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MILLERSVILLE VS. SHIPPENSBURG
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Millersville Marauders
2016-17 Record: 8-11, 6-8 PSAC
Coach: Mary Fleig, 27th season
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Shippensburg Raiders
2016-17 Record: 15-5, 10-4 PSAC
Head Coach: Kristy Trn, 18th season
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Game Information
Date: Jan. 25, 2017 | Start Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Millersville, Pa.Â
Live Stats Live Video
Series vs. Shippensburg: 46-49
Series Streak: Ship, 2
First Meeting: 1921-22 (L, 14-15)
Last Meeting: 2017 (L, 76-46)
Last 10 Meetings: 2-8
Mary Fleig vs. Ship: 19-20
Kristy Trn vs. Millersville: 13-17 |
Complete Game Notes (.PDF)
GAME OVERVIEW
• After dropping three in a row, the Millersville women's basketball team aims for its third-straight victory against conference power Shippensburg Saturday. Alyah Hall shattered her previous career-high of 19 points with 29 in the victory over Cheyney Wednesday. Millersville is 7-2 in games this season when
Alayah Hall scores in double-digits.
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Celeste Robinson nearly had a triple-double in the effort with 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Robinson has now scored in double figures in eight-straight games. Robinson led the team in rebounds improving the Millersville record to 3-1 in contests in which the All-PSAC player leads the team in that category.
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Aunjel Van Brakle hit two 3-pointers including one in overtime that helped clinch the victory for the Marauders. Millersville has a 3-1 record this season when Van Brakle hits two or more 3-point buckets. The lone loss came at the hands of the Raiders when Van Brakle hit three 3-pointers in the January loss.
• It took overtime, but Millersville scored a season-high 80 points against Cheyney and are 6-1 in games in which the team scores 60 or more points. The Marauders also shot over 40 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range; Millersville is 8-2 in games when they shoot a higher percentage than their opponent from beyond the arc.Â
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
• Shippensburg enters Saturday's matchup sitting atop the PSAC East standings with a record of 10-4 in conference play. The Raiders are the most efficient team in the PSAC from the floor, posting a field goal percentage of .481.
• Shippensburg also ranks third in conference in field goal percentage defense and first in defensive rebounds with almost 32 per game (31.8). The Raiders take care of the ball extremely well with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.25 which ranks them first in the PSAC.
• Stephanie Knauer, who leads the Raiders with 14.3 points per game, ranks first in conference with a field goal percentage of .644. Lauren Gold is averaging 10.5 points per game and leads the team with 3.9 assists per game, ranking first in the PSAC with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.1.Â
• Colleen Young, Morgan Griffith, and Logan Snyder all average 11 or more points per game and Giffith leads the Raiders with 9 rebounds per game.Â
• Shippensburg averages over 70 points per game as a team and Millersville is just 3-9 when opposing teams score 60 or more points.
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THE LAST MEETING (Jan. 3, 2017: SU 76, MU 46)
• Millersville and Shippensburg faced each other less than a month ago as the Marauders fell at Heiges Field House by the score of 76-46. The Raiders outscored Millersville by four points in each of the first two quarters before establishing control in the third and crushing the Marauders 24-9 in the fourth quarter.Â
• Both Colleen Young and Stephanie Knauer scored 15 for Shippensburg as six different Raiders scored eight or more points in the victory. Morgan Griffifth dominated down low, scoring 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.Â
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Aunjel Van Brakle had her second-highest scoring output of the season with 18 points and six rebounds, but the Marauders struggled to get contributions from other Marauders as
Alayah Hall was the second-leading scorer with eight points.Â