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Slippery Rock vs. Edinboro
The Rock (5-9, 0-3)	Fighting Scots (8-7, 1-2)
Roster	Roster
Head Coach Dylan Lasher	Head Coach Missy Soboleski
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Program Records	Program Records
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PSAC Standings
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PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University volleyball team continues Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition this weekend with home matches 6 p.m. Friday against Edinboro and 1 p.m. Saturday versus Gannon University.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch both of this weekend's matches 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.
 
PINK OUT
Saturday's match against Gannon will serve as The Rock's annual "Pink Out" match. SRU will be accepting donations throughout the match with all proceeds going directly to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition.
 
MATCH 15 DETAILS
Opponent: Edinboro
Date: Friday – 6 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: Edinboro leads 83-44
Last Played: Nov. 15, 2025 (SRU won 3-1)
 
SERIES HISTORY
While Edinboro holds an 83-44 record against Slippery Rock in the all-time series it was SRU that came away victorious in the most recent meeting: a four-set (25-18, 25-16, 26-28, 25-23) season finale win to close out 2025.
 
Callie Chevalier and Lauren VonderHaar ended their collegiate careers with 20 kills and 12 blocks, respectively, in the win. Among active Rock athletes, Victoria Nalbach made nine blocks and Kara Pasquale had 24 digs in the contest.
 
Top Rock Performers vs. Edinboro
(Per Match Average)
Paityn Krause: 16.8 Assists, 1.3 Aces, 7.5 Digs (4 MP)
Kara Pasquale: 14.0 Digs (4 MP)
Victoria Nalbach: 4.0 Kills, 5.5 Blocks (2 MP)
Ava Haynes: 5.5 Kills, 3.0 Blocks (2 MP)
 
MATCH 16 DETAILS
Opponent: Gannon University
Date: Saturday – 1 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: Gannon leads 47-10
Last Played: Nov. 15, 2025 (GU won 3-1)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock will look to snap a 31-match losing streak to the Golden Knights that stretches back to the 2009 season. SRU pushed Gannon to the brink in the home match last year between The Rock and Golden Knights as GU had to hang on for a five-set decision.
 
Top Rock Performers vs. Gannon
(Per Match Average)
Paityn Krause: 16.5 Assists (4 MP)
Kara Pasquale: 14.5 Digs (4 MP)
Ava Haynes: 6.0 Kills, 6.0 Digs, 2.0 Blocks (2 MP)

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 5-9
PSAC West: 0-3
PSAC West Standings: t-7th
Home Record: 2-3
Away Record: 1-3
Neutral Site Record: 2-3
Streak: L5
Last 5 Matches: 0-5
Head Coach: Dylan Lasher | 2nd season at SRU (15-26) | 6th overall (60-87)
 
LAST TIME OUT (Box Score)
Slippery Rock lost on the road in three sets Sept. 26 at Pitt-Johnstown (25-18, 25-18, 25-22). Ava Haynes had 12 kills and nine digs for SRU.
 
ROCK LEADERS
ATTACK: Marley Annis (131 kills / .152), Ava Haynes (98 kills, .138)
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause (224 / 5.09 per set), Emily Loeffler (98 / 3.50 per set)
ACES: Ellie Friedrichs (17), Leah Schreckengost (11)
DIGS: Kara Pasquale (187 / 4.16 per set)
BLOCKS: Victoria Nalbach (23), Chloe Shirk (16)
 
ROCK SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: Marley Annis – 18 at Lake Erie
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause – 26 at Lake Erie
ACES: Ellie Friedrichs – 5 at Lake Erie
DIGS: Kara Pasquale – 25 (2x)
BLOCKS: Victoria Nalbach – 5 (2x)
 
ROCK TEAM SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: 56 at Lake Erie
ATTACK %: .286 vs. Post
ASSISTS: 56 at Lake Erie
ACES: 11 at Lake Erie
DIGS: 73 at Lake Erie
BLOCKS: 8 at Lake Erie
 
 HOW THE ROCK STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 15th (.137)
• Opponent Attack %: 16th (.223)
• Kills Per Set: 13th (11.0)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 15th (13.1)
• Aces Per Set: 16th (1.3)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 1st (1.1)
• Digs Per Set: 11th (14.7)
• Blocks Per Set: 15th (1.3)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 15th (2.2)
 
SRU AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Kills Per Set: Marley Annis (2.98) – 10th
Aces Per Set: Ellie Friedrichs (0.45) – 10th
Digs Per Set: Kara Pasquale (4.16) – 10th
 
THE ROCK ATTACK
Over the first 14 matches of the season, Slippery Rock's attack has been led by the trio of Marley Annis, Ava Haynes and Emry Rumbaugh.
 
• Annis (131) and Haynes (98) have already secured career-high kill totals with 12 matches remaining in the regular season. Annis' 2.98 kills per set rank 10th in the PSAC, while her .152 attack percentage is second on SRU among Rock athletes with over 100 attacks.
 
