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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team opens its 2026-27 season 6 p.m. Monday when it hosts Tiffin University for a non-conference game at Morrow Field House.
 
TICKET PRICES
Fans are encouraged to purchase advance tickets online HERE.
Adult General Admission: $10
Visiting Student with valid student ID: $5
Ages 6-High School: $5
Ages 6 and Under: FREE
SRU Students: FREE with valid student ID
Game Day Sales Only
Alumni (w/ Valid ID): $8
Faculty/Staff: $8
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Monday's game 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.
 
GAME 1 DETAILS
Opponent: Tiffin University
Date: Monday – 6 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Morrow Field House
Video: Link
Live Stats: Link
Tickets: Link
In-game Updates: Twitter/X (@Rock_Athletics)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. TIFFIN
Overall: Tiffin leads 5-2
Current Streak: Tiffin W5
At Morrow Field House: Tiffin leads 2-1
First Meeting: Nov. 20, 2004 (SRU won 65-52)
Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2025 (Tiffin won 82-53)
Most Points, SRU: 76 – Nov. 20, 2008
Most Points, Tiffin: 83 – Nov. 30, 2019
Largest Victory, SRU: 19 (76-57), Nov. 20, 2008
Largest Victory, Tiffin: 29 (82-53), Nov. 26, 2025
SRU coach Ryenn Micaletti vs. Tiffin: 0-2
Tiffin coach Jordan Sweeney vs. SRU: 0-0
 
Tiffin holds a 5-2 all-time record against Slippery Rock in a series that dates back to the 2004-05 season. Of late, Tiffin has earned wins over The Rock in 2024-25 (78-75, OT) and 2025-26 (82-53).
 
TOP ROCK PERFORMERS VS. TIFFIN
Sophia Hook: 14.5 Points, 3.5 Rebounds, 1.0 Steals (2 GP)
Mairan Haggerty: 7.5 Points, 3.0 Rebounds, 1.5 Assists (2 GP)
Iyanna Wade: 8 Points, 5 Rebounds, 1 Assist (1 GP)
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• 2025-26 Final Stats: Link
• 2025-26 Overall Record: 7-19
• 2025-26 PSAC West Record: 5-15
• 2025-26 PSAC West Finish: 8th
• 2025-26 Postseason: N/A
• 2026-27 PSAC West Preseason Poll: 8th
• Head Coach: Ryenn Micaletti | Fourth season (16-61)
 
LAST TIME OUT
In their final tune-up for the 2026-27 season, Slippery Rock made the short trek west to Kent State University for an exhibition against the Division I Golden Flashes. KSU won the game, 88-67, but SRU finished strong by outscoring Kent State in the second half (42-39).
 
Slippery Rock placed three athletes in double figures against Kent State in Isabelle Carson (11), Regan Atkins (10) and Alyssa Gillin (10), who also blocked two shots.
 
THE ROCK IN SEASON OPENERS
Slippery Rock is 2-3 in its last five season openers, but a healthy 11-5 when lifting the lid on the season at Morrow Field House. Monday's game will be SRU's first opener at home since playing Ursuline to start the 2023-24 campaign. Slippery Rock and Tiffin have met twice before in SRU season openers, with the Dragons earning wins in 2009-10 (65-55) and 2010-11 (67-42).
 
Overall Record: 30-23
Home: 11-5
Away: 6-11
Neutral: 13-7
Longest Winning Streak: 8 games (1988-96)
Most Points Scored: 89 (Twice: 2012-13 vs. Urbana, 1975-76 vs. IUP)
Largest Victory: 47 points (78-31) vs. Thiel (1982-83)
 
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Slippery Rock holds a 15-12 record outside of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference over the last five seasons.
 
THE ROCK vs. THE G-MAC
Slippery Rock has an 8-11 record against the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) since the conference was formed in 2011.
 
WIN THE 1ST 20, WIN THE GAME
The Rock went 6-2 last year when leading at halftime.
 
