SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The eighth-ranked Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team will continue Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division play with a pair of home games this week, first hosting No. 22 Seton Hill Wednesday before hosting Lock Haven Saturday night.
GAME PROGRAM INFO
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SPECTATOR INFO
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GAME 11 DETAILS
• Opponent: Seton Hill University
• Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 4 p.m.
• Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium | Slippery Rock, Pa.
• All-Time Series: Seton Hill leads 12-9
• Current Streak: Slippery Rock +2
• Last Meeting: April 23, 2025 – SRU won 11-10 at SRU
GAME 12 DETAILS
• Opponent: Lock Haven University
• Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 6 p.m.
• Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium | Slippery Rock, Pa.
• All-Time Series: Lock Haven leads 36-12-1
• Current Streak: Slippery Rock +8
• Last Meeting: April 26, 2025 – SRU won 18-11 at SRU
NATIONAL RANKINGS | IWLCA Poll | USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll
Slippery Rock dropped one spot to No. 8 in the IWLCA rankings this week and held steady at No. 3 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine rankings this week for the fifth straight week. Seton Hill enters the game Wednesday ranked No. 22 in the IWLCA rankings. Lock Haven is unranked.
RECORDS
Slippery Rock enters the week with a 10-0 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the PSAC West. The Rock are coming off a 15-5 win at IUP Saturday. Seton Hill will bring a 6-3 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the PSAC West into Wednesday's game. The Griffins are coming off an 18-8 win at Edinboro Saturday. Lock Haven enters the week with a 5-3 overall record and a 2-1 mark in the PSAC West. The Bald Eagles will play IUP at home Wednesday before traveling to SRU Saturday.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH SETON HILL | Game-by-Game Scores
Seton Hill owns a 12-9 edge in the all-time series with SRU, which dates back to 2008 The Rock won four of the first five meetings before Seton Hill went 10-3 in the series from 2014-24. Slippery Rock stopped a five-game skid against the Griffins last year by sweeping the two meetings with a 16-11 road win and an 11-10 home win. Two of the last three games in the series have been decided by just one goal.
LAST MEETING WITH SETON HILL | Box Score
Slippery Rock avoided a near collapse to hang on for an 11-10 win at home over Seton Hill to lock up the PSAC West title last year. The Rock scored the first six goals of the game and jumped out to a 10-1 lead with 9:09 to play in the third period. The advantage stood at 11-3 with 14:13 to play before Seton Hill mounted a furious comeback. The Griffins scored seven straight goals in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 11-10, but could not find the tying goal in the closing minutes as SRU held on. The Rock finished with advantages of 39-23 in shots and 14-11 in draw controls while SHU put up a 25-22 edge in ground balls.
Abby Fink scored four goals and
Isabella Buono added three goals and one assist to pace the attack.
Lily Ventresca made seven saves in goal. Seton Hill got six goals from Skylar Orlowski and 15 total saves from Allison Hathaway (10 saves) and Emma Zepp (five saves).
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH LOCK HAVEN | Game-by-Game Scores
Lock Haven owns a 36-12-1 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1976. Most of that advantage came from 1976-2016, where the Bald Eagles went 32-2-1. Slippery Rock has won the last eight straight meetings in the series and has not lost to Lock Haven since April of 2022. The Rock swept last year's meetings 14-7 in Lock Haven and 18-11 at home.
LAST MEETING WITH LOCK HAVEN | Box Score
Slippery Rock used a 7-0 run in the second quarter to break open a 5-5 tie and pull away for an 18-11 win over Lock Haven in the second meeting between the teams last spring. The Rock finished the game with advantages of 44-19 in shots, 26-6 in draw controls and 21-17 in ground balls.
Abby Fink scored seven points on six goals and one assist, while
Grace Rotter added five goals and
Reagan Richeson scored three goals and handed out three assists to lead SRU. The Rock split goalies with
Lily Ventresca and
Ava Drath each playing one half and combining for four saves. Lock Haven was led by Malayla Kelly with seven points on three goals and four assists and Gabby Gunnip with five goals and one assist. Gretchen King made 14 saves in goal.
