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GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs for all sports. This page will serve as the "Digital Game Program" for this week's game. To navigate to all gameday info for any SRU home events this year, simply visit rockathletics.com/gameday or scan the QR code on the "Gameday Info" posters hanging in each facility.
 

Slippery Rock vs. Davis & Elkins
The Rock (1-0)	Senators (0-0)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics (2025-26)
Coach Ian Grady	Coach Daniel Harris
Program Records	Program Records
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule
Morrow Field House
Tickets
Game Notes

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Fresh off a season-opening road win, the Slippery Rock University men's basketball team looks to stay hot this weekend when it hosts the Atlantic Region Challenge at Morrow Field House.
 
THE SCHEDULE
Friday (5:30 p.m.): Lock Haven vs. Bluefield State
Friday (7:30 p.m.): Slippery Rock vs. Davis & Elkins
Saturday (5:30 p.m.): Lock Haven vs. Davis & Elkins
Saturday (7:30 p.m.): Slippery Rock vs. Bluefield State
 
TICKETS
Fans are encouraged to purchase advance tickets online HERE.
Adult General Admission: $10
Visiting Student with valid student ID: $5
Ages 6-High School: $5
Ages 6 and Under: FREE
SRU Students: FREE with valid student ID
Game Day Sales Only
Alumni (w/ Valid ID): $8
Faculty/Staff: $8
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch all four games this weekend live and on-demand for free on The Rock Athletics Digital Network, created and operated by the SRU athletic communication office.
 
• Search for Rock Athletics Digital Network in the app stores on Amazon Fire TV, Apple RV, Roku and Android TV devices. The streaming web player linked above will also integrate with Chrome Cast devices to allow viewers to cast the game to those devices.
 
GAME 2 DETAILS
Opponent: Davis & Elkins College
Date: Friday – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
Tickets: Link
All-Time Series: SRU leads 11-5
Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2025 (SRU won 71-68)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. D&E
Overall: SRU leads 11-5
Current Streak: SRU W2
At Morrow Field House: SRU leads 7-1
First Meeting: Nov. 23, 1985 (SRU won 80-67)
Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2025 (SRU won 71-68)
Most Points, SRU: 113 - Nov. 19, 1990
Most Points, D&E: 94 – Dec. 14, 2023
Largest Victory, SRU: 40 (113-73), Nov. 19, 1990
Largest Victory, D&E: 16 (77-61), Nov 17, 1998
SRU coach Ian Grady vs. D&E: 2-1
D&E coach Daniel Harris vs. SRU: 0-2
 
A frequent opponent of The Rock over the last few seasons, Slippery Rock will be squaring off with the Senators for the fourth time in the last four seasons. SRU has won two straight games in the series, improving its record against D&E to a healthy 11-5.
 
A year ago, The Rock earned a 71-68 win over the Davis & Elkins at the Atlantic Region Challenge behind a group effort in which four Rock athletes finished in double figures led by Ike Herster's 12 points. Four active SRU athletes and just two current Senators played in last year's game.
 
ROCK STARS vs. THE SENATORS
• Brady Mayo: 11 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Steals (1 GP)
• Elijah Hill: 10 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Steals (1 GP)
• Braylon Littlejohn: 10 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Steals (1 GP)
• RJ Sledge: 7 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Steals (1 GP)
 
GAME 3 DETAILS
Opponent: Bluefield State University
Date: Saturday – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
Tickets: Link
All-Time Series: BSU leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 23, 1979 (BSU won 102-72)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. BSU
Overall: BSU leads 2-1
Current Streak: BSU W1
At Morrow Field House: First Game
First Meeting: Dec. 27, 1976 (BSU won 90-75)
Last Meeting: Nov. 23, 1979 (BSU won 102-72)
Most Points, SRU: 89 - Nov. 24, 1978
Most Points, BSU: 102 – Nov. 23, 1979
Largest Victory, SRU: 12 (89-77), Nov. 24, 1978
Largest Victory, BSU: 30 (102-72), Nov. 23, 1979
SRU coach Ian Grady vs. BSU: 0-0
BSU coach Luke D'Alessio vs. SRU: 0-0
 
Saturday's game between The Rock and Big Blue is the resumption of a series that has been dormant since the late 1970's when the two teams played three times over a four-year stretch.