• Haynes is one of two Rock athletes to have played all 45 sets this season.
 
• Rumbaugh enters the weekend third on the team in kills with 72.
 
• Slippery Rock is 5-3 on the year when either Annis, Haynes or Rumbaugh reaches a double-digit kill total, but 0-6 when they are held under 10 kills.
 
• Supplementing Slippery Rock's attack have been Victoria Nalbach, Hayden Deming and Gwen McCarthy. SRU's top middle hitter, Nalbach sits at 53 kills on a .241 attack percentage. Deming and McCarthy meanwhile have combined for 64 kills.
 
• Ellie Friedrichs (17), Leah Schreckengost (11) and Paityn Krause (10) have been The Rock's top servers this season in terms of aces. Across the PSAC, Friedrichs is 10th in the league in aces per set (0.45).
 
• Setting duties of late have been distributed between Krause and Emily Loeffler.
 
• Krause, who recently became the 14th athlete in program history to reach 1,000 career assists, has started 12 of 14 matches on the way to totaling 224 assists (5.09 per set).
 
• A freshman, Loeffler has seen an uptick in playing time over the last two weeks as 75 of her 98 assists (3.50 per set) have come over the last six matches.
 
DEFENSIVELY SPEAKING
• Nalbach begins the third week of PSAC West competition leading The Rock in blocks with 23 (6 solo / 17 assisted).
 
• Another member of The Rock's talented freshmen class, Chloe Shirk has made 10 consecutive starts. She has produced all 16 of her blocks in 2026 over those 10 starts.
 
• Rumbaugh (15), Haynes (12) and Annis (11) have all reached double-digit block totals as well.
 
• Libero Kara Pasquale, who joins Haynes as the other SRU athlete to have played all 45 sets this season, has made a Rock-high 187 digs and is 10th in the PSAC in digs per set (4.16).
 
Annis became the second Rock athlete to 100 digs in 2026 last weekend. She'll open the Edinboro match with 108 (2.45 per set).
 
SHUTTING DOWN THE SERVE
Slippery Rock has been exceptional over its first 15 matches of limiting its opponents' serving success. Entering the Edinboro match, SRU leads the PSAC in both aces per set allowed (1.13) and total aces allowed (51).
 
Not only is Slippery Rock statistically the best team in the PSAC at serve reception, but it is also the best in entire Atlantic Region.
 
Aces Per Set Allowed (Atlantic Region)
(Minimum 40 sets played)
1. Slippery Rock: 1.13
2. Clarion: 1.18
t-3. Seton Hill: 1.25
t-3. IUP: 1.25
5. Concord: 1.30
 
Total Aces Allowed (Atlantic Region)
(Minimum 40 sets played)
1. Slippery Rock: 51
2. Seton Hill: 64
3. IUP: 66
4. Pitt-Johnstown: 68
5. Clarion: 71
 
UPCOMING MILESTONES
• Kara Pasquale: 144 digs from 1,000
• Marley Annis: 36 kills from 300
• Marley Annis: 90 digs from 400
• Emry Rumbaugh: 51 kills from 300
• Emry Rumbaugh: 26 blocks from 100
• Ava Haynes: 16 kills from 200
• Ava Haynes: 4 blocks from 50
• Victoria Nalbach: 36 kills from 200
• Victoria Nalbach: 6 blocks from 100
• Gwen McCarthy: 36 kills from 200
• Kaitlyn Danszczak: 28 kills from 200
• Kaitlyn Danszczak: 8 blocks from 50
• Abby Kolcum: 8 assists from 100
• Emily Loeffler: 2 assists from 100
• Hayden Deming: 48 kills from 100
• Addison Jones: 7 blocks from 50
• Paityn Krause: 4 aces from 50
 
NEXT FIVE MATCHES
Oct. 9 (6 p.m.) at Seton Hill
Oct. 10 (6 p.m.) at California (Pa.)
Oct. 13 (Noon) vs. D'Youville
 Oct. 16 (6 p.m.) at Clarion
Oct. 23 (6 p.m.) vs. Pitt-Johnstown
 
RECORDS WATCH
Assists (12-16)
12. Sarah Cybulski (2001-02): 1,300
13. Stephanie Kluge (1999-02): 1,171
14. Paityn Krause (Active): 1,006
15. Alexandra Fleagle (2010-13): 885
16. Michele Shatto (1994-97): 822
 
Digs (17-20)
17. Kaylee Smith (2008-11): 1,284
18. Andrea Hoover (1995-98): 1,194
19. Lindsay Weber (2002-05): 1,169
20. Layna Heilman-Houser (2002-05): 1,163
NR. Kara Pasquale (Active): 856 

EDINBORO PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 8-7
PSAC West: 1-2
PSAC West Standings: t-5th
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 2-2
Neutral Site Record: 4-4
Streak: L1
Last 5 Matches: 3-2
Head Coach: Missy Soboleski | 21st season at BORO (420-252) | 31st overall (553-430)
 
