Slippery Rock enters a pivotal weekend needing wins to keep its slim PSAC tournament hopes alive. The Rock hosts Pitt-Johnstown on Friday before visiting IUP on Saturday, facing two teams that have already beaten them this season.

By the Numbers
  • Slippery Rock is 6-14 overall and 0-8 in PSAC West play.
  • The top five teams in each division qualify for the conference tournament; SRU is eighth with six matches left.
  • UPJ is 10-7 and 4-4 in conference play; IUP is 16-4 and 7-1.
  • UPJ leads its series with SRU, 14-10; IUP leads, 65-52.
Yes, But

SRU’s path to the postseason is difficult: it trails the teams in contention and has lost its last three matches to UPJ and its last eight to IUP. Still, the team recently beat D’Youville, and a win this weekend would keep its late-season hopes realistic.

What's Next

The Rock faces its final road matches of the season Oct. 30 at Edinboro and Oct. 31 at Gannon, then closes with home matches against California and Seton Hill.

Bottom Line

For Slippery Rock, this weekend is about more than two tough matchups: at least one victory is needed to preserve a credible shot at the program’s first PSAC tournament berth since 2008.