SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The No. 8 Slippery Rock University field hockey team puts its seven-game winning streak on the line when it heads to Millersville University noon Saturday for its first PSAC game of the season.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
• Live Stats  |  Provided by Millersville
• Live Streaming Video  |  Provided by Millersville
• X (formerly Twitter)  |  In-game updates and highlights
 
GAME 8 DETAILS
Opponent: Millersville University
Date: Saturday – Noon
Location: Millersville, Pennsylvania
Venue: Biemesderfer Stadium
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: MU leads 42-9-2
Last Played: Sept. 27, 2025 (MU won 3-1)
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Marauders have not lost to Slippery Rock since 2007, winning 20 consecutive games over the last 19 years to improve their record in the all-time series to 42-9-2. A season ago, Millersville earned a 3-1 win over The Rock at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
Maddie Orrson scored SRU's lone goal in the defeat. Both of Millersville's goal scorers - Alexis Kern and Emma Ruley – have graduated, but Megan Alvarez, who assisted on all three scores, returns for MU.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Stats: Link
Roster: Link
NFHCA Top 10: No. 8
Overall Record: 7-0
Home Record: 4-0
Away Record: 3-0
Last 5 Games: 5-0
Streak: W7
Head Coach: Missy Revesz | 2nd season (12-12)
 
ROCK LEADERS
POINTS: Lucy Hutchinson (24), Coral Piramo (13)
GOALS: Hutchinson (10), Grace Williams (5), Piramo (5)
ASSISTS: Hutchinson (3), Piramo (3), Riley Cloude (3)
S.O.G.: Hutchinson (34), Hilary Hoffman (24)
SAVES: Sam Black (14)
DEF. SAVES: Haylie Sucharski (2)
 
LAST TIME OUT (Box Score)
Slippery Rock ended its weekend in St. Louis with a 3-0 shutout victory over host Maryville University.
 
RECENT RESULTS
Sept. 27: at Maryville (W, 3-0)
Sept. 26: at Maryville (W, 5-1)
Sept. 22: at Roberts Wesleyan (W, 6-1)
Sept. 18: vs. Converse (W, 2-1)
Sept. 12: vs. #9 Lander (W, 3-1)
 
BEST START, BEST STREAK
Not only is Slippery Rock's 7-0 opening to the 2026 season the best start in program history, the seven consecutive victories also represent the longest overall winning streak in program history.
 
AND THEN THERE WERE 2
Following Bloomsburg's overtime loss against Pace on Wednesday, there are just two undefeated teams remaining in Division II field hockey: The Rock and Kutztown.
 
ROCK MOVES UP TO 8th
On the heels of the best start in program history, Slippery Rock moved up one spot to No. 8 in this week's NFHCA national poll.
 
After being ranked ninth in the nation the last two weeks, SRU's No. 8 spot in this week's rankings is tied for the second highest position in the national poll in program history: the 2017 team spent one week ranked fifth in the nation and the 2012 team was ranked eighth in Division II for the final four weeks of the season.
 
ROCKING THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Slippery Rock heads into the Millersville game ranked in the top 10 of Division II (34 teams) in a plethora of categories.
 
Assists Per Game: 2nd (2.86)
Scoring Margin: 3rd (3.29)
Points Per Game: 3rd (11.14)
Goals Per Game: 4th (4.14)
Penalty Corners Per Game: 4th (10.57)
Goals Against Average: 6th (0.86)
Save Percentage: 7th (.813)
 
FIRST HALF IS OUR HALF
Slippery Rock is outscoring its opposition 19-2 in the first two quarters of games this season.
 
TIED FOR MOST WINS SINCE 2017
With 10 regular season games still to be played in 2026, this year's team has already matched the highest win total inside the program since 2017 (10-9).
 
EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE
In terms of totals, 2026 is the first season SRU has ever scored 29 goals in its first seven games.
 
ROCK SOLID DEFENSE
2026 is the first season SRU has allowed six or fewer goals in its first seven games since 1992. Opponents are scoring just 0.86 goals per game on 6.3 attempts a contest – including only 4.7 attempts on target a game.
 
Starting goalkeeper Sam Black carries a 0.70 GAA with a .778 save percentage and two shutouts into Saturday's game. Black is seventh in the nation in GAA.
 
Haylie Sucharski (2) and Roz Mikulak (1) have combined for The Rock's three defensive saves.

