GAME PROGRAM INFO
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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Following 13 matches away from SRU, the Slippery Rock University volleyball team will finally hold its home opener 2 p.m. Saturday when it hosts Shippensburg University at Morrow Field House.
GREEN OUT
Saturday's match will serve as SRU's annual "Green Out" contest. Fans are encouraged to wear green as part of a tripleheader of Slippery Rock home events Saturday.
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Saturday'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 14 DETAILS
Opponent: Shippensburg University
Date: Saturday – 2 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: SRU leads 28-14-1
Last Played: Oct. 10, 2019 (Shippensburg won 3-1)
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock is a healthy 28-14-1 all-time against the Raiders. While Shippensburg has won the last five matches in the series, SRU and SU have not met since 2019.
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Record: 7-6
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 2-2
Neutral Site Record: 5-4
Streak: L1
Last 5 Matches: 4-1
Head Coach: Dylan Lasher | First season at SRU (7-6) | Fifth overall (52-67)
ROCK LEADERS
ATTACK: Callie Chevalier (150 kills / .161),
Lauren VonderHaar (92 kills / .240)
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause (276 / 5.41 per set),
Jaeden Yost (192 / 3.76 per set)
ACES: Yost (16),
Marley Annis (15)
DIGS: Kara Pasquale (238 / 4.67 per set)
BLOCKS: VonderHaar (60),
Addison Jones (26)
ROCK SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: Callie Chevalier – 19 vs. UVa.-Wise
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause – 32 vs. Bloomsburg
ACES: Krause – 4 vs. Bloomsburg
DIGS: Kara Pasquale – 29 at Fairmont State
BLOCKS: Lauren VonderHaar – 14 vs. Assumption
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock lost a five-set heartbreaker (23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 15-8) on the road at Clarion Wednesday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition.
Emry Rumbaugh recorded a career-high 14 kills on a .458 attack percentage.
Marley Annis collected a 13-kill, 17-dig double-double while reigning PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week
Lauren VonderHaar posted 11 kills and three blocks (two solo / one assisted).
ENDING SEPTEMBER ON A HIGH NOTE
If Slippery Rock beats Shippensburg it will take a winning record into the month of October for a third consecutive season while a .571 winning percentage would serve as the program's highest mark through the month of September of the last 11 years.
SRU Winning Percentage Entering October
(Last 11 Years)
2025*: .571 (8-6)
2024: .538 (7-6)
2023: .563 (9-7)
2022: .353 (6-11)
2021: .412 (4-10)
2020: No season
2019: .462 (6-7)
2018: .286 (4-10)
2017: .500 (8-8)
2016: .500 (8-8)
2015: .412 (7-10)
*If victorious vs. Shippensburg
A SUCCESSFUL NON-CONFERENCE RUN
Saturday's match against Shippensburg will be The Rock's final non-conference bout of the regular season. Already assured of the program's sixth winning non-conference record in the last 11 years, a win over the Raiders would give SRU an 8-5 record outside of the PSAC West and match the 2016, 2017 and 2023 Rock teams for the most total non-conference wins since 2014.
Winning Non-Conference Records
(Last 11 Years)
2025: 7-5 (.583)
2024: 7-5 (.583)
2023: 8-5 (.615)
2017: 8-4 (.667)
2016: 8-6 (.571)
2015: 7-6 (.538)
HALFWAY HOME
Despite not having played a home match yet, Saturday's contest will officially push The Rock past the halfway mark of its 2025 regular season schedule (14 of 27).
QUICK STARTERS
Slippery Rock has won the first set in nine of its 13 matches this season. SRU is also 7-5 in the second set of matches so far in 2025.
FIFTH SET BLUES
Of The Rock's six losses this season, three have come in five-set bouts.
BOUNCE-BACK MATCH ON DECK
Callie Chevalier is coming off an uncharacteristically off match against Clarion in which she had seven kills on a -.061 attack percentage. However, if history is any indication we can expect a strong bounce-back from the senior outside hitter. Chevalier finished with a negative attack percentage just twice last season and following each of those outings she recorded 16 kills in victories over Fairmont State and Edinboro.
Chevalier has enjoyed a great start to her final season with 150 kills (2.94 per set) on a .161 attack percentage alongside 25 blocks, 146 digs (2.86) and six aces. She has eight kill-dig double-doubles this season.
VONDERHAAR 10TH ON D2 BLOCKS LIST
Lauren VonderHaar enters the Shippensburg match ranked 10th in the nation in total blocks with 60 (15 solo / 45 assisted) Following a three-block match at Clarion. Her 1.18 block per set average also ranks 35th among all Division II athletes.
In addition to her dominant defensive presence, VonderHaar is also already up to 92 kills, on a .240 attack percentage. VonderHaar has recorded over 100 kills in a year twice previously in her college career, but it took 23 matches in both 2023 and 2024 to hit triple digit kill totals.
YOST PILING UP THE ACES
Jaeden Yost has served 10 aces in The Rock's last six matches, including a pair of perfect serves in the Clarion loss. On the season, SRU's senior setter leads the team with 16 aces on the year all the while distributing 192 assists (3.76 per set) and making 120 digs (2.35). She is on a run of six straight assist-dig double-doubles.
She'll open the Shippensburg match needing six aces to move up to 10th in program history for aces in a career. Yost currently sits 14th with 129 aces.
AN EFFICIENT RUN FOR NALBACH
Since being inserted into the starting lineup over the last seven matches,
Victoria Nalbach has logged 36 kills on an impressive .304 attack percentage while registering 22 blocks courtesy of multi-block efforts in all seven starts.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Through the opening half of The Rock's 2025 season, a large contingent of underclassmen have proven critical to SRU's success.
