SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season in a non-conference matchup 3 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Wesleyan University.
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GAME 4 of 17
Opponent: Roberts Wesleyan
Date: Wednesday – 3 p.m.
Location: Rochester, New York
Venue: Roberts Stadium
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Live Stats: Link
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All-Time Series: 0-2-1
Current Streak: L1
Last Played: Sept. 25, 2024 (4-0 RWU)
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock owns a 0-2-1 record against Roberts Wesleyan, an annual match since 2022.
Last year's contest between these teams ended with a 4-0 loss for The Rock at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. The last match played at RWU was in 2023, a 1-1 draw, as
Aashi Pandher scored for SRU.
The inaugural match was played at James Egli Field and resulted in a 3-1 loss for Slippery Rock in 2022.
| TEAM COMPARISON |
| The Rock |
2025 Stats |
Roberts Wesleyan |
| 2-1-0 |
Overall Record |
3-0-1 |
| 0-0-0 |
Conference Record |
0-0-0 |
| 2.33 |
Goals per Game |
1.75 |
| 1.33 |
Opp. Goals per Game |
0.75 |
| +3 |
Season Goal Differential |
+4 |
| 14.7 |
Shots per Game |
10.8 |
| 11.3 |
Opp. Shots per Game |
11.0 |
| 7.0 |
SOG per Game |
4.3 |
| 3.3 |
Opp. SOG per Game |
6.5 |
| 2.7 |
Assists per Game |
1.3 |
| 5.0 |
Corners per Game |
3.0 |
| 11.0 |
Fouls per Game |
8.0 |
| 2.0 |
Saves per Game |
5.8 |
EXPERIENCE AGAINST ROBERTS WESLEYAN
In last year's matchup with Roberts Wesleyan, five players on SRU's current roster played. Defenders
Colton Spence and
Gabin Lonjard started, while
Ryan Hanes and Pandher started as well.
Jimmy Irani came off the bench for 25 minutes. Pandher found the back of the net for The Rock against the Redhawks in 2023.
Rocco Birns took to the pitch against RWU in 2022.
Rock By The Numbers
Overall Record: 2-1-0
PSAC West Record: 0-0-0
Home Record: 2-0-0
Away Record: 0-1-0
Streak: L1
Head Coach: Kevin Wilhelm | Eighth Season at SRU (41-53-17, .446)
Alma Mater: Slippery Rock '98
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
LAST TIME OUT
A second half game-winning goal from David Serra doomed The Rock as the University of the District of Columbia prevailed 3-2.
After falling behind 1-0, Slippery Rock took a 2-1 lead off goals from
Zsombor Retfalvi and
Kaden Reynolds, with
Cornelis Dedecker earning assists on both goals.
Joao De Souza De Aquino tied the game 2-2 heading into halftime.
Slippery Rock held an 8-4 shot advantage and 3-2 edge in shots on goal. Also, The Rock took three corner kicks compared to the Firebirds one corner.
Around halfway through the second half, Serra found the back of the net for the second time in the game, and four time on the year, sealing a 3-2 win for UDC.
The Rock ended the matchup with a 15-11 edge in shots, with each team putting five shots on goal.
Troy Nine finished with two saves in the game, while allowing three goals.
LEADING THE ROCK
With two assists against UDC, Dedecker upped his season point total to six, leading all Rock players. Reynolds and Retfalvi are tied for the Slippery Rock goal lead with two. Pandher, Dedecker and Irani all have one tally for The Rock.
Dedecker leads all SRU players with four assists. Irani, Pandher, Retfalvi and
Massimo Cuda have all collected one assist.
Dedecker leads SRU with nine shots through three games. Pandher and Reynolds trail the two forwards by one and two shots respectively. Retfalvi has accumulated five shots, while Cuda and
Patrick Tierney have four shots apiece. Pandher leads The Rock with six shots on goal, and also ranks 15th in the nation in shots on goal percentage.
Nine and
Alvey Kaufman have one win each. Nine and Kaufman are tied for the lead in saves for SRU with three, while Kaufman leads The Rock in goals allowed with one.
PSAC LEADERS
Slippery Rock has players near the top of multiple Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference leaderboards through the first two weeks of the season. Retfalvi and Reynolds are tied for fifth in goals with two apiece. Dedecker currently sits atop the PSAC in assists with four helpers. Also, Dedecker is tied for first in points with six and tied for fourth in shots with nine. Nine is tied for fourth in shutouts with one and tied for ninth in goals against per game with 1.5.
DII LEADERS
Not only is Dedecker highly ranked in the PSAC, the freshman from Nykoping, Sweden is fifth in all of Division II in assists (4) and third in assists per game (1.33).
DEDECKER EARNS PSAC WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOR
Slippery Rock University men's soccer forward
Cornelis Dedecker was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Athlete of the Week for the first time in his career, the conference office announced on Monday.
Dedecker earned Slippery Rock its first PSAC weekly award this year. Dedecker is the 22
nd different men's soccer player to win a PSAC weekly award since 2004.
THE REDHAWKS BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 3-0-1
ECC Record: 0-0-0
Home Record: 1-0-1
Away Record: 2-0-0
Streak: T1
Head Coach: Scott Reber | 11
th season at RWU (75-76-24, .497)
Alma Mater: Roberts Wesleyan '86
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
ROBERTS WESLEYAN SCOUTING REPORT
Roberts Wesleyan will be finishing up a three-game homestand against Slippery Rock, the last game before East Coast Conference play starts for the Redhawks.
RWU has gone undefeated in its first four games, compiling a 3-0-1 record with wins over Malone University, Walsh University and Assumption University, along with a tie at Saint Anselm College. The Redhawks have amassed a +4 goal differential in the early parts of their campaign.
Archie Murphy, the reigning ECC Offensive Player of the Week, leads the Redhawks with seven points and three goals, Murphy is also tied for the RWU lead in assists.
Sebastian Guerrero is currently sitting with two goals on the year, the only other Redhawk with multiple goals so far. Muzaffer Aydar and Dylan Baker round out the RWU goal scorers with one apiece.
Five players on Roberts Wesleyan are tied for the team lead with one assist, including Murphy and Guerrero.
Senior Eric Jewson has occupied the goal for all four matches for Roberts Wesleyan. Jewson has accumulated 23 saves, while allowing just three goals.
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will return to James Egli Field in a PSAC Crossover game 1 p.m. Saturday against Shippensburg University. Saturday will be The Rock's annual Ring of Honor game. Dom Francis, Zach Hall and B. Stephen Carpetner II will be honored at halftime.
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