SLIPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team looks to sweep the season series against California (Pa.) in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division matchup 1 p.m. Saturday at the Phillipsburg Soccer Facility.

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GAME 15 of 18
Opponent: California (Pa.)
Date: Saturday – 1 p.m.
Location: California, Pennsylvania
Venue: Phillipsburg Soccer Facility
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 35-11-4
Current Streak: W6
Last Played: Sept. 23, 2026 (SRU won 6-2)

SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock owns a 35-11-4 record against the Vulcans. The first meeting took place in 1993, a 3-0 California victory. The last seven games ended with Slippery Rock on top by a combined score of 16-2. When on the road against Cal, Slippery Rock owns an 16-4-4 record over the Vulcans.

THE FIRST TIME AROUND
Slippery Rock scored six goals for the fourth time this season in a 6-2 victory over California in PSAC West play under the lights Sept. 23 at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.

The Rock benefited from five different goal scorers and six different players earn points in the victory. Peyton Los ended the night with a brace, giving her four goals on the season, tying her for SRU's goal lead with Sophia Palermo and Lilia Battalini, who scored one goal and dished out two assists against Cal.

Summer Hill, Jilly Deivert and Lindsey Price all scored one goal as well, with Gianna Revetta earning one assist.

Los led all players with five shots and landed all five on goal. Palermo, Price, Hill, Battalini and Bailey McGee all took two shots for The Rock, while Deivert, Abby Paterline, Leah Walter and Molly Interthal round out SRU's shot takers with one each.

Leah Allman made one save and surrendered one goal in 64 minutes of action.

Rosie Willmott Joyce substituted for Allman in the 65^th minute and made three saves while also surrendering one goal.  

Slippery Rock ended the game with advantages in shots (19-10) as well as shots on goal (13-7).

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST CAL
Leah Allman – 7 GP: 6-0-1, 8 SV, 1 GA, 470 MIN
Sophia Palermo – 5 GP: 2 G, 2 A, 8 SH, 4 SOG, 327 MIN
Lindsey Price – 6 GP: 2 G, 3 SH, 2 SOG, 158 MIN
Peyton Los – 1 GP: 2 G, 5 SH, 5 SOG, 63 MIN
Lilia Battalini – 3 GP: 1 G, 2 A, 3 SH, 3 SOG, 104 MIN
Allie Burns – 3 GP: 1 G, 1 A, 3 SH, 3 SOG, 56 MIN
Jilly Deivert – 1 GP: 1 G, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 22 MIN
Summer Hill – 1 GP: 1 G, 2 SH, 1 SOG, 43 MIN
Gianna Revetta – 1 GP: 1 A, 27 MIN
Bailey McGee – 5 GP: 6 SH, 2 SOG, 316 MIN
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	2026 Stats	Vulcans
11-2-1	Overall Record	1-9-4
10-1-1	Conference Record	1-9-3
2.79	Goals per Game	0.64
0.86	Opp. Goals per Game	2.29
+27	Season Goal Differential	-23
18.6	Shots per Game	9.7
6.7	Opp. Shots per Game	14.6
8.9	SOG per Game	5.4
3.3	Opp. SOG per Game	7.4
2.1	Assists per Game	0.4
6.1	Corners per Game	3.3
7.0	Fouls per Game	8.3
2.4	Saves per Game	5.1

ROCK BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 11-2-1
PSAC West Record: 10-1-1
Home Record: 8-0-0
Away Record: 3-2-1
PSAC West Rank: 1^st of 9
Streak: W6
Head Coach: Noreen Herlihy | 22^nd season overall at SRU (273-119-32, .682) | 32^nd season overall (328-212-64, .596)
            Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '92

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock split the season series with Seton Hill University after a 4-0 victory against the Griffins Wednesday at James Egli Field.

Paterline and Battalini each scored their fifth goal of the season, tying Palermo for the team lead. Revetta scored her second of the season, while Bella Gianfrancesco scored her first career goal.

Eden Williams earned two assists, bringing her season total up to four, while McGee picked up her team-leading fifth assist of the season. Price added one assist as well for The Rock.

Jilly Deivert led all players with five shots and four shots on goal. Palermo (2), Revetta (2) and Los (2) also took multiple shots for SRU.

Allman picked up her 11^th win of the season and the 43^rd of her career after the goalkeeper was not forced to make a save in 62 minutes of action, while Allie Burkholder played the final 28 minutes in goal.

