SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The seventh-ranked Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team will celebrate Senior Day when it hosts Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division rival Indiana (Pa.) Saturday at noon in the final home game of the regular season.
 
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 games. 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. Indiana
The Rock (14-0, 7-0)	IUP Crimson Hawks (7-7, 4-3)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach: Taryn Burkholder	Coach Brenna Gallagher Roan
Program Records	Program Records
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium
PSAC Standings  |  PSAC Stats  |  PSAC Schedule

 
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
 
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GAME 15 DETAILS
• Opponent: Indiana University (Pa.)
• Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026  |  Noon
• Location: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium  |  Slippery Rock, Pa.
• All-Time Series: IUP leads 19-10
• Current Streak: Slippery Rock +5
• Last Meeting: March 28, 2026 – SRU won 15-5 at IUP
 
SENIOR DAY
Saturday's game against IUP will serve as Senior Day and will be the final regular season home game for The Rock, although it is not likely to be the final home game as SRU is in position to host at least one home playoff game. SRU will honor six seniors prior to the game Saturday, including Sydney Ulmer, Erin Melcher, Ella Koslowski, Maddie Blazey, Ava Drath and Grace Rotter.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS  |  IWLCA Poll  |  USA Lacrosse Magazine Poll
Slippery Rock moved back up one spot to No. 7 in the IWLCA rankings this week and held steady at No. 3 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine rankings this week for the seventh straight week. IUP is unranked.
 
PLAYOFF SPOT ALREADY LOCKED UP
With three games left in the regular season, Slippery Rock has already clinched a spot in the PSAC Playoffs. The Rock currently sit in first place in the Division with a 7-0 conference record and are trying to win their second straight division title. The No. 1 seed in the West is an important spot this year, as the highest remaining West seed after the quarterfinals will host the PSAC semifinals and title game.
 
RECORDS
Slippery Rock improved to 14-0 overall and a 7-0 in the PSAC West with a 24-2 win over Edinboro Wednesday. Indiana is 7-7 overall and 4-3 in the PSAC West after earning a 15-3 win at Gannon Wednesday.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH INDIANA  |  Game-by-Game Scores
IUP owns a 19-10 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 2007 during the first season of Division II lacrosse for SRU. The Crimson Hawks won the first nine meetings in the series and 15 of the first 16 games from 2007-17, but Slippery Rock has flipped the script since 2018. The Rock have won each of the last five meetings in the series and are 9-4 since 2018.
 
LAST MEETING WITH INDIANA  |  Box Score
Slippery Rock used a 9-0 run in the middle quarters to pull away for a 15-5 win on the road at IUP back in March. The Rock finished with advantages of 36-16 in shots, 26-11 in shots on goal, 15-8 in draw controls and 27-20 in ground balls. Grace Rotter led SRU with five goals and one assist, while Reagan Richeson added three goals and one assist and Abby Fink netted a hat trick. Paige Jenkins caused four turnovers and grabbed three ground balls and Shannon Von Kaenel picked up 10 draw controls. Lily Ventresca made six saves in goal to earn the win. IUP got two assists from Mila Prusak and one goal and one assist from Macenzie Haragos. Mia Courtalis (8 saves, 13 goals allowed) and Lauren Legrand (3 saves, 2 goals allowed) combined for 11 saves.
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Overall Record: 14-0
• PSAC Record: 7-0
• Home Record: 7-0
• Away Record: 7-0
• Streak: W14
• Last Five Games: 5-0
• Head Coach: Taryn Burkholder (5th season, Niagara '12)  |  Record: 67-21
 
REGULAR SEASON WINNING STREAK
Slippery Rock has won 24 straight regular season games and is 29-1 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 32-3 overall since the start of 2025.
 
PSAC WEST STREAK AT 21
Slippery Rock has won 21 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 7-0 this year for a total of 21 straight PSAC West wins. That is the fourth longest active conference winning streak in the country, trailing Grand Valley State (60), Dominican (30) and Flagler (21).
 
HOME WINNING STREAK
Slippery Rock has won its last 19 straight home games and has the second longest active home winning streak in the nation, trailing only the 21 straight home wins by Florida Southern. The Rock are 21-1 at home over the last three seasons with the only loss during that stretch coming against Seton Hill March 23, 2024.
 
THREE UNBEATENS LEFT
Slippery Rock enters the weekend as one of just three Division II teams that are still undefeated on the year. The Rock and East Stroudsburg (15-0) 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.) (16-0).
 
