SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team travels to Lock Haven with another chance to clinch the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division title 4 p.m. Saturday at Hubert Jack Stadium.

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GAME 17 of 18
Opponent: Lock Haven
Date: Saturday – 4 p.m.
Location: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Venue: Hubert Jack Stadium
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 22-9-5
Current Streak: W1
Last Played: Aug. 30, 2026 (SRU won 6-1)

SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock holds a 22-9-5 record overall against Lock Haven in their 36 meetings. The Rock currently has an 18-game unbeaten streak against the Bald Eagles, outscoring Lock Haven by a score of 43-5 with a 15-0-3 ledger over that span.

THE FIRST TIME AROUND
Slippery Rock scored four first-half goals in a 6-1 victory to open PSAC West play Aug. 30 against Lock Haven at James Egli Field.

Slippery Rock benefited from six different goal scorers as well as 12 different players that earned at least one point.

The Rock saw four players score their first career goals as Peyton Los, Summer Hill, Chloe Flynn and Addison Bell found the back of the net for the first time, while Jilly Deivert earned her first career assist.

Sophia Palermo and Abby Paterline also found the back of the net for Slippery Rock, as Lilia Battalini, Lindsey Price, Jordyn Constable, Libby Earley and Eden Williams all dished out one assist.

Seven of The Rock's 12 points came via freshmen and sophomores.

Leah Allman started in goal and earned the win for Slippery Rock. The senior made two saves before being substituted for in the 55^th while The Rock held a 4-0 advantage. Rosie Willmott Joyce came in for Allman and made one save in 36 minutes of action.

SRU outshot LHU 29-5 overall and 10-4 in shots on goal. The Rock took eight corners compared to the Bald Eagles' one and each team committed five fouls.

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST LOCK HAVEN
Peyton Los – 1 GP: 1 G, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 49 MIN
Sophia Palermo – 1 GP: 1 G, 4 SH, 1 SOG, 39 MIN
Summer Hill – 1 GP: 1 G, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 35 MIN
Abby Paterline – 1 GP: 1 G, 2 SH, 1 SOG, 54 MIN
Chloe Flynn – 1 GP: 1 G, 2 SH, 1 SOG, 32 MIN
Addison Bell – 1 GP: 1 G, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 21 MIN
Lilia Battalini – 1 GP: 1 A, 3 SH, 1 SOG, 29 MIN
Lindsey Price – 1 GP: 1 A, 29 MIN
Jilly Deivert – 1 GP: 1 A, 6 SH, 32 MIN
Jordyn Constable – 1 GP: 1 A, 42 MIN
Libby Earley – 1 GP: 1 A, 15 MIN
Eden Williams – 1 GP: 1 A, 26 MIN
Leah Allman – 1 GP: 1-0-0, 2 SV, 0 GA, 54 MIN
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	2026 Stats	Bald Eagles
12-2-2	Overall Record	9-6-2
11-1-2	Conference Record	7-5-2
2.63	Goals per Game	1.29
0.88	Opp. Goals per Game	1.59
+28	Season Goal Differential	-5
17.6	Shots per Game	8.5
6.9	Opp. Shots per Game	14.5
8.7	SOG per Game	5.0
3.3	Opp. SOG per Game	6.7
2.1	Assists per Game	1.4
6.0	Corners per Game	3.0
7.0	Fouls per Game	7.1
2.4	Saves per Game	5.1

ROCK BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 12-2-2
PSAC West Record: 11-1-2
Home Record: 8-0-1
Away Record: 4-2-1
PSAC West Rank: 1^st of 9
Streak: T1
Head Coach: Noreen Herlihy | 22^nd season overall at SRU (274-119-33, .682) | 32^nd season overall (329-212-65, .597)
            Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '92

LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock team kept sole possession of first place in the PSAC West standings after a back-and-forth draw, 2-2, against Gannon University Wednesday at James Egli Field.

Seniors Palermo and Bailey McGee found the back of the net for Slippery Rock, with Earley, Paterline and Gianna Revetta each earned one assist.

Palermo (2) was the only Rock player to take multiple shots, while McGee, Deivert and Price each took one shot for The Rock.

Allman made three saves in the draw for SRU.

The Rock ended the game with an advantage in saves (4-0), while Gannon ended with more shots (12-5) and corner kicks (11-4).

PSAC WEST TITLE STILL IN REACH
With its draw against Gannon, Slippery Rock retained its three-point advantage in the PSAC West standings. With two games left in the regular season, Slippery Rock also holds a +6 goal differential above Gannon at the moment, in the case that both teams tie atop the division at the end of the season.

The Rock are able to clinch the PSAC West title with a victory against Lock Haven Saturday along with a Gannon tie/loss versus Pitt-Johnstown. If Gannon wins Saturday, the race for the PSAC West title will come down to Oct. 28 under all circumstances.

UNBEATEN IN EIGHT STRAIGHT
With the result against the Golden Knights, The Rock extended its unbeaten streak to eight games, which is tied for the ninth highest in program history. Slippery Rock achieved its fifth longest unbeaten streak in program history last season with a nine-game streak.

The longest unbeaten streak in SRU history happened between the 2010-11 season at 16 games.

