Official Twitter of Slippery Rock University Athletics, covering The Rock's 17 NCAA Division II teams. Content created by the SRU Athletic Communication office.
FB: From The Rock to the LEAGUE! Former Slippery Rock QB and 2019
@NCAADII
Harlon Hill Trophy winner Roland Rivers III has agreed to terms and accepted an invite to the upcoming Pittsburgh Steelers Rookie Minicamp. More info coming tonight.
Our hearts are broken this morning as we mourn the loss of former Rock football player Brian Shaw, who was killed last night while serving as a police officer in New Kensington. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Shaw family and The Rock football brotherhood.
@notthefakeSVP
Slippery Rock has just 1 senior softball player, Alexa Guglielmino, and she is remarkably positive despite going through some tough times. Her dad was diagnosed with an aggressive level four glioblastoma brain tumor and is fighting hard. You would never know it if you met her.
FB: Henry Litwin is headed to the league! The Rock's career record holder in catches, yards and touchdowns will sign a free agent deal with the Chicago Bears! Congratulations Henry!
SLIPPERY ROCKโS MATT ADAMS IS A WORLD SERIES CHAMPION!!!! Adams becomes the third former SRU player to win a World Series ring and the first since Bob Shawkey pitched for the Yankees in 1926!!
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! We're heading to the NCAA Division II Semifinals for the first time since 1998!!!! The Rock wins a wild thriller 65-59 over Notre Dame (Ohio) to improve to 13-0 for the first time ever! Much more to come later. TBA on location an opponent next week.
FB: WE'RE CHAMPIONS!!!!!! Rock with an epic fourth quarter comeback to defeat Kutztown 37-35 to win the PSAC title. SRU is the only undefeated team in Super Region One!!
Nice win today
@UMichFootball
! Thanks
@UMichAthletics
for always sharing our scores to the Big House crowds! Weโre happy to return the favor tonight! (If youโre wondering, weโre up 55-0 at halftime over here!)
#GoRock
#GoBlue
FB: ๐จBREAKING NEWS๐จ Slippery Rock consensus All-American wide receiver Kyle Sheets will sign a priority free agent deal to join the New Orleans Saints!
BASE: You've waited long enough. Say hello to the vastly improved Jack Critchfield Park. The home of Slippery Rock University baseball is now one of the finest collegiate baseball facilities in the country. We expect it to have a significant impact on the sport in Western PA.
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! Slippery Rock dominates New Haven 59-20 to advance to the Super Region 1 final. There's 8 teams left with a chance at the national title. We're one of them. Why. Not. Us.
#RockFB
FB: WE'RE STAYING HOME!!! Slippery Rock earns the No. 2 seed in the Division II Semifinals. We will host No. 3 Minnesota State next Saturday with a kickoff at 12:30 p.m. More to come in a bit.
Hey
@SportsCenter
please say hello to the best receiver in Division II football - Slippery Rock's Henry Litwin getting things started on the 2021 season with this ridiculous one-handed TD grab while being interfered with.
#SCTop10
#D2FB
#SportsCenter
@ESPNAssignDesk
FB: Big news to share!! We have TWO former Slippery Rock players picked up on priority free agent deals. Both were locked in as soon as the draft ended. Marcus Martin is headed to the Seattle Seahawks and Ian Park is headed to the Philadelphia Eagles!
FB: From walk-on to first team All-American and school record holder. Slippery Rock wide receiver Henry Litwin has already accomplished so much during his time at The Rock, but today we got to surprise him with some incredible news courtesy of the
@NFFNetwork
. Check it out โฌ๏ธ
FB: BREAKING just announced - SRU running back Wes Hills' performance this week at
#NFLPABowl
practices has earned him the call up to the
@seniorbowl
. The Senior Bowl is the premier showcase game for NFL prospects. Hills becomes 2nd SRU player ever to be invited. More info tomo.
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! Rock rolls into rival and 14th ranked IUP on Homecoming and upsets the Crimson Hawks 30-27. Rock still undefeated in the PSAC West. Let's gooooooooo!
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! The Rock scores three touchdowns in the 4th quarter and pulls away from Shepherd for a 51-30 win in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs. We'll host Notre Dame (Ohio) next Saturday in the quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Lots more to come this evening.
FB: We got asked by some media outlets for clips of the performance from Roland Rivers III today so we threw this little diddy together. 436 passing yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT, 2 rushing TDs. Not a bad day for our QB1.
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! Last seed Slippery Rock goes on the road and upsets undefeated second seed No. 13 LIU Post by a 20-14 score. We're on to round two baby! Next Saturday at WCU/New Haven winner (WCU up 28-21 in 3rd now).