• Sophomore libero
Kara Pasquale has seamlessly taken over for the now-graduated
Kate Lachendro-Biery. She's played every set in 2025, making 238 digs (4.67) per set, ranking eighth in the nation in total digs.
• Sophomore
Marley Annis, freshman
Emry Rumbaugh and sophomore
Gwen McCarthy make up three of The Rock's top five attack leaders.
• Annis ranks third on the team in kills (81) in addition to being second in aces (15) and fourth in digs (103). Rumbaugh is right behind Annis in terms of total kills with 77 on a .179 attack percentage all the while tallying 25 blocks, which is tied for third at The Rock. McCarthy rounds out the trio with 49 kills in 10 matches.
• Sophomore setter
Paityn Krause enters the weekend leading The Rock in assists (276) while trailing only Annis and Yost in aces with 12.
• Sophomore
Addison Jones has racked up 26 blocks, the second highest total on the team behind VonderHaar, with seven multi-block matches in her eight appearances this year.
• Rookie
Leah Schreckengost is starting to establish herself as a serving specialist with six aces over the first five appearances in her collegiate career.
DOUBLING UP
Five Rock athletes have combined to record 21 double-doubles on the year with Chevalier leading the way at eight.
2025 Double-Double Leaders
1.
Callie Chevalier (8)
2.
Jaeden Yost (6)
3.
Paityn Krause (4)
4.
Marley Annis (2)
5.
Lauren VonderHaar (1)
HOW THE ROCK STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
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Attack %: 12th (.149)
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Opponent Attack %: 9th (.156)
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Kills Per Set: 12th (11.4)
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Opponent Kills Per Set: 13th (12.4)
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Aces Per Set: 14th (1.4)
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Opponent Aces Per Set: 5th (1.3)
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Digs Per Set: 3rd (16.8)
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Blocks Per Set: 3rd (2.3)
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Opponent Blocks Per Set: 13th (2.0)
SRU AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Blocks Per Set: Lauren VonderHaar – 3rd
Digs Per Set: Kara Pasquale – 5th
Attack %: Victoria Nalbach – 7th
Kills Per Set: Callie Chevalier – 13th
Assists Per Set: Paityn Krause – 13th
TOP ACTIVE STREAKS
Consecutive Starts: Lauren VonderHaar (68),
Callie Chevalier (20)
Matches Played: Jaeden Yost (98), VonderHaar (68),
Kara Pasquale (37)
Double-Doubles: Yost (6)
Matches With at least 10 Kills: VonderHaaar (1),
Emry Rumbaugh (1),
Marley Annis (1)
Matches With at least 20 Assists: Paityn Krause (1)
Matches With at least 10 Digs: Pasquale (7), Yost (6)
Matches With at least 2 Blocks: VonderHaar (31)
Matches With at least 1 Ace: Yost (4), Pasquale (2),
Leah Schreckengost
NEXT FIVE MATCHES
Oct. 3 (6 p.m.) vs. Seton Hill
Oct. 4 (2 p.m.) vs. California (Pa.)
Oct. 10 (6 p.m.) vs. Edinboro
Oct. 11 (2 p.m.) vs. Gannon
Oct. 17 (6 p.m.) at Indiana (Pa.)
RECORDS WATCH
Blocks
1. Laurie Flynn (1991-94): 368
2. Anastasia Urbanik (2005-08): 342
3. Louise Schultz (2004-07): 334
4. Erin Green (2000-03): 326
5. Lauren VonderHaar (Active): 318
Assists
5. Zoe Rivet (2016-19): 2,888
6. Anna Bixler (2007-10): 2,379
7. Haley Defibaugh (2014-17): 2,058
8. Missy Peretin (1993-96): 1,935
9. Jaeden Yost (Active): 1,896
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17. Logan Whitaker (2019, 21): 589
18. Paityn Krause: 510
19. Louise Schultz (2004-07): 505
Aces
10. Sally Scott (1997-00): 135
11. Bev Rea (1991-94): 132
t12. Hannah McShea (2009-12): 131
t12. Jen Howser (2001-03): 131
14. Jaeden Yost (Active): 129
Kills
13. Gaylene Abbott (1993-96): 878
14. Kristy Lake (2011-14): 874
15. Lindsay Weber (2002-05): 846
16. Kristen Kluge (1994-97): 796
17. Callie Chevalier (Active): 794
SHIPPENSBURG PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Record: 6-5
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 3-1
Neutral Site Record: 3-4
Streak: L1
Last 5 Matches: 2-3
Head Coach: Leanne Piscotty | 22nd season (449-267)
HOW SHIPPENSBURG STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
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Attack %: 11th (.172)
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Opponent Attack %: 12th (.180)
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Kills Per Set: 5th (12.3)
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Opponent Kills Per Set: 14th (12.6)
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Aces Per Set: 13th (1.6)
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Opponent Aces Per Set: 10th (1.7)
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Digs Per Set: 1st (17.7)
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Blocks Per Set: 7th (1.9)
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Opponent Blocks Per Set: 16th (2.2)
RAIDER LEADERS
ATTACK: Hailey Cappleman (117 kills / .220), Gracen Nutt (98 kills / .192)
ASSISTS: Kearstin Davis (302 / 6.86 per set)
ACES: Shay Kolivoski (22), Berkley Simmons (14)
DIGS: Kolivoski (233 / 5.30 per set)
BLOCKS: Isabelle Bombas (40), Cappleman (30)
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock continues its homestand when it steps back into the PSAC West portion of its schedule 6 p.m. Oct. 3 against Seton Hill University.
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