THE ROCK AGAINST THE PSAC WEST
Slippery Rock has been dominant in its seven games against the PSAC West so far this season, putting up a 7-0 record and outscoring the division 138-23 in those seven games. No team in the division has scored more than five goals against SRU this spring and the average margin of victory in divisional games sits at +16.4 points per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter and pulled its starters midway through the second quarter on the way to a 24-2 win over Edinboro Wednesday. The Rock outshot the Fighting Scots 51-5 and got points from 14 different players in the game.
 
JENKINS SETS SRU CAREER RECORD
Defender Paige Jenkins took over sole possession of first place in the SRU career record book for caused turnovers and is now up to 106, surpassing Tia Torchia's previous program record of 101. Jenkins, who is just a junior, is already over 100 caused turnovers, ground balls and draw controls in her career.
 
TOUGH TO SCORE ON
Slippery Rock has limited its last 12 opponents to six goals or fewer and has held opponents to single-digit scoring in 13 of 14 games this year. The Rock are outscoring their opponents 238-67 through 14 games, including 207-46 over the last 12 games, and outshooting opponents 528-198. 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 per game at 37.71 and shots on goal per game at 28.29. The Rock owned the No. 5 scoring offense in the country at 17.14 goals per game and rank third in the nation in scoring margin at +12.36 goals per game. SRU also ranks 10th nationally in assists per game at 8.07.
 
NO. 1 DEFENSE IN THE COUNTRY
The Rock rank No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 4.79 goals per game. SRU ranks No. 2 nationally in caused turnovers per game at 14.86 and ranks 11th in ground balls per game at 22.50. Opponents have gone just 56.4 percent on clear attempts this year (137-of-243).
 
TOP 10 IN THE DRAW CIRCLE
Slippery Rock enters this game ranked eighth in the nation in draw control percentage (64.9%) and 12th in the nation in draw controls per game (15.71). Shannon Von Kaenel and her 125 draw controls are the primary reason for that as she currently ranks fourth in the nation in draw controls per game at 8.93. She takes nearly all the draws and has helped The Rock to post an 220-119 advantage over opponents through 14 games. Paige Jenkins has 40 draw controls and Grace Rotter has 35 draw controls as that trio has 200 of the team's 220 draw wins.
 
FIVE PLAYERS WITH 39+ POINTS
Slippery Rock's top scorers have separated themselves through 14 games and The Rock enter this week with five players that have 39 or more points on the year, including two players with at least 50 points. Reagan Richeson leads the squad in goals (49) and is second in points (54) while also leading all attackers with 19 caused turnovers and 25 ground balls. Grace Rotter has 40 goals and 17 assists for a team-high 57 points, despite missing a game. Isabella Buono has 45 points on 34 goals and 11 assists, while Maddie Blazey has 40 points on 11 goals and a team-high 29 assists and Abby Fink has 39 points on 28 goals and 11 assists.

FOUR MORE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Cailtyn Kelly leads all freshmen on the team in scoring with 19 goals and four assists to give SRU six players with at least 23 points. Ava Dossier has 10 goals and seven assists, Cadyn Eismann has 12 goals and four assists, Claire Petty has seven goals and six assists, Shannon Von Kaenel has six goals and six assists and Lauren Petty has seven goals and three assists to give The Rock a total of 11 players with double-digit points on the year.
 
LET'S TALK DEFENSE
The Rock rank first nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 4.79 goals per game. All-American Paige Jenkins leads the defense with 42 caused turnovers and 45 ground balls. She ranks seventh in Division II in caused turnovers per game at 3.00. Freshman Aleigha Dubroc has 22 caused turnovers and 23 ground balls, while fellow freshman Violet Freebody has 22 caused turnovers and 24 ground balls. Attacker Reagan Richeson has 19 caused turnovers and 25 balls to assist the defense, while Gemma Sciarroni has 12 caused turnovers and Mckenzie Murphy has nine caused turnovers to round out the top defenders.
 
GOALIE PLAY
All-American goalie Lily Ventresca is 13-0 and has started all 14 games in goal. She ranks first nationally in goals against average at 5.09. Ava Drath has played 191 minutes in relief and is 1-0. Ventresca owns a 5.09 goals against average and a .444 save percentage, while Drath is allowing 3.76 goals against average with a .538 save percentage. The pair have a combined 4.79 goals against average and .464 save percentage on the season.
 
