GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs. This page will serve as the "Digital Game Program" for this week's games. To navigate to all gameday info for any SRU home events this year, simply visit
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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team welcomes Daemen University for a non-conference tilt 3 p.m. Wednesday at James Egli Field.
Slippery Rock enters the match with a 4-5-1 record and a 2-2-0 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division mark, while Daemen owns a 1-11-0 record overall with a 0-4-0 record in East Coast Conference play.
NO PETS AT 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.
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.
GAME 11 of 17
Opponent: Daemen
Date: Wednesday – 3 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: James Egli Field
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 4-1
Current Streak: W1
Last Played: Sept. 20, 2023 (SRU won 5-2)
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock and Daemen have played five times over the last 10 years, with their first matchup coming in 2014, which resulted in a 2-1 Rock victory. Slippery Rock owns a 4-1-0 record all-time and 3-0-0 record at home against Daemen. The last time these two teams faced off was in 2023, in which SRU came out victorious in a 5-2 offensive showdown.
Aashi Pandher recorded one goal and one assist in the victory.
| TEAM COMPARISON |
| The Rock |
2025 Stats |
Wildcats |
| 4-5-1 |
Overall Record |
1-11-0 |
| 2-2-0 |
Conference Record |
0-4-0 |
| 1.30 |
Goals per Game |
0.75 |
| 1.60 |
Opp. Goals per Game |
3.83 |
| -3 |
Season Goal Differential |
-37 |
| 12.0 |
Shots per Game |
7.9 |
| 10.3 |
Opp. Shots per Game |
18.7 |
| 5.4 |
SOG per Game |
4.0 |
| 4.4 |
Opp. SOG per Game |
10.0 |
| 1.4 |
Assists per Game |
0.6 |
| 4.1 |
Corners per Game |
3.2 |
| 11.2 |
Fouls per Game |
10.8 |
| 2.8 |
Saves per Game |
6.2 |
TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST DAEMEN
Aashi Pandher – 1 GP: 1 G, 1 A, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 72 MIN
Gabin Lonjard – 1 GP: 90 MIN
Jack Smith – 2 GP: 49 MIN
Rock By The Numbers
Overall Record: 4-5-1
PSAC West Record: 2-2-0
Home Record: 4-2-0
Away Record: 0-3-1
PSAC West Rank: 4
th of 6
Streak: W1
Head Coach: Kevin Wilhelm | Eighth Season at SRU (43-57-18, .441)
Alma Mater: Slippery Rock '98
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
LAST TIME OUT
Behind a brace from
Gabin Lonjard, Slippery Rock cruised past California (Pa.), 3-0, in PSAC West competition Oct.11 at James Egli Field.
Lonjard put home two first half goals, followed by
Kaden Reynolds adding an insurance goal in the second half. Pandher,
Zsombor Retfalvi, and
Massimo Cuda all grabbed one assist in the win.
Lonjard and Cuda led The Rock with four shots apiece, while Reynolds (2), Pandher (2),
Colton Swanson (3),
Dylan Greggs (2) and
Cornelis Dedecker (2) recorded multiple shots for SRU.
Troy Nine earned the win with a three-save shutout.
Slippery Rock finished the contest with a 19-10 advantage in shots and 7-3 in shots on goal.
MID-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE MATCHUPS
Slippery Rock has found success in mid-season non-conference games over the past 15 years. Slippery Rock is 19-11-5 with a +20-goal differential in such games since 2010.
LEADING THE ROCK
Reynolds has paced The Rock offense with nine points and four goals. Retfalvi and Dedecker trails the forward with seven and six points respectively.
Retfalvi, Lonjard and
Jimmy Irani trail Reynolds for the Slippery Rock goal lead with two each. Dedecker, Pandher and
Patrick Tierney all have one tally for The Rock.
Dedecker leads all SRU players with four assists, while Retfalvi trails Dedecker with three assists. Cuda and Pandher has registered two assists apiece. Irani and Swanson have both collected one assist.
Pandher leads SRU with 19 shots through nine games. Dedecker and Reynolds trail the forward by one and three shots respectively, while Retfalvi has accumulated 13 shots. Pandher leads The Rock with 11 shots on goal.
Colton Spence leads The Rock in minutes played with 886. Spence's defensive partner's Lonjard and Tierney trail the senior in minutes with 871 and 857 respectively.
THE ROCK IN GOAL
Slippery Rock has played two different goalkeepers in its 10 games.
Alvey Kaufman has seen the majority of the time in goal and owns a 2-4-1 record with 21 saves on a .618 save percentage, while allowing 13 goals for a 1.86 goals against average.
Nine is 2-1-0 with six saves on a .667 save percentage, while allowing three goals for a 1.0 GAA.
PSAC LEADERS
Slippery Rock has players near the top of multiple PSAC leaderboards through the first half of the season. Dedecker currently sits second in the PSAC in assists with four helpers. The freshman also ranks fourth in the conference in assists per game with 0.40. Retfalvi joins Dedecker as he ranks ninth in the PSAC in total assists with three and 10
th in assists per game with 0.30.
Reynolds ranks 10
th in the conference in total goals with four.
Pandher ranks third in the PSAC in shot accuracy with a .579 mark and eighth in the conference with 1.22 shots on goal per game.
Irani sits third in the conference with two game-winning goals and Reynolds and Lonjard hold a share for 10
th in that category with one game-winner each.
Nine owns fifth in the PSAC in shutouts with two.
Kaufman ranks sixth in the PSAC in saves per game with 3.00.
TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE
With Lonjard's two tally's against California, the defender is the first Rock players to score twice in one game in the last 15 SRU matches, when
Arturo Pla Hernandis achieved that Oct. 30, 2024 against Lock Haven University in a 3-2 Rock victory.
Aitor Jorde and
Aaron Finney notched two goals in a game in 2024 as well.
SEASONED STARTERS
Slippery Rock's starting 11 has seen familiar faces throughout the first 10 games of the season as Spence, Lonjard, Tierney, Irani, Retfalvi, Dedecker and
Ryan Hanes have been a part of each opening lineup.
WILHELM ON THE SRU WINS LIST
Wilhelm currently sits in fourth place on SRU's all-time wins list with 43 wins. Wilhelm trails John Eiler (1946-55) for third place on the wins list by 13 wins.
WILDCATS BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 1-11-0
ECC Record: 0-4-0
Home Record: 0-6-0
Away Record: 1-5-0
ECC Rank: 9
th of 9
Streak: L10
Head Coach: Bediako Swan | Seventh season at Daemen (22-69-6, .258)
Alma Mater: Davis & Elkins '12
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
DAEMEN SCOUTING REPORT
The Wildcats have had a tough start to their 2025 campaign so far with a 1-11-0 record. Daemen defeated Malone University, 3-1, to improve to 1-1 and have lost all ten games since. Daemen has been outscored 40-5 on its 10-game losing streak.
Senior forward Larry Noel leads the Wildcats in points (4) and goals (2). Stevie Varallo is tied with Noel for the Wildcat point lead with four. Noel is the only Daemen player with multiple goals, but seven other Wildcats have one tally each.
Varallo and Jonathan Lopez-Leblanc lead Daemen in assists with two each, while three other Daemen players have registered one assist.
Noel (15) and Axe Lozoya (10) lead Daemen in shots as the only Wildcats that have double-digit shots this season.
Freshman goalkeeper Dylan Delaney has started 10 of Daemen's 12 games in 2025. Delaney owns a 1-9-0 record with a 3.58 GAA and a .627 save percentage.
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock finishes the first cycle of PSAC West play as it travels to Pitt-Johnstown 12 p.m. Saturday.
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