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• Stats: Link
• Overall: 1-0
• Home Record: 0-0
• Away Record: 1-0
• Neutral Site Record: 0-0
• Streak: W1
• Head Coach: Ian Grady | Ninth season (117-88, .5711)
 
LAST TIME OUT (Box Score)
Slippery Rock won its season opener for a fifth consecutive year after going on the road and earning a 93-89 victory against Lincoln University Monday at Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware. While Lincoln did cut Slippery Rock's 26-point second half lead down to just two in the game's final minutes, The Rock ultimately held off the comeback bid and led for over 36 minutes for their first win of 2026-27.
 
TAKEAWAYS FROM LINCOLN
• Slippery Rock closed the Lincoln victory shooting 52.4 percent from the field, marking the third time in the last four years SRU has shot above 50 percent in its season opener. A year ago, SRU shot over 52 percent in a game just three times.
 
• The Rock connected on 12-of-25 (.480) 3-point attempts against the Lions. The last time SRU shot 48 percent or better from 3-point range with at least 25 attempts was all the way back in the 2018-19 season when The Rock hit 15-of-26 attempts from distance in a 95-84 win over California (Pa.).
 
• Additionally, SRU's 12 made 3-pointers in its opener were the most by a Rock team in a single game since making 13 as part of a 105-62 victory over Mansfield in 2024-25.
 
• Monday's victory served as SRU's first season-opening win away from Morrow Field House since beating the now defunct Notre Dame College, 78-76, via a Jared Armstrong 3-pointer at the buzzer in Fairmont, West Virginia to open 2019-20 season.

GOING FOR 3-0 TWO YEARS IN A ROW
A pair of victories this weekend would give Slippery Rock a 3-0 record for a second consecutive year, a feat the program last accomplished 2008-09 / 2009-10. In a program that can be traced back to 1910 (116 years), Slippery Rock has gotten off to a 3-0 record in consecutive seasons just six times.
 
ATLANTIC REGION CHALLENGE HISTORY
Since originating in 2021-22, Slippery Rock hosting its version of the Atlantic Region Challenge has become a tradition inside the program. The two-day event has been held five times in the last six years with Slippery Rock protecting its home court with a slew of victories. SRU is 6-2 when hosting its Atlantic Region Challenge and both of the losses were overtime defeats against Notre Dame College (95-99 / 2021-22) and Virginia Union (73-70, 2024-25).
 
NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE
Since the 2008-09 season, SRU has posted a 64-13 record (.831) in non-conference games at Morrow Field House as well as a 109-55 (.665) mark outside of the PSAC overall. A year ago, Slippery Rock went 7-2 in non-conference games and 6-0 in such games at Morrow Field House.
 
MORROW MAGIC
Since 2008-09, SRU is an outstanding 187-63 (.748) at Morrow Field House. SRU has recorded a winning record at Morrow Field House for 15 of the last 16 seasons. Across the PSAC, SRU ranks fourth in home winning percentage and fourth in total home wins since 2008-09. Of The Rock's 28 regular-season games this year, 15 will be played at home.

NO REST NEEDED
Stretches of two games in two days have not been a problem for The Rock historically speaking. Dating back to the 2009-10 season, SRU is a strong 73-43 (.629) when playing contests in back-to-back days. The Rock are even more impressive in the second leg of back-to-backs as evidenced by a 38-20 (.655) mark in those contests.
 
This weekend serves as the first of just two sets of two-games in two-day stretches in 2026-27. Slippery Rock also plays PSAC crossover games in back-to-back days against West Chester University (Dec. 4) and Millersville University (Dec. 5) at Morrow Field House.
 