TRIO MOVES INTO TOP FIVE ALL-TIME AT SRU
Slippery Rock has three players that have cracked the top five in SRU history this season in caused turnovers, draw controls and goals. Paige Jenkins is the SRU record holder in caused turnovers (106), Shannon Von Kaenel is up to No. 3 at SRU in draw controls (209) and Reagan Richeson is up to No 5 in goals (138) and is eight points away from moving up to No. 5 in that category as well.
 
SRU PLAYERS IN TOP 20 IN CAREER RECORD BOOK
• Paige Jenkins – 106 caused turnovers (No. 1 at SRU)
• Shannon Von Kaenel – 209 draw controls (No. 3 at SRU – needs 62 to move up to No. 2)
• Reagan Richeson – 138 goals (No. 5 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 4)
• Paige Jenkins – 176 draw controls (No. 6 at SRU – needs 7 to move up to No. 5)
• Reagan Richeson – 158 points (No. 6 at SRU – needs 8 to move up to No. 5)
• Grace Rotter – 46 assists (No. 6 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 5)
• Maddie Blazey – 45 assists (No. 8 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 7)
• Grace Rotter – 139 points (No. 12 at SRU – needs 2 move up to No. 11)
• Grace Rotter – 93 goals (No. 12 at SRU – needs 10 to move up to No. 11)
• Abby Fink – 86 goals (No. 15 at SRU – needs 3 to move up to No. 14)
• Isabella Buono – 32 assists (No. 16 at SRU – needs 2 to move up to No. 15)
• Isabella Buono – 115 points (No. 16 at SRU – needs 5 to move up to No. 15)
• Paige Jenkins – 111 ground balls (No. 17 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 16)
• Isabella Buono – 83 goals (No. 17 at SRU – needs 1 to move up to No. 15)
• Abby Fink – 112 points (No. 16 at SRU – needs 8 to move up to No. 15)
 
UPCOMING STAT MILESTONES FOR SRU
• Maddie Blazey: 21 points away from 100
• Maddie Blazey: 5 assists away from 50
• Isabella Buono: 18 assists away from 50
• Isabella Buono: 17 goals away from 100
• Isabella Buono: 10 points away from 125
• Abby Fink: 13 points away from 125
• Abby Fink: 14 goals away from 100
• Paige Jenkins: 24 DC away from 200
• Paige Jenkins: 19 CT away from 125
• Paige Jenkins: 14 GB away from 125
• Reagan Richeson: 17 points away from 175
• Reagan Richeson: 12 goals away from 150
• Grace Rotter: 11 points away from 150 at SRU*
• Grace Rotter: 4 assists away from 50 at SRU *
• Grace Rotter: 7 goals away from 100 at SRU*
• Lily Ventresca: 14 GB away from 75
• Lily Ventresca: 46 saves away from 200
• Shannon Von Kaenel: 41 DC away from 250
* Rotter scored 33 points on 21 goals and 12 assists at Notre Dame College before transferring to SRU after the 2024 season
 
INDIANA PRIMER
• Overall Record: 7-7
• PSAC Record: 4-3
• Home Record: 3-3
• Away Record: 4-4
• Streak: W1
• Last Five Games: 3-2
• Head Coach: Brenna Gallagher Roan (8th season, Indiana (Pa.) '16)  |  Record: 61-55
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS
Indiana sits in a tie with Lock Haven for the third spot in the PSAC West standings with a 4-3 conference record and a 7-7 overall mark.
 
IUP is outscoring opponents 167-154 on the year and is outshooting the opposition 424-365. Six different players have at least 25 points with Mila Prusak leading the way with 41 points on 10 goals and 31 assists. Maggie Boyle is the top goal scorer with 31 goals and four assists, while Alexi Crosby has 28 goals and six assists. Julia Steer (24g,10a), Macenzie Haragos (22g,4 a) and Leah Moyer (22g, 3a) round out the top scorers.
 
Averie Moul leads the team with 42 controls and Rachel Knight leads the team with 37 caused turnovers and 40 ground balls. Four different goalies have played this year with Lauren Legrand playing the most minutes. Legrand is 6-5 with an 11.45 goals against average and a .424 save percentage.
 
NEXT UP
Slippery Rock will close out the regular season with a pair of road games next week. The Rock will visit No. 22 Seton Hill Wednesday for a 4 p.m. game and travel to Lock Haven Saturday for a 1 p.m. game. The opening round of the PSAC Playoffs will be played April 28.





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