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ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• No. 8 Millersville finished its regular season on a six-game win streak and five-game shutout streak with an overall record of 13-5, including a 6-3 record at home, and a 7-3 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play. Its six-game win streak to end the regular season tied a program record and its five-straight shutouts to end the regular season set a new program record.
• The Marauders are coming off a 3-0 road victory at Slippery Rock on Nov. 9.
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Erica Tarsi leads the team in goals (14) and points (34) and is ranked fourth and fifth in the conference in those categories, respectively. Tarsi is also tied for fourth in the PSAC in shots (77) and tied for fifth in game-winning goals (4).
Sol Ortiz-Kreiner leads the team and is fifth in the PSAC in assists (8). She is also second on Millersville in goals (7) and points (22), ranking ninth in the conference in the latter. Tarsi and
Kyra Brakefield are tied for second on the team and sixth in the PSAC in assists (6).
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Autumn Peters leads the team with 40 saves and ranks third in the conference in save percentage (.784), fourth in goals against average (GAA) (0.94) and is tied for fourth in shutouts (4).
• The Marauders are fourth in the PSAC in goals scored (52) and goals allowed (19).
LAST TIME IN ACTION: No. 8 Millersville 3, Slippery Rock 0
• With the win, the Marauders clinched the No. 4 seed in the PSAC Tournament.
• The game remained scoreless until the 44th minute when
Lexi Robison took a deflection and sent it towards
Sol Ortiz-Kreiner who fired the ball into the back of the cage.
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Asia Weaver doubled the Millersville lead less than two minutes later when she accepted a pass from the left wing and scored from right in front of the cage.
• The Marauders notched their third goal in a five and a half minute span when
Aliza Mizak received a pass from Robison and hooked the shot into the right side of the cage while falling down.
• Millersville out shot The Rock 19-6 and held a 4-3 advantage in penalty corners.
PSAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The Marauders are making their seventh-straight appearance in the PSAC Tournament. During that stretch, they have put together a 9-4 record in conference playoffs.
• This will be the first postseason meeting between Millersville and Kutztown since the Golden Bears' 1-0 win in the 1988 semifinal round. Kutztown is making its first appearance in the tournament since 2015 when it lost to West Chester 6-1 in the first round. That win in 1988 stands as the only PSAC Tournament win for the Golden Bears, as they hold an all-time mark of 1-13 in conference playoffs.
• These two teams have met in one other playoff round, a 1985 semifinal match up which the Marauders won, 2-0.
• Millersville has played only two PSAC Quarterfinals matches, both 2-0 wins over Bloomsburg in 2012 and 2016. Their 2016 first round match is the only conference tournament game the Marauders have hosted since 2012.
• Millersville enters the PSAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed for just the second time, the other instance came in its PSAC championship season of 2016. The Marauders were the No. 2 seed in the rest of their conference tournament appearances.
SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Kutztown: 27-30-3
Series Streak: Millersville, 10
First Meeting: 1975 (T, 2-2)
Last Meeting: 2018 (W, 2-1)
Last 10 Meetings: 10-0
Shelly Behrens vs. Kutztown: 10-8
• The Marauders have outscored the Golden Bears 27-7 during their 10-game win streak.
• Millersville has shut out Kutztown five times and allowed more than one goal only once during the streak.
• Prior to the Marauders' 10-game win streak, the Golden Bears had an 18-game win streak in the series.
• These two teams have played two overtime match ups, with Millersville winning both of them.
THE LAST MEETING: No. 9 Millersville 2, No. 6 Kutztown 1 (Oct. 9, 2018)
• Although both teams finished the regular season with the same conference record, Millersville's win in this contest gives it the tiebreaker.
• The Golden Bears entered the game with the best overall record, 9-2, in the PSAC and had allowed only one goal and four shots in their past five games.
• Kyra Wozniak opened the scoring in the sixth minute. After her initial shot was blocked, she managed to get the rebound and slapped it into the back of the cage.
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Kyra Brakefield evened the score in the eighth minute. She took a penalty corner, sent the pass to
Erica Tarsi at the top of the circle and then tipped in Tarsi's shot from the left side.
• The Marauders took the lead for good in the 11th minute.
Sol Ortiz-Kreiner took a penalty corner and dished the ball to
Jordan Goddard at the top of the circle. Goddard then fired a shot past the Kutztown defense for the first goal of her collegiate career.
• The Golden Bears out shot Millersville 8-2 in the second half, and 10-7 overall, but
Autumn Peters made four stops in the period to preserve the win for the Marauders.
• Kutztown also held a 7-4 advantage in penalty corners, one of only two times this season Millersville trailed its opponent in both shots and penalty corners.
SCOUTING KUTZTOWN
• The No. 7 Golden Bears completed the regular season on a five-game win streak with an overall record of 14-4, their most wins since 2007, and a PSAC mark of 7-3. Kutztown is 7-2 in road games this season.
• During their five-game win streak, the Golden Bears have outscored their opponents 15-2 and defeated No. 1 West Chester 2-0 on Oct. 24. That is the only Golden Rams' loss to a PSAC opponent this season.
• Tuesday will feature Kutztown's first game in 10 days, as it last played on Nov. 3 when it defeated Mercyhurst 4-0. Kyra Wozniak, Mackenzie Fuhrman, Rachel Dusman and Rita Muro each scored one goal, while Kerri Hanshaw, Katie Dotterweich and Grace Dow combined for the shutout.
• Wozniak and Dusman have combined for two-thirds of the goals the Golden Bears have scored this season. Wozniak is the conference leading scorer with 21 goals and 45 points. Her eight game-winning goals are tied for the PSAC lead and her 77 shots are tied for fourth. Dusman and Fuhrman occupy the top two spots in the conference assist leaders list with 12 and 11, respectively. Dusman is also ranked fourth in points (38), fifth in goals (13) and third in shots (94). Leigh Roseli is third on the team and tied for sixth in the PSAC in assists (6).
• Dotterweich is supported by a strong defense, as she only has 15 saves this season. Her 0.86 GAA is second in the conference.
• Kutztown just trails Millersville and is fifth in the conference in goals scored (51). The Golden Bears have also allowed the second-fewest goals in the PSAC (15), only trailing East Stroudsburg (13).
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