THE ROCK vs. THE MEC
Since the Mountain East Conference's formation in 2013, Slippery Rock is a healthy 21-10 (.677) against MEC teams, including a dominant 12-3 (.800) record when hosting its regional foes at Morrow Field House. A year ago, The Rock were 4-1 versus their MEC counterparts with wins over West Virginia Wesleyan, Davis & Elkins, Wheeling and Glenville State as well as a close loss to Atlantic Region power Fairmont State.
 
SRU has just one more game against an MEC team on its schedule this year following the Davis & Elkins contest: a 5 p.m. Nov. 24 matchup at Glenville State.
 
THE ROCK vs. THE CIAA
Slippery Rock holds a 6-6 record all-time against current schools competing in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). SRU has already beat one CIAA team this season in Lincoln. The Rock's game against Bluefield State is the only other CIAA team on their 2026-27 docket.

NEW YEAR, SAME ROCK SOLID 3PT-D
A year ago, Slippery Rock closed 2025-26 ranked fourth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage defense after holding opponents to a .285 percentage from long range over the course of the 29-game season.
 
While this year's roster is largely re-shaped from a season ago, the stingy 3-point defense remained the same as Slippery Rock held Lincoln to a 4-for-22 showing from 3-point territory in its win Monday: a percentage of just .182.
 
WIN THE 1ST 20, WIN THE GAME
Dating back to the 2022-23 season (118 games), Slippery Rock is 53-9 (.855) when leading or tied at halftime compared to 13-43 (.232) when trailing after 20 minutes.

KEY RETURNERS SHINE IN OPENER
Slippery Rock benefitted immensely from the production of its four key returners in its win against Lincoln as Elijah Hill, Braylon Littlejohn, Brady Mayo and RJ Sledge all played invaluable roles in the victory.
 
• Elijah Hill: One of Slippery Rock's few true interior oriented athletes on this year's roster, Hill registered a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double against the Lions. Hill, who also had one steal and one assist in the win, went 9-for-15 (.600) from the field overall and 4-of-6 at the foul line. Five of his 11 rebounds came on the offensive glass.
 
• Braylon Littlejohn: As he did for much of last season, Littlejohn provided The Rock with a spark off the bench against Lincoln via a great all-around performance that included a career-high 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and one steal. Littlejohn had a nearly flawless shooting night by going 6-for-7 overall, 2-for-2 from 3-point range and 4-for-4 at the foul line.
 
• Brady Mayo: The Rock's sophomore guard, who is yet to miss a game in collegiate career, also did a little bit of everything in helping The Rock to their first win of the year. Mayo ended the game with 14 points, five rebounds, two steals and two assists. He was good on two of his four 3-point attempts and - much like his rookie year - was a clutch 4-for-4 at the foul line.  
 
• RJ Sledge: Despite being hampered by foul trouble for most of the night, Sledge still scored seven points and dished out three assists in under 10 minutes of court time against Lincoln.
 
OTTRIX RETURNS TO THE ROTATION
After missing last season due to injury, a healthy Bryon Ottrix made his first official appearance in a Rock uniform since Feb. 12, 2025 (635 days) when he came off the bench to play seven minutes against Lincoln. The fifth-year reserve guard is the veteran most presence in the Slippery Rock locker room in terms of time with the program.

QUALITY FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The Lincoln game marked the Slippery Rock debut for six SRU newcomers in transfers Jay Rose, Marlon Barnes Jr., Rashad McCormick and Nick DelGratta as well as freshmen Andrew Gettinger and Amon Hawthorne.
 
• Jay Rose: The Pitt-Johnstown transfer went for 19 points during his first game in a Rock uniform, thanks in large part to a 4-for-7 effort from 3-point range. In addition to his marksmanship, Rose was also one of four Slippery Rock athletes with multiple offensive rebounds (2).
 
• Marlon Barnes Jr.: After beginning his collegiate career at Pittsburgh and Evansville, Barnes Jr. came off the bench to play 24 minutes and score 11 points to go with five rebounds (two on the offensive glass) and three assists. Three of his successful field goal attempts came from 3-point range.
 
