GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs for all sports in 2024-25. 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. Pitt-Johnstown
The Rock (5-3-3, 5-1-2 PSAC West)	Mountain Cats (4-4-2, 2-4-2 PSAC West)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Jessica Giegucz	Coach Aideen O'Donoghue
Program Records	-
James Egli Field
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team will play its first of three home games over the course of 10 days by playing Pitt-Johnstown 4 p.m. Wednesday at James Egli Field in the team's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game.
 
The Rock are looking for their third win in four games, coming in with a 5-3-3 overall record and a 5-1-2 showing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division. The Mountain Cats will be trying to kickstart a playoff push, entering at 4-4-2 on the year and 2-4-2 with in league play.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Wednesday'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.
 
NO PETS AT JAMES EGLI FIELD
Fans are reminded that there are NO PETS allowed at James Egli Field or in any SRU Athletics facilities. Please do not bring dogs or any other pets to the game. Unless they are a registered service animal, you will be asked to remove your pet from the facility.
 
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS GAME
The Slippery Rock women's soccer team will be hosting its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game Wednesday, encouraging all fans to wear pink for the match. Prior to the game, players and coaches of both the SRU and UPJ women's soccer teams will honor loved ones who have battled or are currently battling breast cancer.
 
GAME 12 of 17
Opponent: Pitt-Johnstown
Date: Wednesday – 4 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: James Egli Field
Live Video: Rock Athletics Digital Network
Live Stats: Slippery Rock Athletic Communication
In-game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 13-1-1
Current Streak: W4
Last Played: Sept. 11, 2024 (SRU won, 3-0)
 
TOP ACTIVE SRU CAREER STATS vs. PITT-JOHNSTOWN
Morgan Sarver – 11 points on 4 goals, 3 assists, 31 shots, 17 SOG (5 GP)
Sydney Patrick – 9 points on 2 goals, 5 assists, 18 shots, 10 SOG (7 GP)
Maddie DeLucio – 4 points on 2 goals, 9 shots, 5 SOG (4 GP)
Libby Zacharyasz – 2 points on 1 goal, 9 shots, 2 SOG (5 GP)
Leah Allman – (3-0), 0.33 GAA, 10 saves on 26 SF, 2 SHO (3 GP)
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Rock and the Mountain Cats will meet for the 16^th time Wednesday with Slippery Rock looking for its 14^th all-time win against Pitt-Johnstown. SRU owns a 13-1-1 record when playing UPJ, tying 3-3 on the road in 2021 and falling at home in 2022, 2-1.  
 
Since then, The Rock have rattled off four straight victories against UPJ, outscoring the Mountain Cats 15-2 in that span.
 
Slippery Rock is 6-1 when hosting Pitt-Johnstown, most recently cruising to a 5-0 win Sept. 6, 2023 at James Egli Field. Five different players scored for SRU in the shutout: Morgan Sarver (2'), Sophia Palermo (34'), Sydney Patrick (61'), Briona Rice (64') and Faith Diffenbacher (73').
 
The Rock also set an all-time program record in single-game shots during that match, outshooting the Mountain Cats 43-4. The Rock came away with a 17-1 lead in shots on goal and a 12-2 advantage in corner kicks. Leah Allman made one save in her first career shutout.
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	Stats	Pitt-Johnstown
5-3-3	Overall Record	4-4-2
5-1-2	Conference Record	2-4-2
1.9	Goals per Game	0.8
0.9	Opp. Goals per Game	1.7
+11	Season Goal Differential	-9
16.3	Shots per Game	9.4
11.4	Opp. Shots per Game	15.3
7.8	SOG per Game	4.9
4.8	Opp. SOG per Game	6.8
2.0	Assists per Game	0.8
6.1	Corners per Game	2.1
6.5	Fouls per Game	10.1
3.9	Saves per Game	5.1

 
THE ROCK BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 5-3-3
PSAC West Record: 5-1-2
Home Record: 1-1-2
Away Record: 4-2-1
Streak: W1
Last Five: 3-1-1
PSAC West Rank: 2^nd of 8
Head Coach: Jessica Giegucz | 10^th season at SRU (100-45-23, .664)
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Rock brought three points home from a 2-1 win over Seton Hill University that required Bailey McGee to score a game-winner in the final 5:58. McGee also assisted SRU's first goal of the game, a 47^th-minute strike from Sarver. Skylar Munnikhuysen recorded an assist on McGee's game winner.
 
