ERIE, Pa. – The 18
th ranked Slippery Rock University women's soccer team season came to end after a 1-0 loss to Frostburg State University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at McConnell Family Stadium.
With the loss, Slippery Rock fell to 15-4-3 overall on the season, while Frostburg State improved to 17-2-3 in 2026 and will play the top seed in Atlantic Region and ranked eighth nationally Gannon University noon Sunday at McConnell Family Stadium.
Slippery Rock's NCAA Tournament appearance was its first since 2019, and just its second since 2013.
Jilly Deivert,
Bailey McGee,
Peyton Los and
Lillian Snyder all led Slippery Rock with two shots, as McGee and Snyder each landed one shot on goal.
Leah Allman made six saves for Slippery Rock in goal, moving her career total up to 237 saves.
The two sides played a scoreless first half, with Frostburg State taking nine shots to Slippery Rock's seven, but The Rock landed four shots on goal as the Bobcats hit the cage twice.
Frostburg State scored the game's only goal in the 55
th minute after a corner kick. The ball was sent in by Cassidy Page before Emma Hostetler found the end of it and slid it into the back of the net, giving FSU a 1-0 advantage.
The Rock had 35 minutes to find an answer as its best opportunity came from a corner kick in the 88
th minute. McGee took the corner and dropped the ball onto the far post, which Snyder got a head on, but just pushed the shot wide.
The Bobcats then ran out the final two minutes for a 1-0 victory.
Slippery Rock ended the game with advantages in saves (7-2) and corner kicks (6-5), while Frostburg State had more shots (17-10) and shots on goal (8-2).
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