GAME PROGRAM INFO
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Slippery Rock vs. Gannon
The Rock (12-3-2)	Golden Knights (12-3-1)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Jessica Giegucz	Coach Colin Petersen
Program Records	Program Records
James Egli Field
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

 

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will host Gannon University in its final regular season game 3 p.m. Tuesday for a game that will in part determine where The Rock will be seeded in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament.
 
The Rock come in with a 12-3-2 overall record and 11-2-2 within the PSAC West. The Golden Knights enter at a similar mark of 12-3-1 overall as well as a 12-2 record in the PSAC West.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Tuesday'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 TV, 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.

GAME 18 of 18
Opponent: Gannon
Date: Tuesday – 3 p.m.
Venue: James Egli Field
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Live Video: Rock Athletics Digital Network
Live Stats: Slippery Rock Athletic Communication
In-game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)

SERIES HISTORY vs. GANNON
Tuesday marks the 32^nd all-time meeting between The Rock and the Golden Knights, a series that Slippery Rock holds a 14-14-3 record in. Slippery Rock has gone 0-3-2 in the last five contests with Gannon, most recently winning Oct. 6, 2021.
 
While at home, Slippery Rock is 9-5-1 overall against Gannon and 3-1-1 in the five most recent games played at The Rock. Gannon has not won at SRU since Sept. 24, 2017.

LAST MEETING
Slippery Rock was defeated Sept. 27 at Gannon, 4-2. SRU found itself down 2-0 at halftime after Gannon netted goals in the 25^th and 43^rd minutes. The Golden Knights extended their lead to 3-0 in the 73^rd minute on a penalty kick goal.
 
The Rock fought back, though, when Brooke Riefenstahl scored on a loose-ball scramble in the 76^th minute. Slippery Rock continued to rally with a Morgan Sarver goal in the 81^st minute, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Gannon ended SRU's comeback hopes with an 83^rd minute goal of its own, sealing the game with a 4-2 result.
 
The Golden Knights led in shots (30-7), shots on goal (12-3) and corner kicks (3-1).
 
THE ROCK BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 12-3-2 (.765)
PSAC West Record: 11-2-2
PSAC West Standings: 3^rd
Home Record: 7-0-1
Away Record: 5-3-1
Last Five Games: 5-0-0
Streak: W7
Head Coach: Jessica Giegucz | Ninth season at SRU (95-41-19, .674)

LAST TIME OUT
The Rock cruised to its seventh straight victory o Oct. 28 at James Egli Field, defeating California (Pa.), 2-0. Libby Zacharyasz scored her third goal in three games in the 25^th minute to give Slippery Rock a 1-0 lead. Maddie DeLucio connected just 2:02 before halftime to double the lead to two goals.
 
Slippery Rock did not find a second half goal, but continued to keep Cal out of the net for The Rock's sixth blank sheet of the season. SRU led in shots (15-5), shots on goal (5-1) and corner kicks (10-3).
 
WHERE THEY STAND
Slippery Rock has already clinched a playoff berth in this year's PSAC Tournament, marking The Rock's 13^th consecutive postseason appearance. Currently, SRU finds itself in third in the PSAC West standings with 35 points, just one behind Gannon and two behind division leader Mercyhurst University.
 
Slippery Rock is in contention to be any of the top three seeds in the PSAC West. If The Rock closes the regular season first or second in the PSAC West standings, they will host a first round PSAC Tournament game on Nov. 6. The following clinching scenarios are as follows:

• Slippery Rock clinches the top seed in the PSAC West with a win over Gannon paired with a Gannon loss or tie to Indiana University (Pa.) (Nov. 3), and Mercyhurst losses to Edinboro (Oct. 31) and California (Nov. 3).
   
• SRU will secure at least the second seed with a win over Gannon paired with a Gannon tie or loss to IUP (Nov. 3).
   
• If Slippery Rock ties or loses to Gannon, it will be the No. 3 seed in the PSAC Tournament.

Slippery Rock was named in the initial NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Regional Rankings Oct. 25. For more details on the NCAA National Tournament selection process, read HERE.
 
A HISTORICAL HOT STREAK
Slippery Rock's 2-0 win over California last week extended The Rock's unbeaten streak to eight straight games. The victory also marked Slippery Rock's first seven-game winning streak since 2019. Between the 2010-11 seasons, Slippery Rock rattled off an undefeated streak of 16 games. The last time that Slippery Rock went unbeaten through nine games was 2009.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
Entering Tuesday's contest with a 7-0-1 record at home, Slippery Rock has secured its 27^th consecutive season of not having a losing record at home. Slippery Rock has not had an undefeated home record since 2007, a year in which The Rock went 12-0 at home and 17-5-1 overall, losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to West Chester University, 1-0. 
 
THE FRONT LINES
Sydney Patrick leads Slippery Rock with 22 points on six goals and 10 assists. Just behind her with 21 points on six goals and nine assists is Sarver. Both Patrick and Sarver rank in the top 15 in Division II in assists, while ranking second and fourth in the PSAC, respectively.
 
Ashley Rea and DeLucio both have 13 and 12 points, respectively, with Rea's points coming on five goals and three assists and DeLucio recording five goals and two assists.
 
Skylar Munnikhuysen is up to eight points on three goals and two assists, while Zacharyasz finds herself with eight points, all coming from her four assists. Fellow defenders Riefenstahl and Faith Diffenbacher both have five points on two goals and one assist.
 