A WEALTH OF RETURNERS
In what is a rarity in modern college basketball, Slippery Rock brings back the bulk of its roster from last year including returning starters Iyanna Wade, Alyssa Gillin and Sophia Hook as well as top reserve Mairan Haggerty. 2024-25 All-PSAC West guard Regan Atkins also returns after missing last year due to injury.
 
LOOK WHO'S BACK
#0 Iyanna Wade: 5-4 – Sophomore - Guard – Clairton, Pennsylvania
• Simply put, Wade was one of the most dynamic rookie guards not only in the PSAC but all of Division II last year. A starter in all 26 games, Wade averaged 14 points, 4.2 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game while playing 36 minutes a contest en route to being named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year. She ranked third in the entire PSAC in assists per game and 15th in scoring.
 
• Nationally, Wade was fifth among all Division II freshmen in assists per game, eighth in assist-turnover ratio (1.4), and 14th in scoring all the while setting a Slippery Rock program record for minutes played by a freshman (937) and ranking second in SRU rookie history in assists, fourth in points scored and fifth in 3-pointers made (25).
 
#2 Claudia Ierullo: 5-7– Sophomore - Guard – Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
• Ierullo appeared in 13 games as a reserve guard in 2025-26, averaging 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.
 
#3 Sarah Chawki: 5-7 – Sophomore - Guard – Alexandria, Virginia
• After appearing in 13 games and averaging 6.3 minutes a contest as a rookie, Chawki will contend for more playing time in SRU's backcourt. She started the Kent State exhibition, finishing with four assists and a steal prior to fouling out.
 
#10 Regan Atkins: 5-9 – Senior - Guard – New Castle, Pennsylvania
• One of the biggest "additions" any PSAC team will have the luxury of this season, a fully healthy Atkins returns to The Rock's lineup after missing last season due to injury. The 2023-24 PSAC West Freshman of the Year and 2024-25 All-PSAC West guard has recorded career averages of 13.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and just under one steal per game over 46 appearances at SRU.
 
#11 Sophia Hook: 5-7 – Senior - Guard – Brookfield, Ohio
• Arguably Slippery Rock's top perimeter threat, Hook is coming off a career-year in 2025-26 in which she averaged 10.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 assists per game. She also set personal-best marks in 3-pointers made (40), field goal percentage (.385) and 3-point field goal percentage (.345). Hook ranked 12th in the PSAC in 3-pointers per game last season (1.5).
 
#12 Hannah Pugliese: 5-8 – Junior - Guard – Pittsburgh
• After appearing in just 10 games as a freshman, Pugliese earned an uptick in playing time a year ago. She came off the bench in 26 games, playing 6.7 minutes per game.
 
#21 Alyssa Gillin: 6-0 – 5th - Forward – Monaca, Pennsylvania
• Gillin enjoyed a breakout season last year. One of two Rock athletes to start all 26 games in 2025-26, the versatile forward averaged 11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.2 assists per game across 32.2 minutes a contest all the while shooting 41.7 percent from the field overall, 33.6 percent from 3-point range (47-140) and 60 percent at the foul line. She ranked fourth in the PSAC in blocks and sixth in 3-pointers made per game (1.8).
 
#23 Jorja Bernesser: 6-2 – Sophomore - Forward – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Bernesser appeared in 16 games while making one start as a reserve freshman forward learning behind an experienced front line that included Gillin, Mairan Haggerty and the now graduated Kayley Joseph-Bernard. Finished rookie season playing 6.3 minutes per game and grabbing 1.1 rebounds a contest.
 
#34 Mairan Haggerty: 6-0 – Senior - Forward – New Castle, Pennsylvania
• Now in her third year with the program after transferring from Seton Hill prior to the 2024-25 season, Haggerty has played in every game over the last two seasons with consistent SRU career averages of 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds a game.
 
PORTAL SHOPPING
Slippery Rock head coach Ryenn Micaletti brought in three transfers over the offseason in the junior duo of guard / forward Katie Grexa (Westminster) and forward Adela Cecunjanin (Monroe) as well as sophomore guard Sheridan Oberhand (Monroe).
 
