SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team faces a tough test as it travels to Gannon University for its final road game of the regular season under the lights 6 p.m. Wednesday at McConnell Family Stadium.

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GAME 15 of 17
Opponent:  Gannon
Date: Wednesday – 6 p.m.
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Venue: McConnell Family Stadium
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 23-26-3
Current Streak: L4
Last Played: Oct. 7, 2026 (Gannon won, 2-1)

SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock and Gannon first played in 1968, resulting in a 6-0 Rock victory. The two teams have played each other 52 times over the past 58 years. Slippery Rock owns a 23-26-3 record all-time and a 10-13-0 record on the road against Gannon. With a win, The Rock would earn their first victory over the Golden Knights since 2015.

THE FIRST TIME AROUND
Slippery Rock's second half comeback fell short in a, 2-1, loss against No. 24 Gannon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division play Oct. 7 at James Egli Field.

Aashi Pandher scored his first goal of the season off Tom Roantree's first assists of the season and Kaden Reynolds' fourth helper of the campaign.

Pandher led both sides with four shots and two on goal, as Reynolds (2) was the only other Rock player to take multiple shots. Dylan Greggs, Zsombor Retfalvi, and Fynn Uebele rounded out Slippery Rock's shot takers with one apiece.

Troy Nine made six saves in goal, hist most stops in the last four games for SRU.

Slippery Rock ended the game with an advantages in saves (6-1), while Gannon ended the contest on top in shots (14-9) and corner kicks (5-2).

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST GANNON
Aashi Pandher – 6 GP: 1 G, 15 SH, 7 SOG, 388 MIN
Kaden Reynolds – 3 GP: 1 A, 6 SH, 4 SOG, 178 MIN
Tom Roantree – 1 GP: 1 A, 71 MIN
Ryan Hanes – 7 GP: 2 SH, 481 MIN
Gabin Lonjard – 7 GP: 590 MIN
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	2026 Stats	Golden Knights
3-5-6	Overall Record	10-1-3
1-3-3	Conference Record	6-0-1
1.57	Goals per Game	2.93
1.36	Opp. Goals per Game	1.07
+3	Season Goal Differential	+26
15.5	Shots per Game	15.6
9.6	Opp. Shots per Game	11.5
6.9	SOG per Game	7.9
4.6	Opp. SOG per Game	4.0
1.7	Assists per Game	2.8
4.9	Corners per Game	5.4
13.9	Fouls per Game	9.9
3.3	Saves per Game	3.6

ROCK BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 3-5-6
PSAC West Record: 1-3-3
Home Record: 1-2-2
Away Record: 2-3-4
PSAC West Rank: 5^th of 6
Head Coach: Kevin Wilhelm | Ninth season at SRU (49-64-26) | 12^th season overall (56-106-29)
            Alma Mater: Slippery Rock '98

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock tied California (Pa.), 1-1, in an important PSAC West clash Oct. 17 at James Egli Field.

Boele Zwartele scored his fourth goal of the season for The Rock, while Pandher picked up his team-leading sixth assists for SRU.

Zwartele, Pandher, Reynolds, Roantree, Retfalvi, Gabin Lonjard all took a game-high three shots for The Rock, while Zwartele landed a game-high two shots on goal.

Nine made one save in the draw for Slippery Rock.

SRU ended the game with advantages in shots (23-5), shots on goal (6-2), while the two teams each took three corner kicks.

A LOOK INTO THE PSAC WEST STANDINGS
Slippery Rock sits in fifth place in the PSAC West with six points and three divisional games remaining. Gannon tops the PSAC West standings with 19 points, followed by Seton Hill University (14), Lock Haven (10) and California (7) in spots two through four, while Pitt-Johnstown (1) rounds out the division.

Gannon and West Chester University have already clinched a spot in the PSAC Tournament from their respective divisions.

The top four teams in each division inside the PSAC will qualify for the PSAC Tournament at the end of the regular season.

THE ROCK IN THE DIVISION
In the last six seasons, Slippery Rock has played 57 games against PSAC West opponents (postseason included). The Rock hold a 21-28-8 record during that span with a -18 goal differential (86-104).

LEADING THE ROCK
With three games remaining in the regular season, Reynolds paces The Rock with 14 points on five goals and four assists. Zwartele follows Reynolds with 10 points on four goals and two assists, while Jimmy Irani and Caleb Alldredge sit at two goals each. Pandher, Roantree, Patrick Tierney, Dylan Greggs, Ryan Hanes, and Jonathan Anthony each have one goal on the season as well, while Pandher leads SRU with six assists.

Reynolds also leads SRU in shots with 51 and shots on goal with 21. Pandher follows Reynolds with 37 shots and 16 on goal, while Roantree rounds out Slippery Rock's top three shot takers with 18.

Slippery Rock's minutes leader in the field in 2026 is Tierney who has totaled 1,189 minutes (84.9 mpg).

IN GOAL FOR THE ROCK
Nine has played all but 14 minutes in goal so far in 2026 for The Rock. Nine has a 1.37 goals against average along with a .703 save percentage with 45 saves and one clean sheet.

Dylan Bliss has appeared in one game this season, making one save and surrendering no goals in 14 minutes of play.

DIFFERENT STARTING LINEUPS FOR THE ROCK
Slippery Rock has shown nine different starting lineups in its 14 games in 2026, while having two different lineups starting the most games with three.

WHERE THE ROCK STANDS IN THE NATION … AND THE PSAC
* PSAC STATS IN ITALICS
Team:
Shots/game – 22^nd – 15.5 – 2^nd
SOG/game – 24^th – 6.9 – 2^nd
Assists/game – 42^nd – 1.7 – 2^nd
Points/game – 73^rd – 4.9 – 4^th

Individuals:
Shots/game – 11^th –  Kaden Reynolds – 3.6 – 2^nd
Total assists – 28^th  – Aashi Pandher – 6 – 3^rd
SOG/game – 45^th – Kaden Reynolds – 1.5 – 2^nd
Total saves – 68^th  – Troy Nine – 45 – 6^th
Shots/game – 69^th – Aashi Pandher – 2.6 – 4^th

GOLDEN KNIGHTS BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 10-1-3
PSAC West Record: 6-0-1
Home Record: 5-1-1
Away Record: 5-0-1
Neutral Site Record: 0-0-1
PSAC West Rank: 1^st of 6
Streak: W2
Head Coach: Billy Colton | Eighth season at Gannon (107-25-17, .775)
        Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '11

GANNON SCOUTING REPORT
The Golden Knights come into the matchup against The Rock on a 13-game unbeaten streak that includes 10 wins and three draws. After a season-opening loss to Lake Erie College, Gannon has not lost since. The Golden Knights hold a 6-0-1 record inside the division to pace the PSAC West. Gannon occupied the third spot in the receiving votes section in the United Soccer Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday.

Senior forward Rafa Hyde leads Gannon in goals (12) and points (28), while Jensen Peake has 10 assists to lead GU. Per Kristian Lauvstad (8), David Ivascu (7), Mario Lindo (4), Ryko Bodurov (3) and Manuel Pereya (2) have all scored multiple goals for Gannon this season.

Junior goalkeeper Anthony Di Gioia played the most recent game for Gannon, a 3-1 victory at Pitt-Johnstown. Di Gioia is 3-0-1 on the season with a 1.50 GAA and a .788 save percentage in 21 saves and six goals allowed.

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock returns home for its Senior Day where it will celebrate seven players before its contest against Pitt-Johnstown noon Saturday at James Egli Field. Earlier this season, Slippery Rock defeated Pitt-Johnstown, 3-1, Oct. 10 at the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Facility.




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