Seton Hill found its equalizer in the 72^nd minute but could not overcome deficits in shots (18-10), shots on goal (11-3) and corner kicks (7-3) that helped propel The Rock to their one-goal victory.
 
Allman made two saves in the game, a win that started SRU's second leg of PSAC West round-robin play on the right foot.
 
LEADING THE ROCK
A dozen players have tallied points for The Rock, led by McGee with 12 points on four goals and four assists. Patrick's 11 points on two goals and seven assists rank right behind her, while Sarver is Slippery Rock's leading goalscorer with all 10 of her points stemming from five goals.
 
Maddie DeLucio ranks fourth on the team with her six points coming from two points and two assists, as three players have four points: Both Palermo and Olivia Yoder have scored once and assisted twice, while all four of Libby Zacharyasz's points have come from her two goals.
 
Munnikhuysen now has three points on the year from one goal and one assist. Diffenbacher and Ava Balazentis have each recorded two points on the year with Balazentis' coming from two assists and Diffenbacher's from one goal.
 
Kierstyn Maxey and Sydney Smith round out the group of 12 players with points each with one point from one assist.
 
On top of being the team's leading goalscorer, Sarver leads SRU in shots with 29 and shots on goal with 12. Zacharyasz follows her with 26 shots, while DeLucio has put 10 of her 20 total shots on target. Both Palermo and Patrick have also landed 10 shots on frame, combining for 27 total shot attempts.
 
DeLucio, Sarver and Zacharyasz are the three players with at least 20 shots on the year, collectively accounting for 75 of The Rock's 179 shots this year (41.9 percent).
 
CONGRATS, COACH
SRU's 2-1 win at Seton Hill marked Jessica Giegucz's 100^th win as Slippery Rock's head coach. Giegucz, who has not had a losing record in her 11-year career, earned her 100^th overall career win last year when taking her 2014 season at Division III Northland College into account.
 
BAILEY WITH ANOTHER BIG GAME
McGee leads Slippery Rock with 12 points following her one goal and one assist performance at Seton Hill despite earning points in just three games this season.
 
McGee similarly picked up three points on one goal and one assist at Edinboro Sept. 25 before piling on six points from two goals and two assists three days later at Clarion in Slippery Rock's second straight 6-0 win.
 
The sophomore captain from Aurora, Ohio has started every game this year and has seen six of her 16 total shots land on target. Two of SRU's five game-winning goals this year have come from McGee, ranking eighth in the PSAC in that category.
 
THE OFFENSE IS ROLLING
Slippery Rock has now recorded at least 17 shots in four of its last six games, ranking highly in the PSAC not only in shots but in several offensive metrics:
 
Slippery Rock top offensive team stats (PSAC rank)
• 2.0 assists per game (1^st)
• 16.3 shots per game (3^rd)
• 7.8 shots on goal per game (4^th)
• 6.2 corner kicks per game (4^th)
• 5.8 points per game (5^th)
• 1.9 goals per game (6^th)
 
FINDING THE SCORERS
In addition to leading the conference with 2.0 assists per game, Slippery Rock ranks 15^th nationally in Division II. Patrick, who broke SRU's all-time assists record earlier this year with 28, individually ranks sixth in Division II with 0.7 assists per game. She leads the team with seven total helpers on the season.
 
PRECISION ON THE ATTACK
By placing 11 of their 18 shots on target against Seton Hill, The Rock recorded their second-highest shot on goal accuracy of the year at 61.1 percent. SRU registered a 66.7 percent shot on goal rate against No. 5 Gannon University in its 1-1 draw Oct. 2 by landing six of its nine total shots on frame.
 
DEFENSE STANDING ON BUSINESS
Slippery Rock's defense saw familiar faces in Diffenbacher, Smith, Zacharyasz and Nina King against Seton Hill, holding the Griffins to three shots on goal. All PSAC West opponents so far this year have been held to fewer than seven shots on goal, averaging 3.6 shots on target per game.
 
LEAH MAKING MORE SAVES
Allman is up to 43 saves on the year, coming into Wednesday looking for her fifth shutout of the year. Playing more minutes than any other goalkeeper in the PSAC, Allman has a 0.91 GAA and an .811 save percentage through her 11 full 90-minute shifts.
 
