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No. 23 Slippery Rock vs. No. 15 West Chester
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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The No. 23 Slippery Rock University women's soccer team welcomes No. 15 West Chester University for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals with a trip to the conference championship on the line 1 p.m. Friday at James Egli Field.  

THE SCHEDULE
SEMIFINAL #1: No. 4 Kutztown vs. Gannon – 10 a.m. – Friday at James Egli Field
SEMIFINAL #2: No. 23 Slippery Rock vs. No. 15 West Chester – 1 p.m. – Friday at James Egli Field
FINAL: No. 4 Kutztown/Gannon vs. No. 23 Slippery Rock/No. 15 West Chester – 1 p.m. – Sunday at James Egli Field

NO PETS AT JAMES EGLI FIELD
Fans are reminded that there are NO PETS allowed at James Egli Field or in any SRU Athletics facilities. Please do not bring dogs or any other pets to the game. Unless they are a registered service animal, you will be asked to remove your pet from the facility.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Friday's game 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 TV, 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.

TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets on the PSAC Tournament Central website page or at this LINK provided by the PSAC. All entry at James Egli Field will require tickets with all transactions being cashless. Adult ticket prices are $12, while tickets for students in 12^th grade or younger are $7. Free admission for students from member institutions with valid I.D. PSAC Passes will be honored. It is advised to purchase tickets prior to arriving, however, tickets will be available for purchase on site.  

PSAC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL #1
No. 4 Kutztown University and Gannon University will face off in the first PSAC Tournament semifinal of the day 10 a.m. Friday at James Egli Field, with the winner advancing to play the winner of Slippery Rock/West Chester in the PSAC Championship.

PSAC Tournament Semifinals
Opponent: No. 15 West Chester
Date: Friday – 1 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: James Egli Field
Live Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
In-Game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 9-20-2
Current Streak: L1
Last Played: Nov. 23, 2019 (West Chester won 4-2)

SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock and West Chester played for the first time in 1994, with the Golden Rams coming away victorious with a 4-2 victory. SRU earned their first win over WCU in their third contest, a 4-0 Rock victory. The two sides have played 31 times over the last 32 years, with West Chester owning a 20-9-2 record against Slippery Rock.

The Rock and the Golden Rams have played nine times in the postseason, including four times in the PSAC Tournament. Slippery Rock has a 2-1-1 record in the PSAC Tournament against West Chester, but only a 2-6-1 record in the postseason overall against WCU.  

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST WEST CHESTER
No player on either team has played in the Slippery Rock versus West Chester series.
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	2026 Stats	Golden Rams
15-2-2	Overall Record	13-2-2
13-1-2	Conference Record	11-2-1
2.47	Goals per Game	2.59
0.74	Opp. Goals per Game	0.35
+33	Season Goal Differential	+38
16.8	Shots per Game	22.7
6.8	Opp. Shots per Game	7.5
8.1	SOG per Game	10.2
3.2	Opp. SOG per Game	3.8
2.1	Assists per Game	2.7
5.7	Corners per Game	8.4
7.0	Fouls per Game	7.7
2.4	Saves per Game	3.4

PSAC TOURNAMENT SETUP
• The top five teams in the Western Division and Eastern Division standings at the end of the regular season qualified for the PSAC Tournament with the top three seeds in each division receiving first-round byes.
 
• First Round: Both No. 4 seeds prevailed as Millersville University defeated Bloomsburg, 3-2, while Edinboro took down Indiana University (Pa.), 1-0. 
 
• Quarterfinals: All four higher seeds prevailed in the quarterfinal round Tuesday, with the winning team holding a clean sheet in each matchup. Slippery Rock def. Millersville (2-0), Kutztown def. Edinboro (3-0), Gannon def. Shepherd University (2-0) and West Chester def. Seton Hill University (0-0 – 4-3 PKs)
 
• Semifinals: Kutztown and Gannon will face off in the first semifinal matchup 10 a.m. Friday, followed by Slippery Rock and West Chester 1 p.m. Friday. Both matchups will be played at James Egli Field.
 
• Finals: The 2026 PSAC Tournament championship game will be held Sunday. The PSAC Tournament champions earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

WHO'S IN
• PSAC West: Nationally tanked No. 23 Slippery Rock is seeded first followed by No. 2 Gannon University, No. 3 Seton Hill University, No. 4 Edinboro and No. 5 IUP.
 
• PSAC East: Nationally ranked No. 4 Kutztown locked up the top seed in the Eastern Division followed by No. 2 West Chester University (nationally ranked No. 15), No. 3 Shepherd University, No. 4 Millersville and No. 5 Bloomsburg.

HOW THEY GOT HERE
Slippery Rock enters the PSAC Tournament semifinals as the No. 1 seed out of the PSAC West after an impressive 13-1-2 conference record in the regular season. SRU comes into the match on a hot streak, as The Rock are unbeaten in their last 11 games, including 10 wins in those matches. Slippery Rock is 9-0-1 at home this season.
 
