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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University field hockey team will take to the road for the first time this season when it travels to Frostburg State University 5 p.m. Wednesday for a non-conference contest.
 
GAME 4 DETAILS
Opponent: Frostburg State
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 15 – 5 p.m.
Location: Bobcat Stadium
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In-game Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: Rock leads 15-9-1
Last Played: Oct. 8, 2019 (SRU won 3-0)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Slippery Rock holds a 15-9-1 record over the Bobcats in a series that dates back to 1975. SRU has won the last five games in the series including a 3-0 shutout victory at FSU the last time the two schools met two years ago.
 
LAST MEETING
Three Rock athletes scored goals while Hannah Nurse and Maddie Murphy combined for a shutout as part of a 3-0 Slippery Rock win on the road at Frostburg State on Oct. 8, 2019.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-2
Home Record: 1-2
Away Record: 0-0
Streak: L1
Head Coach: Rayell Heistand | Second Year at SRU (1-2)
 
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock lost a narrow 1-0 decision in an evenly-matched game against Belmont Abbey College on Sept. 11.
 
RECENT SUCCESS vs. FSU
Slippery Rock and Frostburg State played two games during the 2019 season in what were the first contests between The Rock and Bobcats since 2002. SRU won both games by scoring 11 total goals without allowing a Frostburg State score.

Jessie Trube was dominant in both games two years ago with five goals and one assist over the two games including a four-goal outing in SRU's 8-0 home win on Sept. 10, 2019. Addy Ross added a goal and an assist in the 2019 series with Lauren Marks rounding out The Rock's active players with at least one point vs. FSU via a goal in the aforementioned 8-0 win.
 
ROCK HITS THE ROAD
Since the 2010 season, Slippery Rock is 6-1 in road games against non-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference teams.
 
ROAD OPENERS
Slippery Rock will look to buck a recent trend of losing its first true road game of the season. Over the last five years, SRU is 1-4 in its road openers with the lone win coming at American International, 7-0, in 2018.
 
ROCK SOLID vs. NON-PSAC SCHOOLS
Dating back to the 2010 season, Slippery Rock holds a commanding 27-13 (.675) record against non-PSAC teams.
 
LEADING GOAL SCORERS
The duo of Trube and Erin Roland have accounted for The Rock's three goals this year. Trube has two goals over the first three games while Roland has one score.
 
SETTING UP THE ATTACK
The combination of Jordyn Isner and Holly Stiller both have assists in 2021.
 
SHOOTING THEIR SHOTS
Slippery Rock has placed 24 of its 35 shot attempts on goal this season. Trube leads the way with nine shots on goal followed by the quartet of Isner, Kayla Del Vecchio, Katelyn Sparks and Baliee Christman with three apiece. Samantha Karmonick has two shots on goal with Roland adding one as well off of her first career goal.
 
FRSHMAN IN GOAL
Rookie goalkeeper Grace Burker has played every second of The Rock's three games this season. She holds a .808 save percentage, 21 saves and a 1.67 goals against average. She begins the week ranking second in the PSAC in total saves, third in save percentage, third in saves per game (7.0) and sixth in GAA.
 
CLAMPING DOWN IN THE SECOND HALF
Opponents have taken 35 shots against The Rock this season. Of those 35, 25 of the attempts have come in the first half as SRU's back line has allowed just 10 shots in the second half of games.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 18 (Noon) at Seton Hill
Sept. 19 (2 p.m.) vs. Indiana (Pa.) (International Students Day)
Sept. 25 (12 p.m.) vs. West Chester (Mental Health Awareness Day)
Sept. 29 (7 p.m.) at Indiana (Pa.)
Oct. 2 (11 a.m.) vs. Millersville (Diversity and Inclusion Day)
 
THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY
• Sept. 17, 2016 - Megan McKay breaks SRU for goals scored in a career with a goal vs. Bellarmine.
• Sept. 18, 2013 - SRU upsets No. 7 Bloomsburg (3-2).
 
FROSTBURG STATE PRIMER
Overall Record: 0-4
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-3
Neutral Site Record: 0-1
Streak: L4
Head Coach: Kaitlin Thompson | Fifth Year at FSU (10-56)
 
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
• The Slippery Rock game will mark Frostburg State's first home contest of the season. FSU has opened the 2021 campaign with road losses at Seton Hill (2-1), Millersville (6-0) and Lindenwood (4-0) to go with a neutral-site loss to Newberry (4-0).
 
• Through four games, Frostburg State has a -15 scoring margin as the Bobcats have already surrendered 16 goals while tallying just one score of their own. FSU has also been out-shot 77-28.
 
• Macy Layfield has scored Frostburg State's lone goal this year. Defensively, goalkeeper Madison Manalansan has logged 220:11 of a possible 240 minutes of playing time. She has made 28 saves (.636) with a 4.36 GAA. Maddie Wallis has made two defensive saves. 
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will play two non-conference games in as many days starting with a road game at Seton Hill University 12 p.m. Saturday and a home game vs. Indiana University (Pa.) 2 p.m. Sunday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium on International Students Day.
 


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