Millersville, Pa. - The No. 7 Millersville University field hockey team dominated Mercy, outshooting the Mavericks 26-4 to earn a 3-1 non conference victory on Thursday night on Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium. 

The Marauders improve to 8-5 while Mercy falls to 4-11. 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Brynne Ehrlacher fired off a shot in the 54th minute that was saved. She then took the rebound and sent it into the back of the cage to increase the Millersville lead to 3-0. This was the first goal of Ehrlacher's collegiate career. 
• Sol Ortiz-Kreiner scored the first goal of the game in the 23rd minute. The ball came loose after going off the stick of Aliza Mizak and Ortiz-Kreiner slapped the ball on the run past the goalkeeper.
• In the 40th minute, Alexis Gazzio sent a pass from the left wing to Erica Tarsi at the top of the circle. Tarsi shot a laser that went past the entire Mavericks defense and into the back of the cage for her team-leading 11th goal of the season.
• Mercy broke up the shutout in the 63rd minute after Kayly Bryan's shot was saved and Alicia Williams took the rebound and sent a quick pass to Sabrina Anderson who fired the ball into the right side of the cage.

COACH SHELLY BEHRENS QUOTES
• "Mercy is a great, scrappy team, so for us it was a nice team win, especially after such an emotional game on Tuesday against East Stroudsburg. We got to give some players good experience tonight and I love how we keep building. Meredith Fagan and Jordan Goddard were brilliant. Aliza Mizak and Kyra Brakefield were lights out from out of the gates."
• "I got to play three people in the cage tonight. Autumn Peters has been playing great but when you're not facing a ton of shots that can be a challenge. Kristy Campana did a good job tonight. She stopped that shot well and credit to Mercy for getting the rebound."
• "Brynne had a couple of opportunities to score, so it was great when she finally did. She is capable of scoring a lot. She can run a marathon and then come back and play a full game. The kid has three gas tanks, she can go all day."
• "This was a great win to help us build towards where we want to be. Not having a conference game gives us some room to breath a little bit."
• "Our bench did a great job tonight. Mackenzie Hadfield did some nice things. Natalie Pinder was great. Amber Macdonald played more than usual tonight and I liked what I saw from her. Morgan Sudweeks did a great job, as did Paris Sangiuliano, Halle Rex and Georgina Wall. You can't replicate the experience of playing in a game, and that experience is what makes you better."

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
• Erica Tarsi fired off a team-high six shots, with Sol Ortiz-Kreiner, Alexis Gazzio and Brynne Ehrlacher notching three shots. A total of 12 Marauders recorded at least one shot in the win.
• Autumn Peters played the entire first half in the cage and did not face any shots. Katie Baker started the second half in goal and also didn't face any shots. Kristy Campana finished off the goalkeeping duties and recorded one save. 

NOTES
• This was the first meeting between these two teams.
• Millersville out shot Mercy 14-0 in the first half and 12-4 in the second half.
• The Marauders held a 15-2 edge in penalty corners.

UP NEXT
• Millersville will next travel to Seton Hill on Saturday, Oct. 27 for an 11 a.m. match up. The Griffins are winless this season, as they hold a record of 0-13.

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