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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Winners of two out of its last three games, the Slippery Rock University women's basketball team will look to continue its recent run of success with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division victory today against Edinboro University at Morrow Field House.
 
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GAME 19 DETAILS
Opponent: Edinboro University
Date: Saturday, Jan. 25 – 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: Edinboro leads 48-43
Last Played: Dec. 20, 2019 (Edinboro won 88-77 at SRU)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Edinboro has won five straight games against The Rock to improve its record in the all-time series to 48-43. SRU is 24-20 against Edinboro in games played at Morrow Field House.
 
Brooke Hinderliter has averaged 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game against Edinboro over her career. LeeAnn Gibson has added 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game over five contests against Edinboro.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record: 5-13
• PSAC Record: 3-9
• PSAC West Standings: Eighth
• Home Record: 1-4
• Away Record: 4-8
• Neutral Site Record: 0-1
• Streak: W1
• Last 5 Games: 2-3
• Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Sixth season (62-95)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Last Time Out: Slippery Rock led for the final 28 minutes in a 69-64 road victory at Mercyhurst University while Edinboro picked up its second consecutive win with a 90-71 home triumph against Seton Hill University. Both games were played on Jan. 22.
 
• Fresh off of the third 30-point game of her career, Hinderliter now ranks fifth in the PSAC in scoring at 19.8 points per game in addition to 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals a night.
 
• Madison Johnson and Daeja Quick round out The Rock's top offensive threats at 14.9 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. Quick also leads SRU in steals (1.3 spg) and assists (3.1 apg) while Johnson is second for SRU in rebounding (5.7 rpg) in addition to leading The Rock in 3-pointers made with 22.
 
• Gibson, who ranks fourth in the PSAC in rebounding, has secured three double-doubles over The Rock's last four games. On the year, Gibson averages 9.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
 
• Karington Ketterer rounds out SRU's starters. She leads SRU with 17 blocks to go with 3.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the field.
 
• A win against Edinboro would give SRU its first pair of back-to-back wins this season.
 
• SRU has three reserves that play at least 10 minutes per game in Anyah Curd (14 blocks / 3.6 rpg), Olivia Fusaro (2.7 ppg) and backup point guard Kasch Harris. Brittany Andrews, Carol Weber and Caroline Gibson also  have worked their way into the rotation.
 
MERCYHURST RECAP
After overcoming an early 13-4 deficit, Slippery Rock led for the final 28 minutes en route to a 69-64 victory on the road at Mercyhurst on Wednesday.
 
Slippery Rock shined defensively against the Lakers as The Rock limited Mercyhurst to a 28.8 overall field goal percentage and a 22.7 percent showing from 3-point range. Mercyhurst's 17 made field goals were the fewest allowed in a game by The Rock this season while the Lakers' 64 points was the third lowest point total by a Rock opponent in 2019-20.
 
IRON WOMEN
All five members of Slippery Rock's starting lineup (Quick, Hinderliter, Johnson, Gibson and Ketterer) are averaging at least 28 minutes played per game this season. Of the 18 teams in the PSAC, Shippensburg University is the only school to play their starters more than The Rock.
 
Their playing time has only increased as the season has went on. Over the last four games, Johnson and Hinderliter hasve played 30 or more minutes in all four games. Ketterer and Quick have played 30 or more minutes three times over that stretch and Gibson has done the same twice.
 
ROCK AMONG NATION'S BEST IN MADE FREE THROWS
In addition to leading the PSAC, Slippery Rock ranks third in Division II and seventh in the nation regardless of division (I, II or III) in free throws made with 312. On an individual level, Hinderliter leads the entire nation (Division I, II and III) with 125 made free throws.
 
ROCK EARNS ANOTHER TIGHT VICTORY
Slippery Rock's five-point win against Mercyhurst marked the 12th game this season for The Rock that has been decided by 10 points or less. Of those 10 games, seven have been decided by five points or less, five of which have resulted in Slippery Rock victories.
 
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, Slippery Rock is well on pace to surpass its previous five-year high for close games in a season of 13 in 2016-17. SRU is 31-29 in games decided by 10 points or less dating back to the 2014-15 season.
 
HINDERLITER CONTINUES TO CLIMB ALL-TIME POINTS LIST
Hinderliter enters the Edinboro game ranked third in program history for points in a career with 1,558.
 
Hinderliter, who ranks 13th among all active NCAA Division II players in scoring, is on pace to finish her career with 1,756 points which would rank second in program history for points in a career behind only Heather Kearney (1,760 points / 1995-99).
 
Currently, Hinderliter trails Kory Fielitz (1,694 points / 1990-94) for second place in program history. For Hinderliter to pass Kearney for the program record she would need to average 20.2 points per game over SRU's final 10 contests.
 
ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR GIBSON
Gibson has been a double-double machine for The Rock as of late. The senior forward picked up her third double-double of the season in Slippery Rock's win against Mercyhurst via an 11-point, 10-rebound effort. All of Gibson's double-doubles this year have come over Slippery Rock's last four games.
 
KETTERER MATCHES CAREER-HIGH BLOCK TOTAL
Ketterer continued her recent block surge with a career-high matching three rejections at Mercyhurst. Previously, Ketterer also had three-block games earlier this season against Lock Haven and Cal U.
 
Ketterer, who now leads SRU with 17 blocks this season, has tallied 10 rejections over the last six games. Her 17 blocks ranks 12th in the PSAC this season. Over her career, Ketterer has tallied 34 blocks, the 18th most in program history.
 
GIBSON APPROACHING THE 500/500 CLUB
Thanks to what has been a career-year, Gibson is currently on pace to become just the 17th player in program history to record 500 points and 500 rebounds in career.
 
Entering the Mercyhurst game, Gibson has scored 589 points and grabbed 456 rebounds. With 10 games remaining in the regular season Gibson needs to average 4.4 rebounds per contest the rest of the year to achieve the feat.
 
Gibson is enjoying a career-year as a senior with per game averages of 9.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game over 16 starts all the while leading The Rock in field goal percentage at 45.3 percent.
 
EDINBORO PRIMER
• Overall Record: 9-7
• PSAC Record: 7-5
• PSAC West Standings: Tied for third
• Home Record: 6-3
• Away Record: 3-4
• Neutral Site Record: 0-0
• Streak: W2
• Last 5 Games: 4-1
• Head Coach: Callie Wheeler | Second season (29-16)
 
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING SCOTS
• The Fighting Scots are led by Michaela Barnes, who ranks second in the PSAC in scoring at 23.4 points per game in addition to per game averages of 5.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals. Barnes has been on a tear as of late with 26.0 points per game over EU's last six contests.
 
• It has been boom or bust for Barnes in her career against SRU. She has been held under nine points three times, but has also went for at least 24 points three times as well.
 
• Bridgette Shaffer is Edinboro's second-leading scorer at 13.9 points per game. Edinboro's top long range threat, Shaffer ranks second in the PSAC in both 3-pointers made (53) and 3-point shooting percentage (.434).
 
• The Fighting Scots also feature the PSAC's second-leading rebounder in Cheniva Sharpe (9.1 rpg).
 
• As a team, Edinboro ranks fourth in the PSAC in scoring (74.1 ppg) and seventh in points allowed (66.1 ppg).
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock remains at home to host Gannon University for another PSAC West game 5:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Morrow Field House.
 

 

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