SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The seventh-ranked Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team will host Wheeling University Wednesday at 4 p.m. in a non-conference game at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
 
GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs. 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. Wheeling
The Rock (4-0)	Wheeling Cardinals (2-3)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach: Taryn Burkholder	Coach Faith Flanagan
Program Records	Program Records
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium

 
SPECTATOR INFO
There will be no parking charges for this game. Fans are reminded that there are NO PETS allowed in any SRU athletics facilities. Please do not bring dogs or any other pets to the game. You will be asked to remove your pet from the facility. Parking is available on a first-come basis in the lots immediately surrounding the stadium. 
 
LIVE COVERAGE
•  Live Stats: LINK
•  Live Video: LINK
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
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GAME 5 DETAILS
• Opponent: Wheeling University
• Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026  |  4 p.m,
• Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium  |  Slippery Rock, Pa.
• All-Time Series: Slippery Rock leads 4-0
• Current Streak: Slippery Rock +4
• Last Meeting: April 5, 2017 - SRU won 14-3 at SRU
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS  |  IWLCA  |  USA Lacrosse Magazine
Slippery Rock held steady at No. 7 in the IWLCA rankings and No. 3 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine rankings this week. Wheeling is unranked.
 
RECORDS
Slippery Rock is 4-0 and is coming off a 19-4 win on the road at D'Youville Saturday. Wheeling is 2-3 and is riding a two-game winning streak that included a 25-2 win against Lake Erie Saturday.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES  |  Game-by-Game Scores
Slippery Rock is 4-0 in the all-time series that began in 2012. The teams met four times between 2012 and 2017 when Wheeling was under the name Wheeling Jesuit, but they have not played since 2017. SRU earned a 14-3 win at home in 2017 in the most recent meeting.
 
LAST MEETING  |  Box Score
Slippery Rock jumped out to a 10-1 halftime lead and cruised to a 14-3 win back on April 5, 2017 in the most recent meeting. That game was played under the former rules with two halves instead of four quarters. The Rock got three goals from Tia Torchia in the win. Wheeling was paced by one goal and one assist from Mary Burns.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record: 4-0
• PSAC Record: 0-0
• Home Record: 2-0
• Away Record: 2-0
• Streak: W4
• Last Five Games: 4-1 (dating back to 2025)
• Head Coach: Taryn Burkholder (5th season, Niagara '12)  |  Record: 57-21
 
WINS OVER THREE TOURNEY TEAMS
Slippery Rock opened the year with three straight games against defending conference champions and NCAA Tournament qualifiers from 2025. The Rock opened the year with an 18-9 win over GMAC champion Ashland, upset PSAC champion and No. 5 West Chester 13-12 on the road to snap the Golden Rams' 60-game regular season win streak and took down GLIAC champion Grand Valley State 10-6 in their first three games of the year.
 
10 UNBEATENS LEFT
Slippery Rock enters the game Wednesday as one of just 10 Division II teams that are still undefeated on the year. The Rock and East Stroudsburg are the only two teams in the Atlantic Region that have yet to lose a game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock scored the first nine goals and rolled to a 19-4 win at D'Youville University Saturday. The Rock outshot the Saints 47-10 in a dominant performance. SRU played every single player on the roster and got points from 14 different players. Grace Rotter led the way with four goals and one assist and Reagan Richeson chipped in four goals to go along with five caused turnovers.
 
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FOR RICHESON
Reagan Richeson was named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week this week, a rarity for an attacker. She earned the honor after recording a career-high five caused turnovers, all on the ride, against D'Youville last week. She also scored four goals on four shots and picked up four ground balls in the win.
 
FRESHMEN MAKING A MARK
Slippery Rock has started three true freshmen in every game so far this season and all three have made a noticeable impact. Midfielder Caitlyn Kelly is fifth on the team in scoring with seven goals and two assists for nine points. The defensive midfielder combo of Aleigha Dubroc and Violet Freebody have combined for 14 caused turnovers and 19 ground balls. Dubroc is second on the team with eight caused turnovers and Freebody leads all field players with 10 ground balls.
 
FOUR IN DOUBLE DIGITS
Slippery Rock has four players with at least 10 points through four games, led by All-American attacker Grace Rotter with 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points. Reagan Richeson has a team-high 15 goals. Isabella Buono has 10 goals and four assists for 14 points and Maddie Blazey has three goals and a team-high 10 assists for 13 points.
 
BALANCED SCORING
The Rock also have six more players with multiple points on the year. Freshman Caitlyn Kelly has seven goals and two assists and Abby Fink, who scored 50 goals last season, has five goals and two assists. Cadyn Eismann (3g, 2a), Ava Dossier (3g, 1a), Sydney Ulmer (1g, 2a) and Ella Koslowski (1g, 1a) round out the player with multiple points.
 
