Complete Game Notes

GAME INFORMATION
Millersville (5-2) vs. Goldey-Beacom (3-5)
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 7 p.m.
Pucillo Gymnasium, Millersville, Pa.

MEDIA INFORMATION
All-Access Live Video
Audio Broadcast (MSBN)
Live Stats

TICKET INFORMATION
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Reserved Seating: $8
General Admission (Doubleheader): $6
General Admission (Single game): $5
Senior Citizen: $3
Visiting Students with ID: $3
Children under 6: FREE
MU Students: FREE with valid ID
Faculty and Staff: FREE with one guest with valid ID

SERIES INFORMATION
Millersville vs. G-B: 0-2
Series Streak: G-B, 2
First Meeting: 2009 (G-B 66, MU 55)
Last Meeting: 2010 (G-B 80, MU 70)
Last 10: G-B, 0-2
Fred Thompson vs. G-B: 0-2
Chuck Hammond vs. Ville: 2-0

THE STARTING FIVE
(1) Millersville rolls into Pucillo Gymansium Wednesday on a five-game winning streak for the first time since 2008 and boasting its first 2-0 start to PSAC play since the same season. Millersville's 84-57 win over Clarion was the most lopsided road victory since defeating West Chester by 30 in 2008. The 2007-08 team, by the way, reached the NCAA East Regional final.  Goldey-Beacom, winners of three of the last five, will try to stop Millersville from winning six in a row for the first time since the 2006-07 team put together eight-straight from Feb. 17-March 11. Millersville is 3-0 at home this season and 84-21 in non-conference home games under Fred Thompson.

(2) Millersville has recommitted itself on the defensive end after an 0-2 start and the result has been a five-game winning streak. Millersville is 5-0 when holding opponents under 80 and 5-0 when holding teams under 50 percent shooting. The Marauders have held four of the last five opponents under 60 points, and on Saturday, they held Lock Haven scoreless for 4:56 of the five minute overtime. The Marauders rank fourth in the PSAC in scoring defense and fifth in field goal percentage defense. During the current winning streak, the Marauders are holding teams to just 54.2 points per game, 34.0 percent shooting from the field, 27.4 percent shooting from three and have blocked an average of 5.0 shots per game.

(3) After a weekend in which he averaged 19.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game, Elijah Obade was named PSAC East Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. Obade's 21 rebounds against Lock Haven matched a previous career-high of 19 that was set  just one game earlier. He not only leads the PSAC but all of Division II in rebounding by nearly three per game. His 14.1 average, if maintained, would be the highest by a Marauder since 1965. He leads the PSAC and is 19th in blocks with 2.4 per game. Obade has pulled down at least 13 rebounds in five of seven games and has not had fewer than eight rebounds in any game this season. His four double-doubles is fourth nationally.

(4) Brandon Brown had breakthrough performances against Lock Haven and Clarion. He averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in the two games after scoring just six points in the first five games of the season and 23 in his first 23 games as a Marauder. His 19 points against Lock Haven topped his previous career high by 16 points. He also set highs in rebounds, and steals.

(5) Millersville is in search of its first win over Goldey-Beacom. The clubs have met two times (2009-10 and 2010-11), and both resulted in double-digit victories for the Lightning.  Only three Marauders (Obade, Jaymes Miller and Anthony Coleman) have played against G-B. Miller, as a freshman, scored 12 points in the last meeting.

ABOUT GOLDEY-BEACOM
· The 2012-13 Lightning started the season 0-3 but has  won three of their last five games. After averaging just 55.5 points in the first four games, they have averaged 90.3 points and not scored fewer than 81 in the last four games. Millersville and Goldey-Beacom have a common opponent in USciences. Millersville won its game with USciences 72-34, and Goldey-Beacom won 56-55.
2011-12 All-CACC pick Marcus Porter leads the team with 14.4 points per game. He has led the team in scoring five times. A.J. Picard, an All-CACC honorable mention selection in 2011-12, has two 20-plus point games to his credit and is averaging 13.0 points per game. Top rebounded Jordan Thorpe is hauling in 8.1 boards per game and is in his first season at Goldey-Beacom after a stint with Sullivan County Community College where he averaged a double-double of 15.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He is a liability on the free throw stripe, though, shooting 11-of-21. That isn't the norm for Goldey-Beacom as the team shoots 74.5 percent. Picard leads the team at 92.1 percent, sinking 35-of-38. Charles Jackson (17-of-21) and Porter (16-of-22) are also solid free throw shooters. Lawrence Livingston, the only senior on the roster, is the top shot blocker, turning away 21 shots. Goldey-Beacom was 18-11 overall and 13-4 in the CACC one season ago. It reached the league championship game before losing to Bloomfield. The Lightning have won at least 18 games in the three seasons since 2009-10, posting records of 19-10, 19-11 and 18-11. Head coach Chuck Hammond, now in his 10th season, was the 2006 CACC Coach of the Year. He has produced six 1,000-point scorers and has reached the league title game three times. He is a 1999 graduate of Philadelphia.