SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team will host its 2025 home opener Saturday with a 1 p.m. game against D'Youville University at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
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 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. D'Youville
The Rock (1-0)	D'Youville Saints (0-0)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	2024 Statistics
Coach Taryn Burkholder	Coach Kate Manzella
Program Records	Program Records
PSAC Standings  |  PSAC Stats  |  PSAC Schedule
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium

 
SPECTATOR INFO
There will be no parking charges for this game. Fans are reminded that there are NO PETS allowed in any SRU athletics facilities. Please do not bring dogs or any other pets to the game. You will be asked to remove your pet from the facility. Parking is available on a first-come basis in the lots immediately surrounding the stadium. 

 LIVE COVERAGE
•  Live Stats: LINK
•  Live Video: LINK

WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch the 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. 

GAME 2 DETAILS
• Opponent: D'Youville University
• Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025  |  1 p.m.
• Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium  |  Slippery Rock, Pa.
• All-Time Series: Slippery Rock leads 3-0
• Current Streak: Slippery Rock +3
• Last Meeting: March 2, 2024 at D'Youville – SRU won 18-3
 
RECORDS
Slippery Rock is 1-0 after winning its season opener for the 16th straight season with a 17-1 win last week at Findlay. The Rock are coming off a program record 15 wins that included a trip to the PSAC semifinals and a final regional ranking of No. 5 in the Atlantic Region last spring. D'Youville went 7-10 last spring and lost in the semifinals of the ECC championship game to No. 2 Mercy, 15-3. The Saints had their opener canceled and will be playing their first game of the season Saturday at SRU.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES  |  Game-by-Game Scores
Slippery Rock owns a 3-0 advantage in the all-time series which began in 2022. The Rock are 2-0 on the road at D'Youville with a 15-12 win in 2022 and a 18-3 triumph in 2024. The two teams met at SRU in 2023 with Slippery Rock posting an 11-4 victory.
 
LAST MEETING – MARCH 2, 2024  |  Box Score
Slippery Rock jumped out to a 10-2 halftime lead and rolled to a 18-3 win over the Saints last March in The Rock's season opener at D'Youville. SRU finished the game with advantages of 24-8 in shots on goal, 15-9 in draw controls, 9-2 in caused turnovers and 12-11 in ground balls. Camryn Whipple paced the SRU attack with five points. Brooke Wisniewski led The Rock with four goals. Charleigh Rondeau, Rachel Mahoney and Whipple all added hat tricks. Eight other Rock players registered a point. D'Youville was paced by Sydney Gordon with one goal and one assist, while Sam Newlin and Madison Handley also found the back of the net.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record: 1-0 (15-4 in 2024)
• PSAC Record: 0-0 (10-2 in 2024)
• Home Record: 0-0 (8-1 in 2024)
• Away Record: 1-0 (7-2 in 2024)
• Streak: W1
• Last Five Games: 4-1 (dating back to 2024)
• Head Coach: Taryn Burkholder (4th season, Niagara '12)  |  Record: 36-18
 
WINS IN 16 STRAIGHT SEASON OPENERS
With Sunday's win at Findlay, Slippery Rock extended its streak of victories in the first game of the season to 16 consecutive years. The Rock have not lost the first game of the season since 2009.

HOME OPENER WIN STREAK
Slippery Rock has won its first home game of the year in each of the last 12 seasons. The last time The Rock lost their home opener was March 15, 2011, to No. 8 Gannon University, a 13-10 defeat.

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock scored six goals in the first quarter and cruised to a 17-1 win on the road at Findlay Sunday in the 2025 opener. SRU got points from 12 different players in the game and saw multiple-point efforts from seven different players.

Leora Owings led the way with five points on four goals and one assist, while Grace Rotter had three goals and one assist in her SRU debut. Eryn Little pitched in a hat trick. Abby Fink and Maddie Blazey each chipped in one goal and two assists. Erin Melcher (two assists) and Reagan Richeson (two goals) also had multi-point efforts. Cadyn Eismann, Paige Jenkins and Ava Dossier all found the back of the net once. Isabella Buono and Krysta Frankowski both dished out one assist.