HOW EDINBORO STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 12th (.169)
• Opponent Attack %: 12th (.174)
• Kills Per Set: 10th (11.98)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 12th (11.69)
• Aces Per Set: 11th (1.80)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 5th (1.36)
• Digs Per Set: 5th (15.85)
• Blocks Per Set: 5th (2.03)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 14th (2.01)
 
EDINBORO LEADERS
ATTACK: Makayla Neelands (169 kills / .216), Reilly Parent (147 kills, .154)
ASSISTS: Grace Petro (315 / 5.34 per set)
ACES: Neelands (22), Petro (21)
DIGS: Faith Schneider (265 / 4.49 per set)
BLOCKS: Christina Lockett (58), Maggie Koster (48)
 
EDINBORO AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Blocks Per Set: Christina Lockett (1.04) – 4th
Digs Per Set: Faith Schneider (4.49) – 7th
Assists Per Set: Grace Petro (5.34) – 12th
Kills Per Set: Makayla Neelands (2.86) – 14th
 
RECENT BORO RESULTS
Sept. 26: California (L, 3-2)
Sept. 25: Seton Hill (W, 3-1)
Sept. 22: Salem (W, 3-0)
Sept. 17: Gannon (L, 3-0)
Sept. 12: Virginia State (W, 3-0)
 
SCOUTING EDINBORO
• Since starting the season 3-4, Edinboro has won five of its last eight matches to come to Morrow Field House at 8-7 in 2026. In conference matches, Edinboro earned a four-set victory over Seton Hill sandwiched between losses to Gannon (3-0) and California (3-2).
 
• The Fighting Scot attack, which ranks 10th in the PSAC in kills per set (11.98) and 12th in attack percentage (.169), featurs four athletes with between 115 and 170 kills in Makayla Neelands (169), Reilly Parent (147), D'Aira Whitner (123) and Taylor Pucky (116).
 
• Christina Lockett ranks fourth in the PSAC in both total blocks (58) and blocks per set (1.04).
 
• Edinboro is fifth in the PSAC in blocks per set (2.03) and digs per set (15.85).
 
• Parent was particularly effective in two matches against Slippery Rock last year as she averaged 18.0 kills, 11.5 digs, 3.0 aces, and 2.0 blocks with a .211 attack percentage.

GANNON PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
AVCA Top 25: RV
Overall: 13-2
PSAC West: 3-0
PSAC West Standings: t-1st
Home Record: 6-0
Away Record: 4-0
Neutral Site Record: 3-2
Streak: W12
Last 5 Matches: 5-0
Head Coach: Matt Darling | 20th season at GU (472-161)
 
HOW GU STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 4th (.219)
• Opponent Attack %: 6th (.144)
• Kills Per Set: 1st (13.7)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 11th (11.2)
• Aces Per Set: 10th (1.8)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 5th (1.4)
• Digs Per Set: 1st (17.2)
• Blocks Per Set: 4th (2.1)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 9th (1.7)
 
GU LEADERS
ATTACK: Abbey Williams (204 kills / .225), Sydney Wake (156 kills, .312)
ASSISTS: Ava Gainer (614 / 11.16 per set)
ACES: Williams (24), Addi Claxon (23)
DIGS: Alexis Fowler (244 / 4.44 per set)
BLOCKS: Carlee Webber (49), Brooke Gwiazda (40)
 
GANNON AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Assists Per Set: Ava Gainer (11.16) – 1st
Kills Per Set: Abbey Williams (3.71) – 4th
Blocks Per Set: Carlee Webber (1.00) – 7th
Digs Per Set: Alexis Fowler (4.44) – 8th
 
RECENT GU RESULTS
Sept. 26: Seton Hill (W, 3-1)
Sept. 25: California (W, 3-0)
Sept. 19: Ashland (W, 3-1)
Sept. 18: Hillsdale (W, 3-1)
Sept. 17: Edinboro (W, 3-0)
 
SCOUTING GANNON
• The Golden Knights, which were receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll, enter their Friday match at Clarion on a 12-match winning streak that has lifted their record to 13-2 overall and 3-0 inside the PSAC West. GU's two losses this season both came in the opening weekend of the season to ranked teams.
 
• Gannon leads the PSAC in kills per set (13.7) and digs per set (17.2) in addition to being fourth in blocks per set (2.21).
 
• The Golden Knight attack is spearheaded by Abbey Williams, who has already racked up 204 kills on a .225 attack percentage. Sydney Wake has added 156 kills via .312 attack percentage.
 
• Defensively, Carlee Webber and Brooke Gwiazda are the primary obstacles up front with a combined 89 blocks.
 
• Williams registered two double-doubles against The Rock in the season series a year ago, averaging 11.0 kills, 2.0 aces, 15.0 digs and 3.0 blocks a contest with a .258 attack percentage.
 
UP NEXT
The Rock continues PSAC West competition 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at Seton Hill University.






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