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. California (Pa.)
The Rock (7-17, 1-10)	Vulcans (9-18, 3-9)
Roster	Roster
Head Coach Dylan Lasher	Head Coach Audrey Emerich
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Program Records	Program Records
Morrow Field House
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University volleyball team closes out its 2026 schedule this weekend with home Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division matches 6 p.m. Friday versus California (Pa.) and 2 p.m. Saturday against Seton Hill.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch both of this weekend's matches 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.
 
SENIOR DAY SATURDAY
At the conclusion of Saturday's match, the Slippery Rock volleyball team will hold its annual Senior Day celebration in recognition of its 2026 class of Kaitlyn Danszczak, Brooke Farrah, Victoria Nalbach and team manager Rachel Graham.
 
MATCH 25 DETAILS
Opponent: California (Pa.)
Date: Friday – 6 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: Cal leads 52-36-1
Last Played: Oct. 10, 2026 (Cal won 3-1)
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Rock looks to earn a season split with the Vulcans – and what would be the seventh win against California in their last nine matches – with a win Friday. California, which owns a 52-36-1 all-time record against SRU earned a victory in four sets (25-11, 25-16, 25-27, 25-20) over The Rock earlier in the year. Slippery Rock has not lost to California in Morrow Field House since 2021.
 
Top Rock Performers vs. California
(Per Match Statistics)
Gwen McCarthy: 7.3 Kills, .200%, 1.3 Blocks (4 MP)
Kara Pasquale: 14.4 Digs, 1.4 Aces (5 MP)
Paityn Krause: 18.4 Assists, 7.2 Digs (5 MP)
Hayden Deming: 5.5 Kills, .261%, 1.0 Blocks (2 MP)
Ali Haynes: 14 Kills, .324%
Emily Loeffler: 28 Assists, 6 Digs, 1 Block (1 MP)
 
MATCH 26 DETAILS
Opponent: Seton Hill University
Date: Saturday – 2 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
All-Time Series: SHU leads 20-12
Last Played: Oct. 9, 2026 (SHU won 3-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Behind two wins over The Rock in 2026 – one non-conference and one inside the PSAC West – Seton Hill has improved its all-time record in the series to 20-12. A home victory by SRU in its season finale would give The Rock and Griffins a fifth consecutive PSAC West home/away season series split.
 
Top Rock Performers vs. Seton Hill
(Per Match Statistics)
Paityn Krause: 14.0 Assists, 5.7 Digs (6 MP)
Emry Rumbaugh: 6.3 Kills, .154%, 1.5 Blocks (4 MP)
Ava Haynes: 5.8 Kills, .134%, 1.3 Blocks (4 MP)
Hayden Deming: 2.0 Blocks (3 MP)

SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 7-17
PSAC West: 1-10
PSAC West Standings: 8th
Home Record: 3-6
Away Record: 2-8
Neutral Site Record: 2-3
Streak: L1
Last 5 Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Dylan Lasher | 2nd season at SRU (17-34)
 
ABOUT LAST WEEK
Slippery Rock split a pair of divisional matches on the road last week, first defeating Edinboro in four sets (24-26, 27-25, 25-21, 25-19) followed by a three-set loss at Gannon University (25-17, 25-18, 25-13).
 
ROCK LEADERS
ATTACK: Marley Annis (136 kills / .135), Ava Haynes (135 kills, .093)
ASSISTS: Paityn Krause (377 / 4.83 per set), Emily Loeffler (246 / 4.03 per set)
ACES: Ellie Friedrichs (23), Leah Schreckengost (20)
DIGS: Kara Pasquale (281 / 3.56 per set)
BLOCKS: Victoria Nalbach (53), Hayden Deming (25)
 
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: Ali Haynes – 7 at Edinboro
 
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: 79 at Edinboro
BLOCKS: 13 (vs. Pitt-Johnstown)
 
 HOW THE ROCK STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 15th (.130)
• Opponent Attack %: 16th (.226)
• Kills Per Set: 14th (10.8)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 15th (13.2)
• Aces Per Set: 15th (1.2)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 9th (1.6)
• Digs Per Set: 13th (14.0)
• Blocks Per Set: 14th (1.5)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 15th (2.2)
 
