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Slippery Rock vs. Clarion
The Rock (9-11, 2-5)	Golden Eagles (9-11, 3-4)
Roster	Roster
Head Coach Dylan Lasher	Head Coach Jennifer Herron
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Program Records	Program Records
Morrow Field House
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - In a rare one-match week, the Slippery Rock University volleyball team hosts Clarion 6 p.m. Friday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition.

DIG FOR THE CURE
Friday's match will serve as The Rock's annual Dig for the Cure contest.
 
2025 will mark the 19th year in which SRU volleyball has held a Dig for the Cure event. In that time, the program has raised over $31,000 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. SRU volleyball will conduct a bake sale, 50/50 drawing and have a limited amount of t-shirts for sale.
 
All proceeds raised from The Rock's Dig for the Cure campaign will go directly to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC). For more information about the PBCC visit the organization's website HERE.
 
SHOW UP TO WIN A BOSE SPEAKER
The first 150 Slippery Rock students (with a valid SRU student ID) are eligible to enter a chuck a duck contest to possibly win a portable Bose speaker.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Friday'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.
 
MATCH 21 DETAILS
Opponent: Clarion
Date: Friday – 6 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: Clarion leads 58-57
Last Played: Sept. 24, 2025 (Clarion won 3-2)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Clarion has won 23 matches in the series for a tight 58-57 all-time record against The Rock. While the Golden Eagles hold a sizable winning streak against Slippery Rock, the last three matches in the series have all been close including two five-set tilts.
 
Top Rock Performers vs. Clarion
(Per match statistics)
Jaeden Yost: 16.9 Assists, 7.7 Digs (7 Matches)
Lauren VonderHaar: 4.0 Kills, .203%, 3.0 Blocks (6 Matches)
Callie Chevalier: 6.5 Kills, 7.3 Digs, 1.7 Blocks (6 Matches)
Kara Pasquale: 12.7 Digs, 1.0 Aces (3 Matches)
Marley Annis: 5.3 Kills, 6.3 Digs (3 Matches)
Paityn Krause: 21.5 Assists, 7.0 Digs (2 Matches)
Emry Rumbaugh: 14 Kills, .458%, 2 Blocks (1 Match)
 
LAST MEETING
The Slippery Rock volleyball team lost a close five-set (23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 15-8) PSAC West decision on the road Sept. 24 at Clarion.
 
Emry Rumbaugh had 14 kills and Marley Annis went for a 13-kill, 17-dig double-double to lead SRU. Lauren VonderHaar posted 11 kills and three blocks (two solo / one assisted). The trio of Rumbaugh, Annis and VonderHaar combined for a .295 attack percentage.
 
Clarion closed the night holding advantages over The Rock in kills (69-53), attack percentage (.239-.144), aces (6-4), digs (89-80) and total blocks (11-7). The Golden Eagles were led by Clarire Bickett's 18 kills and Lauren Fjerstad four aces.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Record: 9-11
PSAC West: 2-5
PSAC West Standings: 7th
Home Record: 2-3
Away Record: 2-4
Neutral Site Record: 5-4
Streak: L4
Last 5 Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Dylan Lasher | First season at SRU (9-11) | Fifth overall (54-72)
 
ROCK LEADERS
ATTACK: Callie Chevalier (226 kills / .143), Lauren VonderHaar (146 kills / .260)
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause (417 / 5.35 per set), Jaeden Yost (297 / 3.81 per set)
ACES: Yost (22), Krause (22)
DIGS: Kara Pasquale (378 / 4.85 per set)
BLOCKS: VonderHaar (98), Addison Jones (40)
 
ROCK SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: Callie Chevalier – 19 (2x)
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause – 32 vs. Bloomsburg
ACES: Krause – 4 vs. Bloomsburg
DIGS: Kara Pasquale – 29 at Fairmont State
BLOCKS: Lauren VonderHaar – 14 vs. Assumption
 
HOW THE ROCK STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 14th (.147)
• Opponent Attack %: 9th (.165)
• Kills Per Set: 14th (11.3)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 14th (12.5)
• Aces Per Set: 15th (1.3)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 1st (1.3)
• Digs Per Set: 5th (16.4)
• Blocks Per Set: 2nd (2.3)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 16th (2.2)
 
SRU AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Blocks Per Set: Lauren VonderHaar – 2nd
Digs Per Set: Kara Pasquale – 6th
Assists Per Set: Paityn Krause – 13th

STANDINGS CHECK
With seven matches left in the regular season, Slippery Rock finds itself positioned in a three-way tie for sixth place in the PSAC West standings. Clarion comes to Morrow Field House slotted fifth in the standings, one match ahead of the sixth-place pack.
 
