MILLERSVILLE AT EAST STROUDSBURG
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Millersville Marauders
2016-17 Record: 10-18, 7-15 PSAC
Coach: Mary Fleig, 27th season
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East Stroudsburg Warriors
2016-17 Record: 18-8, 14-8 PSAC
Head Coach: Diane Decker, 2nd season
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Game Information
Date: Mar 1, 2017 | Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Millersville, Pa., Pucillo Gymnasium
Live Stats
Series vs. ESU: 52-29
Series Streak: ESU, 1
First Meeting: 1922-23 (L, 17-50)
Last Meeting: 2017 (L,90-81)
Last 10 Meetings: 7-3
Mary Fleig vs. East Stroudsburg: 26-9
Diane Decker vs. Millersville: 2-2 |
Complete Game Notes (.PDF)
GAME OVERVIEW
• After losing six in a row to end the season, Millersville went on the road and upset Kutztown 69-65 to avenge a recent loss and move on to the PSAC Quarterfinals. The Marauders will travel to East Stroudsburg Wednesday to face the second-seeded Warriors with whom Millersville has split the season series this season.
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Alayah Hall had a huge game for Millersville, tying a career-high with 29 points, adding five rebounds and four assists.
Courtney Hinnant had one of her best games in the rubber match, scoring 16 points to go along with six rebounds. Hall has now gone over 20 points three times this season, with Millersville going 2-1 in those games and 2-0 when she scores 29.
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Kendra Bamberger has played huge minutes down the stretch for Millersville, starting four of the last five games and recording back-to-back double-doubles in the past two games. Bamberger had 11 points and 11 rebounds against Kutztown Saturday to help lift the Marauders to the victory.
• Millersville shot over 40 percent for the first time in nine games, going 23-55 from the floor against the Golden Bears. When the Marauders shoot over 40 percent from the field, their record is 4-1 this season.
• Wednesday's game marks the second-straight year that Millersville has made the PSAC Quarterfinals, losing to Shippensburg last season. The last time East Stroudsburg and Millersville have met in the PSAC playoffs was in 2013-14 when the Warriors narrowly beat Millersville 49-48 at Pucillo.
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
• East Stroudsburg comes into Wednesday's matchup having one 9 of its last 10 games, including a 68-61 road win at Mansfield. Allison Howard, Imani Brown and Noelle Powell all scored double figures as the Warriors overcame a slow first quarter for the victory.
• As a team, East Stroudsburg is averaging over 71 points a game and are a threat from beyond the arc ranking fifth in the PSAC in 3-point percentage. Noelle Powell ranks seventh in the conference with 55 3-pointers on the season.
• Allison Howard leads the Warriors with 13.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Imani Brown checks in with 13.2 points per game and Powell is averaging 12.8.
• East Stroudsburg has been dominating teams as of late, with the average margin of victory being 16 points in its last nine wins, including the nine-point victory over the Marauders.
THE LAST MATCHUP (Feb. 4, 2017: ESU 90, MU 81)
• When the two teams met in early February, East Stroudsburg controlled the game and held off the Marauders in the fourth quarter to even the season series at 1-1.
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Alayah Hall and
Aunjel Van Brakle each scored 21 points with hall grabbing seven rebounds and Van Brakle registering six rebounds.
Courtney Hinnant was able to score 10 points and collect five rebounds, but the Marauders were crushed on points-off-turnovers and fast-break points.
• Noelle Powell, Imani Brown and Allison Howard all had monster games for the Warriors, each scoring 17 or more points. Powell led the team with 22 points while Brown had a team-high seven rebounds.
• Both sides shot above 45 percent from the floor, but 3-point shooting was a major difference as Millersville was 3-13 and East Stroudsburg was 10-28.