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ERIE, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will travel to Mercyhurst University 7 p.m. Saturday for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division road contest.
 
MATCH SIX DETAILS
Opponent: Mercyhurst University
Date: Saturday, Sept. 21 – 7 p.m.
Location: Erie, Pa. l Mercyhurst Soccer Field
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All-Time Series: Mercyhurst leads 14-10-2
Last Played: Oct. 17, 2018 (Rock won 2-0 at home)
 
LAST MEETING
The Rock secured a 2-0 home victory over Mercyhurst on goals by Brooke Testa at the 41:17 mark and Sofia Harrison in the 74th minute.
 
The Rock defense turned in a stellar performance, allowing only four shots with one being on goal. SRU goalkeeper Kylie Downs recorded her sixth shutout performance of 2018 with one save.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Mercyhurst leads the all-time series 14-10-2 with its last victory over Slippery Rock coming in 2009. The Rock have a 7-0-2 record over its last nine games against the Lakers. 
 
SRU has scored at least four goals in four of the last seven matchups with Mercyhurst while averaging 2.9 goals per game over its last nine matchups with the Lakers.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 4-1-0
PSAC West Record: 3-0-0
PSAC West Standings: First
Home Record: 1-1-0
Away Record: 3-0-0
Last Five Games: 4-1-0
Streak: W4
Head Coach: Jessica Griggs l Fifth Season at SRU (49-26-6)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• LAST TIME OUT - Slippery Rock defeated Seton Hill University 4-1 at James Egli Field. Kayla Swope started the scoring for SRU at the 38:22 mark with her first goal of the season. Seton Hill responded with a goal of its own in the 42nd minute when Katie Kimmich netted her third goal of 2019 to tie the score at 1-1.
 
The Rock responded with a Jordyn Minda goal on a cross from Rachel Edge in the 49th minute to give SRU a 2-1 lead. Slippery Rock extended its lead to 4-1 on goals by Harrison and Edge at the 57:56 and 65:01 mark respectively.
 
Rock goalkeeper Emma Yoder finished with a save in 90 minutes, securing a 4-1 victory for Slippery Rock.
 
• GAINING THE EDGE - Edge recorded her team-leading fourth goal of the season against Seton Hill. The goal marked her fourth straight game with a score, Edge is the first Rock women's soccer player to score a goal in four consecutive games since Dara Dremich did so during the 2016 season.
 
• SCORING MACHINE - Slippery Rock's 4-1 victory over Seton Hill marks the third straight game that SRU has scored three or more goals. It also marks the first time The Rock has scored three or more goals in three consecutive games since 2015.
 
• FOUR STRAIGHT - The win marks the first four-game winning streak for SRU since last year's consecutive wins over Mansfield, Clarion, Walsh and Edinboro. Slippery Rock will look to extend its winning streak to five in a row with its last five game winning streak coming last season in wins over No. 14 Millersville, California (Pa.), Mercyhurst, West Chester and Shippensburg. 
 
• HISTORIC PACE - SRU has scored 13 goals through its first four games, the most since scoring 19 through the first four games of the 2004 season.
 
• PSAC LEADERS – Edge has worked her way up the PSAC offensive leader board. The sophomore is second in points (12) and is tied for second in goals (4) along with being tied for first in assists (4). Shannon McIntyre is tied for second in assists with three while Harrison and Minda are tied for third in goals with three apiece. The pair is tied for first in game-winning goals with two each.
 
• ROUNDING OUT THE ATTACK – Slippery Rock has gotten contributions from top to bottom on its roster. McIntyre, Swope, and Tyler Spence are tied for third on the team with one goal apiece while Kaitlyn Barackman and Swope are tied for second with two assists each.
 
• MAGIC MINDA – The sophomore has gotten off to a hot start offensively this season, scoring three goals in the first five games for The Rock. Minda recorded at least two shots on goal in four of five games this season including three against Walsh University and West Virginia Wesleyan College.
 
• CONSISTENCY IS KEY – Slippery Rock has gotten outstanding play in goal from its sophomore keeper. In her collegiate career, Yoder has allowed one or fewer goals in eight of her nine career starts, allowing two goals only once. Yoder has a career 0.33 goals average against and a .850 career save percentage. Her 43 saves are the most by a Rock goalkeeper through nine starts since Dana O'Neill in 2009.

• SCORING AGAINST MU - Harrison, Johnson and Spence have all scored goals preivously against the Lakers. Spence scored the game-winner in a 2016 home matchup with the Lakers while Johnson netted the game-tying goal in a 2017 road matchup with Mercyhurst. Harrison scored against MU in a 2-0 home victory for The Rock last season. 
 
THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY
• Sept. 22, 1996 – Slippery Rock scores the most goals in program history in a 12-0 home victory over Pitt-Johnstown. The Rock own a 7-0-0 record all-time against the Mountain Cats, outscoring UPJ 29-1 over the seven matchups.
 
• Sept. 24, 2003 – Sarah Arsenault and Lauren Steele both net hat tricks in a 11-2 Rock victory over St. Vincent. It stands as the only multi-hat trick game in Rock women's soccer program history.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 25 (4 p.m.) vs Indiana (Pa.)
Sept. 28 (1 p.m.) vs California (Pa.)
Oct. 2 (6 p.m.) at Edinboro
Oct. 9 (6 p.m.) at Gannon
Oct. 12 (3:30 p.m.) vs Clarion
 
MERCYHURST PRIMER
Overall Record: 2-0-1
PSAC West Record: 1-0-0
PSAC West Standings: Third
Home Record: 2-0-0
Away Record: 0-0-1
Last Five Games (Dating back to 2018): 4-1-1
Streak: W2
Head Coach: Jon Arlet l Second Season at Mercyhurst (10-9-2)
 
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
• Last time out: The Lakers recorded a 3-0 shutout victory over Gannon at home. Alyssa Otto and Maia Russo provided the offense for Mercyhurst with Otto scoring two goals at the 29:06 and 46:31 mark followed by a Russo goal in the 65th minute.
 
 MU goalkeeper Vilde Wold recorded her third consecutive shutout on six saves in 90 clean minutes for the Lakers.
 
• Mercyhurst returns nine seniors for the 2019 season including Maria Vidal, Maya Bauer, Maya Fanazini, Emilie Bock, Laia Santos, GG Abdalah, Paz Aguirre, Wold and Russo. Santos ranks tied for third for the Lakers in goals (2) and is tied for second in points (4).
 
• In three starts in goal this season Wold hasn't allowed a goal in 290 minutes with 13 saves on 24 shots faced.
 
UP NEXT
The Rock continues PSAC West play when it returns home to host Indiana University of Pennsylvania 4 p.m. Wednesday at James Egli Field.
 
 
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