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record: 10-0
• PSAC Record: 3-0
• Home Record: 4-0
• Away Record: 6-0
• Streak: W10
• Last Five Games: 5-0
• Head Coach: Taryn Burkholder (5th season, Niagara '12) | Record: 63-21
REGULAR SEASON WINNING STREAK
Slippery Rock has won 20 straight regular season games and is 25-1 in the regular season since the beginning of the 2025 season. The lone loss in that stretch is a 10-9 overtime loss at Lander on March 15, 2025. The only other two losses SRU has suffered since the opening of last season were in the PSAC title game last spring to No. 2 West Chester, which SRU avenged in the regional title game two weeks later, and in the national semifinals to No. 7 Adelphi. The Rock are 28-3 overall since the start of 2025.
PSAC WEST STREAK AT 17
Slippery Rock has won 17 straight PSAC West games dating back to the 2024 season. The Rock won their final four division games in 2024, went 10-0 in the division in 2025 and are 3-0 this year for a total of 17 straight PSAC West wins.
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.
THREE UNBEATENS LEFT
Slippery Rock enters the week as one of just three Division II teams that are still undefeated on the year. The Rock and East Stroudsburg (11-0) are the only two teams in the Atlantic Region that have yet to lose a game. The only other undefeated team across the nation is No. 1 Flagler (Fla.) (13-0).
LOPSIDED GAMES IN PSAC WEST
Slippery Rock enters this week expecting a much stiffer test from the teams that finished second and third in the division standings a year ago. The Rock have opened PSAC West play with three convincing wins and are outscoring their opponents 64-7 in the division through three games. SRU opened the division schedule with a 24-2 win over Gannon before posting a 25-0 shutout win at Edinboro and a 15-5 win at IUP last week.
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock raced out to a 10-2 halftime lead and tacked on four more goals to start the third quarter on the way to a 15-5 win at IUP Saturday. The Rock strung together nine straight goals in the second and third quarters to run away with the win. SRU outshot IUP 36-16 and had advantages of 15-8 in draw controls and 27-20 in ground balls.
Grace Rotter led the attack with five goals and one assist, while
Reagan Richeson and
Abby Fink each tallied hat tricks.
Shannon Von Kaenel grabbed 10 draw controls and
Lily Ventresca made six saves.
100-POINT CLUB GAINS TWO MORE
Isabella Buono and
Abby Fink both recorded their 100th career points last Saturday at IUP to bring the current SRU roster to four total players with at least 100 points. They join
Reagan Richeson (145) and
Grace Rotter (117) with at least 100 points during their SRU tenures.
TOUGH TO SCORE ON
Slippery Rock has limited its last eight opponents to six goals or fewer and has held opponents to single-digit scoring in nine of 10 games this year. The Rock are outscoring their opponents 166-51 through 10 games, including 135-30 over the last eight games, and outshooting opponents 350-154. The only opponent to reach 10 goals this year was No. 5 West Chester back on Feb. 21.
NATIONAL OFFENSIVE RANKS
Slippery Rock ranks first among all programs in Division II in shots on goal per game at 27.20 and ranks second in the nation in total shots per game at 35.00. The Rock own the No. 9 scoring offense in the country at 16.60 goals per game and rank third in the nation in scoring margin at +11.50 goals per game. SRU also ranks 13th nationally in assists per game at 8.30.
NO. 1 DEFENSE IN THE COUNTRY
The Rock enter this week ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 5.10 goals per game. SRU ranks No. 3 nationally in caused turnovers per game at 14.80 and ranks 13th in ground balls per game at 22.40. Opponents have gone just 58.0 percent on clear attempts this year (98-of-169).
TOP 10 IN THE DRAW CIRCLE
Slippery Rock enters this game ranked 10th in the nation in draw control percentage (61.6%) and 16th in the nation in draw controls per game (14.90).
Shannon Von Kaenel and her 79 draw controls are the primary reason for that as she currently ranks fourth in the nation in draw controls per game at 7.90. She takes nearly all the draws and has helped The Rock to post an 149-93 advantage over opponents through 10 games.
Paige Jenkins has 29 draw controls and
Grace Rotter has 24 draw controls as that trio has 132 of the team's 149 draw wins.
