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SLIPPERY ROCK Pa. –  The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team travels to Canton, Ohio to continue non-conference play in a matchup against Malone University 1 p.m. Saturday.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live video and in-game statistics are being provided by the Malone University Athletic Communication Department at the links below.
 
GAME 4 DETAILS
Opponent: Malone University
Date: Nov. 20 – 1 p.m.
Location: Osborne Hall
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Tied 3-3
Last Played: Nov. 20, 2016 (Malone won, 71-69)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES vs MALONE
Slippery Rock and Malone split the all-time series at an even 3-3. When playing games at Canton, Ohio SRU is 0-3, while when playing at Morrow Field House The Rock are 3-0.
 
Of the six games, each has been decided by 10 or less points with the closest result being a 76-75 Pioneer win in 1984.
 
LAST MEETING
The most recent meeting between the two teams was Nov. 30, 2016 ending in a 71-69 Malone victory in Canton, Ohio.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 2-1
PSAC West Record: 0-0
PSAC West Standings: Fifth
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 0-1
Neutral Record: 1-0
Streak: W1
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Eighth year at SRU (67-103)
 
QUICK HITS
• Jamiyah Johnson has now collected three-straight double-double performances with 26 points and 19 rebounds being her most impressive showing in The Rock's win over Ursuline. She has now tallied 47 career double-doubles.
 
• Daeja Quick dished out six assists Wednesday moving her to 20th in program history for assists in a career with 182. She needs 22 more to pass former teammate Brooke Hinderliter (2016-20) for 19th place.
 
• Slippery Rock featured a six-man rotation in its win over Ursuline including Anyah Curd, Deleah Gibson, Jamiyah Johnson, Isabellah Middleton, Kennedy Middleton and Daeja Quick.
 
• The Rock's offense features four players who have average at least 10 points through three games in Deleah Gibson (11.7), Jamiyah Johnson (19.7), Kennedy Middleton (10.3) and Daeja Quick (15.7).
 
• As a team, Slippery Rock entered the weekend leading the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in defensive rebounding averaging 30.7 per game with a +12 margin over its opponents. On offense, SRU leads the PSAC in field goal percentage at 47.8.
 
• The Rock has shown to score most efficiently in the third period through three games. Overall SRU has outscored its opponents 67-37 in the third quarter alone.
 
STRONG START TO SEASON
Slippery Rock has started the 2021-22 season with a 2-1 record. The Rock has not begun with a winning record through their first three games since the 2016-17 season when they also went 2-1. A win over Malone would mark the first season in which SRU started 3-1 since 2016-17 season as well.
 
EARLY PSAC LEADERS
Slippery Rock as a team ranks among the top five in the PSAC in nine different categories while three individuals rank in the top five in 12 fields.
 
SHOOTERS SHOOT
The Rock's offense features four players who have average at least 10 points through three games in Deleah Gibson, Jamiyah Johnson, Kennedy Middleton, and Daeja Quick.
 
Johnson leads the team in scoring average with 19.7 ppg while shooting a team-high of 76.5 percent from the foul line and 71.9 percent from the field. Quick tallies 15.7 ppg with a total of 47 points while being the team's lead facilitator with 15 assists as well as making eight steals.
 
Gibson averages 11.7 points per game with a total of 35 points. She leads the team from long range at 38.9 percent. Kennedy Middleton shoots 10.3 ppg.
 
MAKE WAY FOR JOHNSON
Jamiyah Johnson is currently on a double-double streak having earned three consecutively including 19 points and 16 rebounds against Notre Dame as well as 14 points and 13 rebounds at West Virginia State and most recently her stellar 26-point, 19-rebound performance over Ursuline.
 
Johnson's 26 points is the highest scoring total involved in a double-double since 2019-20 when Madison Johnson (2017-20) tallied 28 points and 10 rebounds at Salem. More impressively Johnson's rebound total is the highest since the 2003-04 season when Stacy Green (2001-04) had 13 points and 20 rebounds at Edinboro.
 
With her 19 rebounds over Ursuline Johnson now ranks 7th in SRU program history for the single-game high in rebounds. While tying Diane Walker (1984-85) for third most rebounds collected at Morrow Field House in a single-game.
 
ATTACKING THE BOARDS
Slippery Rock, the PSAC leader in defensive rebounding, has put up stellar numbers when battling for the boards. As a team, Slippery Rock entered the weekend leading in defensive rebounding averaging 30.7 per game with a +12.0 margin over its opponents. SRU has capitalized off of offensive boards with 43 second chance points.
 
STRONG THIRD QUARTER SHOWING
The Rock has shown to score most efficiently in the third period through three games. Overall SRU has outscored its opponents 67-37 in the third alone. This has included a +10 margin over NDC, +15 over West Virginia State and +5 over Ursuline.
 
Slippery Rock has also been able to produce strong runs out of the third quarter having gone on a 6-0 run against Notre Dame, 10-0 over WVSU and 11-0 against Ursuline.
 
SIX-PLAYER ROTATION
Most recently, Slippery Rock has featured a six-player rotation including Anyah Curd, Jamiyah Johnson, Deleah Gibson, Kennedy Middleton, Daeja Quick and Isabellah Middleton as the sixth-player.
 
All six players have averaged at least 20 minutes of playing time with Quick at 37.7 followed by Gibson (34.7), Johnson (34.0), Kennedy Middleton (31.4), Curd (28.4) and Isabellah Middleton (27.5).
 
Quick and Kennedy Middleton are The Rock's only players to have seen all 40 minutes of a game with Quick playing the entirety of two games so far this season.
 
When Slippery Rock does go deeper in its rotation, freshman center Kelley McKnight is typically the second player off the bench.
 
MALONE PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-0
G-MAC Record: 0-0
G-MAC Standings: Second
Home Record: 3-0
Away Record: 0-0
Streak: W3
Head Coach: Selana Reale | 4th year at MU (46-37)
 
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Malone has gotten off to a solid 3-0 start to the 2021-22 season with wins over Indianapolis (79-64), Lindenwood (88-69) and Wheeling (70-38).
 
The Pioneers have shot 52.5 percent from the field overall, 35.6 percent from 3-point range and 70.0 percent from the foul line scoring 79.0 ppg. Malone has grabbed 30.7 rpg while dishing out 14.0 apg.
 
The Pioneer offense is led by Holly Groff who alone has accounted for a quarter of the team's points tallying 20.0 ppg while going 7-of-17 from long range and a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. Malone players who average double digits are rounded out by Robin Campbell with 14.0 ppg and Alexis Hutchison collecting 11.3 ppg.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock returns home to host East Stroudsburg University for a PSAC crossover contest 1 p.m. Nov. 24 at Morrow Field House.  



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