SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team will square off 1 p.m. Saturday on the road against Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition.

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Fans can watch Saturday's game live via the links below provided by Seton Hill Athletic Communications.

GAME 16 of 26
Opponent: Seton Hill
Date: Saturday – 1 p.m.
Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Venue: McKenna Center
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter/X (@Rock_Athletics)

SERIES HISTORY vs. Seton Hill
Overall: Seton Hill leads 19-8
Current Streak: Seton Hill W8
At Seton Hill: Seton Hill leads 10-4
First Meeting: Nov. 24, 1992 (SRU won 84-70)
Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2025 (SHU won 101-65)
Most Points, SRU: 99 – Nov. 30, 1993
Most Points, SHU: 101 – Feb. 1, 2025
Largest Victory, SRU: 21 (99-78, Nov. 30, 1993)
Largest Victory, SHU: 37 (92-55, Jan. 6, 2024)
SRU coach Ryenn Micaletti vs. Seton Hill: 0-4
Seton Hill coach Maeve Gallagher vs. SRU: 4-0

Slippery Rock and Seton Hill first faced off in 1992, resulting in a 84-70 Rock victory. SRU claimed five of the first seven matchups against the Griffins. Over the next 20 games, The Rock won three games over Seton Hill. Overall, SRU owns a 8-19 record against SHU.

The Griffins took both games from The Rock in the 2024-25 season with a 82-57 victory in Slippery Rock and a 101-65 win in Greensburg.
 

TEAM COMPARISON
THE ROCK	STAT	GRIFFINS
65.3	Points per Game	85.1
71.1	Opp. Points per Game	71.3
39.8%	Field Goal Pct.	44.4%
42.7%	Opp. Field Goal Pct.	42.3%
32.7%	3-Point Pct.	25.9%
30.7%	Opp 3-Point Pct.	24.0%
6.7	3-Pointers Made per Game	6.8
66.2%	Free Throw Pct.	73.7%
34.3	Rebounds per Game	42.3
41.6	Opp. Rebounds per Game	39.3
-7.3	Rebounding Margin	+3.0
14.1	Assists	15.7
-0.1	Turnover Margin	+4.9
7.8	Steals	12.7
4.1	Blocks	2.9
Per game averages

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST THE GRIFFINS
Deryn Moye – 4 GP: 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals
Alyssa Gillin – 4 GP: 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds
Kayley Joseph-Bernard – 2 GP: 4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 blocks
Sophia Hook – 2 GP: 3.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals
Mairan Haggerty – 2 GP: 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1,5 assists,
Hannah Pugliese – 1 GP: 7.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals

THE ROCK BY THE NUMBERS   |   Roster   |   Stats
Overall Record: 5-10
PSAC Record: 3-6
Home Record: 1-5
Away Record: 3-4
Neutral Site Record: 1-1
Streak: L6
PSAC West Rank: T-7
Head Coach: Ryenn Micaletti | Third season (14-52)

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock dropped a PSAC West tilt, 100-60, to No. 8 Indiana University (Pa.) Wednesday at Morrow Field House.

Iyanna Wade led Slippery Rock in scoring for the fifth time this season with her 16 points. Wade also facilitated a team-high five assists and grabbed two rebounds. Mairan Haggerty led all bench scorers with 14 points, one point away from her career-high for the second consecutive game. Haggerty also brought down three rebounds.

Kayley Joseph-Bernard rounded out Slippery Rock's double-digit scorers with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including a 3-for-5 effort from the 3-point line. Alyssa Gillin and Sophia Hook both scored five points. Hook grabbed four rebounds, while Gillin collected four rebounds, dished out two assists, blocked two shots and picked up one steal.

Slippery Rock ended the game shooting 40.4 percent (21-of-52) from the field overall, 32 percent (8-for-25) from the 3-point line and 83.3 percent (10-of-12) from the charity stripe. The Rock's 83.3 percent clip from the free throw line was their highest of the season while taking at least 10 attempts. SRU outscored IUP, 19-16, off of turnovers.

Indiana shot to 63.5 percent (40-of-63) shooting from the floor overall, 50 percent (8-for-16) from beyond the arc and 80 percent (12-of-15) from the foul line.

DON'T MESS WITH THE WEST
As The Rock continues PSAC West play, it will face a gauntlet as five of its seven PSAC West counterparts hold at least a .500 conference winning percentage.
 

Team	Conference Record	Conference Winning %
Gannon	9-0	1.000
IUP	8-0	1.000
Seton Hill	8-1	.889
Edinboro	7-1	.875
Cal	5-4	.556
Clarion	4-5	.444
SRU	3-6	.333
UPJ	3-6	.333

MOVING THE ROCK
Ball movement has been key for SRU putting up 65.3 points per game as it has assisted on 57.8 percent (211-of-365) of it's made field goals.

Wade and Joseph-Bernard lead the way for Rock playmakers as the guard ranks third (4.5 apg) and the forward ranks fifth (3.9 apg) in the PSAC in assists per game.

Slippery Rock is the only team in the PSAC with two of the top five players in assists per game.

