Slippery Rock University Athletics

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team lost to Tiffin University, 77-73, Monday at Morrow Field House.
 
The non-conference season opener between The Rock (0-1) and Dragons (1-0) was a back-and-forth contest that featured 14 lead changes and was anyone's to win until the game's final seconds.
 
Tiffin edged its way to a slim 38-36 halftime lead that an Alyssa Gillin layup 14 seconds into the third quarter erased.
 
The Dragons countered with a 14-2 spurt that give the visitors a 12-point (54-42) lead only for The Rock to answer back by taking 17 of the next 21 point to pull ahead, 59-58, with 9:55 to play in regulation.
 
The two evenly matched teams went on to trade baskets, playing to a 64-64 tie at the 5:14 mark in the fourth quarter with SRU eventually claiming a 69-68 lead thanks to a Hannah Pugliese layup with 4:25 showing on the clock.
 
However, Tiffin answered Pugliese's basket with one of its own on the ensuing possession to take a lead it would never relinquish down the stretch as SRU went just 1-for-6 from the field in the final four minutes, while TU converted by making 5-of-6 foul shots late to preserve the four-point win.
 
2025-26 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Freshman of the Year Iyanna Wade opened her sophomore season on a strong note with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals.
 
Playing in her first game since Feb. 8, 2025, Regan Atkins went for 11 points, four rebounds and two steals. Atkins was an efficient 5-for-8 from the field.
 
Mairan Haggerty was The Rock's third athlete in double figures with 10 points to go with five rebounds, three assists and one steal. Gillin chipped in nine points, three rebounds, two steals and one block.
 
A pair of newcomers paced The Rock's reserves. Sheridan Oberhand, a transfer from Monroe University, scored nine points and made two steals. Freshman Isabelle Carson posted an eight-point, five-rebound, three-steal, three-assist collegiate debut.
 
Collectively, The Rock shot 44.4 percent (28-of-63) from the field overall, but just 19 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range and 68.4 percent (13-of-19) at the foul line. SRU forced Tiffin into 25 turnovers, scoring 22 points off the miscues.
 
Tiffin, which was led by Myka Richardson's 17 points and five steals, shot 54.4 percent (31-of-57) from the field overall. Similarly to SRU, the Dragons also struggled from distance (2-for-10) while making only 65 percent (13-for-20) of its foul shots.
 
Slippery Rock next makes its annual trip to the Atlantic Region Challenge in Erie, Pennsylvania hosted by Gannon University this weekend. The Rock first plays Ohio Dominican 1 p.m. Friday followed by an 11 a.m. game Saturday against Glenville State University.




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