#4 GETTING THE START
Yoder made her third career start for Slippery Rock against the Griffins, her first of the 2024 campaign. Despite averaging 51.9 minutes per game – more than 25 minutes fewer than Sarver – Yoder ranks fourth behind the team's leader in shots with 17 total shot attempts this year, becoming a consistent asset off the bench.
 
Further exemplifying SRU's depth, Rice and Chloe Flynn also played their third games of the season at SHU, combining for 13 minutes in the midfield.
 
LOOKING FOR A SWEEP
A win over Pitt-Johnstown would give Slippery Rock its first PSAC West sweep of the season after defeating the Mountain Cats 3-0 on the road Sept. 11. The only other team that The Rock have played twice this year is Seton Hill, which SRU went 1-0-1 against.
 
Pitt-Johnstown was one of the four PSAC West teams that Slippery Rock swept a year ago, falling in a pair of 5-0 and 4-1 defeats to The Rock. SRU also went 2-0 against Seton Hill (2-0, 2-0), Indiana University (Pa.) (3-2, 2-1) and Edinboro (1-0, 3-2) last year.
 
SETTLING INTO EGLI
Slippery Rock will play its first game at James Egli Field since Oct. 5, seeking to extend what is now a 15-game unbeaten streak on the pitch. The Rock are 1-0-2 at James Egli Field this year, most recently defeating California (Pa.) 1-0.
 
SRU is also playing its first of three straight games at James Egli Field, set to welcome IUP Oct. 19 and Clarion Oct. 26 as part of its second and final three-game homestand this year.
 
Slippery Rock went 2-0-1 the last time it played three consecutive matches at James Egli Field, defeating IUP and Edinboro, 3-2 and 1-0 before tying Clarion 2-2 last year.  
 
WHERE THEY STAND
SRU currently sits second in the PSAC West with 17 points on five wins and two draws, just one point behind Gannon's 18 points on five wins and three draws. IUP is three points back at 4-1-2 but has played one fewer game than The Rock.
 
Slippery Rock enters Wednesday's game with an eight-point buffer to Seton Hill, which is the first team out of the top four playoff-qualifying spots.
 
RECORD WATCH
Patrick and Sarver have both solidified themselves in the top 15 all-time in shots attempted. Sarver jumped past Ashley Rea for ninth place with 141 shots, while Patrick ranks 15^th with 114 total shot attempts.
 
With 56 points, Patrick is now tied for 17^th all-time with Lauren Steele. She is eight points out of the top 10, guarded by Jen Canucci and Beth Kimball with 64.
 
Allman stacks up eighth with 17 all-time wins, third with six career ties and 10^th with 10 total shutouts. Now with 30 career starts, the Olmsted Township, Ohio goalkeeper ranks eighth in school history, two starts in net behind Sarah Lacy (2005-09).
 
THE MOUNTAIN CATS BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 4-4-2
PSAC West Record: 2-4-2
Home Record: 2-2-1
Away Record: 2-2-1
PSAC West Rank: 6^th of 8
Streak: L1
Last Five: 2-2-1
Head Coach: Aideen O'Donoghue | First season at UPJ (4-4-2, .500)
 
PITT-JOHNSTOWN SCOUTING REPORT
After going 1-6-3 through the first 10 games a year ago, Pitt-Johnstown is at .500 at the same mark in the calendar this year with a 4-4-2 record. All 10 matches this season for UPJ have been shutouts, most recently defeating Clarion 4-0 and falling to No. 7 Gannon 5-0. Pitt-Johnstown's most impressive result may have been its 0-0 draw with IUP Sept. 18.
 
Three players have a team-high six points for the Mountain Cats with Haley Neidig tallying a squad-leading three goals and 24 shots on the year.
 
Emma Morin has started all but one game in net for Pitt-Johnstown, now with a 1.11 GAA and a save percentage of .821. Her six shutouts from four wins and a pair of scoreless ties ranks first in the PSAC and ninth in Division II.
 
While the Mountain Cats take just 9.4 shots per game, ranking 13^th in the PSAC, UPJ's .521 shot accuracy stands at fourth in the conference.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock will welcome the Crimson Hawks of IUP 1 p.m. Saturday to James Egli Field for a crucial PSAC West matchup.





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