ERIE, Pa.--The Mercyhurst women's basketball team will travel to Slippery Rock and Will Look to Stay in the Playoff Race
 
Who: Mercyhurst (8-14, 5-10) at Slippery Rock (9-13, 7-9)
Where: Morrow Field House, Slippery Rock
When: Wednesday, January 13th, 2019 (5:30)
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Previous Game

• The Mercyhurst women's basketball team dropped a 73-65 contest to PSAC opponent Clarion on Wednesday at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Emily Shopene was the Lakers' leading scorer, finishing with 17 points. Amber Renz added 12 points and Kori Sidwell finished with 11 points and four steals for Merchurst (8-14, 5-10).
• The Lakers outscored Clarion, 23-13, in the final period. They went on an 8-0 run -- a jumper by Jenna Kunst, a 3-pointer by Shopene and a 3 by Chessar -- to close the gap to 69-62 with 1:10 to go, but Clarion held on the rest of the way.

 
Playoff Implications

• With six games remaining, the Lakers will look to climb back into the playoff race with a road win at Slippery Rock tomorrow
• The Lakers currently sit two games out of the final spot in playoffs but have wins over both Gannon and Slippery Rock who currently sit above the Lakers in the PSAC West in the fifth and sixth spot

Keys For Mercyhurst

• MU currently as the tenth best offense in the conference averaging 67.5 points per game
• On Defense, the Lakers sit at 15th allowing 71.1 points per game
• In other categories, Mercyhurst is ranked second in the conference in three point field goal percentage (.349) and fourth in field goals made (7.0)

Leading the Lakers

• Shopene leads MU and is fifth in the conference in assists averaging 4.1 per game
• Renz leads the Lakers in scoring with 11.8 per game
• Eliza Oswalt and Lauren Lapertosa lead the Lakers in rebounds with 4.2 per game
• Meghan Komendarek is another category leader as she leads the team in blocks with 14 on the year

Keys For Slippery Rock

• SRU is currently ranked eighth in the conference in scoring averaging 68.7 points per game but 17th in the PSAC allowing 75.6 points per game
• The Rock is ninth in the conference in rebounding offense

Leaders for SRU

• Brook Hinderliter is sixth in the conference scoring 18.4 a game and 11th in field goal percentage (.452)
• Morgan Henderson is first in the PSAC in rebounding with 8.9
• Ciara Patterson is eighth in three point field goal percentage (.327)

Against SRU

• In the previous matchup Mercyhurst won 80-56
• MU leads the all-time series 18-16
• The Lakers are one game above .500 on the road at SRU with a record of 9-8

Next Up: The Lakers will host Seton Hill on Saturday January 16th