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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Following four straight games on the road to start the season, the Slippery Rock University women's basketball team will make its 2019-20 home debut this weekend when it hosts Shippensburg University and Lock Haven University for a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover contests at Morrow Field House.
 
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GAME 5 DETAILS
Opponent: Shippensburg University
Date: Saturday, Nov. 23 – 1 p.m.
Location: Morrow Field House | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Shippensburg leads 39-17
Last Played: Nov. 18, 2017 (SRU won 92-63 at home)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Shippensburg holds a 39-17 record against The Rock all-time, but SRU did defeat the Raiders, 92-63, the last time the two schools met two years ago thanks in no small part to a 27-point, nine-rebound performance by Madison Johnson.
 
GAME 6 DETAILS
Opponent: Lock Haven University
Date: Sunday, Nov. 24 – 1 p.m.
Location: Morrow Field House | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Slippery Rock leads 48-32
Last Played: Dec. 18, 2018 (SRU won 77-66 at home)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock has won three straight games in its series against Lock Haven to improve its record over the Bald Eagles to 48-32 all-time. The Rock downed the Bald Eagles 77-66 a year ago behind a 26-point showing by Brooke Hinderliter. Daeja Quick had 14 points against LHU as well.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record: 2-2
• PSAC West Record: 0-0
• PSAC West Standings: Sixth
• Home Record: 0-0
• Away Record: 2-1
• Neutral Site Record: 0-1
• Streak: W1
• Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Sixth season (59-84)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
Last Time Out: SRU is coming off of a high-scoring 108-105 victory at Salem University.
 
MOST POINTS SCORED IN 12 YEARS
The Rock's offensive explosion against Salem marked the team's highest point total since scoring 101 points in a victory against Lock Haven on Feb. 18, 2009. Overall, SRU's 108 points was the third-highest total in program history.
 
HISTORIC NIGHT AT THE FOUL LINE vs. SALEM
Spurring on one of The Rock's highest scoring nights in program history was a 44-for-52 showing from the foul line against Salem.
 
SRU easily set new single-game program records for both free throws made and free throws attempted while its 84.6 free throw percentage continued a sustained pattern of success of Bobby McGraw coached teams at the foul line. Slippery Rock leads the PSAC in free throw percentage this year at .791 and has made 74 percent of its free throws over the last six years.
 
CLOSE GAMES EARLY ON
Slippery Rock is growing accustomed to playing tight games this year as three of its four games to date have been decided by eight points or less, two of which SRU has won.
 
CROSSOVER SUCCESS
This weekend's games are two of six crossover games that Slippery Rock will play against the PSAC East this season. These games will count towards the league standings and could play a huge role in deciding which teams make the PSAC Tournament and which stay at home at the end of the season.
 
Slippery Rock has thrived in crossover games under McGraw. Entering 2019-20, Slippery Rock is 17-10 (.630) against its PSAC East counterparts over the last five years.
 
BREAKOUT YEAR IN THE MAKING
Johnson was solid for The Rock in her first two years at SRU while also flashing her enormous potential on several occasions. However, Johnson has performed on a completely different level over the first four games of her senior season.
 
So far in 2019-20, Johnson has averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game while shooting 52.3 percent from the floor overall and 78.6 percent at the foul line. Johnson has scored at least 14 points in all four games for SRU this year, including a 28-point career-high at Salem. Johnson comes into the weekend ranked eighth in the PSAC in scoring and 10th in field goal percentage.
 
19 STRAIGHT FREE THROWS FOR HINDERLITER
As part of her 19-point performance against Salem, Hinderliter went 11-for-11 at the foul line to increase her consecutive made free throw streak to 19. This recent run of made free throws marks the third time in her career that she has made at least 19 straight free throws with her career-best being 27 in 2017-18. The program record for consecutive free throws made is 31 by Kory Fielitz in 1993-94.
 
WELCOME BACK
After missing the first two games of the season, LeeAnn Gibson returned to play in The Rock's last two games and her impact has been noticeable.
 
