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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team will play a pair of home games this week at Morrow Field House, first hosting East Stroudsburg University in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover contest 1 p.m. Wednesday followed by a non-conference tilt vs. Notre Dame College 1 p.m. Saturday.
 
TICKET PRICES
Adult General Admission - $10.00
Visiting PSAC Student with ID - $5.00
Age 6 to High School - $5.00
Under 6 Years Old - FREE
*Alumni Discount with Current Alumni Membership Card $2.00 off General Admission Only
 
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 games 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.
 
GAME 5 DETAILS
Opponent: East Stroudsburg
Date: Nov. 24 – 1 p.m.
Location: Morrow Field House
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 14-8
Last Played: Dec. 3, 2018 (Rock won, 75-68)
 
ALL TIME SERIES vs EAST STROUDSBURG
Slippery Rock holds a strong 14-8 lead over the Warriors in the all-time series dating back to 1929. The Rock is 6-5 when hosting ESU and has won three of the last five contests between the two teams.
 
LAST MEETING
The Rock defeated the Warriors 75-68 on the road Dec. 3, 2018 following a stellar 33-point performance by Brooke Hinderliter.
 
GAME 6 DETAILS
Opponent: Notre Dame College
Date: Nov. 27 – 1 p.m.
Location: Morrow Field House
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 3-1
Last Played: Nov. 13, 2021 (Rock won, 84-66)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES vs NOTRE DAME
The Rock holds a 3-1 lead in the all-time series over Notre Dame. SRU is 1-0 when playing the Falcons in Morrow Field House.
 
LAST MEETING
Slippery Rock opened the 2021-22 regular season with an 84-66 victory over the Falcons at the Earl Lloyd Classic in Institute, West Virginia.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-1
PSAC West Record: 0-0
PSAC West Standings: Fourth
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 1-1
Neutral Record: 1-0
Streak: W2
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Eighth year at SRU (68-103)
 
QUICK HITS

• Wednesday's game is the first of six crossover contests for Slippery Rock this year against PSAC East teams. All crossover games count in divisional standings. The Rock also plays crossover games against Bloomsburg, Kutztown, Mansfield, Millersville and West Chester.

• After this week's games, Slippery Rock will begin a four-game PSAC crossover stretch traveling to Mansfield (Dec. 3) then Bloomsburg (Dec. 4) before returning home to host Kutztown (Dec. 18) and West Chester (Dec. 19).  

SOLID SEASON START
Slippery Rock's 3-1 start to the season is its best opening since 2016-17 when it started with an identical 3-1 mark. A win over ESU would be the first 4-1 start to the season since 2015-16. If The Rock were to go 2-0 for the week a 5-1 record would post their best opening six-game performance in over a decade dating back to 1999-00.
 
CROSSOVER SUCCESS
Slippery Rock is 19-14 (.576) against PSAC East teams over the last seven seasons under head coach Bobby McGraw. Additionally, SRU is 10-7 (.588) against the Eastern Division in contests held at Morrow Field House.
 
HEADLINING JOHNSON
In what was a huge 2-0 week for The Rock against Ursuline College and Malone University, Jamiyah Johnson averaged 25.0 points, 20.0 rebounds and 1.0 block per game while shooting 76.9 percent from the field prompting her to earn PSAC West Athlete of the Week honors.
 
Johnson followed up a 26-point, 19-rebound showing in SRU's win against Ursuline by going for 24 points, 21 rebounds and two blocks in Slippery Rock's road victory at Malone.
 
Ranking second in the nation in rebounds and double-doubles, Johnson has averaged 20.8 points and a conference high of 17.3 rebounds per game through the first four contests this season while shooting a PSAC lead of 69.6 percent from the field.
 
On the year, Johnson has accounted for the three top single-game rebounding performances in the PSAC. Her 21 rebounds against Malone matched the third highest single-game rebounding performance in program history.
 
SHINNING SENIORS
Accompanying Johnson as one of The Rock's leading scorers is senior guard Daeja Quick. Through four games Quick has posted per game averages 15.5 points, 4.8 assists and 2.3 steals. Quick has shot an even and extremely efficient 50 percent (26-of-52) from the field.
 
Having started all four games this season, Quick has played all but eight minutes of a possible 160 and ranks 24th in program history for minutes played in a career at 1,752.
 
