GAME OVERVIEW
• The Marauders are coming off a 1-0 defeat against Clarion Saturday. Clarion scored in the 14th minute and held on to the lead despite offensive rallies from Millersville in the second half. Millersville forced five corner kicks and attempted seven shots between the 66th and 80th minute but could not equalize.Â
• Freshman forward
Amanda Mcelhare leads the Marauders with two goals and one game winning goal.Â
• Senior midfielder
Alexandrea Powell follows up Mcelhare with one goal and two assists.Powell is tied for the team lead in assists with junior midfielder
Stacie Hallinan.
ABOUT THE SERIES
• Millersville is undefeated in their matchups with the Mountain Cats since 2013, going 3-0 and earning a 4-3 win on the road last season.Â
THE LAST MEETING: MILLERSVILLE 4, PITT-JOHNSTOWN 3 Â (Sep. 23, 2015)
• When the two sides met in 2015, Millersville's
Victoria Kramer struck first in the 13th minute. UPJ's Kaitlyn Eckley scored back-to-back goals in the 44th and 45th minute to close the first half. Millersville answered with back-to-back goals, scored by
Halie Parker and
Meagan Newmister, in the 67th and 68th minute. Millersville goalkeeper
Samantha Wolfe deflected Kim Bonnett's shot in the 72nd minute, but couldn't gather the rebound and Bonnett scored off the rebound.
• Bonnett's goal in the 72nd minute led to a 3-3 stalemate until
Halie Parker buried a through ball in the 91st minute to break the tie and win the game for the Marauders.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• UPJ conceded 22 goals in their first six games while only scoring one goal in their season opener. Freshman midfielder Marisa Lizins scored the lone goal for the Mountain Cats. The Mountain Cats have been outshot 152-38 in their first six games.Â
• The Mountain Cats will look to sophomore midfielder Sam Bahorich and freshman midfielder Kyra Watkins to bring offensive pressure. Bahorich leads the team with 11 shots, and Watkins is second with 10 shots.
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