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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University volleyball team returns to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition with a pair of road matches this weekend.
 
SRU will first travel to Indiana University (Pa.) 7 p.m. Friday followed by a 1 p.m. Saturday tilt at Clarion University.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Video and live in-game statistics will be provided for both matches at the below links.
 
MATCH 18 DETAILS
Opponent: Indiana
Date: Friday, Oct. 8 – 7 p.m.
Location: Kovalchick Complex | Indiana, Pa.
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 64-42
Last Played: Nov. 1, 2019 (IUP won 3-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. INDIANA
Slippery Rock holds a 64-42 record against Indiana in the all-time series. The Rock and Crimson Hawks have split the last eight matches in the series dating back to the 2014 season.
 
LAST MEETING
SRU dropped three close sets to IUP (25-21, 25-20, 26-24) Nov. 1, 2019 in a battle of evenly-matched teams. Abigail Koeller and Erinn Kahoe paced The Rock at eight kills apiece with Kahoe also totaling four blocks.
 
MATCH 19 DETAILS
Opponent: Clarion
Date: Saturday, Oct. 9 – 1 p.m.
Location: Tippin Gymnasium | Clarion, Pa.
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 57-49
Last Played: Nov. 12, 2019 (CU won 3-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. CLARION
While Clarion has won 11 straight games dating back to the 2011 season, Slippery Rock is still 57-49 against the Golden Eagles all-time. Two of the last four matches between SRU and Clarion have gone five sets.
 
LAST MEETING
The Rock dropped a 25-19, 25-15, 25-18 decision on the road at Clarion on Nov. 12, 2019. Kaley Fucci produced nine kills, seven digs and a pair of blocks in the loss for SRU.
 
DIG FOR THE CURE SET FOR OCT. 23
Slippery Rock's annual Dig for the Cure event will be held Oct. 23 at Morrow Field House as part of The Rock's match against Kutztown University.
 
Leading up to the contest, and throughout the day as well as during the match, members of The Rock volleyball team will accept donations and pledges per dig for the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC). All proceeds will go directly to the PBCC. More information on ways to donate will come in the following days.
 
Over the last 15 years, Slippery Rock has raised more than $28,000 for breast cancer research and treatment.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Record: 4-13
PSAC West Record: 1-3
PSAC West Standings: Tied for seventh
Home Record: 0-4
Away Record: 3-2
Neutral Site Record: 1-7
Streak: L3
Last Five Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Laurie Lokash | 38th Year (647-594)
 
LAST TIME OUT
SRU took the opening set from Tiffin, 25-21, but the Dragons rallied back from the first-set loss with consecutive 25-17, 25-18, 25-21 victories to seal a non-conference win Tuesday at Morrow Field House.
 
LACHENDRO AMONG NATION'S BEST
Slippery Rock libero Kate Lachendro enters the weekend ranked second in Division II in total digs at 388, just one behind Audrey Francis of Wheeling University for best in the nation.
 
Lachendro, who also ranks 11th in the country with 5.88 digs per set, has recorded 20 or more digs in 11 of The Rock's last 14 matches.
 
SIBLING RIVALRY
A pair of sisters will play a big factor in Saturday's match as Abigail and Erica Selfridge will be on opposite sides of court.
 
Just a freshman, Erica has made an immediate impact for The Rock this season as SRU's top outside hitter. Through 17 matches, she has posted a Rock-best 157 kills while ranking second on the team in both digs (219) and aces (17). Meanwhile, Abigail, a redshirt sophomore, leads Clarion in digs (303) and aces (25).
 
Though not exclusive to SRU volleyball, another familiar last name to Slippery Rock athletics fans on the Clarion roster is Annie Koester, who is the sister of Rock starting quarterback Andrew Koester.
 
BERGER CONTINUES STRONG RUN
Mary Berger continued her recent streak of solid play with an eight-kill, three-block showing against Tiffin. Berger is averaging 8.3 kills on a .236 attack percentage and 1.8 blocks per match over SRU's last four contests.  
 
Berger has earned significant playing time in seven matches this season and is now up to fifth on the team in blocks (12) and seventh in kills (46).
 
PLENTY OF ATTACK OPTIONS
In addition to Selfridge and Berger, Slippery Rock has also received heavy contributions in its attack from Chelsie Wheeler, Alayna Chizmar, Lauren Crytzer and Abigail Koeller.
 
Wheeler is second on the team in kills at 128 while Chizmar will more than likely become the third Rock player to eclipse the 100-kill mark for the season this weekend as she enters the IUP match with 98. Following a quite two matches, Chizmar responded with quality showing against Tiffin in which she supplied SRU with seven kills (.222). She is also tied for third on the team in aces with nine.
 
Crytzer is in the midst of a career-year for the senior with 62 kills in addition to being a stalwart on The Rock's front lines with a team-high 39 blocks. Crytzer has had at least five kills and two blocks in each of SRU's last five matches. The middle hitter has compiled a .348 attack percentage during the five contests.
 
Koeller, who is coming off of a team-best 10 kills against Tiffin, has now registered 47 kills in six matches this season.
 
FELLARS AND GULLICKSON SPLIT WORK
The duo of Taylor Fellers and Peytan Gullickson handled The Rock's setting duties against Tiffin. Fellers started the match and passed out 20 assists while making 12 digs in the double-double showing. Gullickson came off the bench to tally 17 digs, serve one ace and come up with eight digs.
 
SRU IN THE PSAC RANKINGS
Entering the weekend, Lachendro leads the PSAC West in digs while Crytzer ranks seventh in total blocks and Selfridge sits eighth in kills.
 
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. 15 (7 p.m.) vs. Edinboro
Oct. 16 (1 p.m.) vs. Gannon
Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) vs. Mercyhurst
Oct. 22 (7 p.m.) at Pitt-Johnstown
Oct. 23 (1 p.m.) vs. Kutztown (Dig for the Cure
 
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
 
INDIANA PRIMER
Record: 10-9
PSAC West Record: 1-3
PSAC West Standings: Tied for seventh
Home Record: 4-3
Away Record: 3-4
Neutral Site Record: 3-2
Streak: W1
Last Five Matches: 3-2
Head Coach: Julie Torbett | Second Year at IUP (13-11) / 28th overall (460-399)
 
CRIMSON HAWK LEADERS
ATTACK: Nicole Peterson (181 kills / .164), Brooke Little (127 kills / .206)
ASSISTS: Leah Henderson (411 / 6.32)
ACES: Kylie Osborn (30), Bailey Flowerdew (25)
DIGS: Bailey Flowerdew (292 / 4.29 per set)
BLOCKS: Caroline Walsh (57), Kylie Osborn (52)
 
CLARION PRIMER
Record: 10-6
PSAC West Record: 2-2
PSAC West Standings: Tied for third
Home Record: 5-4
Away Record: 3-2
Neutral Site Record: 2-0
Streak: L1
Last Five Matches: 3-2
Head Coach: Jennifer Herron | 15th Year (326-151)
 
GOLDEN EAGLE LEADERS
ATTACK: Cassidy Snider (229 kills / .255), Julia Piccolino (196 kills / .204)
ASSISTS: London Fuller (621 / 11.29)
ACES: Abigail Selfridge (25), Julia Piccolino (19)
DIGS: Abigail Selfridge (303 / 5.32 per set)
BLOCKS: Lauren Aichinger (45), Annie Koester (37)
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock returns home to kickoff homecoming weekend when it hosts Edinboro University 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Morrow Field House.
 



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