GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs for all sports in 2023-24. 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. Clarion
The Rock (11-10, 3-5)	Golden Eagles (18-2, 8-0)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Laurie Lokash	Coach Jennifer Herron
Program Records	Program Records
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PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University volleyball team will host Clarion for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division match on Dig for the Cure night 7 p.m. Tuesday at Morrow Field House.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Tuesday's match 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.
 
DIG FOR THE CURE
Tuesday's contest will serve as The Rock's annual Dig for the Cure match. The match marks The Rock's 17th year holding a Dig for the Cure event. Over that time, Slippery Rock has raised over $30,000 for breast cancer research and treatment.
 
There will be a variety of ways to contribute to this year's Dig for the Cure event at Slippery Rock including a bake sale, 50/50 raffle and a serving contest between the second and third sets.
 
There will be a $1 entry fee for the serving contest, though any amount above that will gladly be accepted. Those taking part in the serving contest will be able to serve until they win one of various prizes placed across the court.
 
Anyone wishing to make a flat donation to the cause may do so by either contributing online by clicking HERE. All proceeds will go towards the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.
 
Founded in 1993, the PBCC has been able to contribute over $4.3 million to breast cancer researchers in Pennsylvania thanks in no small part to efforts by organization's throughout the state that hold events such as SRU's Dig for the Cure match.
 
MATCH 22 DETAILS
Opponent: Clarion
Date: Tuesday – 7 p.m.
Location: Morrow Field House
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-match Updates: Twitter/X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: SRU leads 57-54
Last Played: Sept. 22, 2023 (Clarion won 3-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock holds a 57-54 lead over Clarion in the all-time series which dates back to 1973, but the Golden Eagles enter Tuesday's match having won 19 straight against SRU. The Rock last beat Clarion inside Morrow Field House on Sept. 27, 2011.
 
Top SRU Performers vs. Clarion
(Per Match Average)
Mary Berger: 2.3 Blocks (4 Matches)
Callie Chevalier: 7.0 Kills, 9.5 Digs, 1.0 Blocks (2 Matches)
Erica Selfridge: 6.0 Kills, 7.6 Digs (5 Matches)
Kate Lachendro: 11.0 Digs (5 Matches)
 
LAST MEETING
The Golden Eagles recorded a close three-set 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 decision over The Rock in Clarion earlier in the season on Sept. 22.
 
Slippery Rock finished the contest with an 11-8 advantage over Clarion in total blocks while the Golden Eagles held edges over SRU in kills (49-34), attack percentage (.211-.138), aces (6-3) and digs (62-54). Cassidy Snider, who ranks second in Division II in total kills, led Clarion with a 22-kill, 11-dig double-double.
 
On a night in which The Rock recorded 11 total blocks, all of which came via block assists, Mary Berger led the way with a career-best eight rejections. Offensively, SRU was paced by Erica Selfridge who posted 12 kills on a .250 attack percentage to go along with 10 digs.

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 11-10
PSAC West: 3-5 (6th)
Home Record: 2-2
Away Record: 3-7
Neutral Site Record: 6-1
Streak: L3
Last Five Matches: 2-3
Head Coach: Laurie Lokash | 40th Year (673-636 / .514)
 
ROCK STAT LEADERS
ATTACK: Erica Selfridge (220 kills / .196), Callie Chevalier (194 kills / .155)
ASSISTS: Jaeden Yost (400 / 5.71 per set)
ACES: Yost (26), Alayna Chizmar (26)
DIGS: Kate Lachendro (348 / 5.27)
BLOCKS: Lauren VonderHaar (86), Mary Berger (53)
 
ROCK SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: 17 (3x)
ASSISTS: Jaeden Yost – 34 vs. Roberts Wesleyan
ACES: Alayna Chizmar – 5 - (2x)
DIGS: Kate Lachendro – 33 vs. Roberts Wesleyan
BLOCKS: Lauren VonderHaar – 9 vs. Ursuline
 
HOW THE ROCK STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Digs Per Set: 1st (18.5)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 3rd (1.4)
• Blocks Per Set: 6th (2.1)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 6th (1.7)
• Assists Per Set: 7th (11.03)
• Attack %: 8th (.175)
• Kills Per Set: 10th (11.7)
• Opponent Attack %: 10th (.172)
 
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock dropped a three-set decision at Indiana University (Pa.) on Oct. 14 25-19, 25-21 and 25-20.
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Tuesday begins the second half of The Rock's 16-match round robin PSAC West schedule. SRU opens the second leg sitting sixth in the league standings with a conference mark of 3-5. The top four teams in the PSAC West standings at the end of regular season qualify for the conference championship tournament.
 
• While the Clarion match is by no means a must-win for SRU, a victory over the Golden Eagles, which were receiving votes in the most recent AVCA Top-25, could pay huge dividends at the conclusion of the season as Slippery Rock (3-5), Pitt-Johnstown (5-3), IUP (5-3) and Edinboro (4-4) all battle for potential postseason berths.
 
• Slippery Rock features a four-headed outside attack consisting of Erica Selfridge, Callie Chevalier, Alayna Chizmar and Chelsie Wheeler.
 
• A starter in all 21 matches this season, Selfridge enters the week leading SRU with 220 kills and 2.97 kills per set in addition to having compiled a .196 attack percentage, 23 aces and 306 digs (4.14 per set).
 