• The top half of the conference standings have seen Gannon stake solid claim to first place with a perfect 7-0 league mark followed by the trio of IUP, Pitt-Johnstown and Edinboro in second place with matching 4-3 records inside the PSAC West.
 
• The top four teams in the Western Division standings at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the PSAC Tournament.
 
• With only Gannon having truly separated itself from the field, there is still plenty of time for The Rock to play their way into tournament contention, but to do so they must start stringing together victories as we enter the late stages of the season.
 
DIFFERENCES IN WINS AND LOSSES
In its nine wins this season, Slippery Rock has recorded a .174 attack percentage while limiting its opponents to a .116 attack percentage. However, in their 11 losses The Rock's attack percentage plummets to .123 with opponents carrying a .207 attack percentage.
 
VONDERHAAR, PASQUALE REMAIN AMONG D2'S BEST
Lauren VonderHaar and Kara Pasquale head into the Clarion match ranked among the nation's best in blocks and digs, respectively.
 
• With 98 blocks (28 solo / 70 assisted / 1.26 per set), VonderHaar ranks eighth in the country in total rejections and 18th in blocks per set.
 
• Pasquale's 378 total digs rank 23rd across all of Division II.
 
• Not just defensive forces, VonderHaar is also second on The Rock in kills (146 / 1.87 per set / .260) while Pasquale's 10 aces are the fourth highest total on the team.

HOME IS WHERE THE KILLS ARE
In The Rock's four home PSAC West matches this year, Callie Chevalier has averaged 14.5 kills per match compared to just 5.3 per outing in SRU's three PSAC West road matches.
 
A starter in all 20 matches this season, and one of five Rock athletes to have played all 78 sets, Chevalier has recorded 226 total kills (2.90 per set, .143%) while also making 206 digs (2.64 per set), tallying 39 blocks (five solo / 34 assisted) and serving eight aces.
 
In addition to leading SRU in total kills, Chevalier also ranks second on the team in digs and third in blocks.
 
FLAWLESS RUN FROM VONDERHAAR
Lauren VonderHaar has not committed an attack error over The Rock's last three matches. Over that stretch of time, the senior middle blocker has logged 18 kills on 54 attempts for a .333 attack percentage.  
 
EVERYONE HELPS UP FRONT
Behind VonderHaar's impending 100-block season, are eight other Rock athletes with double-digit block totals on the year, which have helped Slippery Rock climb to 25th in the nation, and second in the PSAC, in blocks per set on the year (2.33).
 
• With 13 rejections in her last five appearances, Addison Jones has taken second place on The Rock's rejection ledger with 40, narrowly ahead of Chevalier and Emry Rumbaugh with 39 apiece.
 
• Victoria Nalbach (32), Ava Haynes (24) and Kaitlyn Danszczak (18) follow with impressive block totals in relatively limited sets played with Marley Annis and Gwen McCarthy rounding out the leaders at 10 blocks each.
 
• The last time SRU had at nine athletes with at least 10 blocks was in 2022.
 
TIGHT RACE FOR ACE LEAD
• With 65 of The Rock's 102 aces (63.7 percent), SRU's serving efforts have been spearheaded by the trio of Paityn Krause, Jaeden Yost and Annis.
 
• The setting tandem of Krause and Yost have each served 22 aces in their 78 sets played this year. Annis is right behind the duo with 21 aces.
 
• Yost has the chance to become just the third athlete in program history, along with Peggy Gregory (1989-92) and Anastasia Urbanik (2005-08), to have produced at least 30 aces in four consecutive years.
 
• Krause and Annis, both of which are sophomores, have easily cleared their ace totals from their rookie years.

ROUNDING OUT THE ATTACK
Supplementing The Rock's top three attack leaders is a group of five athletes with at least 48 kills each.
 
• Annis is closing in on her first 100-kill collegiate season as she enters the Clarion match with 93 over her 73 sets played. She's also compiled 154 digs at a rate of 2.11 per set.
 
• Behind Annis are McCarthy (78), Nalbach (61), Danszczak (50) and Haynes (48).
 
• Nalbach's garnered her career-high kill total on an efficient .263 attack percentage. Most recently she tallied five kills with just one attack error on 14 attempts at IUP.
 
SETTING THE STAGE
Krause and Yost share setting duties for Slippery Rock. Both athletes have played in all 20 matches with Krause drawing 12 starts and Yost being on the court first eight times.
 
Krause has distributed 417 assists at a rate of 5.35 per set with Yost adding 297 total assists (3.81 per set).
 
GOING THE DISTANCE
Entering Friday, Slippery Rock has already played in six five-set matches on the year. Over the last 11 seasons, the only Rock team to play in more five-set matches was in 2021 (7).
 
DOMINANT IN THE EARLY SETS
• Slippery Rock has won the first set in 12 of its 20 matches this season.
 