Slippery Rock was out-rebounded 79-62 (-17) in its first two games. However, with Gibson in the lineup SRU has held a combined 89-78 (+11) edge in rebounding over the last two contests. In two games this season, Gibson has averaged 10.0 rebounds per game to go with 9.0 points per game.
 
9 ASSISTS FOR QUICK
Quick dished out a career-high nine assists at Salem to go with 13 points and five rebounds. Quick's assist total was the highest by a Rock player since Lexi Carpenter had 11 assists vs. Pitt-Johnstown on Jan. 18,, 2017. As The Rock's top point guard, Quick has averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game this year.

ONE AND ONLY
Freshman forward Anyah Curd is the only freshman in the PSAC West to average at least 6.0 points (6.5), 5.0 rebounds (5.8) and 1.0 blocks (1.5) per game over the early stages of the season. Overall, Curd heads into the weekend ranked fourth in the PSAC in both total blocks (six) and blocks per game (1.5).
 
ROUNDING OUT THE ROTATION
The rest of The Rock's primary eight-player rotation consists of Karington Ketterer, Olivia Fusaro and Kasch Harris. Ketterer, who made the game-winning free throws at Salem, has started all four games, averaging 5.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. After playing sparingly as a freshman, Fusaro has averaged 15.3 minutes per game while scoring 5.5 points and grabbing 1.3 rebounds per game. Harris is SRU's backup point guard who has made just three turnovers this year.
 
RECORDS WATCH
Hinderliter's name is littered throughout The Rock's career record book. She comes into the weekend ranked second in program history in free throws made (347), third in offensive rebounds (197), 12th in points scored (1,262), 10th in minutes played (2,535), 18th in total rebounds (480), 18th in steals (101) and 24th in assists (165).
 
Gibson ranks seventh in program history in offensive rebounds (152), 22nd in career foul shots made (151), 22nd in defensive rebounds (197) and 25th in minutes played (1,721).
 
Johnson is tied with Gibson in made free throws with 151.
 
SHIPPENSBURG PRIMER
• Overall Record: 2-2
• PSAC East Record: 0-0
• PSAC East Standings: Tied for third
• Home Record: 2-0
• Away Record: 0-2
• Neutral Site Record: 0-0
• Streak: L2
• Head Coach: Kristy Trn | 21st season (343-231)
 
SCOUTING SHIPPENSBURG
• The Raiders are off to a 2-2 start to the year with wins over Wheeling (88-58) and Frostburg (80-68) and losses to West Virginia Wesleyan (67-64) and Lincoln (85-69). Shippensburg ranks third in the PSAC in both rebounding (44.8) and rebounding margin (+11.8).
 
• Much like Hinderliter, Ariel Jones is one of the top players in the region. Through four games, Jones has averaged 23.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the field.
 
• Destiny Jefferson is the Raiders' second-leading scorer at 14.8 points per game. Jefferson has also passed out a team-best 4.8 assists per game.Inside, Aunbrielle Green nearly averages a double-double at 8.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
 
LOCK HAVEN PRIMER
• Overall Record: 2-2
• PSAC East Record: 0-0
• PSAC East Standings: Tied for third
• Home Record: 2-0
• Away Record: 0-0
• Neutral Site Record: 0-2
• Streak: W2
• Head Coach: Jennifer Smith | 13th season (103-202)
 
SCOUTING LOCK HAVEN
• Lock Haven, which plays at Cal U. on Saturday, enters the weekend with a 2-2 overall record. After losing its first two games of the year, LHU has rebounded with consecutive wins over Nyack (88-75) and PSU Altoona (82-49).
 
• Defensively, the Bald Eagles are holding opponents to just a 37.8 field goal percentage. With 50.3 rebounds per game, Lock Haven is the top rebounding team in the PSAC. However, LHU does have a tendency to commit turnovers as evidenced by its 21.5 turnovers per game, the second-highest average in the PSAC.
 
• Four players average at least 10 points per game for Lock Haven in Ahnera Parker (18.0), Marena Lonardi (15.5), Rieligh Devine (13.0) and Jaynelle Robinson (12.3). Robinson also averages a PSAC-best 13.8 rebounds per game.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will embark on a four-game road trip that runs 38 days starting Nov. 30 at Tiffin University.



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