MILLERSVILLE VS. SETON HILL / CALIFORNIA (Pa.)
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Millersville Marauders
2016-17 Record: 2-4
Coach: Mary Fleig, 27th season
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Seton Hill Griffins
2016-17 Record:- 4-2
Head Coach: Matt Katarski, 4th season
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California (Pa.) Vulcans
2016-17 Record: 7-0
Head Coach: Jess Strom, 5th season
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Game Information
Date: (Seton Hill) Dec. 3, 2016 | Start Time: 1 p.m.
Location:Seton Hill, Pa.,Â
Live Stats  Video
Series vs. Seton Hill: 2-1
First Meeting: 1991 (L, 63-65)
Last Meeting: 2015 (W, 67-58)
Date (California): Dec 4, 2016 | Start Time: 1 p.m.
Location: California, Pa.
Live StatsÂ
Series vs.California: 10-24
First Meeting: 1980 (W, 65-53)
Last Meeting: 2015 (L, 52-57)
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WEEKEND PREVIEW (Complete Game Notes)
• After begining the season 2-0, Millersville has dropped four in a row. A major factor in the skid has been the loss of All-PSAC player
Celeste Robinson and key reserve
Janelle Robinson (injuries) who both remain out indefiniely.
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Alayah Hall,
Aunjel Van Brakle and
Courtney Hinnant have picked up the slack for Millersville. Hall is averaging 12 points per game while Van Brakle is averaging 9.5 points per game while pulling down six rebounds and Hinnant checks in with 8.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
• Walk-on
Krista Mellinger has been thrust into the starting role and has started to command the offense while fellow sophomore
Jade Farquhar has scored seven or more points in the last three games.Â
• Millersville most recently suffered losses to Tampa University and Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.Â
SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS
• Seton Hill enter's Friday's matchup with Millersville with a 4-2 record. The Griffins had their three-game win streak snapped by Ursiline College (102-66).
• The Griffins have gone 2-0 against PSAC opponents thus far, defeating Mansfield and Lock Haven on the road.Â
• Seton Hill is outscoring teams 77.3-74.5 and boast three players who are averaging double-digits in that category. Jenna Kaufman leads the Griffins with 13.2 points per game while Chrisanna Greene is averaging 11.5 and Mariah Wells checks in with 10.3 points per game.Â
• The Griffins have forced 101 turnovers while committing just 84, but are being outrebounded 43.0 to 37.3.
THE LAST MATCHUP: MILLERSVILLE 67, SETON HILL 58 (December 4, 2015)
• When the two sides met in Pucillo, last season, the Marauders had five players score 10 or more points, including then senior
Yasmin Cooper who posted 14 points and seven rebounds. Jenna Kaufman scored 14 points for the Griffins, but it was not enough as Millersville was victorious.Â
SCOUTING THE VULCANS
• Going a perfect 7-0, Califonia has beaten all their opponents except one by double digits, with six of seven victories being 15 points or more.Â
• The third-ranked Vulcans have gone 2-0 in PSAC play with wins over Kutztown and Mansfield and are recently coming off their most hotly contested game, an 82-73 victory over Ursuline.
• California has forced opponents to turn the ball over 204 times while only committing 102. The Vulcans are averaging 14.1 steals per game and are narrowly outrebounding opponents 266-263.
• The high powered offense of California (Pa.) features four scorers averaging double-figures, led by Seairra Barrett and Mikki Glenn. Barrett, a junior, is averaging 20.7 points per game while Glenn, a junior, checks in with 19.1 points per game thus far.Â
THE LAST MATCHUP: CALIFORNIA 57, MILLERSVILLE 52 (December 5, 2015)
• Mikki Glenn and Seairra Barrett scored 18 and 11 respctively, as the Vulcans had just enough to defeat the Marauders on the road. Despite 19 points from
Celeste Robinson and 16 from
Aunjel Van Brakle, only one other Marauder scored more than five points.Â