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SLIPPERY ROCK Pa. – After 623 days, the Slippery Rock University women's basketball team will play its first pair of regular season games when it travels to Institute, West Virginia to play in the Earl Lloyd Classic.
The Rock first plays Notre Dame College 6 p.m. Saturday followed by a 3 p.m. Sunday contest against host West Virginia State University.
TIP-OFF CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
Saturday
6 p.m. – Slippery Rock vs. Notre Dame
8 p.m. – West Virginia State vs. Fayetteville State
Sunday
1 p.m. – Notre Dame vs. Fayetteville State
3 p.m. – West Virginia State vs. Slippery Rock
LIVE COVERAGE
Live video and in-game statistics are being provided by the West Virginia State University Athletic Communication Department at the links below.
GAME 1 DETAILS
Opponent: Notre Dame College
Date: Nov. 13 – 6 p.m.
Location: Walker Convocation Center
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (
@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: NDC leads 1-0
Last Played: Dec. 17, 2019 (Falcons won, 82-58)
ALL-TIME SERIES vs NOTRE DAME
The Falcons lead the all-time series over Slippery Rock just 1-0.
LAST MEETING
In the only meeting between The Rock and Falcons during the 2019-20 season on Dec. 17, NDC defeated SRU 82-58 in South Euclid, Ohio.
Daeja Quick tallied nine points, three steals and two assists against the Falcons while
Anyah Curd had two points, three rebounds and a block. Rounding out returners who previously played NDC is
Lindsay Frabotta who scored one point and posted a block.
GAME 2 DETAILS
Opponent: West Virginia State University
Date: Nov. 14 – 3 p.m.
Location: Walker Convocation Center
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (
@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 1-0
Last Played: Nov. 19, 2005 (Rock won, 72-60)
ALL-TIME SERIES vs WEST VIRGINIA STATE
Slippery Rock and the Yellow Jackets have only met one prior time ending in a 72-60 Rock win to give SRU the 1-0 all-time series lead.
LAST MEETING
The Rock traveled to Institute, West Virginia on Nov. 19, 2005 and defeated West Virginia State featuring Kristen Bonner making seven three-pointers to lead SRU to a 72-60 victory.
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
2019-20 Overall Record: 8-20
2019-20 PSAC West Record: 6-16
2019-20 PSAC West Finish: Eighth
2021-22 PSAC West Preseason Poll: Eighth
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Eighth year at SRU (65-102)
QUICK HITS
• In final preparation for the season opener, SRU faced Akron University for an exhibition match ending in a 97-54 Zips win in Akron, Ohio Nov. 9.
• The Rock returns just four players from its 2019-20 team, that went 8-20 overall and 6-16 in the conference, while welcoming 11 newcomers including three new faces that will likely debut in the starting lineup.
• Following the two road games in West Virginia, Slippery Rock will travel home for its home opener against Ursuline College Nov. 17.
• Slippery Rock will look to go 2-0 through the weekend as it has not opened a season with a pair of wins since the 2016-17 season over Johnson C. Smith University and Fayetteville State University.
ACTION AT AKRON RECAP
Slippery Rock lost to University of Akron, 96-48, in its second exhibition game Nov. 9 at the James A. Rhodes Arena.
The Rock proved to be a capable opponent for the Zips for the opening half of the first quarter as Akron jumped out to a 17-9 lead midway through the first quarter which Slippery Rock would answer with an impressive 13-6 run to eventually tie the score 22-22 with 8:37 left in the first half.
However, any thought of an eventual Slippery Rock lead was put to rest when the Zips closed the first half on a 21-11 run, while also going on to extend its lead to as many as 43 points on its way to a 97-54 win over SRU.
GREAT GUARDS
The pair of,
Deleah Gibson and Isabella Middleton, continue to show their massive potential alongside starting point guard
Daeja Quick. The trio were the only Rock players to have scored over 20 points combined through two exhibition games while collectively going 9-of-11 from 3-point range.
Gibson scored 22 points though the week leading from long range with four total 3-pointers while Middleton tallied 21 points featuring three baskets from 3-point range. For the week, Quick scored a team-high 26 total points with two 3-point buckets in addition to dishing out seven total assists.
QUICK'S FINAL FIRSTS
Redshirt senior guard
Daeja Quick returns for her last season at The Rock capitalizing off of the extra year of eligibility offered by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quick has historically done well in weekend season openers. Through the first pair of games her debut season in 2018-19, she recorded 17 total points along with seven assists and two steals.
In her first two games of the 2019-20 season, Quick tallied 30 total points, including a stellar 19-point showing against Elizabeth City while dishing out five assists while making one steal over the weekend.