Owings led SRU with four draw controls, followed by Jenkins (3), Sydney Ulmer (3) and Shannon Von Kaenel (2). Fink, Rotter, Little, Eismann and Nicole Masi all caused one turnover. Ava Drath and Lily Ventresca combined to make five saves while allowing just one goal.
 
FIRST CAREER GOALS
Slippery Rock saw two players pick up their first collegiate goal in the opener with freshman Cadyn Eismann and sophomore Paige Jenkins both finding the back of the net against Findlay.
 
STRONG ON DEFENSE
Slippery Rock allowed just one goal in the opener with Ava Drath making one save and allowing one goal while picking up the win in one half of play. Lily Ventresca played the second half and saved all four shots she faced. Drath and Ventresca combined to post an .833 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average. Abby Fink, Grace Rotter, Eryn Little, Cadyn Eismann and Nicole Masi all caused one turnover.
 
SRU STATS BREAKDOWN
Slippery Rock is outscoring opponents 17-1 and outshooting the opposition 42-7 through one game. The Rock have posted advantages of 12-8 in draw controls, 32-14 in ground balls and are +7 in turnover margin. SRU has been nearly perfect in clear attempts, going 12-of-14 in the opener.

CAREER GAMES STARTED
Amelia Nitsche enters this game with 53 career starts under her belt. The SRU record for career games started is 68, set by Emma VanDenburg. If Nitsche starts every game this season, she has a chance to tie or break the record for most starts by an SRU player.

RECEIVING VOTES IN NATIONAL POLL
Slippery Rock is currently receiving votes in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Division II national poll, which ranks the top 20 teams and lists five additional teams under consideration.

SRU PLAYERS IN TOP 20 IN CAREER RECORD BOOK
• Krysta Frankowski – 32 assists (No. 13 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 12)
• Hailey Ohlsen – 60 caused turnovers (No. 14 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 12)
• Paige Jenkins – 69 draw controls (No. 15 at SRU – needs 5 to move up to No. 14)
• Nicole Masi – 48 caused turnovers (No. 17 at SRU – needs 8 to move up to No. 16)
• Amelia Nitsche – 47 caused turnover (No. 18 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 17)
• Amelia Nitsche – 53 games started (No. 17 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 16)
• Hailey Ohlsen – 85 ground balls (No. 20 at SRU – needs 14 to move up to No. 19)

MILESTONE WATCH
• Nicole Masi : 2 CT away from 50
• Amelia Nitsche: 3 CT away from 50
• Hailey Ohlsen: 15 GB away from 100
 
D'YOUVILLE PRIMER
• Overall Record: 0-0 (7-10 in 2024)
• ECC Record: 0-0 (4-2 in 2024)
• Home Record: 0-0 (4-4 in 2024)
• Away Record: 0-0 (3-6 in 2024)
• Streak: L1 (dating back to 2024)
• Last Five Games: 3-2 (dating back to 2024)
• Head Coach: Kate Manzella (9th season, Colgate '00)  |  Record: 38-67
 
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
D'Youville is led by head coach Kate Manzella as she is entering her ninth season at the helm. Manzella helped the Saints to a 7-10 record last spring.

The Saints had their season opener canceled Feb. 22 against Northwood University. Madison Handley returns as D'Youville's point-leader from 2024, where she scored 51 goals and dished out 14 assists for 65 total points. The Saints also return their second leading-scorer from last spring, Madison Buck. Buck is coming off a campaign where she scored 32 goals and handed out 13 assists for 45 total points.  Brinn Stworzydlak started all 17 games in goal last season and posted a 6-9 record with a 13.44 goals against average and a .443 save percentage.
 
NEXT UP
Slippery Rock will head to No. 8 East Stroudsburg Wednesday, March 5, for a 2 p.m. start to open a four-game road swing. The Rock will then travel south to play three straight road games against tough opponents with trips to Limestone, Newberry and Lander over spring break.




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