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

Rock primed for PSAC game at #25 Seton Hill

The Slippery Rock men’s soccer team will continue PSAC play with a contest at No. 25 Seton Hill 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will continue Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play with a contest at No. 25 Seton Hill University 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
 
MATCH DETAILS
Opponent: No. 25 Seton Hill University
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 26 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Greensburg, Pa. | Dick's Sporting Goods Field
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: The series is currently tied, 5-5
Last Played: Sept. 27, 2017 (Slippery Rock lost at Seton Hill, 2-1)
 
LAST MEETING
Tyler McCarthy scored SRU's only goal in a 2-1 loss against Seton Hill on Sept. 27, 2017. SHU's Henrik Berg scored both goals for the Griffins.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock and Seton Hill both have five wins apiece in the all-time series between the two teams. However, SHU has won the last five games against SRU.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
2018 Record: 3-4-1
2018 PSAC Record: 1-1-0
PSAC Standings: 10th place
2018 Home Record: 3-1-0
2018 Away Record: 0-3-1
Last Five Games: 2-2-1
Interim Head Coach: Kevin Wilhelm  |  First Season at SRU (3-4-1)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• LAST TIME OUT – Slippery Rock fell at Gannon Sunday, 4-0. The Rock's Mohsen Kanani and Dan Schearer combined for SRU's three shots on goal.
 
• SPREADING THE OFFENSE – Luke Picchi leads the team in total points with six on three goals. Five other players have tallied at least one goal this season for SRU in Hayden Seifert, George Oakley, Omar Bangura, Justin Minda and Cory Olix.

• IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE – Seifert and Vilchek are tied for the team lead in assists with two apiece. Oakley, Bangura and Tyler Ramer have each recorded one.
 
• THE KEEPER – Matt Hunsberger has started all eight games for The Rock and carries a 3-4-1 record with two shutouts. He also has a 1.23 goals against average and a .783 save percentage.
 
• AGAINST SETON HILL – SRU has not had a great stretch recently against Seton Hill losing its last five meetings. In that span, The Rock are being outscored 11-5.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 29 (3:30 p.m.) vs. East Stroudsburg
Oct. 3 (1 p.m.) vs. Pitt-Johnstown
Oct. 6 (1 p.m.) at Bloomsburg
Oct. 9 (4 p.m.) vs. Walsh
Oct. 12 (4 p.m.) at Millersville
 
SETON HILL PRIMER
2018 Record: 4-0-3
2018 PSAC Record: 1-0-2
2018 Home Record: 2-0-1
2018 Away Record: 2-0-2
Last Five Games: 3-0-2
Head Coach: Dan McCarty  |  11th Season at SHU (84-94-21)
 
SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS
•  The Griffins enter this game ranked 25th in Division II men's soccer.
 
• Alex Dyson and Henrik Berg lead the team in points. Dyson has registered seven on three goals and one assist. while Berg has tallied five on two scores and one assist.
 
• Colin Watson is third on the roster in points with four on two goals.
 
•  Austin Iddon has started every contest in goal for the Griffins. He's surrendered five goals and 87 shots faced, has a .868 save percentage and a 0.65 goals against average.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will continue PSAC play with a home contest against East Stroudsburg 3:30 p.m. Saturday.   


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).



 
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Players Mentioned

Tyler McCarthy

#4 Tyler McCarthy

MF
5' 11"
Senior
Matt Hunsberger

#00 Matt Hunsberger

GK
5' 9"
Junior
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
Abdallah Bangura

#11 Abdallah Bangura

MF/F
5' 5"
Freshman
Tyler Ramer

#18 Tyler Ramer

MF/F
6' 0"
Freshman
Mo Kanani

#20 Mo Kanani

D
6' 0"
Freshman
Luke Picchi

#21 Luke Picchi

F
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tyler McCarthy

#4 Tyler McCarthy

5' 11"
Senior
MF
Matt Hunsberger

#00 Matt Hunsberger

5' 9"
Junior
GK
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
Abdallah Bangura

#11 Abdallah Bangura

5' 5"
Freshman
MF/F
Tyler Ramer

#18 Tyler Ramer

6' 0"
Freshman
MF/F
Mo Kanani

#20 Mo Kanani

6' 0"
Freshman
D
Luke Picchi

#21 Luke Picchi

5' 9"
Junior
F