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No. 23 Slippery Rock vs. Gannon
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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The 23^rd ranked Slippery Rock University women's soccer team hosts Gannon University in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship Game as The Rock look for their fifth title overall and their first since 2019, as the Golden Knights search for their first conference title 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 Sunday'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 Championship Game
Opponent: Gannon
Date: Sunday – 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: 14-17-8
Current Streak: T3
Last Played: Oct. 21, 2026 (Tied 2-2)

SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock and Gannon first played in 1996. Over the past 30 years, Slippery Rock and Gannon have matched up 39 times and in every season since 2008. The overall series record for SRU against the Golden Knights is 14-17-8. A win on Wednesday would give SRU its first victory over Gannon since 2021.

IN THE REGULAR SEASON
During the regular season, Slippery Rock and Gannon tied each contest. First, Jilly Deivert scored the lone goal for SRU in a 1-1 draw at McConnell Family Stadium. In the two sides final contest of the regular season, Bailey McGee and Sophia Palermo scored for Slippery Rock off assists from Abby Paterline, Gianna Revetta and Libby Earley in a 2-2 tie at James Egli Field.

TOP ACTIVE SRU PLAYERS AGAINST GANNON
Leah Allman – 8 GP: 49 SV, 24 GA, 810 MIN
Bailey McGee – 7 GP: 2 G, 5 SH, 3 SOG, 550 MIN
Sophia Palermo – 7 GP: 1 G, 1 A, 4 SH, 2 SOG, 504 MIN
Jilly Deivert – 2 GP: 1 G, 2 SH, 1 SOG, 90 MIN
Abby Paterline – 4 GP: 1 A, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 266 MIN
Libby Earley – 6 GP: 1 A, 1 SH, 1 SOG, 309 MIN
Gianna Revetta – 2 GP: 1 A, 30 MIN
 

TEAM COMPARISON
The Rock	2026 Stats	Golden Knights
15-2-3	Overall Record	15-2-3
13-1-2	Conference Record	11-2-1
2.40	Goals per Game	2.15
0.75	Opp. Goals per Game	0.65
+33	Season Goal Differential	+30
17.4	Shots per Game	19.3
7.4	Opp. Shots per Game	5.0
8.3	SOG per Game	8.9
3.4	Opp. SOG per Game	2.5
2.1	Assists per Game	1.8
5.8	Corners per Game	7.1
6.9	Fouls per Game	9.4
2.6	Saves per Game	1.9

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: The two Western Division teams won in the semifinals as Slippery Rock advanced on penalty kicks over West Chester University, 1-1 (4-3 PKs) and Gannon pulled off the upset against Kutztown University, 2-1.
 
• Finals: The 2026 PSAC Tournament championship game will be held Sunday between Slippery Rock and Gannon. The PSAC Tournament champions earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

WHO'S IN
• PSAC West: Nationally ranked 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 in the quarterfinals, 2-0, before advancing to the finals in penalty kicks over West Chester, 1-1 (4-3 PKs), while Gannon beat Shepherd in the quarterfinals (2-0) and Kutztown in the semifinals (2-1).

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 Golden Knights have met in the PSAC Tournament on three previous occasions, with Gannon victorious in all three contests.

ROCK BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 15-2-3
Atlantic Region Ranking: 3^rd
PSAC West Record: 13-1-2
Home Record: 9-0-2
Away Record: 6-2-1
PSAC West Rank: 1^st of 9
Streak: T1
Head Coach: Noreen Herlihy | 22^nd season overall at SRU (277-119-34, .684) | 32^nd season overall (332-212-66, .598)
            Alma Mater: Mercyhurst '92

LAST TIME OUT
The 23rd ranked Slippery Rock University women's soccer team punched its ticket to the championship game of the PSAC tournament by edging No. 15 West Chester 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw in the semifinals Friday from James Egli Field.
 
The Rock wasted little time in getting the party started Friday when Palermo headed home the first SRU shot of the game off a corner kick just 89 seconds into the first half. McGee and Peyton Los were credited with assists on the play.
 
West Chester took advantage of an SRU blunder just a few minutes later, however, when an errant pass back to the goalie Leah Allman was buried into the empty net by Adriana Ryder to tie the game at 1-1 in the 10th minute.
 
The two teams settled in after the nervous start and finished the opening half with SRU posting a 9-8 edge in total shots and West Chester earning a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Slippery Rock carried most of the possession and had most of the opportunities in the second half, but could not find a go-ahead goal. The Rock outshot the Rams 16-7 in the second half, hit two posts and a crossbar and saw one shot get cleared off the goal line by a defender for a team save.
 
The momentum shifted in the first overtime, as West Chester outshot SRU 3-0 with a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks. Allman made one save in the first extra session to send it to a second overtime.  
 
SRU returned the favor over the final 10 minutes, outshooting West Chester 3-0 in the second overtime, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw and penalty kicks.
 
The Rock went first in the shootout and scored their first three attempts from McGee, Paterline Jordyn Constable. West Chester made its first two, but missed high and over the goal on a third attempt.
 
Slippery Rock missed its fourth attempt with a saved shot and West Chester tied the shootout at 3-3 after four rounds.
 
