ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The No. 7 Millersville field hockey team defeated Indiana (Pa.) on the road by a score of 2-0 back on Sept. 22.
• The Marauders enter Saturday's match with an overall record of 4-3 and a 0-1 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) mark. The team last played on Oct. 3, losing to No. 1 West Chester on the road by a score of 3-0.
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Erica Tarsi leads the Marauders in goals (6), points (16) and is tied with
Kyra Brakefield for the team lead in assists (4). Tarsi is ranked fourth in the conference in points, tied for fourth in goals and, along with Brakefield, is tied for second in assists. She is also tied for seventh in the PSAC in shots (32).
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Autumn Peters has started the last two games in the cage and leads the team with 15 saves. She boasts a 1.50 goals against average (GAA) and a .833 save percentage.
• Millersville ranks fifth in the conference in goals scored (21) and sixth in goals allowed (10).
LAST TIME IN ACTION: West Chester 3, Millersville 0
• The Marauders lost their first PSAC match of the season on the road to the top nationally-ranked team in NCAA Division II.
• This was the first time team was shutout this season.
• The Golden Rams out shot Millersville 19-11 and held a 6-2 advantage in penalty corners. This marked the first time all season the Marauders were out shot and earned fewer penalty corners than their opponent.
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Kyra Brakefield led the team with three shots, all were on goal.
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Autumn Peters made six stops in the cage.
SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Indiana (Pa.): 24-16-1
Series Streak: Millersville, 1
First Meeting: 1979 (T, 0-0)
Last Meeting: 2018 (W, 2-0)
Last 10 Meetings: 6-4
Shelly Behrens vs. Bloomsburg: 6-4
• The Marauders have won five of the last six matchups against the Crimson Hawks.
• Millersville has outscored Indiana (Pa.) 13-3 in that stretch.
• The Crimson Hawks have not defeated the Marauders in Millersville since 2010.
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 2, Indiana (Pa.) 0 (Sept. 22, 2018)
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Erica Tarsi and
Sol Ortiz-Kreiner each scored one goal and assisted the other.
• Tarsi's came in the the ninth minute, a rocket she fired into the top right corner of the cage. Ortiz-Kreiner gave her team some insurance in the 49th minute. Tarsi's initial shot was saved by the goalkeeper, but Ortiz-Kreiner took the deflection on the left side and took advantage of a wide open shot to double her team's lead.
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Katie Baker made two stops in the cage to record her first career shutout.
• Tarsi fired off a team-high four shots, three of which were on goal.
• The Marauders out shot the Crimson Hawks 9-4 and held an 8-2 advantage in penalty corners.
• Brianna Lubarsky fired off all four of the Crimson Hawks' shots.
• Although both teams compete in the PSAC, the match did not count towards conference standings.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• Indiana (Pa.) is coming off a 1-0 win against Slippery Rock on Oct. 3. Renne Lauer scored the lone goal of the game off an assist from Hannah Miller. Olivia Accardi notched five saves in the shutout.
• Selena Gonzales West leads the team in goals (3) and points (7).
• No one on the Crimson Hawks has more than one assist.
• Madalyn Christen is tied for the conference lead in defensive saves (3).
• Accardi leads the PSAC in saves (71) and is ranked sixth in save percentage (.763). She also boasts a 2.60 GAA.
• The Crimson Hawks have been outscored 22-10 by their opponents this season.
• Indiana (Pa.) is 0-2 in road matches this season.
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