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. No. 4 Bloomsburg
The Rock (4-12, 1-7)	Huskies (13-4, 4-4)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Rayell Wallace	Coach Nikki Hartranft
Program Records	Program Records
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Winners in two of its last three games, the Slippery Rock University field hockey team closes out its 2023 season 4 p.m. Friday against No. 4 Bloomsburg University on Senior Day at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Friday'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.
 
SENIOR DAY
Prior to Friday's game four members of The Rock's 2023 senior class - Gabriella Delcoco, Samantha Karmonick, Alex Held and Erin Roland - will be recognized for their contributions to the program over their collegiate careers in a brief pregame celebration.
 
GAME 17 DETAILS
Opponent: Bloomsburg University
Date: Friday – 4 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: X/Twitter (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: BU leads 47-3
Last Played: Nov. 12, 2022 (BU won 2-1)
 
SERIES HISTORY
While Bloomsburg is 47-3 against The Rock all-time, the two schools have split the most recent games in the series with SRU taking the 2021 contest, 3-2, at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium and the Huskies winning a 2-1 game a year ago in Bloomsburg.
 
LAST MEETING
A third-quarter goal by Aydan McFarland proved to be the difference in a 2-1 Bloomsburg victory over The Rock on Nov. 12, 2022. SRU and BU traded goals to start the game with the Huskies striking first at 12:20 and Bailee Christman answering back in the 24th minute on a Leslie Colliver assist to tie the game before Bloomsburg's eventual win.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 4-12
PSAC Record: 1-7
PSAC Standings: 9th
Home Record: 1-5
Away Record: 2-6
Neutral Site Record: 1-1
Streak: W1
Last Five Games: 2-3
Head Coach: Rayell Wallace | Fourth season (18-31)
 
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock picked up its second win in its last three games after downing Mercyhurst 2-0 in a road shutout Tuesday.
 
A LOOK AT THE SENIOR CLASS
Samantha Karmonick: Appeared in 41 games over her three-year Slippery Rock career while making 36 starts … Recorded 16 career points on six goals and four assists with two game-winning scores … A sport management major.
 
Alex Held: Appeared in 21 games over the last two seasons including six starts … Has recorded one assist and three shots during her time at The Rock … An Early Childhood Education major that has been named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and a PSAC Scholar Athlete on three occasions.
 
Erin Roland: Started all 37 games played in since coming to The Rock … One of SRU's top offensive performers over career with 19 points on eight goals and three assists and 47 shots on goal. Majoring in education and has received NFHCA Scholar of Distinction honors once and PSAC Scholar Athlete accolades three times.
 
Kayla Del Vecchio: Started 46 of 66 career games played … Totaled 15 points on two goals and 11 assists with 26 shots on goal … Ranks fourth in program history for assists in a career … A four-time PSAC Scholar Athlete.
 
Gabriella Delcoco: Appeared in 32 of a possible 33 games while making 18 starts over her sophomore and junior years … Majors in Exercise Science and has been named a NFHCA Scholar of Distinction once and a PSAC Scholar Athlete three times.
 
SHOMO NETS FIRST GOALS
The highlight of the Mercyhurst game belonged to freshman Madison Shomo who was responsible for both of The Rock's goals in the two-score win. The goals were the first of Shomo's career.
 
Through 16 games, Shomo is one of two Rock athletes to have scored their first collegiate goals this season along with Hilary Hoffman. Shomo is also the fourth Rock athlete to secure multiple goals in a game this season with Hoffman, Leslie Colliver and Gianna Conti (twice).

CLEAN SHEET FOR BURKER
The Mercyhurst victory also marked a solo shutout for goalkeeper Grace Burker, who made six saves in the win. While Burker has split shutouts with her backup four other times in her collegiate career, Tuesday's game served as her first full 60-minute shutout.
 
Burker, who has played all but the second half of Slippery Rock's 9-0 win against Roberts Wesleyan this season, heads into the Bloomsburg game having made 97 saves with a .703 save percentage and a 2.52 Goals Against Average. Her 6.06 saves per game ranks second in the PSAC.
 
If Burker makes three saves against Bloomsburg she will have recorded at least 100 saves in each of the last two seasons and in the process becomes just the third goalkeeper in program history record multiple 100-save seasons alongside Tara Bailey (4x) and Lisa Belcastro (4x).
 
COLLIVER AND CHRISTMAN CLIMB LEADERBOARDS
Colliver tallied her 32nd career point and ninth assist in a Rock uniform. Colliver has registered all her 11 points this season in the last four games, is now tied for seventh in program history for assists in a career and 16th in total points.  
 
The Mercyhurst game also proved bountiful to Christman, who set up Shomo's game-winning goal. The assist was her sixth at SRU, which pushes her into a tie for 18th in program history.
 
THE ROCK ATTACK
• Despite having missed two games, Colliver still leads The Rock in both total points (11) and assists (three) in addition to having netted four goals – all of which came in her historic performance against Roberts Wesleyan.
 
• Conti is SRU's leader in goals scored with five, which translates to the second-highest point total on the team as well (10).
 
• As one of four athletes with at least one goal and one assist this season, Hoffman sits third for Slippery Rock in both goals scored (three) and total points (seven).
 
• Christman and Grace Maynard have produced matching two-goal, two-assists campaigns in 2023. Likewise, Shomo and Karmonick have two goals each.
 
• Roland and Megan Rude cap off The Rock's goal scorers this season with one apiece.
 
• Rounding out SRU's point leaders in 2023 with one assist are Haley Metcalf and Paige Shannon.
 
