GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs. This page will serve as the "Digital Game Program" for this week's games. To navigate to all gameday info for any SRU home events this year, simply visit rockathletics.com/gameday or scan the QR code on the "Gameday Info" posters hanging in each facility.
 

Slippery Rock vs. Seton Hill
The Rock (10-2-1)	Griffins (5-5-4)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Noreen Herlihy	Coach Riley Butler
Program Records	-
James Egli FIeld
PSAC Standings
PSAC Statistics
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team is set for its penultimate home game of the regular season as it welcomes Seton Hill University for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division contest 3 p.m. Wednesday at James Egli Field for its Breast Cancer Awareness Game..

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS GAME
Prior to kickoff between Slippery Rock and Seton Hill, The Rock will acknowledge and honor players and staff from both teams who have been directly and indirectly effected from breast cancer. 

NO PETS AT JAMES EGLI FIELD
Fans are reminded that there are NO PETS allowed at James Egli Field or in any SRU Athletics facilities. Please do not bring dogs or any other pets to the game. Unless they are a registered service animal, you will be asked to remove your pet from the facility.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Wednesday's game 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 TV, 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.

GAME 14 of 18
Opponent: Seton Hill
Date: Wednesday – 3 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: James Egli Field
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 18-4-2
Current Streak: L1
Last Played: Sept. 19, 2026 (SHU won 1-0)

SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock and Seton Hill have played each other 24 times over the past 31 years. The first two matches played in this series were won by Seton Hill in 1994 and 1995, then the matchup took a 13-year hiatus. Once the two teams resumed playing in 2008, Slippery Rock has won 16 of the 20 games played. The Rock owns an 18-4-2 all-time record and a 9-0-2 record at home against the Griffins.

THE FIRST TIME AROUND
Slippery Rock had its six-game unbeaten streak come to an end Sept. 19 in a 1-0 loss to Seton Hill at Dick's Sporting Goods Field in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
  
The Rock controlled possession for much of the day and concluded the game holding advantages over Seton Hill in total shots (19-3), shots on goal (6-1) and corner kicks (7-1), but a 67th minute SHU goal was ultimately the difference.
 
Sophia Palermo compiled five of The Rock's 19 shots Saturday, with Bailey McGee (3), Peyton Los (3), Jilly Deivert (2) and Summer Hill (2) all registering multiple attempts as well.

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST SETON HILL
Abby Paterline – 3 GP: 1 G, 2 A, 8 SH, 5 SOG, 183 MIN
Sophia Palermo – 6 GP: 2 A, 16 SH, 8 SOG, 439 MIN
Lindsey Price – 6 GP: 2 G, 6 SH, 4 SOG, 182 MIN
Bailey McGee – 6 GP: 1 G, 1 A, 10 SH, 3 SOG, 426 MIN
Leah Allman – 7 GP: 5-1-1, 16 SV, 4 GA, 630 MIN
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	2026 Stats	Griffins
10-2-1	Overall Record	5-5-4
9-1-1	Conference Record	5-3-4
2.69	Goals per Game	0.93
0.92	Opp. Goals per Game	1.00
+23	Season Goal Differential	-1
18.1	Shots per Game	8.9
7.2	Opp. Shots per Game	11.7
8.6	SOG per Game	3.7
3.5	Opp. SOG per Game	4.7
2.0	Assists per Game	1.0
5.7	Corners per Game	2.2
7.2	Fouls per Game	5.9
2.6	Saves per Game	3.7

ROCK BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 10-2-1
PSAC West Record: 9-1-1
Home Record: 7-0-0
Away Record: 3-2-1
PSAC West Rank: T-1 of 9
Streak: W5
Head Coach: Noreen Herlihy | 22^nd season overall at SRU (272-119-32, .681) | 32^nd season overall (327-212-64, .595)
            Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '92

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock completed its three-game road trip and won its fifth straight game with a 2-0 victory against PSAC West foe Pitt-Johnstown Oct. 7 at the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field.

Deivert and Abby Paterline each scored one goal off the bench for SRU, while Bella Gianfrancesco grabbed her first career assist in the victory.