KNOCKING DOWN THE FREE ONES
The Rock shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line against Indiana. This clip was their highest of the season while taking at least 10 attempts. Wade and Hannah Pugliese were perfect from the line with a 6-of-6 and 2-for-2 performance, respectively. Haggerty split her four attempts with two makes. SRU's previous high was a 80 percent (16-20) in its 66-40 win over Mansfield.

CONVERTING OFF TURNOVERS
Slippery Rock forced Indiana into 14 turnovers and cashed in 19 points off giveaways. The 19 points off turnovers was the most SRU has had in a game this season. The Rock outscored IUP, 19-16, off turnovers. This was the fourth time this season that IUP had been outscored off turnovers. Entering Wednesday night, the Crimson Hawks averaged 10.1 more points off turnovers than their opponents per game (22.1-12.0).

A HEAD COACHING HOMECOMING
Slippery Rock head coach Ryenn Micaletti will be leading The Rock at her alma mater Saturday for the third time in her time at the helm of the program. Micaletti played for the Griffins from 2007-11, appearing in 76 games in the final three seasons.
 
Micaletti helped SHU go 45-16 in her final two seasons with the Griffins, two years that both concluded with NCAA Tournament appearances. She earned her undergraduate degree from Seton Hill in history following her four-year playing career.
 
Coincidentally, Micaletti's first coaching job out of college was as an assistant at Point Park University from 2011-13. One of the players she helped coach was Maeve Gallagher, who is in her third  year as Seton Hill's head coach.

LEADING THE PACK
Wade is currently averaging 13.2 points per game and 4.5 assists per game this season. The guard sits 30^th in the country in assists per game and is the third highest in the freshmen ranks in Division II. The rookie also leads all freshmen in the conference in scoring and assists.

PROTECTING THE PAINT
Joseph-Bernard has been one of the fiercest shot-blockers in the country so far this season. The forward is currently 28^th in Division II in total blocks with 28 and 33^rd with 1.9 blocks per game. While near the top of the country in blocks and blocks per game, Joseph-Bernard's total rejection numbers atop the PSAC. The senior forward only trails Lock Haven University's Alana Robinson in blocks per game (2.1). Joseph-Bernard has had at least one block in 11 of SRU's 15 games and has eight games with multiple rejections.

Along with Joseph-Bernard, Gillin has also been a force in the paint. Gillin ranks fourth in blocks per game (1.5) and fifth in total blocks (23) in the PSAC. Gillin has had two blocks in each of the last two games for SRU.

RISING UP THE RANKS
Against the Crimson Hawks, Gillin blocked two shots to move within two blocks of Mallory Heinle (2014-18) for 13^th place on Slippery Rock's career blocks list. Heinle ended her career with 50 total rejections 

Joseph-Bernard did not block a shot against Indiana, but is still two blocks away from tying Emilee Vitez (2009-13) on The Rock's all-time blocks list with 58 career blocks.

INSIDE-OUT THREAT
Gillin has been a crucial linchpin for SRU both offensively and defensively this year. Not only has she blocked 1.5 shots per game, she's also converted 29 of her 84 3-point attempts on the way to averaging 12.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the field overall to go with her impressive shot blocking.
 
Gillin is one of only three athletes in all of Division II to have recorded at least 25 made 3-pointers and 20 blocks this year.
 
25 3's / 20 Blocks in D2
Alyssa Gillin (SRU): 3's: 29 – Blocks: 23
Fiona Snashall (Central Washington): 3's: 27 – Blocks: 23
Jordan Gilles (Trevecca Nazarene): 3's: 25 – Blocks: 21

A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
While typically not the highest scoring player on the court, Joseph-Bernard always finds multiple ways to impact the game. The senior is averaging 9.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.9 blocks and 2.1 steals per game. 

Joseph-Bernard is the only Division II athlete to average at least 9.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.

APPROACHING FRESHMAN RANKS
Two games into the second half of the regular season, Wade is 61 points, eight 3-pointers away from entering Slippery Rock's top 10 list for a freshman in each category. The freshman is currently chasing Viola Bournes (259 points) and Lori Robinson (20 3-pointers).

Against the Crimson Hawks, Wade dished out five assists to surpass Nikki Presto and Annette Bergman to move into eighth place on Slippery Rock's freshman assists list.

SENIOR SEASONS
Joseph-Bernard and Gillin have been the backbone Slippery Rock's defense this season. The two forwards rank inside the top 10 for blocks as a senior at The Rock as Joseph-Bernard sits in third place with 28 blocks, while Gillin occupies fifth place with 23 blocks.

Karianna Woods picked up two steals agaisnt IUP, moving her season total to 31, just one steal behind Alexis Brown for the 10^th most steals in a transfer's first season at SRU.

Gillin also currently sports the seventh highest 3-point percentage (.345) by a Slippery Rock senior with at least three attempts per game.

HITTING THE GLASS
Joseph-Bernard is one of the premier rebounders in the PSAC as the senior grabs the third most defensive rebounds per game (7.9), the fourth most rebounds per contest (9.1) and the fourth most total rebounds (137) in the PSAC. 