FIVE WITH 25+ POINTS
Slippery Rock's top scorers have separated themselves through 10 games and The Rock enter this week with five players that have 27 or more points on the year, including four players with at least 30 points.
Reagan Richeson leads the squad in both goals (36) and points (41) and she leads all attackers with 11 caused turnovers and 19 ground balls as well.
Grace Rotter has 22 goals and 13 assists, despite missing a game.
Maddie Blazey has nine goals and a team-high 22 assists, while
Isabella Buono has 23 goals and seven assists and
Abby Fink has 20 goals and seven assists. Richeson, Rotter and Fink all scored 50+ goals last season to become the first trio in school history to reach 50 goals in the same season.
THREE MORE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Cailtyn Kelly leads all freshmen on the team in scoring with 15 goals and two assists.
Ava Dossier has eight goals and seven assist and
Cadyn Eismann has eight goals and three assists to give The Rock a total of eight players averaging more than a point per game this season.
BALANCED SCORING
The Rock also have 10 more players with points on the year, including
Shannon Von Kaenel (5g, 3a),
Claire Petty (2g, 6a),
Lauren Petty (5g, 1a),
Ella Koslowski (2g, 3a),
Laurelle Surette (3g),
Sydney Ulmer (1g, 2a),
Amara Langstaff (2g, 1a),
Madi Leach (2g),
Erin Melcher (2g) and
Aleigha Dubroc (1g).
LET'S TALK DEFENSE
The Rock rank first nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 5.10 goals per game. All-American
Paige Jenkins leads the defense with 30 caused turnovers and 27 ground balls. She ranks ninth in Division II in caused turnovers per game at 3.00. Jenkins now has 94 career caused turnovers to rank third all-time at SRU. She is seven away from tying the record of 101 set by Tia Torchia in 2018. Freshman
Violet Freebody has 17 caused turnovers and 23 ground balls, while fellow freshman
Aleigha Dubroc has 16 caused turnovers and 18 ground balls. Attacker
Reagan Richeson has 11 caused turnovers and 19 ground balls and
Gemma Sciarroni has eight caused turnovers to round out the top defenders.
GOALIE PLAY
All-American goalie
Lily Ventresca is 9-0 and has started all 10 games in goal. She ranks first nationally in goals against average at 5.48.
Ava Drath has played 140 minutes in relief and is 1-0. Ventresca owns a 5.48 goals against average and a .440 save percentage, while Drath is allowing 3.85 goals against average with a .526 save percentage. The pair have a combined 5.10 goals against average and .457 save percentage on the season.
SRU PLAYERS IN TOP 20 IN CAREER RECORD BOOK
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Paige Jenkins – 94 caused turnovers (No. 3 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 2) *
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Paige Jenkins – 165 draw controls (No. 6 at SRU – needs 5 to move up to No. 5)
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Reagan Richeson – 125 goals (No. 6 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 5)
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Shannon Von Kaenel – 163 draw controls (No. 7 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 6)
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Reagan Richeson – 145 points (No. 9 at SRU – needs 3 to move up to No. 8)
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Grace Rotter – 42 assists (No. 10 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 9)
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Maddie Blazey – 38 assists (No. 13 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 12)
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Grace Rotter – 117 points (No. 15 at SRU – needs 3 to move up to No. 14)
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Abby Fink – 78 goals (No. 17 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 16)
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Isabella Buono – 28 assists (No. 20 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 18)
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Grace Rotter – 75 goals (No. 20 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 19)
* SRU record for caused turnovers is 101. Jenkins needs seven to tie, eight to break.
