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MILLERSVILLE AT WEST CHESTER
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Millersville Marauders
2016-17 Record: 6-10, 4-7 PSAC
Coach: Mary Fleig, 27th season
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West Chester Golden Rams
2016-17 Record: 6-9, 6-5 PSAC
Head Coach: Kiera Wooden, 3rd season
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Game Information
Date: Jan. 18, 2017 | Start Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: West Chester, Pa.
Live Stats
Series vs. West Chester: 46-39
Series Streak: Ville, 1
First Meeting: 1969-70 (W, 61-52)
Last Meeting: 2016 (W, 79-70)
Last 10 Meetings: 3-7
Mary Fleig vs. WCU: 31-29
Kiera Wooden vs. Millersville: 3-1 |
Complete Game Notes (.PDF)
GAME OVERVIEW
• After picking up consecutive PSAC wins for the first time this season, the Marauders dropped a home game against IUP before falling to Bloomsburg on the road.
• A slow start against Bloomsburg put the Marauders in a hole they couldn't dig out of, being outscored 19-10 in the first quarter. Despite the Huskies only scoring three points in the third quarter, Millersville only managed eight as
Celeste Robinson battled foul trouble.
• Robinson led the team with 13 points while
Courtney Hinnant scored eight points and added eight rebounds in the effort.
Aunjel Van Brakle and
Courtney Dimoff added six and five points respectively, but the Marauders were outscored 62-53.
• Van Brakle has continued to be a force on the defensive end, blocking 28 shots on the season which ranks her third in the PSAC in that category.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
• West Chester enters Wednesday's matchup with a 6-9 record with all six wins coming in conference play (6-5). The Golden Rams recently fell to Shippensburg but responded with a win over Cheyney.
• West Chester features three players averaging double-digits in Porscha Speller, Madison Torresin, and Tori Smick.
• Madison Torresin has been a beast on the boards, ranking fifth in the PSAC with 129 rebounds on the season. Torresin also ranks eighth with a field goal percentage of .472 and second on the team with 13.2 points per game.
•Porscha Speller is one of the main ball-handlers for the Golden Rams, averaging a team-high 14.4 points per game and 4.6 assists per game.
• As a team, the Golden Rams have the worst-ranked scoring defense in the PSAC, allowing opponents to average 76.3 points per game.
THE LAST MEETING (Feb. 20, 2016: MU 79, WC 70)
• Millersville and West Chester met twice last year with each team winning at home. The Marauders got the better of the Golden Rams in the last matchup, winning 79-70.
• The Marauders jumped out in front early, outscoring West Chester in three of four quarters including a 28-15 first quarter.
• The Marauders got huge games from
Yasmin Cooper,
Celeste Robinson and
Shelby Reimer who score 20, 19, and 16 points respectively. Cooper led the way on the glass, with eight rebounds while Robinson grabbed five and blocked two shots.
• West Chester also had three players in double-figures inlcuding seniors Dallas Ely and Brittany Sicinski who had 27 and 17 points apiece.