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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University field hockey team will hit the road to battle No.8 Bloomsburg University 5 p.m. Saturday at Steph Pettit Stadium.
 
GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Bloomsburg University
Date: Saturday Sept. 29 – 5 p.m.
Location: Steph Pettit Stadium |  Bloomsburg. Pa
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: BU leads, 43-2
Last Played: Oct. 14, 2017 (SRU Lost to BU 3-2 in overtime at Steph Pettit Stadium)
 
LAST MEETING
The Rock and the Huskies last played on Oct. 14, 2017. The  Rock received one goal each from Brittany Morgan and Hannah Downing, with Kailee Krupski adding an assist, but fell to Bloomsburg in over time.

SERIES HISTORY
Bloomsburg leads Slippery Rock 43-2 all time, both Slippery Rock wins were played at Mihalik Thompson Stadium in 2013 and 2014.

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record:  5-2
• Home Record: 2-1
• Away Record: 1-1
• Neutral Site Record: 2-0
• Streak: W1
• Last Five Games: 3-2
• Head Coach: Julie Swiney | Ninth season at SRU (62-93)  | 13th overall (78-151)
 
SLIPPERY ROCK NOTES 
• LAST TIME OUT: Behind a goal from senior defender Liz Wolfe with no time remaining in regulation, the Slippery Rock field hockey team defeated Mercyhurst 3-2 at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.

• Thoughts of a Slippery Rock upset over Bloomsburg on Saturday are not unfounded as The Rock has knocked off teams ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association three times over the last four years. A season ago, SRU defeated both No. 3 West Chester (4-3) and No. 5 Kutztown (3-2). In 2014 The Rock downed No. 5 East Stroudsburg, 2-1.
 
• Sophomore forward Kayla Urlich has five Goals and one assist in eight career games against ranked teams.
 
• One of the most balanced offenses in the PSAC, 10 of The Rock's 23 position players have already scored goals this season. Only West Chester has more goal scorers on the year with 12.

• Ulrich leads The Rock with 10 points on four goals and two assists while sophomore Abby McKay and freshman Jessie Trube have scored three goals apiece. The trio of freshman Lauren Marks, sophomore Courtney Page and Downing have two goals each.
 
• Ulrich, Marks, Page, junior Brenna-McGovern Lind and junior Kalie Reed have all passed out two assists.
 
• Wolfe enters the game with 15 career defensive saves, the fourth most by a Rock player in program history.

• McKay has scored two goals in the last three games.
 
• Ulrich enters the game ranked ninth in program history in career goals (15) and 10th in career points (34). This season she is tied for second in the PSAC in goals scored.
  
• Sophomore Maddie Murphy is fourth in the PSAC this season in save percentage (.762) and seventh in saves per game average 4.57
 
• Wolfe and Downing rank second and fifth in the PSAC in consecutive starts. Wolfe has started The Rock's last 50 games while Downing has made 46 consecutive starts. Bloomsburg's Tali Wehner leads the PSAC with 56 straight starts.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 29 (5 p.m.) at Bloomsburg University
Oct. 3 (4 p.m.) at Indiana University (Pa.)
Oct. 6 (1 p.m.) at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium vs. West Chester University
Oct. 9 (4:00 p.m.) at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium vs. Mansfield University
Oct. 13 (1:00 p.m.) at East Stroudsburg University
 
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY PRIMER
• Overall Record:  4-1
• Home Record:  0-1
• Away Record:  3-0
• Neutral Site Record:  1-0
• Streak: W1
• Last Five Games: 4-1
• Head Coach: Nikki Hartranft | 9th season at WCU (104-52)  | 11th overall (126-70)
 
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY NOTES
• Junior Tesa Hoffman is ranked among the PSAC's best in shots (19), Goals (five), Points (13), and Assist (three).
 
• Sophomore Goalie Hannah Barnard leads the PSAC in save percentage (.824) and is second in shutouts (two), and average saves per game (5.60).
 
• Erica Krebs is second on the team in both goals (four) and assists (two).
 
UP NEXT
The Rock will continue on the road to face Indiana University (Pa.) in their fist PSAC match up of the season 4 p.m. Wednesday at George P. Miller Stadium.

 
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