#8 Katie Grexa: 5-8 – Junior - Guard / Forward – Hartford, Ohio
• Grexa comes to The Rock after opening her collegiate career with stops at Lake Erie (2024-25) and Westminster College (2025-26). The Hartford, Ohio native is a veteran of 48 collegiate games over the last two years. She ranked eighth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference in total blocks last season (24) while at Westminster. Grexa picked up two steals versus the Golden Flashes.
 
#33 Adela Cecunjanin: 6-0 – Junior - Forward – Cromwell, Connecticut
• A proven winner, Cecunjanin has helped lead her JUCO teams to a 56-9 overall record the last two seasons at the Community College of Baltimore County Essex (2024-25) and Monroe University (2025-26). Cecunjanin has played 63 games over the last two years between Essex and Monroe, averaging 7.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and just under one steal per game while shooting 43.8 percent from the field overall and 33.8 percent from 3-point range. She shared team-high rebound honors against Kent State (6) with Haggerty.
 
#35 Sheridan Oberhand: 5-8 – Sophomore - Guard – Trumbull, Connecticut
• A teammate of Cecunjanin at Monroe, Oberhand helped to lead the Mustangs to a 23-7 record as a freshman in 2025-26 that included a berth into the NJCAA Division I Tournament She appeared in all 30 games as a freshman with five starts and averaged 5.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. She went for seven points, three assists and a steal against Kent State.
 
A ROOKIE CLASS OF ONE
The lone freshman on this year's team is talented prospect Isabelle Carson, a forward out of Maitland, Ontario. Carson was arguably the most effective Rock athlete in SRU's exhibition at Kent State as she scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 17 minutes against the Division I Golden Flashes. 
 
CHASING HISTORY
Slippery Rock will open the year with several Rock athletes either already in the top 25 in a variety of program career records, or on the cusp of jumping onto the lists.
                 
Alyssa Gillin
• Opens the year already ranked fourth in program history in career blocks (67), 26 away from breaking Christy Wessell's (1990-93) record that has stood for 33 years.
• Ranks 13th in 3-pointers made (87). She needs 14 more triples to break into the top 10 on SRU's career ledger.
• Is also just 87 minutes of playing time away from 25th place on SRU's career minutes played list.
 
Sophia Hook
• Ranks 18th in 3-pointers made (73), three away from surpassing Stacey Green (2001-05) for 17th all-time at The Rock.
 
Regan Atkins
• Opens 2026-27 as SRU's top active scorer with 620 points, 207 from becoming The Rock's 25th highest scorer in program history.
• After showing a knack for getting to – and converting from – the foul line over her first two collegiate seasons, Atkins' 142 made free throws ranks 26th all-time at SRU and just two away from tying Annette Bergman (1989-93) and Amanda Chojnacki (2003-07) for 25th.
 
Iyanna Wade
• Despite only being at The Rock for one season, Wade is already on pace to break into SRU's top 25 lists in made free throws and assists during her sophomore season.
 
COACHING STAFF
Head coach Ryenn Micaletti returns for her fourth season in charge of the Slippery Rock women's basketball program. Micaletti will be joined on the sidelines by Imani Watkins, who is in her first season at SRU after spending last year at Division I Lafayette College. Along with Micaletti and Watkins will be third-year volunteer assistant Courtney Haines.
 
ROCK PICKED 8th IN PSAC WEST PRESEASON POLL
Slippery Rock was picked to finish eighth in the PSAC West this season, the league office announced recently with the unveiling of its annual preseason poll.
 
Indiana (Pa.), the defending PSAC champions and national runner-up, were picked to win the PSAC West after being allotted seven first-place votes. IUP was joined in the top five of the preseason predictions by Gannon, Edinboro, California (Pa.) and Lock Haven. GU earned the final two first-place votes.
 
The back half of the PSAC West poll featured Clarion, Pitt-Johnstown, The Rock and Seton Hill.
 
New this year, is the return of Lock Haven to the PSAC West after spending the past 12 seasons in the PSAC East. The Bald Eagles' move to the Western Division coincides with the eventual arrival to the Eastern Division of Lackawanna, which will play a full conference schedule this season without counting towards the league standings.
 