TRANSFER TRIUMPH
The transfer duo of Deleah Gibson and Kennedy Middleton have intermingled successfully into the Slippery Rock line-up while aiding in SRU's offensive efforts.
 
Gibson has started all four games for The Rock and has made a team-best of seven 3-pointers while shooting 9.8 ppg and dishing out 2.0 apg. Middleton has scored an identical 9.8 ppg while grabbing 5.5 rpg and having made five steals.
 
ROUNDING OUT THE LEADING SCORERS
Slippery Rock's offensive efforts are rounded out by Anyah Curd and Isabellah Middleton. Curd averages 8.0 ppg and 6.3 rbg while Isabellah Middleton scores 7.0 ppg and tallies 4.0 rbg.
 
ALIVE IN THE THIRD
Slippery Rock continues to have its strongest showing through the third quarter. Overall SRU has outscored its opponents 80-56 in the third alone.
 
A LOOK AROUND THE PSAC
As a team, The Rock enters the week ranking in the top five among the conference in six categories including a league-leading field goal percentage of 47.1 percent.
 
Individually SRU has two players who rank among the top five in eight categories with Johnson claiming the first or second spot in all rebounding areas as well as first in field goal percentage, and Quick taking fifth in steals per game with 4.8.
 
AGAINST ESU
Quick is the only current Rock player to have previously played the Warriors while wearing Green and White. In her debut season during 2018-19, Quick started and played 31 minutes against ESU while tallying 10 points, two assists and one steal to help lead The Rock to a 75-68 victory.
 
Before Slippery Rock and during her time at Millersville University in 2018-19, Kennedy Middleton had two meetings with the Warriors in which she totaled six points, three assists and two steals.
 
PREVIOUSLY vs NDC
In two contests against the Falcons, one during the 2019-20 season and the other earlier this season, Quick has averaged 13 ppg, 3.5 spg, 2.5 apg and 1.0 bpg. Earlier this season Quick tallied her season high of four steals over Notre Dame.
 
Seven other players contributed to The Rock's success against the Falcons to start the 2021-22 season in Johnson (19 points, 16 rebounds), Gibson (15 points, 2 rebounds), Curd (15 points, 5 rebounds), Isabellah Middleton (9 points, 10 rebounds), Kennedy Middleton (9 points, 6 rebounds), Kelley McKnight (2 rebounds) and Bella Long (2 rebounds)
 
EAST STROUDSBURG PRIMER
Overall Record: 0-2
PSAC East Record: 0-0
PSAC East Standings: Ninth
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-2
Streak: L2
Head Coach: Stephanie Del Preore| Third year at ESU (20-12)
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
As a team ESU shoots 34.4 percent (36-of-105) from the field, 36.4 percent (12-of-33) from long range and 64.0 percent (16-of-25) from the foul line. Turnovers (24 per game) and rebounding (-18.0 margin) have been problematic for the Warriors early on this season.
 
The Warrior offense is led by Ryan Weise who averages 10.0 ppg, 3.5 apg 1.0 spg. Rounding out East Stroudsburg's leading scorers are Katie Geisler who shoots 8.5 ppg and Rachel Capua at 8.0 ppg.
 
NOTRE DAME PRIMER
Overall Record: 2-2
MEC Record: 1-0
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 1-0
Neutral Record: 0-2
Streak: W2
Head Coach: Imani Gordon | First year at NDC (2-2)
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Winners of two-consecutive games, the Falcons have shot 36.0 percent (87-of-242) from the floor, 31.9 percent (22-of-69) from 3-point range and 78.0 percent (78-of-100) from the charity stripe.
 
NDC's offensive efforts feature three player who average double-digit points in Jen Oduho (17.8 ppg), Alana Ellis (16.5 ppg) and Lilee Carlson (14.0 ppg). Defensively Tamia Ridley is the only Falcon to average double-digit rebounds with 10.8 per game.
 
Oduho and Ellis led the Falcons scoring efforts against SRU to open the season. Oduho had 32 points and Ellis scored 23 points to combine for 55 of NDC's 66 points for the game.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock hits the road for a pair of PSAC crossover contests starting at Mansfield University 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3 followed by Bloomsburg University 5:30 Dec. 4.



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