#RockFB
Donโt think weโve ever said we wanted Bama, but weโll take the shout out from Sir Charles on GameDay this morning. SRU on ESPN train keeps rolling.
FB: Almost 14 hours of prep today to get ESPN and the facility all set. Weโre ready to roll tomorrow. Tailgate lots open at 9:30. Kickoff at 12:34 on all ESPN apps. Winner goes to the National Championship. See you in the morning Rock Nation!
FB: WALK IT OFF!!!! Jake Chapla connects from 24 yards as time expires. The Rock fights off a rough second half to defeat Cal U 31-28 to get to 9-0 and win the PSAC West!
FB: A little love for Slippery Rock QB Roland Rivers III on the CBS Sports Draft coverage today. Roland is listed on as one of the 15 best QB prospects still available. Weโll provide updates if thereโs any movement for Roland today.
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! No. 15 Slippery Rock knocks off No. 3 Cal U 38-26 for a third straight PSAC West title and The Rock's 7th trip to the PSAC Championship in the last 10 seasons. We. Own. The. West.
#GoRock
FB: Sending GOOD LUCK to our own Roland Rivers III as the former Slippery Rock QB and DII National Player of the Year heads to Pittsburgh to compete at the
@steelers
Rookie Minicamp over the next few days!
FB: 3-2-1 WIN!!!!
#9
Slippery Rock wins a thriller over
#16
IUP 45-42 to stay unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 3-0 in PSAC West games. Happy Homecoming Rock Nation!!
How about a round of applause for SRU exercise science professor Jeff Lynn, who ran 100 miles (what?!) last weekend in just over 25 hours to place 44th at the Hennepin Hundred in Illinois. Oh yea - he also did it rocking this sweet Rock Football shirt. Congrats Dr. Lynn!
FB: Storybook season comes to an end for SRU with a 58-15 loss to Minnesota State. Mavericks took advantage of every opportunity all day and made SRU pay for every mistake. Incredible season by The Rock. We'll have a lot more info in a while.
FB: ROCK WINS! No. 15 Slippery Rock goes on the road and upends the SR1 top seed with a 45-35 win at previously undefeated No. 9 Tiffin. SRU will be one of 8 teams advancing to round 3 and will play at the winner of Kutztown and Charleston next week for the regional title.
FB: Good luck to Henry Litwin as he begins rookie minicamp with the
@ChicagoBears
today. Henry signed his undrafted free agent deal this week and is listed on the 90-man roster as jersey
#86
going into camp. His first official NFL headshot (photo by the Bears) โฌ๏ธ
FB: Winning was nice, but tonight was about so much more. Tonight we had the honor of hosting Brian Shaw's family and former police chief as our honorary captains. Brian was an SRU football graduate that was killed while serving as a police officer last year. This win was for him
FB: Slippery Rock running back Wes Hills is set to sign a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals and report to Rookie Minicamp this weekend. More info to come.
#RockFB
FB: First Saturday without football at SRU in almost 3 months thanks to our first round bye. To fill the void, check out this very cool story we got this week from an SRU alumnus that brought his son to the PSAC Championship last week. Our QB1 is pretty awesome.
FB: Slippery Rock checks in at No. 2 on
@SportsCenter
โs list of the Top 10 plays from college footballโs opening week of the season. Make it two appearances on ESPN this week for Henry Litwinโs TD grab at Wayne State.
FB: We can report now that Henry played this whole season with a broken collarbone. What a warrior. Had over 1,000 yards receiving this fall. Set every record at SRU. The ultimate team player.
FB: Henry Litwin has been playing all season with an undisclosed injury. It may have caught up to him in the 1st half - he left the game in the 2nd quarter and did not return. If this is it for Henry, he will go out as the all-time leader in every major receiving category at SRU.
- All-time
@NCAAFootball
sack record โ
-
@NCAADII
career TFL record โ
- National Defensive Player of the Year โ
- 4x All-American โ
- Academic All-American โ
and now... College graduate with honors โ โ
Congrats Marcus Martin ๐
NEWS: Slippery Rock alumna and current NCAA director of championships Dr. Roberta Page has been named the next director of athletics at SRU. Page will begin her tenure at The Rock in July. More info:
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! Slippery Rock goes 530 miles on the road and knocks off the No. 3 seed in Super Region One with a 17-14 win at Assumption. The Rock advance to the next round and are one of just 16 teams still playing. SRU gets winner or Shepherd and New Haven next week. More soon.