Joseph-Bernard's 7.9 defensive rpg puts the senior as the ninth best defensive rebounder in Division II.

IRON WOMEN
Slippery Rock has utilized the same starting lineup of Wade, Hook, Woods, Gillin and Joseph-Bernard in all 15 games this season. The Rock's core five rarely leave the court as every SRU starter averages at least 31.6 minutes per game.
 
Led by Wade's 37.0 minutes per game, a PSAC-high and the 13^th most in the nation, all five Rock starters are ranked in the top of 12 in the conference in terms of minutes played per game. Hook is also in the top 30 in Division II in mpg as the junior guard ranks 24^th in the country.
 
Rock Minutes Per Game Leaders
(PSAC Rank)
1. Iyanna Wade: 37.0 (1^st)
2. Sophia Hook: 35.8 (5^th)
3. Kayley Joseph-Bernard: 33.8 (8^th)
4. Alyssa Gillin: 33.3 (10^th)
5. Karianna Woods: 31.6 (12^th)

IMPRESSIVE OFF THE BENCH
Haggerty played close to a season-high in minutes with 20 against Indiana put in a near career-high 14 points for the second consecutive game as well as three rebounds. The junior forward shot 5-of-11 from the floor overall and 2-for-6 from beyond the arc.

Haggerty will face her previous team in the upcoming matchup at Seton Hill. The junior forward played a total of 92 minutes in 20 games as a freshman for the Griffins. Haggerty averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg, while totaling three assists, two blocks and two steals.

BENCH PRODUCTION
Pugliese scored four points and picked up one steal in 14 minutes. Claudia Ierullo scored her first career points on a 3-pointer. The freshman also earned career-highs with two rebounds and two assists in six minutes.

Jorja Bernesser played in her seventh straight game and scored two points, grabbed one rebound and dished out one assist in a career-high 15 minutes.

ROCK LEADERS – PER GAME
Points: Iyanna Wade – 13.2
Assists: Iyanna Wade – 4.5
Rebounds: Kayley Joseph-Bernard – 9.1
FG %: Kayley Joseph-Bernard – 47.9%
3-PT %: Sophia Hook – 39.7%
FT %: Sophia Hook – 78.8%
Steals: Kayley Joseph-Bernard/Karianna Woods – 2.1
Blocks: Kayley Joseph-Bernard – 1.9
Minutes: Iyanna Wade – 37.0

RECORD WATCH 
Blocks (4-14)
4. Shelbey Wardman – 66 (1998-02)
5. Morgan Henderson – 65 (2015-19)
6. Stacey Green – 61 (2001-05)
T-7. D'Asia Chambers – 59 (2011-15)
T-7. Dawn Marple – 59 (1989-93)
9. Emilee Vitez – 58 (2009-13)
T-10. Lori Robinson – 56 (1993-96, 97-98)
T-10. Kayley Joseph-Bernard – 56 (2024-present)
12. Karington Ketterer – 52 (2018-20)
13. Mallory Heinle – 50 (2014-18)
14. Alyssa Gillin – 48 (2022-present)

NEXT FIVE GAMES
Jan. 24 (1 p.m.) vs. California (Pa.)
Jan. 28 (5:30 p.m.) at Edinboro
Jan. 31 (1 p.m.) vs. No. 5 Gannon
Feb. 7 (1 p.m.) vs. Pitt-Johnstown
Feb. 11 (5:30 p.m.) vs. Clarion

THE GRIFFINS BY THE NUMBERS   |   Roster   |   Stats
Overall Record: 12-3
PSAC Record: 8-1
Home Record: 5-1
Away Record: 7-1
Neutral Site Record: 0-1
Streak: L1
PSAC West Rank: 3^rd
Head Coach: Maeve Gallagher | Third season at SHU (50-25, .667)

SCOUTING SETON HILL
The Griffins started their season with two losses in three games to Fairmont State University and Malone University, before responding with an 11-game win streak. Over that 11-game stretch, SHU averaged 89.2 ppg and won by an averaged of 14.4 ppg. This is the second consecutive game that Slippery Rock will be facing a top five offense in the nation, as Seton Hill boasts the fourth highest ppg average in Division II (85.1). Along with a high-powered offense, the Griffins also sport a stingy defense that limits teams to the 13^th worst 3-point percentage (.240) and collects the 25^th most steals in the nation (12.7).

Individually, Seton Hill has four players that average at least 13.0 ppg. Sisters, Hallie and Helene Cowan lead the way with 18.2 and 16.8 ppg, respectively. They combine for 6.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.8 steals per game. Mia Kalich has been a walking double-double for Seton Hill as the junior forward has registered 10 double-doubles in 15 games this season. Along with the double-doubles, Kalich has two of the eight triple-doubles in Division II this season and is one of four players in every NCAA division with multiple triple-doubles.

On the season, Kalich is averaging 13.9 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 3.7 apg,and 4.2 spg. Hailee Ford rounds out Seton Hill's double-digit scorers with 13.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.9 apg and 1.4 spg. 

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock returns to Morrow Field House for a matchup 1 p.m. Jan. 24 against California (Pa.).




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