• Rashad McCormick: Like Barnes Jr., McCormick made his Rock debut in a reserve role before playing 27 minutes, scoring two points, making two steals and collecting one rebound.
 
• Nick DelGratta: The local product from nearby Struthers, Ohio and most recently Butler County Community College, DelGratta stated his first Slippery Rock game, finishing with two rebounds and one assist.
 
• Andrew Gettinger / Amon Hawthorne: The true freshmen duo of Gettinger (Butler) and Hawthorne (Penn Hills) saw limited time in the collegiate debuts, playing a combined seven minutes with Gettinger picking up his first rebound.
 
STRONG START FOR ROSE
Jay Rose's 19 points against Lincoln ranks as the sixth highest point total by an athlete playing in their first game for Slippery Rock over the last 14 seasons. Frankie Hughes' 27 points against Notre Dame in 2021-22 is the best debut outing in that timeframe, while Nate Duck holds the overall program record for points in a Rock debut with 33 against Bluefield State in 1978-79.
 
Points in SRU Debut (Since 2013-14)
1. Frankie Hughes (2021-22): 27 (Notre Dame)
t2. Will Robinson Jr. (2019-20): 25 (Notre Dame)
t2. Maceo Austin (2023-24): 25 (West Virginia Wesleyan)
t4. Elijah Hill (2025-26): 20 (West Virginia Wesleyan)
t4. Micah Till (2017-18): 20 (Glenville State)
6. Jay Rose (2026-27): 19 (Lincoln)
t7. Maurice Lewis-Briggs (2013-14): 18 (Charleston)
t7. Zaire Rogers (2021-22): 18 (PSU Fayette)
9. Bubby Goodwin (2014-15): 17 (Charleston)
10. Ike Herster (2023-24): 16 (West Virginia Wesleyan)
t11. Tyler Frederick (2021-22): 15 (Notre Dame)
t11. Brandon Simmons (2017-18): 15 (Glenville State)
t13. Sheick Samoura (2023-24): 13 (West Virginia Wesleyan)
t13. Jonathan McFall (2021-22): 13 (Notre Dame)
t13. Aaron McDonald (2017-18): 13 (Glenville State)
t13. Christal Malalu (2016-17): 13 (Wheeling)

ELITE FOUL SHOOTING BY MAYO
After establishing himself as one of the premiere foul shooters in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as a rookie in 2025-26 by converting 74-of-86 attempts at the line (.860), Mayo continued to be automatic at the foul line in The Rock's season opener in against Lincoln with a perfect 4-for-4 outing.
 
Mayo enters the Atlantic Region Challenge having made 78 of his first 90 collegiate free throw attempts. His career free throw percentage of .867 is the second highest in Slippery Rock program history among athletes with at least 90 career free throw attempts.
 
Career FT% at SRU (Min. 90 Attempts)
1. William Johnson (2002-05): .876 (190-217)
2. Brady Mayo (Active): .867 (78-90)
3. Larry Deemer (1968-71): .851 (371-436)
4. Mark Metzka (1991-95): .844 (103-122)
t5. Myron Brown (1987-91): .826 (638-772)
t5. George Clark (1976-78): .826 (119-144)
t7. Jonathan McFall (2021-23): .816 (124-152)
t7. Jomo Goings (2021-25): .816 (248-304)

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Slippery Rock's 2026-27 roster is made up of 14 student-athletes who arrived at The Rock in a collection of ways. In what is an increasing rarity in college athletics, the majority of SRU's roster came to SRU as true freshmen.  
 
How They Got Here
High School (8): Sean Badea, Stainton Forbes, Andrew Gettinger, Amon Hawthorne, Elijah Hill, Braylon Littlejohn, Brady Mayo, RJ Sledge
 
D1 (2): Marlon Barnes Jr. (Evansville), Bryon Ottrix (Detroit Mercy)
 
D2 (1): Jay Rose (Pitt-Johnstown)
 
JUCO (3): Nick DelGratta (BC3), Rashad McCormick (Gillette), Bryan Saleh (Gordon)

NEXT FIVE GAMES
Nov. 17: vs. PSU Shenango (7 p.m.)
Nov. 24: at Glenville State (5 p.m.)
Nov. 29: vs. D'Youville (2 p.m.)
Dec. 4: vs. West Chester (5 p.m.)
Dec. 5: vs. Millersville (3 p.m.)
 
