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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University volleyball team will step out of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition to host Tiffin University 6 p.m. Tuesday Morrow Field House. 
 
COVID-19 FAN INFORMATION (MORROW FIELD HOUSE)
• Fans should not attend any events if you are experiencing any symptoms or feeling ill.
• Masks are REQUIRED inside all buildings on the SRU campus, regardless of vaccination status.
• Fans are encouraged to social distance when possible at events.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch both of Tuesday's match live and on-demand for free on the Rock Athletics Digital Network, created and operated by the SRU athletic communication office.
 
• Search for Rock Athletics Digital Network in the app stores on Amazon Fire TV, Apple RV, Roku and Android TV devices. The streaming web player linked above will also integrate with Chrome Cast devices to allow viewers to cast the game to those devices.
 
MATCH 17 DETAILS
Opponent: Tiffin
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 5 – 6 p.m.
Location: Morrow Field House | Slippery Rock, Pa.
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 2-1
Last Played: Oct. 8, 2019 (TU won 3-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. TIFFIN
Tuesday's match will mark just the fourth match between The Rock and Dragons all-time. SRU earned victories over Tiffin in 1997 (3-1) and 2007 (3-2) while TU collected a three-set victory against Slippery Rock two years ago. Tuesday will also serve as the first match between Tiffin and SRU to take place at Morrow Field House.  
 
LAST MEETING
The Dragons recorded a 25-14, 25-14, 25-15 sweep of The Rock in Tiffin, Ohio on Oct. 8, 2019. Sophie Varndell had eight kills and Zoe Rivet served three aces to pace SRU in the loss.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 4-12
Home Record: 0-3
Away Record: 3-2
Neutral Site Record: 1-7
Streak: L2
Last Five Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Laurie Lokash | 38th Year (647-593)
 
LAST TIME OUT
After dropping the opening two sets to California (Pa.) 25-16, 25-17, Slippery Rock stormed back with a 25-22 win in the third to avoid the sweep, but the Vulcans ended The Rock's comeback bid via a 25-16 match-deciding win in the fourth. Chelsie Wheeler came off the bench to post 10 kills for The Rock.
 
SUCCESS IN NON-CONFERENCE MATCHES
Dating back to the 2015 season, 34 of The Rock's 53 victories (.642) have come in matches outside the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
 
SRU AT MORROW FIELD HOUSE IN NON-PSAC PLAY
While the vast majority of Slippery Rock's non-conference matches come at the start of the season away from home, SRU is solid 5-3 in non-conference matches played at Morrow Field House over the last decade.
 
THE ROCK ATTACK
• The Freshmen duo of Wheeler and Erica Selfridge have paced the SRU attack this season. Selfridge has a team-best 148 kills while Wheeler has recorded 125 kills. Both rookies are on pace to finish the year with two of the top-10 kill totals by freshmen in program history.
 
• SRU's top five leaders in kills are rounded out by Alayna Chizmar, Logan Whitaker and Lauren Crytzer. Chizmar has already recorded a career-high 91 kills, Whitaker has posted 80 kills in addition to her setting duties while Crytzer has produced 57 kills as SRU's top middle hitter.
 
• Over Slippery Rock's last four matches, Crytzer is averaging 7.0 kills per contest on an extremely efficient .415 attack percentage.
 
• Mary Berger has come on as of late to average 8.3 kills per contest over SRU's last three matches with the highlight being an 11-kill showing against Seton Hill on Oct. 1.
 
• While having only 37 total kills due to missing the majority of the opening weeks of the year due to injury, Abigail Koeller does rank third on the team in kills per set at 1.85 behind only Selfridge (2.43) and Wheeler (2.19).
 
• Whitaker has guided The Rock's offense with 446 assists on 7.43 assists per set. Reserve setter Taylor Fellers was responsible for a career-high 22 assists over three sets against Cal U last weekend.
 
WHEN SLIPPERY ROCK SERVES
• The quartet of Selfridge, Chizmar, Fellers and Kate Lachendro have accounted for 53 of The Rock's 71 aces this year. Lachendro leads the pack with 19 followed Selfridge (16), Chizmar (9) and Fellers (9).
 
SRU'S DEFENSIVE LEADERS
• In her first official collegiate season, Lachendro has already produced PSAC-high 357 digs on 5.76 digs per set.
 
• Crytzer has made at least one block in every match this season, including five contests with at least four rejections, for a team-best 37 blocks so far in 2021.
 
• Three other Rock athletes have eclipsed the 20-block plateau this season in Wheeler (33), Whitaker (28) and Stephanie O'Donnell (23).
 
• Berger also has collected seven blocks over The Rock's last four matches, the third most on the team over that stretch behind only Crytzer (12) and Whitker (12).
 
LOKASH ON BRINK OF JOINING MORE ELITE COMPANY
Already the PSAC's all-time leader in wins and the 20th winningest coach in Division II history, Rock head coach Laurie Lokash is once again on the brink of joining another elite group of NCAA volleyball coaches.
 
With three more victories, Lokash will become the 80th coach in NCAA history, regardless of division, to reach 650 victories. For context, there are 4,760 coaches listed in the NCAA database of active and former head coaches.

NEXT FIVE MATCHES
Oct. 8 (7 p.m.) at Indiana (Pa.)
Oct. 9 (1 p.m.) at Clarion
Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) vs. Edinboro
Oct. 16 (1 p.m.) vs. Gannon
Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) vs. Mercyhurst
 
THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY
• Oct. 6, 2007 - Louise Schultz records triple-double vs West Virginia State
• Oct. 7, 2011 - Kaylee Smith records 22 kills vs. Millersville
• Oct. 9, 2004 - Sara Kirsch records a triple-double vs Millersville
•O ct. 9, 2009 - Anna Coffman records program record 12 aces vs Cheyney
• Oct. 10, 2008 - Keira Peoples records 10 blocks vs. Shepherd
 
TIFFIN PRIMER
Record: 6-11
Home Record: 4-1
Away Record: 1-5
Neutral Site Record: 1-5
Streak: W1
Last Five Matches: 2-3
Head Coach: Shauna Hurles | Fifth Year (74-54)
 
SCOUTING THE DRAGONS
• After starting the season 1-8, Tiffin has rebounded to win five of its last eight matches. SRU and Tiffin share just one common opponent this season in West Liberty which both teams defeated.  
 
• Tiffin's offense is centered around Wakaya Wilson, who enters Morrow Field House with 183 kills on 519 attacks. Taylor Peterson and Josie Reinhart round out the attack with 80 and 78 kills, respectively.
 
• Rylie Roggow (28), Grace Schreiber (25) and Loryn Huffman (22) are TU's block leaders. Huffman also guides Tiffin's attack with 535 assists (8.92 per set).
 
• Sam Fallis is Tiffin's leader in both digs (314) and aces (11).
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock returns to PSAC West action 7 p.m. Friday at Indiana University (Pa.).
 
 
 

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