Deivert led all players with five shots, including three shots on goal. McGee (4), Palermo (3), and Los (2) also took multiple shots for The Rock, while Paterline, Gianfrancesco, Eden Williams, Jordyn Constable, Libby Earley and Lilia Battalini rounded out Slippery Rock's shot takers with one shot apiece.

Leah Allman played all 90 minutes and made two saves in her fourth clean sheet of the season and the 24^th of her career.

The Rock ended the game with advantages in shots (20-2), shots on goal (12-2) and corner kicks (4-1).

FIRST SET OF NPI RANKINGS RELEASED
Slippery Rock sits fourth in the Atlantic Region NCAA Power Index Rankings after the first set of rankings were released Monday.

The NCAA Power Index (NPI) is a rankings system used in Division II and Division III to evaluate team performance. NPI considers game results and the strength of opponents to calculate a team's NPI value and ranking.

NPI calculations update throughout the season as teams play additional contests and opponent NPI values change. A team's final NPI is not determined until the final games and rankings of the season are complete.

The NPI takes place of the NCAA's previous regional rankings system and will determine the at-large teams selected to the championship after the automatic qualifiers have been decided.

For more information on the NCAA Power Index click HERE.

The Division II women's soccer playoff field features 56 teams from across the nation, with each region receiving a pre-determined amount of berths based on access ratio.
 
The Atlantic Region has seven spots in the NCAA Tournament this season as the conference champions from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the Mountain East Conference will earn automatic berths in addition to five at-large selections determined by the final NPI rankings.
 
A look at the top nine teams based on NPI in the Atlantic Region can be seen below.

ATLANTIC REGION RANKINGS
Oct. 12, 2026

Rank	Team	NPI	Record
1	Fairmont State	61.292	11-0-2
2	West Chester	59.880	7-1-1
3	Kutztown	59.825	9-1-2
4	Slippery Rock	57.603	10-2-1
5	Frostburg State	56.102	9-2-2
6	Shepherd	56.063	8-3-1
7	Point Park	55.637	9-3-1
8	Gannon	55.634	9-2-2
9	Bloomsburg	54.198	6-4-1

RECEIVING VOTES
Slippery Rock stayed in the receiving votes portion of the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Top 25 poll released this Tuesday. The Rock are the sixth team on the list of teams receiving votes and are looking to become ranked in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2013-14 seasons. Slippery Rock was No. 23 as its highest in the USC poll last season. To see the full top 25 click HERE.

A LOOK AROUND THE PSAC WEST
Slippery Rock currently sits in a tie for first place in the PSAC West with 28 points after the win against UPJ. The Rock are deadlocked in a tie with Gannon, who also has 28 points on one more division game played than SRU.

Seton Hill and Edinboro sit in third and fourth place with 19 and 18 points, respectively, while Lock Haven and Indiana University (Pa.) hold a share of the fifth spot in the division with 17 points apiece, The rest of the PSAC West standings sit as follows, Clarion (12), California (Pa.) (6) and Pitt-Johnstown (2).

PSAC TOURNAMENT SPOT AROUND THE CORNER
Slippery Rock is approaching a spot in the PSAC Tournament with five games still remaining. The Rock would clinch a spot in the PSAC Tournament to this with a win against Seton Hill.

The Rock have separated themselves and are out of reach of Clarion, Cal and Pitt-Johnstown, needing just one more team to secure a spot in the conference tournament. As the Griffins are nine points behind SRU with four games remaining on their schedule, a Rock victory would increase their lead to 12 points with three games left, putting Seton hill out of reach and giving Slippery Rock one of the top five spots.

DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS
With the win against the Mountain Cats, Slippery Rock claimed its 10^th win of the season, giving Slippery Rock's head coach Noreen Herlihy her 18^th straight 10-win season at the helm at The Rock. Herlihy has had 10 or more wins in 19 of her 21 seasons overall across both stints at SRU.

LEADING THE ROCK
Palermo leads The Rock in points with 12 on five goals and two assists in 13 games played. Battalini trails Palermo with 11 points on four goals and three assists, while McGee and Los round out Slippery Rock's top trio of point scorers with nine points apiece.

