Slippery Rock waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Meadville Bulldogs 67-44. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 327th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madison Romanovich
| 12/18/25 vs Meadville | 17 |
| 12/15/25 @ Oil City | 30 |
| 12/11/25 vs Titusville | 24 |
| 12/08/25 vs West Middlesex | 31 |
| 12/06/25 vs Knoch | 22 |
| 12/04/25 vs Kennedy Catholic | 16 |
Leading Slippery Rock to victory were Madison Romanovich and Gia Kovacik. Romanovich went 6-for-15 on her way to 17 points along with six boards and five assists, while Kovacik shot 89% from the field to rack up 17 points and three steals. The matchup was Romanovich's sixth in a row with at least 16 points. Sophia Vinroe was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Despite the loss, Meadville still got an impressive performance from Ava Luteran, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 43.2% of the Bulldogs' points, marking the third time in a row Luteran has posted more than a third of the team's points. Lily Hall also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Slippery Rock's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Meadville, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-3.
Slippery Rock will take on Cochranton in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Meadville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-32 defeat against Chaney on the 19th.
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