SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team looks to bounce back after a season-opening loss to Ashland University in a primetime matchup 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Frostburg State University.
WATCH LIVE
Fans can watch Wednesday's game live for free via the links below provided by Frostburg State Athletic Communications.
GAME 2 of 16
Opponent: Frostburg State
Date: Wednesday – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Frostburg, Maryland
Venue: Bobcat Stadium
Live Video: Mountain East Network
Live Stats: Frostburg State Athletic Communications
In-game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: N/A – First Matchup
SERIES HISTORY
Frostburg State is set to become the 53
rd unique opponent that The Rock women's soccer team has played in program history.
Now members of the Mountain East Conference, the Bobcats joined the Division II ranks in 2019 after spending over a two decades in Division III's Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.
| TEAM COMPARISON |
| The Rock |
2025 Stats |
Frostburg State |
| 0-1-0 |
Overall Record |
0-1-0 |
| 0-0-0 |
Conference Record |
0-0-0 |
| 0.0 |
Goals per Game |
0.0 |
| 3.0 |
Opp. Goals per Game |
3.0 |
| -3 |
Season Goal Differential |
-3 |
| 9.0 |
Shots per Game |
10.0 |
| 14.0 |
Opp. Shots per Game |
15.0 |
| 3.0 |
SOG per Game |
5.0 |
| 10.0 |
Opp. SOG per Game |
8.0 |
| 0.0 |
Assists per Game |
0.0 |
| 2.0 |
Corners per Game |
10.0 |
| 6.0 |
Fouls per Game |
6.0 |
| 7.0 |
Saves per Game |
5.0 |
Rock By The Numbers
Overall Record: 0-1-0
PSAC West Record: 0-0-0
Home Record: 0-0-0
Away Record: 0-1-0
Head Coach: Noreen Herlihy | 21
st season at SRU (250-114-30, .687) | 31
st season overall (305-207-62, .585)
Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '92
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock opened its season with a 3-0 loss at No. 16 Ashland University Sept. 6.
The Rock held the Eagles scoreless in the first half as they took a 0-0 draw into the break. Ashland held a slight advantage in shots 6-5, but AU committed more fouls than The Rock, 6-4.
Ashland striker Dani Hicks put the Eagles up 1-0 just eight minutes into the second after she buried her own rebound after her first attempt was stopped by
Leah Allman. As Slippery Rock tried to battle back, Ashland would counterattack two more times via Emily Pate and Tessa Blain to finish of a 3-0 win for the Eagles.
Ashland ended with a 14-9 advantage in shots and 10-3 edge in shots on goal.
Abby Paterline led The Rock with two shots, one being on goal.
Libby Zacharyasz,
Sophia Palermo,
Bailey McGee Lillian Snyder,
Marissa Salisbury,
Lindsey Price and
Maggie Soehnlen all recorded one shot. Price and Soehnlen's shots forced saves from AU goalkeeper Jaya Daniel
LEADING THE ROCK
After one game in the 2025 season, Paterline leads The Rock in shots with two. Paterline is tied with Price and Soehnlen with one shot on goal each.
Allman leads Slippery Rock goalkeepers with seven saves.
PRIMETIME PLAY
Slippery Rock holds a 5-4-1 record in its last 10 games that have started at 6 p.m. or later, outscoring its opponents 21-15.
The Rock are 0-1 this year in night games.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Rock have played well when away from James Egli Field as they have had at least .500 record on the road in every season since 1998, all of those seasons have been above .500 except for 1998, 2006, 2007 and 2014.
The total road record for SRU in that time is 148-80-28.
BOUNCING BACK AFTER A LOSS
SRU rocks a 15-1-4 record after a loss since the 2018 season. The Rock have not lost back-to-back games since they lost to Seton Hill University and East Stroudsburg University in 2018.
Slippery Rock has a goal differential of +29 after a loss since 2018, as well as a staggering +11 figure last season.
HERLIHY LOOKING TO MOVE UP DIVISION II WINS LIST
Slippery Rock head coach
Noreen Herlihy, currently sits at 305 wins, which has her ranked 24
th nationally in Division II in career wins and 14
th among active coaches. Herlihy is currently three wins away from moving in to 23
rd place on the wins list as Lewis Theobald and Ali Omar sit at 308 wins. Herlihy is looking for her first win in her second stint as Slippery Rock's head coach against the Bobcats.
RECORD WATCH
Libby Zacharyasz – T-17 on game winning goals with four – one away from T-15
Leah Allman – Ninth in saves with 131 – three saves away from eighth
Leah Allman – Seventh in wins with 21 – four away from sixth
Leah Allman – Fifth in shutouts with 14 – six and a half away from fourth
Leah Allman – Fifth in games started as a goalie with 39 – seven away from fourth
FROSTBURG STATE BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record: 0-1-0
MEC Record: 0-0-0
Home Record: 0-0-0
Away Record: 0-0-0
Neutral Site Record: 0-1-0
Head Coach: Brian Parker | 24
th season at FSU (290-126-48, .677)
Alma Mater: Frostburg State '93
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
FROSTBURG STATE SCOUTING REPORT
Frostburg State is 0-1-0 this season after dropping its season opener 3-0 to No. 23 Catawba University in the
D2 IN THE DMV SHOWCASE. The Bobcats were outshot 15-10 but had a 10-7 advantage in corner kicks.
Mollie Rebuck led Frostburg State with three shots and two shots on goal. The sophomore accumulated 16 points last season on seven goals and two assists, which ranked second on the team behind Madi Allen, who has since graduated.
Carly Gillette returned to the Bobcats for her senior season. Gillette had seven goals in 2024, which tied her with Rebuck.
Goalkeeper Mia Graff made five saves and allowed three goals in the matchup against Catawba. Graff has played in 10 games, including one start previous to 2025.
Frostburg State was chosen to finish first in the MEC North by the coaches in the 2025 preseason poll.
LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock will host Edinboro to start Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division play 1 p.m. Saturday at James Egli Field.
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