SRU AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Digs Per Set: Kara Pasquale (3.56) – 12th

ROUND 1 STANDOUTS VS. CAL AND SHU
vs. California
• Ali Haynes had the best match of her young career with 14 kills a .324 attack percentage and one block.
• Emily Loeffler distributed an SRU single-match season high 28 assists
• California earned the victory thanks in large part to a .311 team attack percentage highlighted by a 23-kill (.396) showing from Olivia Weiseman.
 
vs. Seton Hill
• In two matches against the Griffins this season, Ava Haynes has logged a Rock-high 13 kills.
• Seton Hill holds a team attack percentage of .300 against SRU in its two victories over The Rock this year. Individually, Catie Flohr has 36 kills (.357) versus Slippery Rock in 2026.

THE ROCK OF LATE
• Victoria Nalbach, who has been a dangerous all-around threat all year as a whole, continues to string together strong performances both offensively and defensively with 31 kills, a .311 attack percentage, six aces and 13 blocks over the last two weeks (four matches).
 
• Ali Haynes has nearly matched Nalbach's production in the last two weeks with 30 kills and 13 blocks of her own.
 
• Hayden Deming's 32 kills in the last four matches are the most for SRU over the stretch.
 
• Ellie Friedrichs rounds out SRU's attack leaders in the last four matches with 27 kills all the while serving three aces and making 40 digs.
 
• Emily Loeffler and Paityn Krause have each tallied 67 assists in the last four matches, with Krause adding 26 digs.
 
• Other top Rock performers in the last four matches include Leah Schreckengost (5 aces), Alayna Esselink (8 blocks) and Kara Pasquale (41 digs).

THE ROCK ON THE YEAR
• The Rock's top attackers on the season overall have been the trio of Marley Annis, Ava Haynes and Victoria Nalbach.
 
• Annis, who recently returned to The Rock's lineup after missing a month due to injury, still holds the team lead in kills with 136 (2.72 kps) on a .135 attack percentage over 16 matches played. Annis' 119 digs are also tied for third at SRU.
 
• Haynes is one kill off the team lead with 135 (1.85 kps). Her 22 blocks (5 solo / 17 assisted) represent the third highest total for SRU in 2026.
 
• Nalbach's career-year has included a team-best 53 blocks (11 solo / 42 assisted), 114 kills (1.56), a .277 attack percentage and 13 aces. The senior has set career-highs in all four categories.
 
• Behind SRU's top three kill leaders is the grouping of Hayden Deming (89 / 1.27 / .127), Emry Rumbaugh (82 / 1.64 / .131), Ali Haynes (75 / 1.97 / .122) and Gwen McCarthy (71 / 1.31 / .093). Deming (25) also ranks second on the team in blocks.
 
• After recording 13 kills in her first seven collegiate matches (13 sets), Ali Haynes has posted 62 kills on a .164 attack percentage with an uptick in sets played (25) in her last seven appearances.
 
• Paityn Krause and Emily Loeffler serve as SRU's top setters. Krause has started 15 matches and leads SRU in assists (377 / 4.83) while third in digs (119) and fourth in aces (12). Loeffler has started nine matches – including The Rock's last seven outings - during her freshman year on the way to producing 246 assists (4.03).
 
• Krause enters the weekend needing just 12 assists to pass Stephanie Kluge (1999-02) for 13th place in program history for assists in a career.
 
• Loeffler's 246 assists on the year serve as the 10th-highest total by a freshman in SRU program history.
 
• Not only does Ellie Friedrichs still hold the team lead in aces with 23, the freshman has also ascended to second on The Rock's digs leaderboard with 171 to trail only top libero Kara Pasquale's 281 for the team lead.
 
• Leah Schreckengost has 20 aces in 18 matches this year.