TOP 10 IN THE CIRCLE
Slippery Rock enters this game ranked 10th in the nation in both draw controls per game (15.75) and draw control win percentage (63.0). Shannon Von Kaenel and her 31 draw controls are the primary reason for that as she currently ranks seventh in the nation in draw controls per game at 7.75. She also takes nearly all the draws and has helped The Rock to post a 63-37 advantage over opponents through four games. Grace Rotter has 17 draw controls and Paige Jenkins has 10 draw controls as that trio has 58 of the team's 63 draws.
 
LET'S TALK DEFENSE
Slippery Rock ranks 18th nationally in scoring defense with opponents averaging 7.75 goals per game. The rock rank 15th nationally in caused turnovers per game at 12.50. All-American Paige Jenkins leads the defense with 10 caused turnovers and eight ground balls. Freshman Aleigha Dubroc has eight caused turnovers and nine ground balls and fellow freshman Violet Freebody has six caused turnovers and a team-high 10 ground balls. Attacker Reagan Richeson has five caused turnovers and eight ground balls.  
 
GOALIE PLAY
All-American goalie Lily Ventresca is 3-0 and has started all four games in goal. Ava Drath has played 50 minutes in relief and is 1-0. Ventresca owns an 8.22 goals against average and a .395 save percentage, while Drath is allowing 5.97 goals against average with a .286 save percentage. The pair have a combined 7.75 goals against average and .380 save percentage.
 
SRU PLAYERS IN TOP 20 IN CAREER RECORD BOOK
• Paige Jenkins – 146 draw controls (No. 7 at SRU – needs 5 to move up to No. 6)
• Reagan Richeson – 104 goals (No. 10 at SRU – needs 3 to move up to No. 9)
• Paige Jenkins – 74 caused turnovers (No. 12 at SRU – needs 4 to move up to No. 9)
• Grace Rotter – 36 assists (No. 13 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 12)
• Shannon Von Kaenel – 115 draw controls (No. 11 at SRU – needs 17 to move up to No. 10)
• Reagan Richeson – 119 points (No. 14 at SRU – needs 3 to move up to No. 11)
• Maddie Blazey – 26 assists (No. 20 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 19)
• Isabella Buono – 25 assists (No. 21 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 20)
 
UPCOMING STAT MILESTONES FOR SRU
• Maddie Blazey: 23 points away from 75
• Isabella Buono: 16 goals away from 75
• Isabella Buono: 16 points away from 100
• Ava Dossier: 14 points away from 50
• Abby Fink: 20 points away from 100
• Abby Fink: 12 goals away from 75
• Abby Fink: 11 GB away from 50
• Paige Jenkins: 4 DC away from 150
• Paige Jenkins: 1 CT away from 75
• Paige Jenkins: 1 GB away from 75
• Erin Melcher: 12 points away from 50
• Reagan Richeson: 6 points away from 125
• Reagan Richeson: 21 goals away from 125
• Reagan Richeson: 1 GB away from 50
• Grace Rotter: 1 point away from 100 at SRU*
• Lily Ventresca: 4 GB away from 50
• Shannon Von Kaenel: 10 DC away from 125
* Rotter scored 33 points on 21 goals and 12 assists at Notre Dame College before transferring to SRU after the 2024 season
 
WHEELING UNIVERSITY PRIMER
• Overall Record: 2-3
• MEC Record: 0-0
• Home Record: 2-2
• Away Record: 0-1
• Streak: W2
• Last Five Games: 2-3
• Head Coach: Faith Flanagan (2nd season, Erskine '22)  |  Record: 9-11
 
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
Wheeling enters the game on a two-game winning streak with wins over Chestnut Hill (16-8) and Lake Erie (25-2) in its last two outings. The Cardinals opened the year with a trio of losses to PSAC teams Gannon (15-11), Shippensburg (20-4) and Shepherd (21-6).
 
Opponents are outscoring Wheeling 67-62 and outshooting the Cardinals 141-134 through five games. Four players have tallied at least 15 points and average 3.0 or more points per game. Jovie Noack leads the way with 13 goals and seven assists for 20 points. Trinity Rose has 13 goals and five assists for 18 points, tying with Klara Domachowska for second in total points with eight goals and 10 assists. Sophia Cirone rounds out the top scorers with nine goals and six assists.
 
Brooke Jeffery leads the team with 21 draw controls, while Rose leads the way in caused turnovers (11) and ground balls (14).
 
Three goalies have seen at least 42 minutes in goal with Giavonna Perkins leading the way with appearances in all five games and 187 minutes between the posts. She is 2-2 with a 15.44 goals against average and a.392 save percentage. Meckenzie Caldwell has played 71 minutes and has a 12.61 goals against average and a .444 save percentage and Keira Desmond has played 42 minutes and has a 5.70 goals against average and a .556 save percentage.
 
NEXT UP
Slippery Rock will fly south for spring break and spend the next week in South Carolina, where The Rock will play two crucial in-region games at Lander March 14 and Newberry March 18.




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