A START TO REMEMBER
Lucy Hutchinson is in the midst of arguably the best offensive stretch of games ever by a Rock athlete.
 
Over seven starts, the 2025 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference athlete has compiled 24 points on 10 goals and four assists while placing 34 of 48 attempts on goal. Hutchinson ranks second in the nation in points per game (3.43) and third in goals per game (1.43).
 
With over half the year still to be played, Hutchinson is already tied for the seventh highest single season point total in program history.
 
CONSTANT OFFENSE
Coral Piramo has logged at least one point in all seven games this season, resulting in the junior ranking second on the team in points (13), goals (5) and assists (3) to go with 20 shots on goal.
 
ALREADY A CAREER-YEAR FOR WILLIAMS
Just seven games into her junior year, Grace Williams has already tallied career-highs in points (12), goals (5) and shots on goal (18), while matching her previous top assist total (2).
 
ANOTHER MULTI-GOAL GAME FOR HOFFMAN
The highlight of The Rock's 5-1 Sept. 26 victory at Maryville was a two-goal performance by Hilary Hoffman.
 
Hoffman, who has four goals and one assist in 2026, has now recorded three multi-goal games over her career: which is tied with Hutchinson for the most by any active Rock athlete.
 
INSTANT IMPACT FRESHMEN
Another factor in The Rock's unprecedented start has been the contributions of a talented rookie class.
 
• Delaney Evans has enjoyed an ultra-productive road trip thus far with three goals over SRU's first round of road contests.
 
• Keila Schutte-Hanekom has started three of her five games played, registering three points on gone goal and one assist.
 
• A starter in all seven games, Josie Shultz has two assists.
 
• Meghan O'Donnell is a key reserve off the bench as one of three Rock rookies to have played in all seven games this year.
 
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE
Riley Cloude assisted on three of The Rock's 11 goals in wins at Roberts Wesleyan (6-1) and Maryville (5-1) last week. The Millersville game will mark Cloude's 41st consecutive game played and 35th straight start, both of which are bests for active Rock athletes.
 
CONSISTENCY IS KEY
Slippery Rock's starting lineup has stayed wildly consistent over the course of the first month of the year. Black, Hutchinson, Williams, Hoffman, Mikulak, Cloude, Shultz, Sucharski, Brooke Page and Ava Masorit have each started all seven games with Piramo (4) and Schutte-Hanekom (3) splitting time in the 11th spot.
 
HOME ON THE HORIZON
Slippery Rock has just one road game remaining following Saturday's game before returning to Mihalik-Thompson Stadium for a three-game stretch Oct. 10-17 against Kutztown, D'Youville and East Stroudsburg.
 
CHARTING THE ROCK
Career Games Played (Starts)
Hilary Hoffman: 48 (46)
Lucy Hutchinson: 45 (16)
Paige Shannon: 43 (14)
Riley Cloude: 40 (39)
Roz Mikulak: 39 (38)
Ava Masorti*: 39 (24)
Haylie Sucharski: 36 (17)
Grace Williams: 32 (13)
Coral Piramo: 25 (18)
Hanna Thomas: 23 (5)
Maddie Orrson: 21 (9)
Brooke Page: 18 (11)
Sam Black**: 17 (14)
Leah Riegling: 17 (11)
Payton Kane: 10 (0)
Josie Shultz: 7 (7)
Delaney Evans: 7 (0)
Amaly Klock: 7 (0)
Meghan O'Donnell: 7 (0)
Keila Schutte-Hanekom: 5 (3)
Tatiana Calderon: 5 (0)
Rylee Catterton: 2 (0)
 
* Played in 15 games at Converse
** Played in 10 games at Wagner
 
A LOOK AT LAST WEEK'S TOP 10
Below is a list of each team's results last week.
 