Los (4), Paterline (4), McGee (3), Deivert (3), Williams (2) and Hill (2) each have multiple goals, while Constable, Lindsey Price, Chloe Flynn, Gianna Revetta, Irene Doleno, Leah Walter and Addison Bell each have one goal for The Rock.

McGee and Battalini are tied for the team lead in assists with three, while Deivert, Paterline, Price and Willaims all have two helpers.

Palermo leads the charge with 43 shots, followed by Deivert with 31 shots as well as Battalini and McGee with 24 each.

Madisyn Sedor, a crucial part of Slippery Rock's backline, leads all Rock field players with 953 minutes played respectively (73.3 mpg).

IN GOAL FOR THE ROCK
Allman leads Slippery Rock in all goalkeeper statistics after starting all 11 games. Allman has a 0.82 goals against average with a .737 save percentage on 28 saves.

Rosie Willmott Joyce has appeared in three games and made four saves in 73 minutes of play, while Allie Burkholder has appeared in one game.

AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION … AND THE PSAC
* PSAC RANKS IN ITALIC
With the regular season hitting the 13-game mark, Slippery Rock as a team and individually, ranks near the top of numerous leaderboards throughout the nation and the PSAC ranks.

Team:
Total goals: 8^th – 35 – 1^st
Points/game: 11^th – 7.4 – 2^nd
Scoring offense: 13^th – 2.69 – 2^nd
Total points: 13^th – 96 – 2^nd
Total assists: 18^th – 26 – 2^nd
Goal differential: 20^th – +23 – 3^rd

Individual:
Game-winning goals: Sophia Palermo – 12^th – 4 – 2^nd
Game-winning goals: Abby Paterline – 27^th – 3 – 6^th
Shots/game: Sophia Palermo – 51^st – 3.3 – 7^th
Game-winning goals: Peyton Los – 64^th – 2 – 7^th

SURGING UP THE RECORD BOOK
Allman is approaching numerous records among Slippery Rock goalkeepers. The senior currently sits inside the top five in four different categories (goalie games started, saves, wins and shutouts). Allman is Slippery Rock's leader in goalie wins with 43 and career goalie starts with 68.

Allman is also one saves away from second and two shutouts away from moving into third place in the respective categories.  

RECORD WATCH
Leah Allman – First in games started as a goalie with 67
Leah Allman – First in wins with 42
Leah Allman – Third in saves with 213 – one save away from second
Leah Allman – Fourth in shutouts with 24.5 – 1.5 away from third
Sophia Palermo – T-8 on game winning goals with eight – one away from T-7

GRIFFINS BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 5-5-4
PSAC West Record: 5-3-4
Home Record: 5-3-0
Away Record: 0-2-4
PSAC West Rank: 3^rd of 9
Streak: W1
Head Coach: Riley Butler | Fourth season at Seton Hill (20-34-13, .396)
            Alma Mater: Jacksonville '09

SETON HILL SCOUTING REPORT
The Griffins come into the matchup with The Rock as the only PSAC West team to take down SRU this season. Seton Hill holds a 5-5-4 record overall and a 5-3-4 mark in the division. The five wins for SHU is already an improvement on its three wins from a season ago and are just two wins shy of Seton Hill head coach Riley Butler's most wins in a season with the Griffins (7), coming in his first season with SHU in 2023.

Senior forward Leah Kessler paces Seton Hill in goals with three and points with eight. Kessler is also one of two Griffins to have multiple assists, joining Maddie Teakle with two assists. Teakle and Katie Pazdziorko have two goals apiece, rounding out Seton Hill's players with multiple goals.

Senior goalkeeper Rhys Caplinger enters the game having played every single minute in goal for SHU, holding a 1.00 GAA and a .785 save percentage on 51 saves and 14 goals allowed.

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock enters the final four games of the regular season in a conference matchup against Cal 1 p.m. Saturday at the Phillipsburg Soccer Facility. Earlier this season, The Rock claimed a 6-2 victory over the Vulcans Sept. 23 at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.






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