EDINBORO, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team cut a 21-point halftime deficit down to just eight heading into the fourth quarter but fell to Edinboro 65-44 in the final game of the season Wednesday on the road.
 
The Rock finish the 2024-25 campaign with a 7-19 overall record that includes a 4-16 mark inside the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The Fighting Scots improve to 21-5 on the year as well as a PSAC-West leading 16-3 record.
 
After facing a 39-18 halftime deficit, The Rock outscored Edinboro 17-4 throughout the third quarter to shave the Fighting Scots' advantage down to just eight points. The third quarter marked the fewest points allowed by Slippery Rock in a single quarter since holding Shippensburg University to three points in the second quarter 44 games ago.
 
Four players – Alyssa Gillin, Mairan Haggerty, Brooklyn Jones and Kayley Joseph-Bernard – led The Rock with 10 points apiece. Endya Robinson recorded a career-high 13 rebounds in her final game, while Haggerty's nine rebounds left her one board shy of a double-double.
 
Jones added a team-leading three assists, and three steals came courtesy of Joseph-Bernard. Gillin blocked two shots for The Rock. Hallie Raabe (2 points, 4 rebounds) and Sophia Hook (2 points, 2 rebounds) rounded out SRU's scoring efforts. Rebecca Goetz registered one steal and one rebound as well.
 
Slippery Rock held Edinboro without a field goal for the first 3:55 of the game but only mustered a 2-1 advantage in that span, its only lead of the contest. The Fighting Scots ended the first quarter on a 9-3 run that earned them a 15-7 lead.
 
Edinboro shot a game-high 68.8 percent (11-of-16) in the second quarter while holding The Rock to 26.7 percent (4-of-15). That correlated into a 24-11 difference in the scoring column that handed Slippery Rock a 39-18 disadvantage heading into the locker room.
 
A 7-0 Slippery Rock run that opened the second half was a sign of how the third quarter would go, a period in which SRU's 17-3 advantage came with 66.7 percent shooting (6-of-9). The Rock played perhaps their best 10 minutes defensively all year in that frame, holding Edinboro to just 7.7 percent from the floor (1-of-13).
 
While Slippery Rock began the fourth quarter down just 43-35, the Fighting Scots were able to pace SRU the rest of the way, opening the game up to the eventual 21-point decision.
 
The Rock made a third of the shots they took in the game (15-of-45) and went 26.3 percent from the 3-point arc (5-of-19). SRU also converted on 69.2 percent of its free throws (9-of-13). Slippery Rock outrebounded Edinboro, 36-34. SRU is one of just two teams in the last eight games to win the rebounding battle against the Fighting Scots.
 
Edinboro wound up shooting 42.9 percent from the field (27-of-63) including 12.5 percent from 3-point range (2-of-16) – the lowest rate from beyond the arc for Edinboro this season. The Fighting Scots also shot 81.8 percent at the charity stripe (9-of-11) and earned a 27-12 stronghold in turnovers. Ava Haddad led Boro with 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting.
 
Slippery Rock and head coach Ryenn Micaletti will next look to the offseason to regroup for the 2025-26 campaign. Several key contributors from this year's roster are expected to return to the hardwood for The Rock next season.





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