UPCOMING MILESTONES
• Kara Pasquale: 50 digs from 1,000
• Kara Pasquale: 7 aces from 50
• Paityn Krause: 51 digs from 500
• Paityn Krause: 2 aces from 50
• Marley Annis: 79 digs from 400
• Marley Annis: 31 kills from 300
• Emry Rumbaugh: 41 kills from 300
• Emry Rumbaugh: 23 blocks from 100
• Ava Haynes: 79 kills from 300
• Emily Loeffler: 54 assists from 300
• Kaitlyn Danszczak: 5 kills from 200
• Kaitlyn Danszczak: 6 blocks from 50
• Abby Kolcum: 8 assists from 100
• Addison Jones: 7 blocks from 50
 
RECORDS WATCH
Assists (12-16)
12. Sarah Cybulski (2001-02): 1,300
13. Stephanie Kluge (1999-02): 1,171
14. Paityn Krause (Active): 1,160
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): 950

CALIFORNIA PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 9-18
PSAC West: 3-9
PSAC West Standings: 7th
Home Record: 5-5
Away Record: 2-9
Neutral Site Record: 2-4
Streak: L2
Last 5 Matches: 1-4
Head Coach: Audrey Emerich | 3rd season at Cal (31-49)
 
RECENT RESULTS
Oct. 31: vs. IUP (L, 3-0)
Oct. 30: at Seton Hill (L, 3-1)
Oct. 24: vs. Edinboro (W, 3-2)
Oct. 23: vs. Gannon (L, 3-0)
Oct. 16: at Pitt-Johnstown (L, 3-1)
 
 HOW CAL STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 9th (.184)
• Opponent Attack %: 15th (.217)
• Kills Per Set: 11th (11.8)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 16th (14.5)
• Aces Per Set: 16th (1.2)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 4th (1.4)
• Digs Per Set: 4th (16.4)
• Blocks Per Set: 12th (1.7)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 8th (1.8)
 
VULCAN LEADERS
ATTACK: Olivia Weiserman (337 kills / .211), Lindsey Scammell (185 kills / .336)
ASSISTS: Molly Smiddy (494 / 5.04), Gracen Hartman (366 / 4.21)
ACES: Tori Newton (30), Abby Tucker (26)
DIGS: Newton (445 / 4.68 per set)
BLOCKS: Scammell (62), Tucker (46)
 
CAL AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Attack %: Lindsey Scammell (.336) – 5th
Kills Per Set: Olivia Weiserman (3.40) – 6th
Digs Per Set: Tori Newton (4.68) – 5th
 
SETON HILL PRIMER
Roster: Link
Stats: Link
Overall: 13-9
PSAC West: 6-6
PSAC West Standings: 4th
Home Record: 6-4
Away Record: 4-4
Neutral Site Record: 3-1
Streak: W2
Last 5 Matches: 3-2
Head Coach: Cassidy Snyder| 1st season at SHU (13-9)
 
RECENT RESULTS
Oct. 31: at Pitt-Johnstown (W, 3-2)
Oct. 30: vs. California (W, 3-1)
Oct. 24: vs. Gannon (L, 3-2)
Oct. 23: vs. Edinboro (W, 3-1)
Oct. 16: at IUP (L, 3-1)
 
 HOW SHU STACKS UP (PSAC Team rankings)
• Attack %: 11th (.182)
• Opponent Attack %: 10th (.171)
• Kills Per Set: 4th (13.0)
• Opponent Kills Per Set: 7th (10.9)
• Aces Per Set: 13th (1.6)
• Opponent Aces Per Set: 1st (1.1)
• Digs Per Set: 8th (15.3)
• Blocks Per Set: 9th (1.8)
• Opponent Blocks Per Set: 12th (2.0)
 
GRIFFIN LEADERS
ATTACK: Catie Flohr (417 kills / .216), Maddie Sout (248 kills, .138)
ASSISTS: Mallory Meinen (827 / 10.88 per set)
ACES: Flohr (33), Courtney Smith (27)
DIGS: Kendyl Wagner (439 / 4.82 per set)
BLOCKS: Emma Meurer (80), Flohr (45)
 
SHU AMONG THE PSAC'S BEST (Individual rankings)
Kills Per Set: Catie Flohr (4.58) – 1st
Assists Per Set: Mallory Meinen (10.88) – 1st
Digs Per Set: Kendyl Wagner (4.82) – 4th



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