GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs for all sports in 2022-23. This page will serve as the "Digital Game Program" for this week's game. To navigate to all gameday info for any SRU home events this year, simply visit rockathletics.com/gameday or scan the QR code on the "Gameday Info" posters hanging in each facility.
 

Slippery Rock vs. #3 East Stroudsburg
The Rock (3-1)	Warriors (4-0)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Rayell Wallace	Coach Sandy Miller
Program Records	Program Records
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -   Winners of three straight games, the Slippery Rock University field hockey team will open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference competition 12 p.m. Saturday when it hosts third-ranked East Stroudsburg at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Saturday's game 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.
 
TITLE IX CELEBRATION DAY
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX and as such, Slippery Rock field hockey will take time Saturday to recognize its significance.
 
Before the passage of Title IX, many young women were not admitted into colleges/universities and athletic scholarships were virtually nonexistent. By prohibiting schools from treating students differently on the basis of sex, Title IX allowed both men and women to equally take advantage of any course of study and to participate in all extracurricular activities, including sports.
 
To help commemorate the day, SRU field hockey will welcome Kristina Donza, a student-athlete on the Slippery Rock women's basketball team to take part in a ceremonial pass back.
 
GAME 5 DETAILS
Opponent: East Stroudsburg University
Date: Saturday – 12 p.m.
Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-match Updates: Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: ESU leads 39-8-1
Last Played: Oct. 9, 2021 (ESU won 3-1)

ALL-TIME SERIES vs. ESU
East Stroudsburg holds a 39-8-1 record against The Rock in a series that dates back to 1984. The Warriors have won the last nine games in the series with SRU's last win against ESU being a 2-1 victory at home on Sept. 28, 2014.
 
LAST MEETING
The Warriors scored three straight goals in the second quarter on the way to a 3-1 victory over The Rock at ESU a season ago on Oct. 9, 2021. Jessie Trube scored SRU's lone goal on a penalty stroke just before halftime.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-1
PSAC Record: 0-0
PSAC Standings: 7th
Home Record: 2-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 1-1
Streak: W3
Head Coach: Rayell Wallace | Third Year at SRU (10-10)

SCOUTING THE ROCK
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock pushed its winning streak to three games with a 4-1 victory over Lincoln Memorial University at Morrow Field House on Sept. 11.
 
3 IN A ROW
Slippery Rock's current three-game winning streak is its second such under head coach Rayell Wallace over the last two seasons. All told, SRU is 6-2 in its last eight games dating back to the end of 2021 season.
 
A win against East Stroudsburg would give The Rock their first four-game winning streak since SRU defeated Seton Hill (4-0), West Chester (4-3), Indiana (2-1) and Kutztown (5-2) consecutively during the 2017 season.
 
WINS vs. NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS
Since the 2010 season, Slippery Rock has won nine games against nationally ranked teams. The Rock's previous wins against nationally ranked teams include victories against Kutztown (2017 / No. 5), West Chester (2017 / No. 3), East Stroudsburg (2014 / No. 5), Bloomsburg (2013 / No. 7), Indiana (2011 / No. 6, 2010 / No. 7, 2010 / No. 8) and LIU Post (2010 / No. 5).
 
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
50 of The Rock's 78 wins (.641) over the last decade have come at the friendly confines of Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
THE ROCK IN PSAC OPENERS
Slippery Rock will be looking to win its first PSAC game of the season for the first time since defeating West Chester University, 4-3, during the 2017 season.
 
COLLIVER LEADS THE WAY
Leslie Colliver has led the offensive output for The Rock so far with a team-high eight points on three goals and two assists. Dating back to the 2009 season, only two Rock athletes have accumulated more points than Colliver has through the first four games of a season – Lindsay Brown had 11 in 2013 and Megan McKay had 10 in 2015.
 
BALANCED ATTACK EARLY ON
Seven Slippery Rock athletes have already scored goals this season. In addition to Colliver's team-high three goals, Bailee Christman and Erin Roland both have two scores as well with Samantha Karmonick, Addy Ross, Megan Rude and Gianna Conti having all chipped in one apiece as well.
 