SRU ended the game with advantages in shots (25-1), shots on goal (13-0) and corner kicks (11-0).

PSAC TOURNAMENT BERTH SECURED
With its 4-0 win against Seton Hill, Slippery Rock clinched a spot in the PSAC Tournament for the 22^nd straight season The last time The Rock missed the conference tournament was in the 2002 season.

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 on top of the PSAC West with 31 points after the win against Seton Hill. Gannon University trails The Rock by just three points with 28 on the season.

Edinboro and Lock Haven sit in third and fourth place with 21 and 20 points, respectively, while Seton Hill (19) holds a one-point edge over Indiana University (Pa.) (18) for fifth spot in the division. The rest of the PSAC West standings sit as follows, Clarion (13), California (Pa.) (6) and Pitt-Johnstown (2).

DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS
With the win against the Griffins, Slippery Rock claimed its 11^th win of the season. Slippery Rock's head coach Noreen Herlihy has 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
Battalini leads The Rock in points with 13 on five goals and three assists in 14 games played. Palermo trails Battalini with 12 points on five goals and two assists, while Paterline rounds out Slippery Rock's top three point scorers with five goals and two assists as well.

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

McGee paces SRU in assists with five, while Williams trails the senor with four helpers. Battalini (3), Price (3), Deivert (2) and Libby Earley all have multiple assists as well.

Palermo leads the charge with 45 shots, followed by Deivert with 36 shots as well as Battalini and McGee, with 27 and 25 shots, respectively.

Madisyn Sedor, a crucial part of Slippery Rock's backline, leads all Rock field players with 1,015 minutes played respectively (72.5 mpg).

IN GOAL FOR THE ROCK
Allman leads Slippery Rock in all goalkeeper statistics after starting all 14 games. Allman has a 0.78 goals against average with a .737 save percentage on 28 saves.

Willmott Joyce has appeared in three games and made four saves in 73 minutes of play, while Burkholder has appeared in two games, totaling 32 minutes.

AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION … AND THE PSAC
* PSAC RANKS IN ITALIC
With the regular season hitting the 14-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: 10^th – 39 – 1^st
Scoring offense: 13^th – 2.69 – 2^nd
Total points: 14^th – 108 – 2^nd
Goal differential: 14^th – +27 – 3^rd
Total assists: 15^th – 30 – 2^nd

Individual:
Game-winning goals: Sophia Palermo – 12^th – 4 – 3^rd
Game-winning goals: Abby Paterline – 12^th – 4 – 3^rd
Total assists: Bailey McGee – 53^rd – 5 – 5^t
Shots/game: Sophia Palermo – 60^th – 3.2 – 7^th
Game-winning goals: Peyton Los – 83^rd – 2 – 7^{th h}

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 44 and career goalie starts with 69.

Allman is also one save 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 69
Leah Allman – First in wins with 44
Leah Allman – Third in saves with 210 – four save away from second
Leah Allman – Fourth in shutouts with 24 – two away from third
Sophia Palermo – T-8 on game winning goals with eight – one away from T-7

VULCANS BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 1-9-4
PSAC West Record: 1-9-3
Home Record: 1-3-3
Away Record: 0-6-1
PSAC West Rank: 8^th of 9
Streak: L2
Head Coach: Pete Curtis | Eighth season at California (Pa.) (23-91-19, .242) | 19^th season overall (155-162-36, .496)
            Alma Mater: Alderson Broaddus '87

CALIFORNIA SCOUTING REPORT
The Vulcans enter the matchup with The Rock holding a 1-9-4 record overall and a 1-9-3 mark in the PSAC West. Prior to its last two losses, California did grab draws in back-to-back games against Clarion and Seton Hill, with the Griffins currently in a PSAC Tournament spot in the live standings.

Macrina Robb leads Cal in points (4) and goals (2), while Alexis Brown and Alicia Green each have one goal and one assist for three points. Leila Benedetti, Hedda Bjoerkman, Casey Eaton, Pia Stock and Emma Ziskowski have all scored one goal for the Vulcans.

Kaleigh Rexroad has started all 14 games for Cal and has a 2.31 GAA and a .684 save percentage with 65 saves and two clean sheets.

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock returns home for its final home game of the regular season in a battle for PSAC West supremacy against Gannon 3 p.m. Oct. 21 at James Egli Field. Earlier this season, Slippery Rock and Gannon tied, 1-1, Sept. 9 at McConnell Family Stadium.



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