Missed opportunities and penalties hurt Slippery Rock football as West Chester handed SRU its first loss of the season, 20-13.
The Rock was penalized 11 times for 102 yards, and according to head coach George Mihalik, that hurt the Green and White the most on Saturday's game.
"Having 11 penalties makes it hard to win," Mihalik said. "It was a combination of dropped passes, missed tackles and mental mistakes. Add them all up and we come out on the losing end."
Quarterback Cody Endres was 29-47 for 242 yards and one touchdown, but was also intercepted three times.
"It was a tough break, I don't think we are too discouraged," Endres said. "They were a good team, but we beat them in every statistical category."
Senior wide receiver Devin Goda had 11 receptions for 103 yards, his best game, statistically, this season.
"I was in the zone last week, I was on top of my game," Goda said. "It would have felt better if we won, but I'm looking to build off last week and keep on track this week against IUP."
The Rock defense was overshadowed by the loss as they held WCU to 221 yards of offense and registered three sacks.
The defense has been solid so far this season with 23 tackles for loss and nine sacks for a total of 80 yards.
The Green and White defense also have three interceptions this season for a total of 88 yards.
The Rock's passing defense has been its strong suit, allowing just 74 yards per game.
Overall the defense leads the PSAC in scoring defense and yards allowed with 11.3 points per game and 173.3 yards per game allowed.
Satterfield is fifth in the PSAC with 95.3 yards per game.
Overall, the Rock offense has also been solid so far this season and is ranked fourth in the PSAC in scoring offense with 39.3 points per game this season. Slippery Rock will host Indiana University of Pennsylvania Saturday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium at 7 p.m. to open up Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play.
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