Marauders fall short in first conference game against Slippery Rock

Saturday, October 3

Millersville, PA

12:00 PM

Millersville University

(3-7, 0-2)

Slippery Rock

(9-0, 2-0)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Slippery Rock	1	0	0	1	2
Millersville	0	1	0	0	1

Marauders fall short in first conference game against Slippery Rock

10/3/2026 2:16:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Katie Mocarsky, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. — The Millersville University field hockey team fell to Slippery Rock 2-1 on Saturday. The Marauders finished with a 13-7 shot advantage and put seven attempts on goal, but Slippery Rock scored once in the first quarter and once in the fourth.

The Marauders produced the higher shot volume, finishing with 13 shots and seven on goal while Slippery Rock had seven shots and three on goal. Slippery Rock's goalkeeper was credited with six saves, and the Marauders also earned one penalty stroke attempt among their opportunities.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Marauders faced early pressure, with Katherine Hanlon saving a shot before Slippery Rock's Josie Shultz converted a penalty stroke in the last seconds of the third minute, putting them up 1-0. 'Ville generated a penalty corner from Faith Bollinger halfway through the 12th minute, but no other scoring was recorded in the quarter.

Lani Derickx brought the Marauders level at 1-1 with a goal in the middle of the 26th minute. The score came after 'Ville generated a penalty corner and had three straight shots saved, including two by Derickx and one by Tiana Weeks, before the teams went into halftime tied.

The Marauders produced the recorded chances in a scoreless third quarter, earning six penalty corners and a penalty stroke, but Erin Esterhuizen's stroke went wide in the 31st minute of the game. Slippery Rock goalkeeper Sam Black saved attempts by Esterhuizen and Lexi Boyle, including two Boyle shots in the final minute, while Megan Alvarez and Alaina Culbert had shots blocked. The quarter ended without a goal, leaving the game tied 1-1.

'Ville was held scoreless in the fourth quarter, and Slippery Rock's Tatiana Calderon scored off a Josie Shultz assist in the 52nd minute to put the Marauders behind 2-1. 'Ville produced a penalty corner by Emma Koehler 30 seconds later and a blocked shot from Alvarez in the 54th minute, while Slippery Rock finished the quarter with seven penalty corners. The Marauders fell 2-1.

POSTGAME REACTION

After the Marauders' loss to Slippery Rock, head coach Shelly Behrens pointed to an uneven performance across the game, saying, "I thought we were prepared, we were ready, but I think 1st quarter wasn't really great, just kind of a feeling-out quarter."

Behrens noted the Marauders created chances but did not finish enough of them: "We left chances on the field, as Erica said to the girls, we left chances out there and we have to be better."

Looking ahead, the Marauders travel to Kutztown, Pa., to face No. 2 Kutztown on Wednesday, which they have already faced off in a non-conference match. Behrens said "Right now it's a 24-hour rule for us, and then we got to come back, reset, and go do what we do."