• Five Rock athletes have accounted for double-digit shots on goal totals with Hoffman leading the way at 21 followed by Colliver (16), Christman (16), Roland (15) and Conti (13).
 
FINISHING STRONG
A victory over Bloomsburg would give SRU three wins in its last four games of the season. Since 1980, Slippery Rock has won at least three of its final four games of a season five times with the most recent occurrence happening in head coach Rayell Wallace's first season in 2021. Prior to 2021, SRU had not accomplished the feat since 1992.
 
Years Winning 3 of final 4 Games
1989: 3-0-1
2021: 3-1
1992: 3-1
1988: 3-1
1985: 3-1
 
BIG TIME ACCURACY
Heading into the season finale, the trio of Conti, Colliver and Christman have all logged shots on goal percentages – the percentage of total shots that are on goal – of at least 80 percent. Conti leads the group with an .860 (13-of-15) shots on goal percentage while Colliver and Christman have each placed 16 of their 20 shots (.800) on target.
 
Since 2008, when Slippery Rock began tracking shots on goal, SRU has never finished a season with three or more players totaling an SOG% of at least .800.
 
CONSTANTS IN THE LINEUP
Entering Friday's season finale, the quartet of Burker, Christman, Del Vecchio and Hoffman have started all 16 games this season while Conti, Maynard, Rude, Shannon, Shomo and Lucy Hutchinson have seen time in every game as well either in a starting or reserve role.
 
PRODUCING AT HOME
• 12 of The Rock's active 19 field players have tallied at least one point over their careers inside Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
Points at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
t1: Erin Roland: 17 (8 G / 1 A)
t1: Leslie Colliver: 17 (7 G / 3 A)
3. Bailee Christman: 14 (6 G / 2 A)
4. Kayla Del Vecchio: 9 (2 G / 5 A)
5. Grace Maynard: 8 (3 G / 2 A)
6. Samantha Karmonick: 7 (2 G / 3 A)
7. Gianna Conti: 5 (2 G / 1 A)
t8. Haley Metcalf: 4 (4 A)
t8. Megan Rude: 4 (2 G)
t10. Alex Held: 1 (1 A)
t10. Paige Shannon: 1 (1 A)
t10. Gabriella Delcoco: 1 (1 A)
• Additionally, Burker has started 23 home games over the last three years, going 10-13 with 136 saves, 5.9 saves per game and a 2.53 GAA over 1,328:47 minutes.
 
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
54 of The Rock's 86 wins (62.8 percent) over the last 11 years have come at the friendly confines of Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
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).
 
CAREER RECORDS WATCH
Points (No. 16-18)
16. Samantha Badaczewski (2007-10): 32
16. Katie Krouse (2007-10): 32
16: Leslie Colliver: 32
19: Bailee Christman: 28
19. Vicki Peterson (1994-97): 28
19: Nicole Hess (2001-04): 28
19: Barb Watson (1974-76): 28
 
Goals (No. 18-20)
18. Cathy Copeman (1975-76): 13
18. Marlene Krieger (1977-80): 13
20. Samantha Badaczewski (2007-10): 12
20. Katie Krouse (2007-10): 12
20: Nicole Hess (2001-04): 12
20: Jennifer Kress (2002-03): 12
20: Leslie Colliver: 12
Active: Bailee Christman: 11
 
Assists
1. Megan McKay (2013-16): 15
2. Allie Hartman (2007-10): 14
3. Samantha Griffith (2001-02): 13
4. Kayla Del Vecchio: 11
4. Kailee Krupski (2014-17): 11
4. Gabrielle Malishchak (2009-12): 11
 
Saves
1. Lisa Belcastro (2007-10): 689
2. Tara Bailey (2003-06): 627
3. Grace Burker: 309
4. Carlee DuMars (2012-15): 279
 
Goalie Wins
1. Judith Johns (1986-89): 33
2. Kerry McKnight (1996-99): 23
3. Sue Everden (1975-76): 19
3. Amy Bricker (1991-95): 19
3. Carlee DuMars (2012-15): 19
6. Grace Burker: 18
7. Courtney Lee (2011-13): 16
 
BLOOMSBURG PRIMER
NFHCA Top-10: Fourth
Atlantic Region Rankings: Fifth
Overall Record: 13-4
PSAC Record: 4-4
PSAC Standings: 4th
Home Record: 6-2
Away Record: 7-2
Streak: L1
Last Five Games: 4-1
Head Coach: Nikki Hartranft | 13th season at BU (152-93)
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• The Huskies, which in addition to being fourth in the nation were slotted fifth in the most recent set of Atlantic Region rankings, lost a 4-3 decision Tuesday to Mansfield.
 
• Bloomsburg scores 3.12 goals per game while allowing 1.24. The BU offense also registers 15.8 shots and 8.8 corners per game. The Huskies come to Mihalik-Thompson Stadium ranked eighth in the nation in goals allowed and ninth in goals per game.
 
• Emily Swineford, Aydan McFarland and Genna Bush shoulder the bulk of Bloomsburg's scoring responsibilities. Swineford leads the way with 11 goals while McFarland and Bush have both posted nine-goal seasons.
 
• Bella Culp directs the BU offense with 10 assists.
 
• Jackie Nevel has played in all 17 games as Bloomsburg's primary goalkeeper. She has made 75 saves to go along with a 1.22 GAA, a .789 save percentage and eight shutouts.
 
• Prior to its loss against Mansfield, Bloomsburg had recorded five consecutive shutouts.
 
 
 

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