• SRU is also a healthy 11-9 in the second set of its matches this year.
 
• In addition to its early success, The Rock have also taken the fourth set in eight of 12 attempts.
 
RECORD BOOK UPDATE
Entering the Clarion match, a trio of Slippery Rock's seniors find themselves continuing to climb SRU career record book in several statistical categories.
 
• With 356 career blocks, VonderHaar is now 13 rejections away from becoming SRU's sole leader in career blocks. The current record belongs to Laurie Flynn (1991-94 / 368).
 
• Already one of just eight athletes in program history to have recorded 2,000 career assists, Yost is now 58 assists shy of surpassing Haley Defibaugh (2014-17) for seventh on SRU's career assists ledger.
 
• Additionally, Yost's 135 career aces currently rank 10th all-time at The Rock – five away from tying Nikki St. Antoine (1993-96) for ninth place.
 
• With 870 kills to her name, Chevalier sits in 15th place all-time at SRU, four behind Kristy Lake (2011-14) for 14th.
 
• Joining the seniors with her name already in The Rock's record book is Krause, who ranks 17th in program history for assists in a career with 650.
 
DOUBLING UP
Five Rock athletes have combined to record 27 double-doubles on the year with Chevalier leading the way at eight.
 
2025 Double-Double Leaders
1. Callie Chevalier (10)
t2. Jaeden Yost (6)
t2. Paityn Krause (6)
4. Lauren VonderHaar (3)
5. Marley Annis (2)
 
TOP ACTIVE STREAKS
Consecutive Starts: Lauren VonderHaar (75), Callie Chevalier (27)
Matches Played: Jaeden Yost (105), VonderHaar (75), Kara Pasquale (44)
Double-Doubles: N/A
Matches With at least 10 Kills: N/A
Matches With at least 20 Assists: N/A
Matches With at least 10 Digs: Pasquale (14)
Matches With at least 2 Blocks: VonderHaar (38)
Matches With at least 1 Ace: Krause (7)
 
NEXT FIVE MATCHES
Oct. 31 (6 p.m.) at California (Pa.)
Nov. 1 (1 p.m.) at Seton Hill
Nov. 7 (6 p.m.) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (Senior Day)
Nov. 8 (2 p.m.) vs. Indiana (Pa.)
Nov. 14 (7 p.m.) at Gannon
 
RECORDS WATCH
Blocks
1. Laurie Flynn (1991-94): 368
2. Lauren VonderHaar (Active): 356
3. Anastasia Urbanik (2005-08): 342
4. Louise Schultz (2004-07): 334
5. Erin Green (2000-03): 326
 
Assists
5. Zoe Rivet (2016-19): 2,888
6. Anna Bixler (2007-10): 2,379
7. Haley Defibaugh (2014-17): 2,058
8. Jaeden Yost (Active): 2,001
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15. Michele Shatto (1994-97): 822
16. Peytan Gullickson (2020-23): 767
17. Paityn Krause (Active): 650
 
Aces
7. Zoe Rivet (2016-19): 143
8. Laurie Flynn (1991-94): 142
9. Nikki St. Antoine (1993-96): 140
t10. Jaeden Yost (Active): 135
t10. Sally Scott (1997-00): 135
 
Kills
11. Jen Howser (2011-03): 1,050
12. Leah Jones (2013-16): 949
13. Gaylene Abbott (1993-96): 878
14. Kristy Lake (2011-14): 874
15. Callie Chevalier (Active): 870
 
CLARION PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Record: 9-11
PSAC West: 3-4
PSAC West Standings: 5th
Home Record: 5-5
Away Record: 4-2
Neutral Site Record: 0-4
Streak: L1
Last 5 Matches: 2-3
Head Coach: Jennifer Herron | 19th season at Clarion (418-190)
 
HOW CLARION STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 16th (.138)
• Opponent Attack %: 4th (.146)
• Kills Per Set: 11th (11.7)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 5th (11.1)
• Aces Per Set: 14th (1.3)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 3rd (1.4)
• Digs Per Set: 4th (16.5)
• Blocks Per Set: 3rd (2.3)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 13th (2.0)
 
GOLDEN EAGLE LEADERS
ATTACK: Raegan Stader (199 kills / .155), Claire Bickett (175 kills / .169)
ASSISTS: Kylie Barto (381 / 4.76 per set), Natalie Karrick (304 / 4.00 per set)
ACES: Karrick (28), Lauren Fjerstad (27)
DIGS: Haley Fledderjohann (405 / 5.06 per set)
BLOCKS: Finley Kearney (68), Grayson Kinsman (62)
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock returns to the road for back-to-back matches 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at California (Pa.) and 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Seton Hill.




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