FB: Henry Litwin has been playing all season with an undisclosed injury. It may have caught up to him in the 1st half - he left the game in the 2nd quarter and did not return. If this is it for Henry, he will go out as the all-time leader in every major receiving category at SRU.
BASE: The
@Athletics
select Alex Pantuso in the 31st round (
#923
) of the MLB Draft. Congrats to both Alex and The A's (They got a steal and the last pitcher Oakland took from The Rock has worked put pretty well so far).
TRACK: The
@NCAADII
national champion in the javelin has arrived at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon! Slippery Rock's Danielle Collier will throw in the qualifying round of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Friday at 1 p.m. (4 p.m. EST).
WTRACK: ๐จ๐จNATIONAL CHAMPION ALERT!!!!๐จ๐จ Slippery Rock's Courtney McQuaide dethrones the defending national champion and wins the pole vault at DII nationals with a clearance of 3.95 meters!!!
MBB: UNDEFEATED NO MORE! Slippery Rock never trails in the second half and upsets No. 3 IUP 74-69 for The Rock's eighth straight win. IUP's 14-game winning streak is snapped and SRU moves into 1st place in the PSAC West!
#RockMBB
FB: The last two times Marcus Martin touched the football have been touchdowns. This time on the big stage from the starting QB at Ohio State. Not bad for the all-time NCAA sack record holder.
FB: UPDATE: We have just been informed that next Saturday's NCAA Quarterfinal game between Kutztown and Slippery Rock will actually be HOSTED by Slippery Rock. We will host Kutztown Saturday at noon. More info will be included in our game recap soon. Ticket info will be out Mon!
FB: 3-2-1 CHAMPS! Rock claims the outright PSAC West title with a 44-21 win at Cal U. SRU claims its 5th PSAC West title since 2011. We'll host West Chester Nov. 10 for PSAC championship. Lots more to come in a bit.
#RockFB
FB: Huge thanks to the
@steelers
and
@CoachTomlin
for surprising the Slippery Rock football team at today's team meeting. Coach Tomlin spent about 20 minutes with the team and delivered a great speech. We appreciate you Coach T!
More๐:
FB: Welcome to The Rock, Noah Grover! Noah is a 6-2, 195-pound QB that transferred in from Division I North Dakota with two years of eligibility remaining. Noah is expected to push for starting reps this spring.
#RockFB
#NSD20
Detroit placed LB Jarrad Davis and G Joe Dahl on injured reserve and signed RB Wes Hills and T Dan Skipper to the active roster from the practice squad.
FB: 3-2-1 WIN! No. 9 Slippery Rock wraps up an undefeated regular season to get to 10-0 for the first time in program history with a 56-7 win over Gannon. SRU back in action next Saturday at Kutztown for the PSAC Championship. More to come in a bit.
BASE: Just two guys from The Rock getting ready to play some Big League baseball against each other today. So cool for Matt Adams and Lou Trivino to get to rep The Rock in the same game. Slippery Rock โก๏ธ The Show.
FB: Shoutout to former SRU standout and NFL receiver Devin Goda for repping his Rock jersey on the
@PriceIsRight
โs College Rivals show that aired today. Devin has been with the show since 2018. He still ranks 3rd in SRU history in catches and 4th in receiving yards.
WTRACK: How tough is Courtney McQuaide? Tough enough to win her third straight pole vault title with a broken foot. She needed to clear 3.91m today to get back to nationals and came up just short at 3.81m, but closes her career as a national champion and a 3x All-American. ๐
FB: The 2021 season ends today for 135 teams in Division II. We are not one of them! Slippery Rock is off to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the third straight year! The Rock are No. 6 in Super Region One and will travel to Notre Dame (Ohio) next week. More to come soon.
FB: Join us in sending some love to our emotional leader Jermaine Wynn Jr., who suffered a tough injury today. Jermaine caught 202 passes for 2,865 yards and 32 TDs at SRU and was among the very best slot receivers in DII football over the last 4 years. We love you, Jet!
FB: Slippery Rock QB Brayden Long owns the highest QB rating of any QB in Division II this season. Long's 181.3 QB rating includes a 70% completion rate (215-of-308), 2,879 passing yards, 32 TD passes and just 2 INT on 308 attempts. Long also has 5 rushing TD for 37 total TD.
FB: WE. ARE. IN. The Rock football team is headed to the NCAA Playoffs for the fourth straight year and the seventh time in the last nine seasons. We're headed to Worcester, Mass. next Saturday to face Assumption in the opening round. Only 28 teams still alive. More to come soon.
Henry Litwin is better with one hand than most players are with two. Hereโs another look at his first touchdown tonight. Pass interference, declined. Heโll take 6 instead.