SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University volleyball team finishes the away portion of its 2026 regular season schedule with weekend road matches 6 p.m. Friday at Edinboro and 2 p.m. Saturday at Gannon University.
 
MATCH 23 DETAILS
Opponent: Edinboro
Date: Friday – 6 p.m.
Location: Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Venue: McComb Fieldhouse
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: Boro leads 84-44
Last Played: Oct. 2, 2026 (Boro won 3-1)
 
LIVE COVERAGE AT EDINBORO
• Live Stats  |  Provided by Edinboro
• Live Streaming Video  |  Provided by Edinboro
• X (formerly Twitter)  |  In-game updates and highlights
 
SERIES HISTORY
Edinboro holds an 84-44 record against Slippery Rock all-time, but the series has been much closer of late with The Rock and Fighting Scots evenly trading wins over the last four matches. Most recently, Edinboro defeated SRU in four sets Oct. 2 at Morrow Field House (25-21, 25-21, 15-25, 25-18).
 
Top Rock Performers vs. Edinboro
(Per Match Statistics)
Paityn Krause: 18.6 Assists, 1.0 Aces, 7.4 Digs (5 MP)
Kara Pasquale: 12.6 Digs (5 MP)
Victoria Nalbach: 4.3 Kills, .400%, 4.7 Blocks (3 MP)
Emry Rumbaugh: 3.7 Kills, 2.7 Blocks (3 MP)
Ellie Friedrichs: 16 Digs, 1 Ace (1 MP)
 
MATCH 24 DETAILS
Opponent: Gannon University
Date: Saturday – 2 p.m.
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Venue: Highmark Events Center
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: GU leads 48-10
Last Played: Oct. 3, 2026 (GU won 3-0)
 
LIVE COVERAGE AT GANNON
• Live Stats  |  Provided by Gannon
• Live Streaming Video  |  Provided by Gannon
• X (formerly Twitter)  |  In-game updates and highlights
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock is going for its first win over the Golden Knights since 2008. GU defeated The Rock in three sets (25-22, 25-13, 25-9) earlier in the season at Morrow Field House to improve its all-time record in the series to 48-10.
 
Top Rock Performers vs. Gannon
(Per Match Statistics)
Paityn Krause: 15.0 Assists, 4.2 Digs (5 MP)
Kara Pasquale: 12.2 Digs (5 MP)
Ava Haynes: 6.0 Kills, 5.3 Digs, 1.7 Blocks (3 MP)          
Emry Rumbaugh: 7.5 Kills, 1.5 Blocks (2 MP)
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 6-16
PSAC West: 0-10
PSAC West Standings: 8th
Home Record: 3-6
Away Record: 1-7
Neutral Site Record: 2-3
Streak: L3
Last 5 Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Dylan Lasher | 2nd season at SRU (16-33)
 
ABOUT LAST WEEK
Slippery Rock lost a pair of four-set matches at home against Pitt-Johnstown (22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-23) and on the road at IUP (25-8, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15).
 
ROCK LEADERS
ATTACK: Marley Annis (131 kills / .152), Ava Haynes (130 kills, .094)
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause (343 / 4.83 per set), Emily Loeffler (211 / 3.91 per set)
ACES: Ellie Friedrichs (20), Leah Schreckengost (17)
DIGS: Kara Pasquale (252 / 3.50 per set)
BLOCKS: Victoria Nalbach (46), Hayden Deming (23)
 
ROCK SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: Marley Annis – 18 at Lake Erie
ASSISTS: Emily Loeffler – 28 at California
ACES: Ellie Friedrichs – 5 at Lake Erie
DIGS: Kara Pasquale – 25 (2x)
BLOCKS: 5 – 5x (Victoria Nalbach 3x / Hayden Deming 2x)
 
ROCK TEAM SINGLE-MATCH LEADERS
KILLS: 56 at Lake Erie
ATTACK %: .327 vs. D'Youville
ASSISTS: 56 at Lake Erie
ACES: 11 at Lake Erie
DIGS: 73 at Lake Erie
BLOCKS: 13 (vs. Pitt-Johnstown)
 
