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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team plays a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover road games this weekend, first at Mansfield University Friday followed by a trip to Bloomsburg University Saturday.
 
Tip-off for both games is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live video and in-game statistics are being provided by the Mansfield University and Bloomsburg University Athletic Communication Departments at the links below.
 
GAME 7 DETAILS
Opponent: Mansfield University
Date: Dec. 3 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Marion Decker Gymnasium
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 14-5
Last Played: Jan. 18, 2019 (Rock won, 70-39)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES vs MANSFIELD
Slippery Rock holds a commanding 14-5 lead over the Mountaineers in the all-time series dating back to 1991. The Rock has won four of the last five meetings between the two teams and is 6-5 when traveling to Mansfield.
 
LAST MEETING
The Rock defeated the Mountaineers 70-39 on Jan. 18, 2019 in Marion Decker Gymnasium. Slippery Rock's 39 points allowed against Mansfield tied for the third lowest single-game total against a Division II team in program history.
 
GAME 8 DETAILS
Opponent: Bloomsburg University
Date: Dec. 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Nelson Field House
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
Radio: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Bloomsburg leads 16-12
Last Played: Dec. 19, 2018 (Rock won 70-69)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES vs BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg holds a slight 16-12 lead in the all-time series over The Rock dating back to the team's first meeting in 1981.
 
LAST MEETING
Slippery Rock defeated the Huskies in a narrow 70-69 result Dec. 19, 2018 at Morrow Field House. Bloomsburg entered the game ranked 10th in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region poll. The win extended SRU's winning streak to four which at the time was tied for the longest winning streak by the program in the previous 14 years.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 5-1
PSAC West Record: 1-0
PSAC West Standings: First
Home Record: 3-0
Away Record: 1-1
Neutral Record: 1-0
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: W4
Head Coach: Bobby McGraw | Eighth year at SRU (70-103)
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Rock rallied back from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to force overtime and pulled away for a 77-71 win over Notre Dame College Nov. 27 to extend its winning-streak to four.
 
SUCCESSFUL START
Slippery Rock's 5-1 start to the year marks its best opening to a season for the program in more than 20 years dating back to the 1999-00 team that was 5-1 through six games and went 13-1 over its first 14 games.
 
CROSSOVER EXCELLENCE
The Rock are now 20-14 (.700) against PSAC East teams in eight seasons under head coach Bobby McGraw. Additionally, Slippery Rock is 9-6 (.667) against Eastern Division teams when playing on the road.
 
This weekend's games are the second and third of six crossover games this year for SRU – The Rock already beat East Stroudsburg earlier in the year with contests against West Chester, Kutztown and Millersville still on the schedule for later in the season.
 
FORCING THE TURNOVER
Slippery Rock forced Notre Dame into 28 turnovers in its most recent contest on Nov. 27. The 28 turnovers are the most SRU has forced an opponent into in 166 games with the last being against Penn State Beaver on Nov. 29, 2014.
 
SHINING SECOND HALVES
SRU continues to triumph in the second half of play. Overall Slippery Rock has outscored its opponents by a 21-point margin (116-95) in the third quarter alone.
 
Of SRU's five wins, two have been contests in which The Rock has battled back from trailing at halftime. In Slippery Rock's 68-64 win over Ursuline it overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half while depleting a nine-point Notre Dame lead.
 
DYNAMIC DUO
The senior pair of Jamiyah Johnson and Daeja Quick continue a solid showing on the season. The duo are the only two players to average double-digit points for The Rock with Johnson averaging 20.7 and Quick with 16.0. Combined the pair have accounted for 49.7 percent (220-of-442) of SRU's points this year.
 
Rounding out the leading scorers for The Rock are Kennedy Middleton (9.7 ppg), Anyah Curd (9.2 ppg), Isabellah Middleton (9.2 ppg) and Deleah Gibson (8.2 ppg).
 
JOHNSON ON THE NATIONAL STAGE
Johnson, the reigning PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week, offers a stellar stat line this season with 20.7 ppg, 16.0 rebounds per game, 1.6 assists per game and 1.5 blocks per game. In the national rankings Johnson leads all of Division II in double-doubles (6) and rebounds per game while ranking second in offensive rebounds per game (6.8) and third in field goal percentage (69.0).
 
