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Andre Watkins

Men's Basketball Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

Marauders host two PSAC crossover games

MILLERSVILLE VS. CLARION / PITT-JOHNSTOWN
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Millersville Marauders
Record: 2-5, 0-2 PSAC
Coach: Casey Stitzel, 2nd season
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2010
Clarion Golden Eagles
Record: 2-5, 0-2 PSAC
Head Coach: Marcess Williams, 4th season
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Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats
Record: 3-3, 1-1
Head Coach: Bob Rukavina, 28th season
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Game Information
vs. Clarion: Saturday, Dec. 2 | Start Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Millersville, Pa. (Pucillo Gymnasium)
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Series vs. Clarion: 9-10
Series Streak: Clarion, 2
First Meeting: L, 50-49 (1951-52)
Last Meeting: L, 68-79 (2015-16)
Last 10 Meetings: 4-6
Casey Stitzel vs. Clarion: 0-0
Marcess Williams vs. Millersville: 2-0

vs. UPJ: Sunday, Dec. 3 | Start Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Millersville, Pa. (Pucillo Gymnasium)
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Series vs. UPJ: 4-5
Series Streak: UPJ, 2
First Meeting: W, 97-88 (1996)
Last Meeting: L, 67-88 (2016)
Last 10 Meetings: 4-5
Casey Stitzel vs. UPJ: 0-0
Bob Rukavina vs. Millersville: 5-4






















Complete Game Notes (.PDF)

GAME OVERVIEW
•   Millersville snapped its five-game skid with a dominant 114-68 victory over Penn State Berks Wednesday. The 48-point margin of victory and the 114 points scored were the most by a Millersville team since 2006. Millersville's 30 steals were the most for the program on record (since 1998) and was the most by any Division II program since 2014.
•    Millersville has a combined 52 steals in its two victories but just 25 total in the five losses. No other team in the PSAC has totaled more than 18 steals in any game this season. Millersville has forced a PSAC-leading 136 turnovers (19.6 per game) and its 6.86 turnover margin ranks second only to East Stroudsburg's 10.5.
•    Millersville is one of only two teams in the PSAC to score more than 100 points in two games this season. East Stroudsburg has done so three times. Among PSAC teams, the Marauders have the second-highest scoring total (114) and the sixth-highest (107). Millersville ranks sixth in the PSAC in scoring offense at 82.7 points per game. Millersville has shot 50 percent or higher from the field in three games.
•    Millersville also has a knack for getting to the free throw line and converting. The Marauders rank sixth in the league in free throw percentage (.748). They also rank fifth in total free throw attempts. Conrad Chambers ranks seventh in the PSAC in free throw percentage and ninth in attempts. Chambers has gone 10 for 10 in his last four games. Marcus Adkison does not have the minimum number of attempts to qualify for the PSAC leaders, but he has knocked down 15 of 16 (.938).
•    Mark Perry is no stranger to scoring. He scored 1,000 points in two seasons at Lackawanna College before coming to Millersville. On Tuesday, Perry scored 32 points on 14 of 16 shooting. Perry's .641 field goal percentage ranks fourth in the league.  Perry has scored in double figures in four games and has two games with at least 20 points. Perry has also recorded at least five rebounds in six of seven games.
•    Perry also recorded a career-high seven steals against Penn State Berks. He came within one of Charlie Parker's school record. He was one of four Marauders to set a career high for steals in the game.
•    Marcus Adkison has scored in double figures in six consecutive games and has three 20-point performances this season. He's made at least three 3-pointers in five of seven games and has shot 8 for 13 from behind the arc at home. He ranks third in the PSAC in threes per game and fifth in percentage.

ABOUT THE SERIES
•    Clarion and Millersville have played just 19 times since the first meeting in 1951-52. Clarion holds a slight 10-9 edge in the series and has won four of the last five including two in a row at Pucillo Gymnasium. The teams did not play last season.
•    Millersville and Pitt-Johnstown have played only nine times and just twice since UPJ joined the PSAC. UPJ won both of those games. This will be UPJ's fifth visit to Pucillo where it is 2-2 with two consecutive wins.

SCOUTING CLARION
• Clarion enters the weekend having lost four in a row. It's two wins came on Nov. 11 (Fayetteville State) and Nov. 15 (Penn State Allegheny). Most recently, the Golden Eagles lost 89-79 to Lincoln at home. The Golden Eagles own the PSAC's fourth-highest scoring offense at 86.4 points per game, but it isn't all that efficient, ranking 12th in field goal percentage and 15th in 3-point percentage. Clarion will certainly hoist up its share of threes. It has attempted 145 in seven games. Among PSAC teams, only Shippensburg and IUP have attempted more. Defensively, however, Clarion ranks last in the PSAC, allowing 95.4 points per game and its -9.0 scoring margin is second to last. Clarion has allowed opponents to shoot 49.0 percent from the field, and that ranks last in the PSAC.
• Kyheim Hall opened the season with 36 points against Winston-Salem State but has since played a total of 48 minutes over three games. Most recently he scored 23 points and grabbed 12 boards in the loss to Lincoln. Hall is playing for the first time since 2014-15. Cameron Grumley averages 15.3 points per game and is outstanding at the line, hitting 22 of 23 free throws.

SCOUTING PITT-JOHNSTOWN
• Coming off last season's 19-11 record, UPJ was picked to finish sixth in the PSAC West, returning two starters and six regulars. Four of the team's top six scorers returned including All-PSAC West selection Dale Clancy. Clancy is third on the team at 11.5 ppg and leads the team with 5.7 assists per game. The 6-6 Isaac Vescovi will be a handful for the Marauders froncourt. He's scored at least 18 points in every game this season including 18 in just 13 minutes against Carlow. Among PSAC players with at least 30 attempts, he ranks first in field goal percentage at .681. He has also made 23 of 24 foul shots.
• Drew Magestro is already a two-time PSAC West Freshman of the Week winner. Magestro scored 18 against nationally-ranked Virginia State in the opener and scored 20 against PSAC foe Bloomsburg.


 
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Players Mentioned

Marcus Adkison

#24 Marcus Adkison

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5' 11"
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Conrad Chambers

#3 Conrad Chambers

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Adkison

#24 Marcus Adkison

5' 11"
Junior
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Conrad Chambers

#3 Conrad Chambers

6' 0"
Senior
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