A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEST
Behind Slippery Rock and Gannon, Edinboro and Lock Haven follow with 24 and 23 points, respectively. Seton Hill University rounds out the provisional PSAC Tournament teams from the Western Division with 22 points in the fifth spot. Indiana University (Pa.) (21) is also still alive in the race to make the conference tournament, while Clarion (16), California (Pa.) (6) and Pitt-Johnstown (2) round out the PSAC West.

No. 4 Kutztown University, No. 17 West Chester University, Shepherd University and Bloomsburg have clinched spots in the PSAC Tournament from the Eastern Division. Millersville University has a six-point lead over East Stroudsburg University in the live standings for the final spot in the conference tournament from the eastern side.

SECOND SET OF NPI RANKINGS RELEASED
Slippery Rock stayed fourth in the Atlantic Region NCAA Power Index Rankings after the second 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.
 
The second set of rankings includes six teams from the PSAC and three from the MEC. Inside the PSAC, there were two schools in the rankings from the PSAC West and four from the PSAC East.

Slippery Rock enters its game Saturday at Lock Haven with a 12-2-2 overall record and the fourth-best NPI among all teams in the region. The three teams ahead of SRU are No. 21 Fairmont State University (62.245 / 13-0-2), No. 4 Kutztown (60.087 / 12-1-2) and No. 17 West Chester University (59.750 / 11-1-1). SRU is 1-1-2 against the top nine teams in the Atlantic Region in the first set of rankings, going 1-0-0 against Frostburg State University, 0-0-2 against Gannon and 0-1-0 against Fairmont State.

A look at the top nine teams based on NPI in the Atlantic Region as of Oct. 19 can be seen below.

ATLANTIC REGION RANKINGS
Oct. 19, 2026

Rank	Team	NPI	Record
1	Fairmont State	62.245	13-0-2
2	Kutztown	60.087	12-1-2
3	West Chester	59.750	11-1-1
4	Slippery Rock	58.637	12-2-1
5	Gannon	57.165	11-2-2
6	Frostburg State	57.134	11-2-2
7	Shepherd	54.854	10-4-1
8	Millersville	54.479	8-3-3
9	Point Park	54.373	9-5-1

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 third 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.

LEADING THE ROCK
Paterline leads The Rock in points with 15 on six goals and three assists in 16 games played. Palermo trails Paterline with 14 points on six goals and two assists, while Battalini and McGee round out Slippery Rock's top three point scorers with 13 points each as Battalini has five goals and three assists, while McGee holds four goals and five assists.

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

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

Palermo leads the charge with 48 shots, followed by Deivert with 43 shots as well as Battalini and McGee, with 28 shots each.

Madisyn Sedor, a crucial part of Slippery Rock's backline, leads all Rock field players with 1,184 minutes played respectively (74 mpg).

IN GOAL FOR THE ROCK
Allman leads Slippery Rock in all goalkeeper statistics after starting all 16 games. Allman has a 0.81 goals against average with a .727 save percentage on 32 saves.

Willmott Joyce has appeared in three games and made four saves in 73 minutes of play, while Allie 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 16-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: 11^th – 42 – 2^nd
Total points: 15^th – 118 – 3^rd
Total assists: 17^th – 34 – 2^nd
Scoring offense: 19^th – 2.63 – 3^rd
Goal differential: 21^st – +28 – 3^rd

Individual:
Game-winning goals: Abby Paterline – 8^th – 5 – 4^th
Game-winning goals: Sophia Palermo – 16^th – 4 – 5^th
Goals against average: Leah Allman – 62^nd – 0.81 – 4^th
Total assists: Bailey McGee – 66^th – 5 – 5^th
Shots/game: Sophia Palermo – 76^th – 3.0 – 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 45 and career goalie starts with 71.

Allman is also 36 save away from first and one shutout away from moving into third place.  

RECORD WATCH
Leah Allman – First in games started as a goalie with 71
Leah Allman – First in wins with 45
Leah Allman – Second in saves with 214 – 36 saves away from first
Leah Allman – Fourth in shutouts with 25 – one away from third
Sophia Palermo – T-8 on game winning goals with eight – one away from T-7
Abby Paterline – T-11 on game-winning goals with seven – one away from T-8

BALD EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 9-6-2
PSAC West Record: 7-5-2
Home Record: 6-1-2
Away Record: 3-5-0
PSAC West Rank: 4^th of 9
Streak: W1
Head Coach: Jesse Urquhart | Third season at LHU (16-27-8, .392) | Eight season overall (37-93-9, .299)
            Alma Mater: Neumann '09

LOCK HAVEN SCOUTING REPORT
The Bald Eagles enter the matchup with The Rock holding a 9-6-2 record overall and a 7-5-2 mark in the PSAC West, good for fourth in the divisional standings. Lock Haven has lost just two of its last nine contests with a 5-2-2 record and a +3 goal differential (15-12).

Freshman forward Colleen Lloyd leads Lock Haven with 17 points six goals and five assists. Maci Shaffer (5), Bryn Constanzer (4), Brooke Gehret (3) and Sydney Linus (2) have also scored multiple goals for the Bald Eagles.

Freshman goalkeeper Devyn Mason has started 16 games for Lock Haven, holding a 1.69 GAA with a .743 save percentage on 75 saves and 26 goals allowed.

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock rounds out the regular season with a trip to IUP for a PSAC West matchup 3 p.m. at South Campus Field. Earlier this season, Slippery Rock defeated IUP, 1-0, Sept. 26 at James Egli Field.





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