WATCH OUT FOR JOHNSON
Davis and Elkins transfer
Jamiyah Johnson held up to her notable reputation through two exhibition matches played for The Rock. In her debut against Ohio State, she recorded a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds while falling two points away from a second one at Akron with eight points and 12 rebounds.
Johnson proved through the preseason why she is ranked fifth among all active NCAA athletes, regardless of division, in career double-doubles at Davis & Elkins.
Johnson has averaged 23.3 ppg and 18.3 rpg in six games over her career at D&E against Notre Dame and West Virginia State.
EARLY INVOLVEMENT
In addition to
Isabellah Middleton,
Deleah Gibson,
Daeja Quick and
Jamiyah Johnson, nearly every player on The Rock's 2021-22 roster saw time against either OSU and Akron including
Anyah Curd (8 reb.),
Kelley McKnight (8 pts., 6 reb.),
Jade Roddy (2 pts., 1 reb.),
Kaylin Venick (3 reb.),
Emily Venick (1 pt., 2 ast.),
Emily Grandy (1 reb., 1 ast.),
Bella Long (1 pt., 4 reb.),
Jordan Kaufman (2 pts.) and
Hallie Raabe (1 reb.).
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Dating back to
Bobby McGraw's inaugural season in 2014-15, Slippery Rock has found success when facing non-conference opponents. SRU is 18-16 overall against non PSAC opponents and 3-2 against teams from the Mountain East Conference. Two of The Rock's MEC wins came on the road.
TOUGH AGAINST DIVISION I
Through its two exhibition matches, Slippery Rock was able to play solid against two well established Division I opponents. For both contests, SRU was held to a single digit quarter just once in each game.
Against OSU, The Rock maintained a solid field-goal percentage through the first two quarters going 5-for-10 (.500) and 6-for-11 (.545) respectively. From 3-point range SRU was 2-for-4 (.500) and 4-for-5 (.800) in the second period.
For the game against Akron, although The Rock trailed most of the contest they were able to pull the score even 22-22 once as well as led the Zips in fast break points 16-14.
WEEKEND SEASON OPENERS
This weekend's games mark the sixth consecutive season in which Slippery Rock has opened with a pair of non-conference games in back-to-back days dating back to the 2015-16 season and the first involving two Mountain East Conference schools, as the previous season openers have all been with Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association institutions. The Rock is 6-4 against opponents in the last five years of season opening tournaments.
Virginia State (Nov. 13, 2015) - W, 68-59
Chowan (Nov. 14, 2015) - W, 64-62
Johnson C. Smith (Nov. 11, 2016) - W, 80-79
Fayetteville State (Nov. 12, 2016) - W, 67-58
Virginia State (Nov. 10, 2017) - L, 82-55
Lincoln (Nov. 11, 2017) - L, 78-72
Johnson C. Smith (Nov. 10, 2018) - W, 71-60
Elizabeth City (Nov. 11, 2018) - L, 80-79
Johnson C. Smith (Nov. 8, 2019) - L, 76-52
Elizabeth City (Nov. 9, 2019) - W, 76-75
NOTRE DAME PRIMER
2020-21 Overall Record: 14-4
2020-21 MEC Record: 13-3
2020-21 MEC North Finish: First
2020-21 Postseason: MEC Tournament Semifinals
2021-22 MEC Preseason Poll: Third
Head Coach: Imani Gordon | First year at NDC (0-0-0)
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Senior guard Jada Marone and junior guard Marina Adachi return for Notre Dame after leading the 2020-21 team to 74.1 ppg as well as a 14-4 top mark in the MEC North and a trip to the MEC Tournament. Marone led the team with 374 total points while averaging 20.8 ppg. Adachi totaled 241 points with 13.4 ppg while leading the team from three-point range with 121.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE PRIMER
2020-21 Overall Record: 8-8
2020-21 MEC Record: 8-7
2020-21 MEC South Finish: Fourth
2020-21 Postseason: MEC Tournament First Round
2021-22 MEC Preseason Poll: Sixth
Head Coach: Charles Marshall | Sixth year at WVSU (54-81-0)
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Coming off of an 8-8 2020-21 season in which West Virginia State averaged 92.5 ppg, senior guard Charity Shears and junior forward Destiny Fields return as last seasons scoring leaders. During the abbreviated season Shears scored 208 points averaging 13 ppg while dishing out 21 assists and collecting 22 steals. In 16 games, Fields tallied a team-high 223 points averaging 13.9 ppg while also averaging 7.73 rpg.
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock returns home to host Ursuline College in its home-opener 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in Morrow Field House. Dating back to the 2014-15 season, Slippery Rock is 3-3 in its first home games of the season.
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