Tuesday, March 1
Shippensburg, PA
7:00 PM
Millersville University
at
Shippensburg
Marauders and Raiders Meet in PSAC Quarterfinal
2/29/2016 2:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MILLERSVILLE VS. SHIPPENSBURG | |
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 | Millersville Marauders 2015-16 Record: 19-8 (No. 3 PSAC East) Coach: Mary Fleig, 26th season Roster | Schedule | Statistics |
 | Shippensburg Red Raiders 2015-16 Record: 20-6 (No. 2 PSAC East) Head Coach: Kristy Trn, 17th season Roster | Schedule | Statistics |
 | Game Information Date: March 1, 2016 | Start Time: 7 p.m. Location: Shippensburg, Pa., Heiges Fieldhouse Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video Series vs. Shippensburg: 46-47 Series Streak: Ville, 1 First Meeting: 1921-22 (L, 14-15) Last Meeting: 2016 (W, 63-50) Last 10 Meetings: 4-6 Mary Fleig vs. Ship: 19-18 Kristy Trn vs. Millersville: 11-17 |
Complete Game Notes (.PDF)
GAME OVERVIEW
• Millersville advanced to the PSAC Quarterfinal after dispatching Lock Haven in the first round game, 71-52. Millersville is back in the playoffs after missing in 2014-15. The program had reached the postseason in a record 17 consecutive seasons prior to that. The Marauders are the No. 3 seed in the tournament, marking the 18th time in the last 20 seasons it finished no lower than third in the PSAC East. Millersville has won three PSAC Tournament Championships, including one under Mary Fleig in 2004-05. The win over Lock Haven was Millersville's first tournament win since beating Shippensburg in the 2013 quarterfinals. Millersville has reached the semifinals 14 times under Coach Fleig and is 12-6 in quarterfinal games under her direction.
• Tuesday's match-up is just the fifth PSAC Tournament game played between Millersville and Shippensburg. Millersville holds a 4-0 edge in the postseason match-ups and won the 1983 PSAC Championship over Shippensburg by a 69-54 score.
• Turnovers and turnover creation is key for Millersville. The Marauders are 11-1 when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent and 14-1 when scoring more points off turnovers. Shippensburg commits just 14.2 turnovers per game and forces 18 per game. Only three PSAC teams commit fewer turnovers than Shippensburg. Shippensburg committed 13 turnovers in each of the first two meetings this season. The big difference was in Millersville's loss to Shippensburg it committed 19 turnovers. In the Feb. 10 victory, it totaled just nine turnovers compared to 10 assists.
• Only two teams have managed to shoot over 50 percent in a game against Millersville this season. One of those teams is Shippensburg, which shot 51.8 percent in the 74-58 win on Jan. 9. Those points allowed and field goal percentage are still the highest by any Marauder opponent this season. Millersville owns the PSAC's top-ranked defense in scoring, field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. Millersville has held 18 teams at 40 percent shooting or lower and is 18-2 in those games. Ten of the last 11 opponents have failed to shoot better than 40 percent and seven of the last eight have been limited to no more than 64 points.
• The last PSAC team to finish the season ranked first in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense and 3-point field goal percentage defense was Millersville in 2007-08.
• Aunjel Van Brakle produced a career game in the first round of the tournament, posting her third career double-double with a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds. She also set a career high with three made 3-pointers. Van Brakle has scored in double-figures 11 times this season. She has also blocked two or more shots eight times.
• Celeste Robinson is the lone Marauder to score in double-figures in both games against Ship. In her last four games against the Raiders, Robinson has averaged 16.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and shot 56 percent from the floor.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Shippensburg received a first round bye as the No. 2 seed from the PSAC East and enters the tournament with a 5-4 record in its last nine games. Once the PSAC's highest-scoring offense, the Raiders have been limited to no more than 64 points in any of its last four games. It all started against Millersville when the it held the Raiders to a season-low 50 points on Feb. 10. Still, Shippensburg averages 72.3 points per game and is highly-efficient, leading the league with a 43.2 field goal percentage. It also shoots nearly 73 percent from the line (second in the PSAC) and is second-best in turnover margin and third-best in assist/turnover ratio.
• Morgan Griffith is the double-double machine in the paint, totaling 15 in 26 games and in three of the last four. She's a contender for PSAC East Player of the Year after ranking third in scoring (17.1) and third in rebounding (11.2).
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