.
 


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