ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The No. 7 Millersville field hockey team is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 2 East Stroudsburg on Oct. 23.
• The Marauders enter Thursday's match with an overall record of 7-5 and a 3-3 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) mark.
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Erica Tarsi leads the Marauders in goals (10) and points (25).
Sol Ortiz-Kreiner holds the team lead and is tied for second in the conference in assists (6). Tarsi is tied for fifth in the PSAC in points and sixth in goals. She is also tied for sixth in shots (54) and tied for fifth in game-winning goals (3). Ortiz-Kreiner is second on the team in points (14) and
Kyra Brakefield is third (13).
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Autumn Peters leads the team with 29 saves. She ranks fourth in the PSAC with a 1.52 goals against average (GAA) and boasts a .765 save percentage.
• Millersville ranks fifth in the conference in goals scored (34) and is tied for fourth in goals allowed (18).
LAST TIME IN ACTION: East Stroudsburg 3, Millersville 2 (OT)
• With the Warriors leading 2-1 late in the second half,
Erica Tarsi took a pass from
Emma Boutcher and, after an initial shot that was saved, she slapped the ball from her knees into the back of the cage to tie the game in the 68th minute.
• Karisa Turner would go on to score the game-winning goal in the 76th minute.
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Kyra Brakefield scored the other Marauder goal less than 30 seconds into the game. She marched down the field from the 30 yard line, maneuvering past multiple Warrior defenders, and slapped the ball into the right side of the cage.
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Autumn Peters made three stops in the cage and in overtime left her cage to stop a East Stroudsburg forward in a one-on-one situation.
• The Warriors narrowly out shot Millersville 10-9 and both teams were even in penalty corners with seven.
SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the first meeting between the Marauders and Mavericks.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Mercy enters Thursday with an overall record of 4-10.
• The Mavericks are coming off a 4-1 loss against then-No. 10 Lindenwood. Angela Robbins scored her team's lone goal, while Cheradyn Pettit and Lauren Viscione each made five stops in the cage. Despite the loss, Mercy and the Lions were even in shots at 17 and the Mavericks held a 13-9 edge in penalty corners
• Alicia Williams leads the team in goals (6) and points (14), while Robbins ranks first on Mercy in assists (3). She is also second in goals (4) and points (11).
• Pettit leads the team with 52 saves and a .813 save percentage, while Julia Amell holds the lowest GAA on the Mavericks with a 1.84 mark and boasts a .754 save percentage.
• Mercy has been outscored by its opponents 14-29 and holds a road record of just 1-5.
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