West Chester earned the No. 2 seed from the PSAC East with a 11-2-1 conference record. The Golden Rams finished the regular season with a 13-2-1 record overall. West Chester had won eight games in a row before it last two games, a loss and a draw. West Chester is 7-1-0 on the road this season.

Slippery Rock took down Millersville, 2-0, while West Chester advanced on penalty kicks after a 0-0 versus Seton Hill.

PSAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Slippery Rock will be making its 16^th straight PSAC Tournament appearance. SRU has won four PSAC championships all-time with league titles coming in 2003, 2005, 2012 and 2019.
 
SRU is coming off a PSAC Tournament quarterfinals appearance just a year ago, being eliminated by Millersville.
 
The Rock and the Marauders have met in the PSAC Tournament on only two previous occasions. In 2003, Slippery Rock downed Millersville, 5-2, and in 2025, Millersville won, 4-0.

ROCK BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 15-2-2
Atlantic Region Ranking: 3^rd
PSAC West Record: 13-1-2
Home Record: 9-0-1
Away Record: 6-2-1
PSAC West Rank: 1^st of 9
Streak: W3
Head Coach: Noreen Herlihy | 22^nd season overall at SRU (277-119-33, .684) | 32^nd season overall (332-212-65, .599)
            Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '92

LAST  TIME OUT
No. 23 Slippery Rock scored two first-half goals to propel itself to a 2-0 victory in PSAC Tournament quarterfinals against Millersville University Tuesday at James Egli Field.

The Rock's triumph was their first postseason victory since 2024 in a 2-1 overtime win at No. 23 Indiana University (Pa.) and their first postseason win at home since 2019.

Millersville fell to 11-5-3 on the season with the loss.

Abby Paterline and Lilia Battalini each scored their team-leading seventh goal of the season for The Rock, while Bailey McGee dished out her team-high seventh assists of 2026.

Paterline and Gianna Revetta each took two shots to lead The Rock, while Battalini, Jilly Deivert, Sophia Palermo, Jordyn Constable, Peyton Los, Libby Earley and Lindsey Price all attempted one shot for SRU.

Leah Allman made four saves to claim her eighth clean sheet of the season in the 48^th win of her career.

The Rock ended the game with advantages in shots (11-6), shots in goal (5-4) and saves (4-3).

UNBEATEN IN 11 STRAIGHT
With the win against the Marauders, The Rock extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games, which is tied for the third highest in program history with similar streaks in 2004 and 2011.

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

PSAC CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE GAME ON THE LINE
The Rock and the Golden Rams are heading into battle with a berth into the PSAC Championship Game on the line Friday. The winner of this contest will play the winner of Kutztown and Gannon 1 p.m. Sunday in the title game. Slippery Rock is in search of its sixth appearance in the PSAC Championship and its fifth title.

West Chester is looking for its 10^th conference tournament title game appearance and its seventh title overall.

SRU and WCU have met in the semifinal round of the PSAC Tournament once in 2010, where the two sides 2-2 and West Chester advanced in penalty kicks, 4-3.

ROCK MOVES TO NO. 3 IN ATLANTIC REGION NPI RANKINGS
Slippery Rock moved to No. 3 in the Atlantic Region NCAA Power Index when the daily rankings were released Thursday.  

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.

Slippery Rock enters the PSAC Tournament Semifinal Friday versus West Chester with a 15-2-2 overall record and the third-best NPI among all teams in the region. The two teams ahead of SRU are No. 4 Kutztown (61.172/ 16-1-2) and No. 24 Fairmont State University (59.984/ 17-1-3). SRU is 2-1-2 against the top nine teams in the Atlantic Region in the fourth set of rankings, going 1-0-0 against Frostburg State University and Millersville each, 0-0-2 against Gannon and 0-1-0 against Fairmont State.

The NCAA will continue to release its NPI Rankings daily until the Selection Monday Nov. 9, where it will hold its rankings to be released until after the selection show. To follow along with the daily NPI Rankings, click HERE.

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

ATLANTIC REGION RANKINGS
Nov. 5, 2026

Rank	Team	NPI	Record
1	Kutztown	61.172	16-1-2
2	Fairmont State	59.984	17-1-3
3	Slippery Rock	59.858	15-2-2
4	Frostburg State	58.326	16-2-2
5	Gannon	58.286	14-2-3
6	West Chester	58.227	13-2-2
7	Point Park	54.814	13-6-1
8	Millersville	54.160	11-5-3
9	Shepherd	53.504	11-6-1

THE ROCK IN THE TOP 25
The United Soccer Coaches (USC) released their final national poll of the season during the game Tuesday. The Rock entered the poll at No. 23 this week, marking their first appearance in the Top 25 this season. With its entrance, Slippery Rock was ranked in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2013-14. SRU was No. 23 as its highest in the USC poll last season. To see the full top 25 click HERE.