In the PSAC, Johnson is first in field goal percentage while also ranking third in scoring average.
 
In two games last week, Johnson had double-doubles of 19 points and 13 rebounds against East Stroudsburg as well as a 22-point, 14-rebound showing over Notre Dame.
 
QUICK HANDS
In six games, Quick has tallied 17 total steals ranking her third in the conference at a 2.8 per game. Quick had a season-high of five steals against the Warriors and tacked on three more over Notre Dame to close last week with eight.
 
Quick has also made her mark on the offensive end of the floor as Slippery Rock's key facilitator averaging 4.5 assists per game. In SRU program history, Quick currently ranks 20th in career assists just three away from moving past Brooke Hinderliter (2016-20) for 19th all-time.
 
CURD FROM DEEP
Curd, a sophomore forward, had a standout performance in Slippery Rock's 73-60 victory over East Stroudsburg. Curd went 4-of-6 from the floor with 13 points backed by a career-high of four made 3-pointers. Curd now leads SRU in made 3-pointers with seven.
 
HELP ON THE BOARDS
In addition to Johnson, The Rock features two other players who average at least five rebounds against in Curd with 6.0 per game and Kennedy Middleton with 5.2 per game. The trio have accounted for 66.2 percent (163-of-246) of SRU's total rebounds.
 
LEADING THE PSAC
Slippery Rock as a team, continues to rank high among the conference through six games. The Rock currently stands first in field goal percentage (.474) and fourth in offensive rebounds per game (13.2).
 
AGAINST MANSFIELD
Quick is the only player on the roster to have played against the Mountaineers while wearing the Green and White. In 30 minutes during the 2018-19 contest, Quick tallied nine points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks aiding in one of SRU's top defensive showing in program history that held Mansfield to just 39 points.
 
Kennedy Middleton, a previous member of Millersville in the PSAC East, met with Mansfield while playing as a freshman in 2018-19. Middleton totaled seven points, 10 rebounds and one steal in two meetings and 25 total minutes played.
 
Johnson, a former Davis & Elkins Senator for four seasons, faced off with Mansfield once resulting in a 19-point, 16-rebound double-double performance during the 2019-20 season.
 
PREVIOUSLY vs BLOOMSBURG
Kennedy Middleton is the lone Rock player to have played against the Huskies previously. During the 2018-19 season as a Marauder, Middleton scored three points, dished out two assists and collected six rebound in 23 minutes played.
 
MANSFIELD PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-3
PSAC East Standings: Seventh
Home Record: 1-1
Away Record: 0-2
Streak: L1
Head Coach: Amy Senefelder | First year at MU (1-4)
 
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
As a team Mansfield shoots 27.3 percent (65-of-238) from the floor, 29.8 percent (25-of-84) from long range and 59.7 percent (40-of-67) from the foul line. Mansfield's 20.3 turnovers per game has been problematic for the Mountaineers this season as well.
 
The Mansfield offense is led by the duo of Paige Whitfield and Jasmine Hilton. Whitfield averages a team-high 14.0 ppg, 1.75 apg and 1.5 spg. Hilton scores 10.0 ppg and grabs a team-high 7.5 rpg while making 2.0 spg.
 
BLOOMSBURG PRIMER
Overall Record: 2-3
PSAC East Standings: Fifth
Home Record: 1-0
Away Record: 0-2
Neutral Record: 1-1
Streak: W1
Head Coach: Alison Tagliaferri | Sixth year at BU (59-61)
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Winners of their most recent game against Chestnut Hill College, the Huskies have shot 41.1 percent (118-of-287) from the floor, 28 percent (921-of-75) from 3-point range and 70.4 percent (50-of-71) from the charity stripe this season.
 
Bloomsburg's offensive efforts feature two players who average double-digit points in Emma Saxton (14.6 ppg) and Meghan Corridoni (14.0 ppg). Defensively, Corridoni leads the team averaging 9.0 rpg followed by Saxton with 6.2 rpg as well as a team-high of 4.6 apg.
 
Prior to Saturday's game, Bloomsburg will host California (Pa.) on Friday.
 
UP NEXT
The Rock continues their PSAC crossover slate at home against Kutztown University (Dec. 18 – 1 p.m.) and West Chester University (Dec. 19 – 1 p.m.) at Morrow Field House.



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