DAVIS & ELKINS PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• 2025-26 Final Stats: Link
• 2025-26 Overall Record: 10-20
• 2025-26 MEC: 6-14
• 2025-26 MEC Finish: 8th
• 2025-26 Postseason: MEC Tournament Quarterfinals
• 2026-27 MEC Preseason Poll: 10th
• Head Coach: Daniel Harris | Third season (22-38)

SCOUTING THE SENATORS
• Davis & Elkins returns five athletes from last year's team that went 10-20 overall, but peaked at the right time to win an opening-round game in the MEC Tournament before playing top-seeded West Liberty close in an 84-74 quarterfinal loss.
 
• Of its five returners, two were contributors throughout the season in Malachi Hampton and Darrius Roach. Both athletes played in 28 of 30 games.
 
• Hampton averaged 7.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 57 percent from the field overall and 37.5 percent from 3-point range. Hampton came off the bench to grab five rebounds against The Rock last year.
 
• Roach registered per game averages of 7.3 points and 2.1 assists per game. He scored 10 points and had five rebounds in last year's game versus SRU.
 
• Among D&E's newcomers to the program this year are Division II transfers Joey Brown (Fairmont State), Anthony Djami-Tchoula (Elizabeth City State) and Marlon Williams (Illinois Springfield).
 
• Brown had five rebounds for FSU against SRU a season ago. At 6-feet-nine inches tall, Djami-Tchoula will be the largest player on the floor between SRU and D&E.
 
• Rounding out Davis & Elkins' transfer class are JUCO products guard Tarik Bicic (Raritan Valley), guard Donald Wilburn (Macomb) and forward Corey Harper (Garrett).
 
BLUEFIELD STATE PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• 2025-26 Final Stats: Link
• 2025-26 Overall Record: 17-16
• 2025-26 CIAA: 11-5
• 2025-26 CIAA North Finish: 3rd
• 2025-26 Postseason: CIAA Tournament Finals
• 2026-27 CIAA Preseason Poll: 2nd
• Head Coach: Luke D'Alessio | 17th season overall (319-164) / 2nd at BSU (17-16)

SCOUTING THE BIG BLUE
• Similarly to Davis & Elkins, Bluefield State is coming off a season where its record of 17-16 is deceiving. After starting the year losing eight of its first 10 games, BSU closed the year strong with a 15-8 record through the remainder of the year, advancing to the championship game of the CIAA Tournament, losing to Fayetteville State by just three points,
 
• Now in his second year at Bluefield State, head coach Luke D'Alessio has amassed 319 victories and a .660 winning percentage over the last 16 years between Bowie State, Fayetteville State and Bluefield State.
 
• Highlighting Bluefield States returners are starters Ellija Preddy (12.1 ppg, 1.7 spg) and Anthony Davenport (9.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg).
 
• Among the plethora of newcomers for the Big Blue this year are Division II transfers Jayson Harris (Virginia State), Khyelle Ingram (Winston-Salem), BJ Johnson (Lincoln), Draven Pilson (Lincoln), Deandre Seeden (Lock Haven), Isaiah Sutherland (Winston-Salem), CJ Vaughn (Elizabeth City State) and Braylon Wheeler (Elizabeth City State).
 
• Ingram was Winston-Salem's second leading scorer last year. Rock fans will also recognize names of several other Bluefield newcomers. Harris was a two-year starter at Clarion before moving on to VSU. Seeden, who stands 6-feet-11 inches tall, was briefly at Lock Haven while Pilson and Johnson both played for Lincoln a season ago, combining for 22 points in the Lions' loss to SRU at Morrow Field House.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock continues its stretch of seven home games over its first nine contests of the season when it hosts Penn State Shenango 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Morrow Field House.



 

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