UPCOMING STAT MILESTONES FOR SRU
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Maddie Blazey: 5 points away from 75
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Maddie Blazey: 18 goals away from 50
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Maddie Blazey: 12 assists away from 50
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Isabella Buono: 3 goals away from 75
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Isabella Buono: 25 points away from 125
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Ava Dossier: 3 points away from 50
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Abby Fink: 25 points away from 125
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Abby Fink: 22 goals away from 100
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Abby Fink: 8 GB away from 50
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Paige Jenkins: 10 DC away from 175
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Paige Jenkins: 6 CT away from 100
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Paige Jenkins: 7 GB away from 100
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Erin Melcher: 10 points away from 50
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Reagan Richeson: 5 points away from 150
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Reagan Richeson: 25 goals away from 150
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Reagan Richeson: 15 GB away from 75
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Grace Rotter: 8 points away from 125 at SRU*
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Grace Rotter: 8 assists away from 50 at SRU *
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Grace Rotter: 25 goals away from 100 at SRU*
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Lily Ventresca: 21 GB away from 75
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Lily Ventresca: 7 saves away from 150
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Shannon Von Kaenel: 12 DC away from 175
* Rotter scored 33 points on 21 goals and 12 assists at Notre Dame College before transferring to SRU after the 2024 season
#22 SETON HILL PRIMER
• Overall Record: 6-3
• PSAC Record: 3-0
• Home Record: 4-1
• Away Record: 2-2
• Streak: W3
• Last Five Games: 3-2
• Head Coach: Dina Cifelli (3rd season, West Chester '17) | Record: 32-15
SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS
Seton Hill has played a tough opening schedule and enters the game Wednesday at 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC West. Two of the three losses were on the road at nationally ranked teams, including a season-opening loss to still undefeated East Stroudsburg and March 5 road loss at Wingate. SHU is riding a three-game winning streak and is coming off an 18-8 win at Edinboro Saturday and a 14-11 home win over Lock Haven last Wednesday.
SHU is outscoring opponents 108-99 and outshooting the opposition 288-229. The Griffins have also posted advantages of 126-97 in draw controls and 199-178 in ground balls.
Most of the scoring runs through three players with Mila Udovicic leading the way with 26 goals and 22 assists for 48 points. She also leads the team with 64 draw controls and 21 ground balls. Sydney Marusko has a team-high 33 goals to go along with three assists and Ruby DePalma has 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points. Elena Traficante (7g, 3a) is the only other player with at least 10 points on the year.
Kayla Seiler leads the defense with 22 caused turnovers and 17 ground balls while Mariah Williams has added 19 caused turnovers and 19 ground balls. Four different goalies have played at least 30 minutes on the year with Katelynn Patts and Emma Zepp getting the most work. Patts has started seven of nine games and is 3-2 with an 11.60 goals against average and a .442 save percentage. Zepp has two starts and is 3-1 with a 12.36 goals against average and a .255 save percentage. The four goalies combined have a 10.91 goals against average and a .404 save percentage.
LOCK HAVEN PRIMER (entering Wednesday's game vs IUP)
• Overall Record: 5-3
• PSAC Record: 2-1
• Home Record: 3-1
• Away Record: 2-2
• Streak: W1
• Last Five Games: 3-2
• Head Coach: Lindsay Reese (11th season, Lock Haven '07) | Record: 89-75
SCOUTING THE BALD EAGLES
Lock Haven enters its home game Wednesday against IUP with a 5-3 overall record and a 2-1 mark in the PSAC West. The Bald Eagles took down Gannon 18-11 and lost at Seton Hill 14-11 last week. The other two losses on the season were a one-goal OT loss against Shippensburg and a loss at Mountain East Conference leader Frostburg State.
Lock Haven is outscoring opponents 115-89 despite being outshot 240-239. Opponents have also put up advantages of 121-96 in draw controls and 180-157 in ground balls.
Makayla Kelly leads the team with 40 points on 28 goals and 12 assists with Gabby Gunnip right behind her with 29 goals and eight assists for 37 points. They both have a team-high 30 draw controls on the year. Lexi Bunk is third in scoring with 17 goals and 12 assists. Brynlee Pinschenat (3g, 11a), Addi Reidle (8g, 4a) and Maddy Raspen (9g, 2a) all have at least 11 points on the year.
McKenna Brown leads the defensive effort with 18 caused turnovers and 16 ground balls. Sarah Osmun has 12 caused turnovers. Gretchen King has started every game and played most of the minutes in goal. She is 5-3 with an 11.50 goals against average and an impressive .526 save percentage.
NEXT UP
Slippery Rock will be off next Wednesday and play just one game next week with a road trip to Gannon next Saturday, April 11 for a noon game to kick off the second round of PSAC West divisional games.
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