ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville enters Saturday's game looking to go 3-1 for the first time since 2009-10. The Marauders have won each of the last two games by at least 20 points. The last time that happened against two Division II teams was in the first two games of 2002-03. Millersville finished that season 26-6.
• Against Georgian Court, all five Millersville starters scored in double figures. All five players are averaging at least 9.7 points per game.
• In 2017-18, Millersville ranked last in the PSAC in field goal percentage defense, but early returns are positive in 2018-19. Through three games, the Marauders are holding opponents to 35.7 percent shooting--a mark that ranks second in the PSAC. Millersville also ranks second in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.225).
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Caden Najdawi has scored in double figures in all three games this season. Dating back to his freshman season, Nadjawi has scored in double figures 16 times. In games in which he has played more than 20 minutes, he has averaged 14.3 points per game. He averaged just 5.8 points per game in games he played 20 minutes or fewer
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Marcus Adkison leads the Marauders and ranks 10th in the PSAC in scoring at 20.5 points per game, but he is making an impact on the glass and on the defensive end. Adkison set a career high in rebounding and recorded his first career double-double with 13 boards against Georgian Court. Adkison also totaled five steals against Georgian Court and now leads the team with over 3.0 steals per game. Adkison led the PSAC in steals last season.
•   Last season, Millersville out-rebounded just one opponent in 29 games and topped 40 rebounds just once--and that was in an overtime game. But in the first three games of 2018-19, the Marauders have won the rebounding battle twice and have topped 40 rebounds in each of the last two games. Millersville won both of those games.
•   Millersville and Lincoln meet for the 24th time Saturday. The series began in 1952-53 and Millersville holds a 19-4 edge in the series. Three of the last four meetings have bee played at Lincoln and the teams have met five times since 2010-11. Millersville won four of those games, but Lincoln overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to score a 68-65 home win over the Marauders in in 2017-18. Each of the last five meetings have been determined by 13 points or fewer.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
•    Saturday's game will be a good early-season benchmark game for the Marauders and Lincoln has already faced two PSAC East opponents in Lock Haven and Shippensburg. The Lions defeated Lock Haven in a neutral site game, 75-65. Lincoln then fell at Shippensburg, 79-69. Lincoln scored 41 second-half points against Shippensburg and 41 in the first half against Lock Haven.
•   Lock Haven has shot under 40 percent from the field in both games. Deaquan Williams is Lock Haven's leading scorer and rebounder. He scored 22 points against Lock Haven and 14 against Shippensburg and totaled nine rebounds in both games.
THE LAST MEETING (Lincoln 68, Millersville 65) - Nov. 25, 2017)
• Millersville led 35-21 at the half but was out-scored 47-30 over the final 20 minutes to fall, 68-65. It was the fourth time in five games that Millersville had led at the half but lost. Millersville shot 7 of 25 from three and 38.3 percent from the field.
Conrad Chambers led Millersville with 17 points.
Marcus Adkison scored 13 but shot 1 of 6 from three.
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