 HOW THE ROCK STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 15th (.126)
• Opponent Attack %: 16th (.228)
• Kills Per Set: 14th (10.7)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 15th (13.3)
• Aces Per Set: 15th (1.2)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 7th (1.5)
• Digs Per Set: 13th (13.9)
• Blocks Per Set: 15th (1.5)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 16th (2.2)
 
SRU AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Kills Per Set: Marley Annis (2.98) – 10th
Digs Per Set: Kara Pasquale (3.50) – 12th
 
THE ROCK OF LATE
• Over the last two weeks (four matches), Slippery Rock's attack has centered around Ali Haynes, who has produced 34 kills (2.27 per set) and hit .123 to go with nine blocks (3 solo / 6 assisted) during the stretch.
 
• Victoria Nalbach has been on a hot streak over SRU's last four matches. Not only has she tallied 14 blocks (four solo / 10 assisted) during the stretch, she's also produced 29 kills on an ultra-efficient .333 attack percentage and seven aces.
 
• Six of Leah Schreckengost's 17 aces on the year have come in The Rock's last four matches.
 
• Ellie Friedrichs has logged 19 kills and 36 digs in the last two weeks, which represents the third most kills of any Rock athlete during that period of matches and the second most digs (Kara Pasquale has the most with 42).
 
• Rounding out SRU's kill leaders in the last four matches are Hayden Deming (16), Ava Haynes (14) and Gwen McCarthy (13).
 
• Maggie Means played all eight sets in last week's matches against Pitt-Johnstown and IUP with the highlight being a season-high 14 digs versus UPJ.
 
• Alayna Esselink is in the midst of a four-match streak in which she has provided The Rock with two blocks a contest.

THE ROCK ON THE YEAR
• The Rock's top two attackers on the season overall have been the duo of Marley Annis and Ava Haynes.
 
• Annis still holds the team lead in kills with 131 (2.98 kps) on a .152 attack percentage over 14 matches played. Haynes is one kill off the team lead with 130 (1.91 kps). Haynes' 21 blocks (5 solo / 21 assisted) represent the third highest total for SRU in 2026.
 
• Victoria Nalbach's career-year has included a team-best 46 blocks (10 solo / 36 assisted), 97 kills (1.47), a .256 attack percentage and 12 aces.
 
• Behind SRU's top three kill leaders is the grouping of Emry Rumbaugh (80 / 1.63 / .129), Gwen McCarthy (69 / 1.38 / .108), Hayden Deming (69 / 1.10 / .094) and Ali Haynes (61 / 1.91 / .119).
 
• 48 of Ali Haynes' 61 kills in 2026 have come over the last five matches.
 
• Deming (23) and Rumbaugh (18) also rank second and fourth on the team in blocks.
 
• Paityn Krause and Emily Loeffler serve as SRU's top setters. Krause has started 15 matches and leads SRU in assists (343 / 4.83) while ranking third in aces (12) and fourth in digs (106). Loeffler has started seven matches during her freshman year on the way to producing 211 assists (3.91).
 
• Not only does Ellie Friedrichs still hold the team lead in aces with 20, the freshman has also ascended to second on The Rock's digs leaderboard with 147 to trail only top libero Kara Pasquale's 252 for the team lead.
 
• Leah Schreckengost has 17 aces in 16 matches this year.
 
UPCOMING MILESTONES
• Kara Pasquale: 79 digs from 1,000
• Kara Pasquale: 7 aces from 50
• Marley Annis: 90 digs from 400
• Marley Annis: 36 kills from 300
• Emry Rumbaugh: 43 kills from 300
• Emry Rumbaugh: 23 blocks from 100
• Ava Haynes: 84 kills from 300
• Kaitlyn Danszczak: 5 kills from 200
• Kaitlyn Danszczak: 6 blocks from 50
• Abby Kolcum: 8 assists from 100
• Hayden Deming: 13 kills from 100
• Paityn Krause: 2 aces from 50
• Addison Jones: 7 blocks from 50
 