Olivia Yoder has four points on one goal and two assists, while Jaime Dermotta's goal and assist give her three points. Sophia Palermo, Briona Rice and Lindsey Price each have two points on one goal, while Nina King and Bailey McGee have each earned one point on one assist.

A SEASON OF SHOTS
Slippery Rock has taken 18.59 shots per game, second in the PSAC and 15^th in Division II. Sarver is responsible for 21.2 percent of The Rock's shots, firing 67 of SRU's 316 total shots on the season. Sarver is second in the PSAC West in shots and shots on goal per game, with her 3.9 shots per game ranking 16^th nationally.
 
DeLucio, Patrick and Rea have taken a combined 103 shots, each taking 35, 34 and 34, respectively. Together, the trio accounts for 32.6 percent of the team's total offensive output.
 
Zacharyasz is one of the team's most accurate shot-takers, placing 15 of her 25 (60 percent) shots on target. Similarly, with a shot on goal percentage of .588, Rea has poured 20 of her 34 shots on cage.

RECORD WATCH

• Patrick is one assist away from 11 assists, which would rank her second all-time in assists per season behind Annette Berg's 15 assists in 1999.
   
• With 20 career assists, Patrick ranks seventh all-time in SRU history. 22 assists would put her in a tie for fifth, while Ashley Paganie leads with 26. Patrick is second all-time in assists per game at .36. Rachel Edge's .37 assists per game through 59 games is first.
   
• At 67 total shots, Sarver is tied for ninth all-time for most shots in a single season. Paganie holds the record with 80 shots in the 2009 season. Paganie also holds the record for shots per game at 4.44. Sarver enters Tuesday's contest having taken 3.94.
   
• Rea has taken 131 total shots in her career, which ranks 10^th all-time. Last year, Kayla Swope concluded her career with 148 shots, which ranks eighth.
   
• At 12 wins in net, Leah Allman is tied for eighth all-time in goalkeeper wins per season. Emma Yoder leads the way with 18 wins in 2019.

AN AWARD TO CELEBRATE
Diffenbacher was named PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career, the conference office announced Monday. The Huron, Ohio native recorded three points last week, scoring the game-winning goal at Edinboro and adding an assist to SRU's shutout effort against California.
 
The junior is the second Slippery Rock defender to be named a PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week, joining Zacharyasz, who was named to the honor twice earlier this season.
 
DOMINANT DEFENSE
Led by Diffenbacher, King, Riefenstahl and Zacharyasz, none of whom have missed a minute of play this season, Slippery Rock's defense continues to hold its opponents to unprecedented lows.
 
SRU has taken more corners than its opponents in each of the last eight games and has outshot its opponent in seven of the last eight matches. In the last eight games, The Rock has held a combined advantage in corner kicks, 62-16. In that span, Slippery Rock has led in shots on goal, 72-28.
 
ANOTHER CLEAN SHEET IN GOAL
Allman recorded her sixth career shutout in Slippery Rock's 2-0 win over Cal last week. The true freshman enters Tuesday's contest with a GAA of 1.27 and a save percentage of .672. On the year, Allman has registered 43 saves on 134 shots faced.

TRICK OR TREAT
Slippery Rock is 3-2 all-time on Halloween, 1-0 while playing at home. The only time that The Rock has played at home on Halloween was in 2009, in a 2-1 victory over Gannon. 
 
ACTIVE SRU ROSTER vs. GANNON
Sydney Patrick – 4 points (1 goal, 2 assists)
Maddie DeLucio – 3 points (1 goal, 1 assist)
Brooke Riefenstahl – 2 points (1 goal, 0 assists)
Morgan Sarver – 2 points (1 goal, 0 assists)
Ashley Rea – 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist)
Leah Allman – 7 saves (1 game played)

THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 12-3-1 (.781)
PSAC West Record: 12-2-0
PSAC West Standings: 2^nd
Home Record: 6-2-1
Away Record: 6-1-0
Last Five Games: 4-1-0
Streak: W2
Head Coach: Colin Petersen | 22^nd season at Gannon (200-160-38, .550)

GANNON SCOUTING REPORT
The Golden Knights' lone losses this year came in the form of a sweep against nationally ranked Mercyhurst and a non-conference setback to the University of Charleston. They have outscored their opponents this year, 46-22, coming into Tuesday after a pair of 3-1 wins over Clarion and Seton Hill University.
 
True freshman Brooklyn Respecki has led the way with 28 points on 10 goals and eight assists. Placing 48 of her 91 total shots on net, Respecki is second in Division II in shots on goal per game and third in shots per game.
 
Another true freshman, Grace Emanuel, has tallied 21 points on nine goals and three assists. Emanuel recorded a hat trick against SRU in Gannon's 4-2 win over The Rock earlier this year.
 
Morgan Sinan has been Gannon's go-to goalkeeper, starting all but one game. Sinan has allowed just 12 goals on the year, making 24 saves. The Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania native comes into Tuesday with a GAA of 0.89 and a save percentage of .667.
 
As a collective, Gannon's 23.25 shots per game are first in the PSAC and second in Division II. The Golden Knights have held their opponents to an average of 6.3 shots per game so far this season.

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock will play in the first round of the PSAC Tournament Nov. 6, with the location, opponent to be determined.  



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