LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The No. 23 Slippery Rock University women's soccer defender Libby Earley was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Year, and head coach Noreen Herlihy grabbed PSAC West Coach of the Year, as the Slippery Rock women's soccer team landed seven All-PSAC West selections when the conference office announced its postseason awards Wednesday.

Slippery Rock's all-conference accolades mark the seventh consecutive year that The Rock have garnered at least four All-PSAC West Team members.

Earley becomes the first Rock athlete to win a PSAC West major award since Rachel Edge and Madison Johnson in 2019. That season saw Edge take home the Athlete of the Year and Johnson earn Defensive Athlete of the Year.

Herlihy earns her third consecutive PSAC West Coach of the Year honor after also earning the recognition following her first season back with The Rock in 2025 and the 2024 season as the head coach at Indiana University (Pa.). With this selection, Herlihy is now a six-time PSAC Coach of the Year award winner. She also earned the award in 1996, 2003 and 2012.

Herlihy guided Slippery Rock to a PSAC West title for the second consecutive and sixth season overall in her second year back at the program. This fall, she led Slippery Rock to a 13-1-2 PSAC West record. Now in her 21^st overall season at Slippery Rock, she owns a 267-118-33 record, the most wins in SRU history in any sport. Herlihy's 332 career wins rank her 21^st all-time in NCAA women's soccer history at the Division II level.

Earley, junior from Wexford, Pennsylvania, led The Rock defense to the fourth-best goals against average at .74 goals allowed per game. That mark also puts SRU 50^th in the nation in GAA. On the offensive side of the ball, Earley registered a career-high three assists, which also marks a career-high in goal contributions in a season (3).

Slippery Rock's seven selections were the most from any team across the PSAC. No. 4 Kutztown University led the PSAC East with six all-conference selections.

The Rock had five first team honorees and two second team selections. Goalkeeper Leah Allman, Earley, midfielders Bailey McGee and Sophia Palermo along with forward Peyton Los earned first team honors. Defender Lillian Snyder and forward Abby Paterline were selected as second team members.

Allman and Palermo earned their second career All-PSAC honors with both players earning All-PSAC West Second Team in 2025. The other five Rock players were selected to an all-conference team for the first time.

A brief look at season accomplishments of each of the seven Slippery Rock All-PSAC honorees can be found below.

Leah Allman – 1^st Team Goalkeeper
Allman has started all 19 games in goal for The Rock, holding a 0.67 goals against average with a 0.765 save percentage on 39 saves and eight clean sheets. Allman's eight shutouts rank second in the conference, along with fourth best GAA in the PSAC.

Libby Earley – 1^st Team Defense
Earley led all SRU defenders with three points on three assists. The junior is one of seven players on The Rock to garner at least three helpers. Earley started 15 of 18 games and played a total of 1,164 minutes (64.7/game).

Bailey McGee – 1^st Team Midfield
McGee leads Slippery Rock with seven assists was second on SRU with 17 points, also adding five goals to her ledger on 31 shots, including 12 shots on goal. McGee's seven helpers were second in the PSAC. The senior started all 19 games and played a total 1,152 minutes (64.4/game).

Sophia Palermo – 1^st Team Midfield
Palermo was third on Slippery Rock with six goals, just one behind the team-lead. Palermo also added two assists for 14 points on the season, while taking 50 shots and landing 24 shots on goal. The senior started all 19 games this season, playing a total of 1,164 minutes (61.3/game).

Peyton Los – 1^st Team Forward
Los is in the midst of her freshman season, which sees her with 11 points on four goals and three assists. Los took 28 shots and landed 13 shots on goal in 1,179 total minutes of play (62.1/game). The freshman started all 19 games this season.

Lillian Snyder – 2^nd Team Defense
Snyder also spearheaded SRU's backline along with Earley, starting all 17 games she appeared in and playing a total of 1,262 minutes (74.2/game). Opponents only scored 10 goals in the 17 games Snyder appeared in.

Abby Paterline – 2^nd Team Forward
Paterline was also one of the two Rock players to lead the team with seven goals this season, as well as pace The Rock with 18 points. The sophomore's four helpers put her tied for second on SRU. Paterline took 29 shots and landed 15 shots on goal over 878 minutes of action. Paterline started eight of Slippery Rock's 19 games, but was in the opening lineup for SRU's final six matchups.

The Rock will continue their season win the PSAC Tournament semifinals against No. 15 West Chester University 1 p.m. Friday at James Egli Field. If The Rock are victorious against the Golden Rams, they will compete for the PSAC Championship 1 p.m. Sunday at James Egli Field. After the conclusion of the conference tournament, Slippery Rock will turn its head to the NCAA Selection Show 7 p.m. Nov. 9 for its tournament fate.




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