• One of the top all-around athletes in the PSAC, Selfridge has tallied 10 double-doubles this season while ranking fourth in the PSAC West in digs per set and fifth in kills per set.
 
• Chevalier, who has three double-digit kill performances in her last five matches, is nearing her first 200-kill collegiate season as she has posted 194 (2.62) through the first 21 matches of 2023 to go along with 42 blocks and 16 aces. She is second on the team in kills while also ranking third in both blocks and digs.
 
• In addition to being tied for the team lead in aces (26) and having already tallied a career-high 29 blocks, Chizmar also serves as SRU's third leading attacker with 120 kills (1.64).   
 
• Wheeler leads all Slippery Rock's outside hitters with a .201 attack percentage which has translated into 113 kills (1.59) on the year. Wheeler also supplements The Rock's front line defensive efforts with 35 blocks – the fourth highest total on the team.
 
• Along with Selfridge, middle hitters Lauren VonderHaar and Mary Berger are the only three SRU athletes to have started all 21 matches this season.
 
• VonderHaar ranks 10th in Division II in total blocks with 86 all the while having chipped in 91 kills on a stellar .325 attack percentage. She is just 14 blocks and nine kills away from being responsible for the 11th 100-kill / 100-block season in program history and first since Michelle Hren in 2013 (187 kills / 141 blocks)
 
• Berger is having her best collegiate season to date as she has already recorded personal-bests in both total blocks (53), solo blocks (12) and kills (97).
 
• Libero Kate Lachendro is 17th in Division II, and second in the PSAC West, in digs per set at 5.27 which translates into 348 total digs on the year. She also on the cusp of climbing another rung on The Rock's career digs ladder as her 1,492 are just 20 away from tying Missy Watson (1990-93) for ninth in program history.
 
• Making Lachendro's dig numbers even more impressive is the fact that she has needed just 285 sets to reach the lofty total. For comparisons sake, Lachendro is the only athlete among SRU's top-20 all-time leaders in digs that has played fewer than 300 career sets.
 
• Slippery Rock has turned to three setters this season to guide its offensive attack. With Jaeden Yost having logged the most playing time at 70 sets to assist on 400 Rock kills (5.71 per set) all the while matching Chizmar with a team-high 26 aces.
 
• Peytan Gullickson (59 sets) and Jalynn West (32) make up the remainder of SRU's setter contingent with 197 (3.34) and 126 assists (3.94), respectively.
 
• Rounding out Slippery Rock's leaders is Paige Weeder, who has established herself as one of The Rock's top servers with 14 aces over 21 matches.
 
• Kaitlyn Danszczak saw the most extensive time of her young career last weekend by playing in two sets against Pitt-Johnstown and making her first collegiate start in the IUP match. All told, she had three kills and seven digs in the two matches.
 
NEXT FIVE MATCHES
Oct. 20 (7 p.m.) at Gannon
Oct. 27 (6 p.m.) at Edinboro
Oct. 28 (1 p.m.) at Mercyhurst
Oct. 31 (7 p.m.) vs. California (Pa.)
Nov. 4 (1 p.m.) at Seton Hill
 
CAREER RECORDS WATCH
Digs (No. 6-10)
6. Danielle Snyder (1995-98): 1,687
7: Jen Blasko (2005-08): 1,612
8. Nikki St. Antoine (1993-96): 1,608
9. Missy Watson (1990-93): 1,512
10: Kate Lachendro: 1,492
 
Assists (No. 12-16)
12. Stephanie Kluge (1999-02): 1,171
13. Jaeden Yost: 1,004
14: Ali Fleagle (2010-13): 885
15. Michele Shatto (1994-97): 822
16: Peytan Gullickson: 678
 
Kills (No. 12-16)
12. Gaylene Abbott (1993-96): 878
13. Kristy Lake (2011-14): 874
14. Lindsay Weber (2002-05): 846
15: Kristen Kluge (1994-97): 796
16: Erica Selfridge: 762
 
CLARION PRIMER
AVCA Top-25: Receiving Votes
Overall Record: 18-2
PSAC West: 8-0 (1st)
Home Record: 8-0
Away Record: 5-2
Neutral Site Record: 5-0
Streak: W8
Last Five Matches: 5-0
Head Coach: Jennifer Herron | 17th Year (384-162 / .703)
 
CLARION STAT LEADERS
ATTACK: Cassidy Snider (353 kills / .318), Julia Piccolino (168 kills / .143)
ASSISTS: London Fuller (817 / 11.35 per set)
ACES: Abigail Selfridge (31), Piccolino (25)
DIGS: Selfridge (285 / 3.96)
BLOCKS: Finley Kearney (58), Charlie Allison (50)
 
CLARION PSAC RANKINGS
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 1st (1.1)
• Assists Per Set: 1st (12.5)
• Kills Per Set: 1st (13.7)
• Attack %: 2nd (.232)
• Blocks Per Set: 2nd (2.2)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 3rd (10.6)
• Opponent Attack %: 6th (.155)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 8th (1.7)
• Digs Per Set: 10th (14.9)
 
UP NEXT
Following its brief stop at home, Slippery Rock returns to the road for three-matches beginning 7 p.m. Friday at Gannon University.
 
 
 
 


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