Complete Game Notes

GAME INFORMATION
Millersville (8-4, 5-3 PSAC) vs. Cheyney (0-12, 0-8 PSAC)
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 - 6 p.m.
Cheyney, Pa. - Cope Hall

MEDIA INFORMATION
Audio Broadcast (MSBN)

SERIES INFORMATION
MU leads 51-15
First Meeting: 1961-62 (MU 54, CU 26)
Last Meeting: 2011 (MU 79, CU 49)
Current Streak: MU, 3
Last 10: MU, 9-1

THE STARTING FIVE
(1) Millersville went 1-1 on its PSAC Western roadtrip last weekend. The Marauders dropped a heartbreaker in overtime at California (Pa.) on Friday after taking a 10-point halftime lead. The Vulcans tied the game at 66-66 and then went on a 20-3 run in the overtime to defeat Millersville 89-69. The Marauders struggled from the foul line, making just 12-of-29.

(2) The Marauders, like they have all season, responded after a loss to find a win. After trailing by 11 at the break to No. 24 Indiana (Pa.), Millersville found its way back into the game late in the second half. The Marauders tied the game at 51-51 with four minutes remaining and then took their first lead of the game with 49 seconds remaining, 55-54. With the game knotted at 55-55 redshirt freshman Carly Gallagher, in just her second game back from injury, hit a buzzer beater to upset previously undefeated IUP, 58-55. Millesville is now 4-0 after a loss this season.

(3) Gallagher, reigning PSAC East Freshman of the Week, made her first appearance at CalU on friday after missing nine-straight games due to a foot injury. Gallagher started in Millersville first game this season and saw 24 minutes. She made an imediate impact on the offense picking up a team-high 16 points against the Vulcans. Against IUP, Gallagher went 6-for-10 from behind the arc, including the buzzer beater, to collect a career-high 18 points.

(4) Aurielle Mosley has benefited from the addition of Gallagher's three-point threat. Mosley has collected three-straight double doubles after being held under double-digits for four straight games. Mosley scored a season-high 28 points--one shy of her career mark--against the Crimson Hawks, including 14-for-16 from the charity stripe.

(5) Head Coach Mary Fleig enters tonights game with a 41-2 all-time record against  Cheyney, including a 38-game win streak from 1991 to 2010. Fleig lost to Cheyney in her first year at Millersville then won 38-straight before losing on Jan. 27, 2010 at Cheyney. Millersville has won the last three meetings.

ABOUT CHEYNEY
• Cheyney is off to its worse start since the 2000-01 season when it began 1-17. The Wolves, currently 0-12, won their first game of 2000-01 then lost 17-straight.
• The Wolves are giving up and averaging of 76.6 points per game to their opponents, while only averaging 45.0 for a scoring margin of -31.6 points per  game.  
• Cheyney has struggled this season on both ends of the court and ranks at or near the bottom of every team statistic  in the PSAC.  The Wolves have turned the ball over an average of 27.5 per game. Cheyney currently has a 0.3 assist/turnover ratio (94/275).
• Nadirah Brown and Aerie DeJesus lead Cheyney in scoring, averaging 12.3 and 10.9 points per game respectively this season. Brown, who leads the team with 148 total points, is coming off of back-to-back 20-point performances, including 22 points at Mercyhurst on Sunday, Jan. 8. Brown ranks eight in the PSAC with 7.6 rebounds per game.
• Head coach Marilyn Stephens enters her fourth season at Cheyney after taking over to start the 2008-09 season. Stephens immediately made an impact her just her first season, leading the Wolves to a 12-13 record and a spot in the PSAC playoffs. Stephens had a spectacular collegiate at Temple University. As an Owl, Stephens became the all-time leading scorer (2,194) and rebounder (1,519) and still holds the records to this day. She was inducted in the Owls Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1989.
• Stephens holds  a 1-5 career record against Millersville and Coach Mary Fleig. Stephens only win came on Jan. 27, 2010 at home when her Wolves upset the Marauders 67-58. It was Coach Fleig's second loss to Cheyney all-time.