THE 2026-27 SCHEDULE
Slippery Rock plays a 28-game schedule consisting of its 21-game league schedule and seven non-conference contests. The Rock's 28 games are evenly split between Morrow Field House and road / neutral site contests.
 
In addition to its round-robin 16-game Western Division slate, SRU plays crossover contests against West Chester, Millersville, Mansfield, East Stroudsburg and Kutztown of the PSAC East.
 
The Rock's non-conference schedule features games against Tiffin, Ohio Dominican, Glenville State, West Virginia State, Walsh, Lake Erie and Lackawanna.
 
Of SRU's 20 unique opponents this season, 10 finished last year holding a .500 or better winning percentage and five qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
 
RECORD WATCH
Blocks
1-Christy Wessell (1990-93): 92
2-Tracy Whitling (1999-01): 81
3-Erin Frankovich (2001-05): 80
4-Alyssa Gillin (2022-Active): 67
5-Shelbey Wardman (1998-02): 66
 
Made 3-Pointers (10-18)
10-Erica Aiello (2012-16): 101
11-Deleah Gibson (2021-23): 95
12-Ranee Aggers (1990-95): 93
13-Alyssa Gillin (2022-Active): 87
14-Melissa McKavish (1999-03): 86
15-Marisa Groman (1992-96): 85
16-Krista Pietropola (2015-18): 84
17-Stacey Green (2001-05): 75
18-Sophia Hook (2023-Active): 73
 
Points (22-25)
t-22-Kristen Bonner (2002-06): 855
t-22-Lexi Carpenter (2015-17): 855
24-Daeja Quick (2018-22): 840
25-Julie Molloy (2007-10): 827
NR-Regan Atkins (2023-Active): 620
 
Made Free Throws (22-25)
22-Dawn Marple (1989-93): 160
23-Daeja Quick (2018-22): 155
24-Ciara Patterson (2015-19): 154
t-25-Annette Bergman (1989-93): 144
t-25-Amanda Chojnacki (2003-07): 144
NR-Regan Atkins (2023-Active): 142
NR-Iyanna Wade (2025-Active): 105
 
Minutes Played (22-25)
22-Emilee Vitez (2009-13): 1,982
23-Kelly Staudinger (2004-08): 1,889
24-Jess Caso (2002-06): 1,786
25-Kennedy Middleton (2021-23): 1,778
NR-Alyssa Gillin (2022-Active): 1,691
NR-Regan Atkins (2023-Active): 1,571
 
TIFFIN PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• 2025-26 Final Stats: Link
• 2025-26 Overall Record: 9-18
• 2025-26 G-MAC Record: 4-16
• 2025-26 G-MAC Finish: 11th
• 2025-26 Postseason: N/A
• 2026-27 PSAC West Preseason Poll: 11th
• Head Coach: Jordan Sweeney | First season (0-0)
 
SCOUTING THE DRAGONS
• While Tiffin lost its lone all-conference athlete from last year's roster in Megan Campbell, the Dragons do return 11 others from last year's team that went 9-18 overall
 
• Leading the Tiffin returners are double figure scorers Hailey Unger (13.2 ppg) and Isabelle Niederst (11.7 ppg) as was as 2025-26 leading rebounder Myka Richardson (5.3 rpg) and the G-MAC's fourth leading shot blocker Garyana Overton (38).
 
• Unger and Niederst had 13 points apiece for Tiffin in last year's win over Slippery Rock.
 
• The biggest change for Tiffin from a year ago comes on the bench as Jordan Sweeney takes over the Dragon program as a first-year head coach after spending the last three seasons as the associate head coach at Northern Michigan University. Sweeney helped guide the Wildcats to a 70-27 overall record, including back-to-back trips to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2025 and 2026.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock makes its annual trip to the Atlantic Region Challenge in Erie, Pennsylvania hosted by Gannon University Nov. 13-14. The Rock first plays Ohio Dominican 1 p.m. Nov. 13 followed by an 11 a.m. game Nov. 14 against Glenville State University.
 




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