NFHCA Top 10
#1: Kutztown: Millersville (W), AIC (W)
#2: Shippensburg: Frostburg State (W)
#3: Newberry: Converse (W), West Chester (W), Mansfield (W)
#4: East Stroudsburg: West Chester (L)
#5: West Chester: East Stroudsburg (W), Newberry (L), Converse (W)
#6: Bloomsburg: Bentley (W)
#7: IUP: Frostburg State (L), Lock Haven (W)
#8: The Rock: Roberts Wesleyan (W), Maryville (W, W)
#9: Saint Anselm: Franklin Pierce (W), Saint Michael's (W)
#10: Assumption: Bentley (W), Southern Conn. (W)
 
NEXT FIVE GAMES
Oct. 7 (4 p.m.) at Shippensburg
Oct. 10 (11 a.m.) vs. Kutztown
Oct. 14 (4 p.m.) vs. D'Youville
Oct. 17 (Noon) vs. East Stroudsburg
Oct. 21 (Noon) at Frostburg State
 
ROCK SELECTS CAPTAINS FOR 2026
Seniors Lucy Hutchinson and Paige Shannon were selected as team captains for the 2026, the SRU coaching staff recently announced.
 
MALISHCHAK + EBERHART TO ROCK HALL OF FAME
Two former members of the Slippery Rock field hockey program were named to the SRU Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2026.
 
Vicki (Peterson) Eberhart and Gabrielle Malishchak will join five other former Slippery Rock greats as the latest members to join the SRU Athletics Hall of Fame when the 2026 class is enshrined Oct. 9.
 
In addition to being a two-time All-PSAC honoree in field hockey who still owns the single-season record for points per game, Eberhart was one of a rare group of athletes at Slippery Rock that not just participated in multiple sports, but excelled and earned numerous honors in multiple sports. She won two PSAC titles in the high jump and one PSAC title in the pole vault, was an All-American in the high jump.
 
Malishchak is the only four-time All-PSAC honoree in SRU field hockey history and the only first team All-American in program history. She still ranks fifth all-time at SRU in assists, played on an SRU team that reached as high as a No. 8 national ranking.
 
Click HERE for a complete look at the 2026 Slippery Rock Athletics Hall of Fame Class.
 
RECORD WATCH
Points (14-20)
t-14. Leslie Colliver (2021-24): 39
t-14. Gabrielle Malishchak (2009-12): 39
t-14. Allison Shade (2011-14): 39
17. Kelsey Gustafson (2011-14): 38
18. Deb Smith (1988-91): 36
19. Lucy Hutchinson: 34
20. Hilary Hoffman: 33
 
Goals (11-16)
11. Gianna Conti (2022-24): 18
t-12. Bailee Christman (2021-24): 17
t-12. Deb Smith (1988-91): 17
t-14. Kailee Krupski (2014-17): 16
t-14. Allison Shade (2011-14): 16
16. Lucy Hutchinson: 15
 
Assists (5-10)
t-5. Kayla Del Vecchio (2019-23): 11
t-5. Kailee Krupski (2014-17): 11
t-5. Gabrielle Malishchak (2009-12): 11
t-8. Bailee Christman (2021-24): 9
t-8. Lindsay Brown (2011-13): 9
t-10. Hilary Hoffman: 8
 
MILLERSVILLE PRIMER
Stats: Link
Roster: Link
Overall Record: 3-5
Home Record: 2-2
Away Record: 1-3
Last 5 Games: 1-4
Streak: L4
Head Coach: Shelly Behrens | 18th season at MU (220-125) | 28th Overall (297-245)
 
MARAUDER LEADERS
POINTS: Alaina Culbert (8), 3 Tied (7)
GOALS: Culbert (4)
ASSISTS: Megan Alvarez (2), Lauren Kampi (2)
S.O.G.: Culbert (14), Peyton Bean (11)
SAVES: Katie Hanlon (22), Addy Arkhurst (12)
DEF. SAVES: Bean (1)
 
TEAM STATS
Goals Per Game: 2.38
Goals Per Game Allowed: 2.38
Shots Per Game: 13.3
Shots Per Game Allowed: 13.1
Penalty Corners Per Game: 8.1
Penalty Corners Per Game Allowed: 7.8
 
RECENT RESULTS
Sept. 30: at #2 Shippensburg (L, 3-2)
Sept. 23: vs. #2 Kutztown (L, 6-2)
Sept. 19: vs. #10 IUP (L, 2-1)
Sept. 17: at #5 West Chester (L, 5-2)
Sept. 12: at AIC (W, 4-0)
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock concludes its five-game road trip 4 p.m. Oct. 7 at second-ranked Shippensburg University.





To stay up to date with all that happens at The Rock, follow our official Athletic Communication accounts on 'X' (formerly Twitter, @Rock_Athletics), Facebook (RockAthletics) and Instagram (RockAthletics).