PSAC WEST CHAMPS
This year's PSAC West title was Slippery Rock's second consecutive and sixth regular season championship in program history. Slippery Rock (41) finished the regular season two points clear of Gannon (38).
 
PSAC TOURNAMENT STREAK
Slippery Rock has made the PSAC Tournament an impressive 16 years in a row. The 16-year run is the second longest active PSAC Tournament streak behind just West Chester, who has made the last 23 PSAC Tournaments.

EARLEY, HERLIHY GRAB MAJOR AWARDS AS ROCK LAND SEVEN ON ALL-PSAC TEAM
Earley was named the PSAC West 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. Allman, Earley, McGee, Palmero and Los earned first team honors. Paterline and Lillian Snyder 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 have 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.

LEADING THE ROCK
Paterline leads The Rock with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. McGee and Battalini trail Paterline by one point with 17 each. McGee sports five goals and seven assists, while Battalini has seven goals and three assists. Palermo rounds out Slippery Rock's top four point scorers with 15 points on six goals and two assists.

Deivert (5), Los (4), Eden Williams (2) Gianna Revetta (2), and Summer Hill (2) each have multiple goals, while Price, Constable, Chloe Flynn, Addison Bell, Irene Doleno, and Leah Walter each have one goal for The Rock.

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

Deivert leads the charge with 52 shots, followed by Palermo with 50 shots as well as Battalini and McGee, with 33 and 31 shots, respectively.

Madisyn Sedor, a crucial part of Slippery Rock's backline, leads all Rock field players with 1,449 minutes played respectively (76.3 mpg).

IN GOAL FOR THE ROCK
Allman leads Slippery Rock in all goalkeeper statistics after starting all 19 games. Allman has a 0.67 goals against average with a .765 save percentage on 39 saves and eight clean sheets.

Rosie 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 conclusion of the regular season and start of the postseason, Slippery Rock as a team and individually, ranks near the top of numerous leaderboards throughout the nation and the PSAC ranks.

Team:
Total goals: 14^th – 47 – 3^rd
Total assists: 14^th – 39 – 2^nd
Total points: 15^th – 133 – 3^rd
Goal differential: 17^th – +33 – 3^rd
Scoring offense: 19^th – 2.47 – 3^rd

Individual:
Game-winning goals: Abby Paterline – 9^th – 6 – 4^th
Game-winning goals: Sophia Palermo – 23^rd – 4 – 6^th
Total assists: Bailey McGee – 33^rd  – 7 – 2^nd
Goals against average: Leah Allman – 45^th – 0.67 – 4^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 48 and career goalie starts with 74.

Allman is also 29 saves away from first and one shutout away from moving into a tie for first place.  

RECORD WATCH
Leah Allman – First in games started as a goalie with 74
Leah Allman – First in wins with 48
Leah Allman – Second in saves with 221 – 29 saves away from first
Leah Allman – Third in shutouts with 28 – one away from T-1
Sophia Palermo – T-8 on game winning goals with eight – one away from T-7
Abby Paterline – T-8 on game-winning goals with eight – one away from T-7

GOLDEN RAMS BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 13-2-2
Atlantic Region Ranking: 6^th
PSAC East Record: 11-2-1
Home Record: 6-1-2
Away Record: 7-1-0
PSAC East Rank: 2^nd of 8
Streak: T1
Head Coach: Betty Ann Kempf-Townsley | 19^th season at West Chester (293-68-45, .777) | 40^th season overall (436-270-71, .607)
            Alma Mater: Immaculata '82

NO. 15 WEST CHESTER SCOUTING REPORT
The Golden Rams head into the matchup with The Rock holding a 13-2-2 record overall, which included an 11-2-1 record in the PSAC East. West Chester has a high-octane offense that averages 2.59 goals per game, which ranks 15^th in the nation. WCU has scored at least one goal in all but three contests this season, but two of those instances have come in its last two games.

Junior forward Kianna Barber leads West Chester with 21 points on seven goals and seven assists. Barber is one of four Golden Rams to secure 10 or more points so far this season as Jordan Nguyen (16), Adriana Ryder (15) and Lauren Reimold (10) have also hit that mark.

Nguyen is tied for the team-lead in goals with Barber at seven, while Ryder joins Barber as the only other Golden Ram to secure five goals and five assists.

Senior goalkeeper Grace Keen has started all 17 games for West Chester and holds a 0.32 GAA with a .914 save percentage on 53 saves and just five goals allowed this season. Keen's GAA ranks ninth in the nation and her save percentage has her seventh in Division II.

In their last game, Keen became West Chester's and the PSAC's all-time leader in shutouts with the 36^th clean sheet of her career. Keen has eight clean sheets this season.

LOOKING AHEAD
The winner of Friday's semifinal game will play for the PSAC Championship Sunday at 1 p.m. against the winner of the second semifinal between Kutztown and Gannon. The loser of the game will turn its focus to Nov. 9 for the NCAA Selection Show for its NCAA Tournament fate. The NCAA will announce the national playoff field Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. on NCAA.com.






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