SETTING UP THE GOALS
There have been assists on nine of Slippery Rock's 11 goals this season from five different players. Senior Kayla Del Vecchio leads the group with three, which is the second highest mark in the PSAC. Haley Metcalf and Colliver also have multiple assists this year while Christman and Karmonick have one assist each.
 
GOALIE WATCH
Goalkeeper Grace Burker has played every second (241:43) of SRU's four games in 2022, making 19 saves on a .731 save percentage to go with a 1.74 goals against average. Burker, who ranks fourth in the PSAC in both saves and saves per game, has not allowed a goal in the first three quarters of each of Slippery Rock's last two games.
 
It has taken Burker just 20 games in her collegiate career to climb The Rock's record books all the way up to 10th in both career wins (10) career saves (94).
 
STREAKING
Several Slippery Rock athletes enter the weekend carrying various point streaks. Particularly, a goal by Colliver against ESU would make her the first Rock athlete with a goal in four straight games over the previous two decades.
 
Goal Streaks
Colliver: 3 Games
Christman: 2 Games
Roland: 2 Games
 
Assist Streaks
Del Vecchio: 3 Games
Colliver: 2 Games
Metcalf: 2 Games
 
ROCK SHOT LEADERS
Five different Rock position players have already recorded six or more shots on goal this season in Ross (9), Christman (7), Karmonick (6), Colliver (6) and Roland (6).
 
ROOKIE FIRSTS
The Lincoln Memorial game marked a pair of "first" moments for SRU freshmen Grace Maynard and Megan Rude. Maynard made her first career start while Rude scored her first collegiate goal in the form of what turned out to be the game-winning score.
 
GOING INTO AND COMING OUT OF THE HALF STRONG
Slippery Rock holds a +4 (8-4) scoring margin in the second and third quarters of games this season. SRU has scored four goals in both the second and third quarters of games this season while allowing just one second-quarter goal and three third-quarter scores.
 
MAKING THE MOST OF CORNERS
Slippery Rock has continuously put itself in prime scoring position this season by drawing 48 penalty corners through four games (12 per game). Conversely, SRU have only given its opposition 12 corners (3 per game). Of The Rock's 11 goals this year, seven have come shortly after a corner.
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Sept. 24 (11 a.m.) at Lindenwood
Sept. 25 (11 a.m.) at Maryville
Oct. 2 (12 p.m.) vs. Wingate – Friends in Field Hockey Day
Oct. 7 (6 p.m.) vs. Shippensburg – Diversity and Inclusion Day
Oct. 12 (4 p.m.) at Mansfield

EAST STROUDSBURG PRIMER
Overall Record: 4-0
NFHCA Top-10: 3rd
PSAC Record: 0-0
PSAC Standings: T-1st
Home Record: 2-0
Away Record: 2-0
Neutral Site Record: 0-0
Streak: W4
Head Coach: Sandy Miller | 38th year (463-282-11)
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
The nationally ranked Warriors come to Slippery Rock having not allowed a goal through its first four games all the while scoring 4.0 goals per game.
 
East Stroudsburg has not only held its opposition scoreless, but it has also barely allowed any attempts. Entering Saturday, ESU opponents have recorded just nine shots on goal (2.3 per game). Amy Supey (4-0) serves as East Stroudsburg's starting goalie, she has seven saves over four shutouts.
 
Offensively, 11 Warriors have already scored goals with Nicol Krozser leading the way on seven points off three goals and one assist. Olivia Breen, Julia Cooper and Morgan Mesenbring all have two goals apiece as well.
 
Following a 3-0 season-opening win over St. Thomas Aquinas, ESU has defeated Assumption (6-0), Saint Anselm (2-0) and Pace (5-0).
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock makes the long trip to Missouri for two games at Sept. 24 at Lindenwood University and Sept. 25 at Maryville University. Both games are schedule for 11 a.m. starts.




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