REMAINING SCHEDULE
Nov. 6 (6 p.m.) vs. California
Nov. 7 (2 p.m.) vs. Seton Hill
 
RECORDS WATCH
Assists (12-16)
12. Sarah Cybulski (2001-02): 1,300
13. Stephanie Kluge (1999-02): 1,171
14. Paityn Krause (Active): 1,126
15. Alexandra Fleagle (2010-13): 885
16. Michele Shatto (1994-97): 822
 
Digs (17-20)
17. Kaylee Smith (2008-11): 1,284
18. Andrea Hoover (1995-98): 1,194
19. Lindsay Weber (2002-05): 1,169
20. Layna Heilman-Houser (2002-05): 1,163
NR. Kara Pasquale (Active): 921
 
EDINBORO PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 10-12
PSAC West: 3-7
PSAC West Standings: t-6th
Home Record: 3-3
Away Record: 3-5
Neutral Site Record: 4-4
Streak: L3
Last 5 Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Missy Soboleski | 21st season at BORO (422-257) | 31st overall (555-435)
 
HOW EDINBORO STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 14th (.163)
• Opponent Attack %: 12th (.180)
• Kills Per Set: 11th (11.8)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 13th (12.0)
• Aces Per Set: 11th (1.7)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 4th (1.4)
• Digs Per Set: 7th (15.7)
• Blocks Per Set: 7th (2.0)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 14th (2.1)
 
EDINBORO LEADERS
ATTACK: Reilly Parent (220 kills, .161), Makayla Neelands (180 kills / .208)
ASSISTS: Grace Petro (467 / 5.43 per set)
ACES: Petro (27), Neelands (25)
DIGS: Faith Schneider (389 / 4.52 per set)
BLOCKS: Christina Lockett (83), Maggie Koster (64)
 
EDINBORO AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Digs Per Set: Faith Schneider (4.52) – 7th
Blocks Per Set: Christina Lockett (1.00) – 8th
Assists Per Set: Grace Petro (5.43) – 10th
 
RECENT BORO RESULTS
Oct. 24: at California (L, 3-2)
Oct. 23: at Seton Hill (L, 3-2)
Oct. 15: vs. Gannon (L, 3-0)
Oct. 10: vs. Pitt-Johnstown (W, 3-0)
Oct. 9: vs. IUP (L, 3-0)
 
GANNON PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 18-4
PSAC West: 8-2
PSAC West Standings: t-2nd
Home Record: 7-1
Away Record: 8-1
Neutral Site Record: 3-2
Streak: W3
Last 5 Matches: 4-1
Head Coach: Matt Darling | 20th season at GU (477-163)
 
HOW GU STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 6th (.211)
• Opponent Attack %: 3rd (.136)
• Kills Per Set: 2nd (13.3)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 9th (11.0)
• Aces Per Set: 12th (1.6)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 5th (1.4)
• Digs Per Set: 1st (17.2)
• Blocks Per Set: 5th (2.0)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 10th (1.8)
 
GU LEADERS
ATTACK: Abbey Williams (305 kills / .214), Sydney Wake (225 kills, .298)
ASSISTS: Ava Gainer (869 / 10.73 per set)
ACES: Williams (33), Gainer (27)
DIGS: Alexis Fowler (376 / 4.64 per set)
BLOCKS: Carlee Webber (70), Brooke Gwiazda (52)
 
GANNON AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Assists Per Set: Ava Gainer (10.73) – 1st
Kills Per Set: Abbey Williams (3.77) – 3rd
Digs Per Set: Alexis Fowler (4.64) – 5th
Attack %: Sydney Wake (.298) – 9th
Blocks Per Set: Carlee Webber (0.93) – 10th
 
RECENT GU RESULTS
Oct. 24: at Seton Hill (W, 3-2)
Oct. 23: at California (W, 3-0)
Oct. 15: at Edinboro (W, 3-0)
Oct. 10: vs. IUP (L, 3-0)
Oct. 9: vs. Pitt-Johnstown (W, 3-1)
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock concludes its regular season schedule with home matches 6 p.m. Friday against California (Pa.) and 2 p.m. Saturday versus Seton Hill University.
 
 
 
 
 
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