The Rock sent out graduate student Leah Walter, who did not play a single minute in the game, to take the fifth penalty kick. Walter delivered a high shot into the left side of the net to put SRU up 4-3 in the shootout.
 
West Chester's Abigail Hanemann needed to make her attempt to extend the game, but her high shot to the right side was fought off by a diving Allman, who made the save to secure the 4-3 win in the shootout. It marked the first penalty kick save of Allman's SRU career.
 
Slippery Rock finished the game with advantages of 28-18 in total shots and 11-7 in shots on goal. West Chester posted a 10-7 edge in corner kicks. Both goalies played well, with West Chester's Grace Keen finishing with nine saves and Allman stopping six shots.

GOING FOR NUMBER FIVE
Slippery Rock is in search of its fifth PSAC Championship overall, including its first since 2019, while Gannon looks for its first conference title. Slippery Rock has PSAC Championships in 2003, 2005, 2012 and 2019.

UNBEATEN IN 12 STRAIGHT
With the draw against the Golden Rams, The Rock extended its unbeaten streak to 12 games, which is the third highest in program history.

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

ROCK STAYS 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 Saturday.  

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 Final Sunday versus Gannon with a 15-2-3 overall record and the third-best NPI among all teams in the region. The two teams ahead of SRU are No. 24 Fairmont State University (59.933/ 17-1-3) and No. 4 Kutztown (59.826/ 16-2-2) and. SRU is 2-1-3 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, 0-0-1 against West Chester and 0-1-0 against Fairmont State.

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	Fairmont State	59.933	17-1-3
2	Kutztown	59.826	16-2-2
3	Slippery Rock	59.734	15-2-3
4	Gannon	59.202	15-2-3
5	Frostburg State	59.281	16-2-2
6	West Chester	58.089	13-2-3
7	Point Park	54.774	13-6-1
8	Millersville	53.882	11-5-3
9	Shepherd	53.297	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.

LEADING THE ROCK
Paterline and McGee lead The Rock in points with 18 apiece. Paterline has seven goals and four assists, while McGee sports five goals and eight assists. Battalini sits in third with 17 points on seven goals and three assists, while Palermo rounds out Slippery Rock's top four point scorers with 16 points on seven goals and two assists.

Deivert (5), Los (4), Revetta (2), Eden Williams (2), and Summer Hill (2) each have multiple goals, while, Constable, Walter, Lindsey Price, Chloe Flynn, Addison Bell and  Irene Doleno 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.

Palermo leads the charge with 55 shots, followed by Deivert with 53 shots as well as Battalini and McGee, with 38 shots each.

Madisyn Sedor, a crucial part of Slippery Rock's backline, leads all Rock field players with 1,559 minutes played respectively (77.9 mpg).

IN GOAL FOR THE ROCK
Allman leads Slippery Rock in all goalkeeper statistics after starting all 20 games. Allman has a 0.68 goals against average with a .776 save percentage on 45 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: 13^th – 48 – 3^rd
Total points: 14^th – 137 – 3^rd
Total assists: 15^th – 41 – 2^nd
Goal differential: 19^th – +33 – 3^rd
Scoring offense: 20^th – 2.40 – 3^rd

Individual:
Game-winning goals: Abby Paterline – 9^th – 6 – 4^th
Game-winning goals: Sophia Palermo – 24^th – 4 – 6^th
Total assists: Bailey McGee – 24^th – 8 – 3^rd
Goals against average: Leah Allman – 43^rd – 0.68 – 3^rd

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 75.

Allman is also 23 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 75
Leah Allman – First in wins with 48
Leah Allman – First in shutouts with 30
Leah Allman – Second in saves with 227 – 23 saves away from first
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 KNIGHTS BY THE NUMBERS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
Overall Record: 15-2-3
PSAC West Record: 10-2-1
Home Record: 7-1-1
Away Record: 7-1-2
Neutral Site Record: 1-0-0
PSAC West Rank: 2^nd of 9
Streak: W4
Head Coach: Colin Petersen | 25^th season at Gannon (252-169-49, .588)
            Alma Mater: Gannon '01

GANNON SCOUTING REPORT
The Golden Knights enter the matchup with The Rock holding a 15-2-3 record overall, as well as in the midst of a 17-game unbeaten streak. The last time Gannon tasted defeat was Sept. 5 at IUP in a 2-1 contest.

Senior Forward Brooklyn Respecki leads Gannon with 33 points on 12 goals and nine assists. This is Respecki's four-straight season with at least 10 goals for the Golden Knights. Grace Emanuel is second on Gannon with seven goal and 11 assists, as the only Gannon player with 10 or more helpers. Olivia Dixon rounds out the Golden Knights' top three scorers with 13 points on five goals and three assists.

Sophomore goalkeeper Alwa Wennstroem has started 15 games for Gannon and holds a 13-0-2 record as a starter. Wennstroem has a 0.49 GAA with an .800 save percentage on 28 saves and seven goals allowed, which two have come against Slippery Rock.

LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock will await for its NCAA Tournament fate to be revealed during the NCAA's Selection Show 7 p.m. Nov 9.





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