ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Marauders are coming off an 84-77 loss at Seton Hill on Dec. 8. Millersville trailed by 19 points in the final minute of the third quarter and came back to make it a two-point game late in the fourth quarter, but it was unable to complete the comeback. It marked the first road game of the season for the Marauders who went 7-7 on the road last season.
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Lauren Lister led the team in scoring for the fourth-straight game with 24 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter. Lister currently leads the team in points per game (20.1), field goal percentage (49.5), assists per game (3.0) and steals per game (2.9). She ranks fourth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in scoring, sixth in field goal percentage and is tied for fifth in steals per game.Â
• The Marauder bench contributed a season-high 40 points against the Griffins, thanks in large part to
Olivia Mottern and
Catherine Copeland who both set career highs with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Copeland is one of two Marauders with a positive plus/minus ratio, as she has helped her team outscore its opponents 126-108 in over 63 minutes on the floor.
Atiya McDonald is the other Marauder with a positive plus/minus ratio, having helped her team outscore its opponents 42-33 in just under 20 minutes of action.
• Millersville is ranked fifth in the conference with 9.0 steals per game and sixth in free throw percentage with a 70.6 mark. Three Marauders boast a free throw percentage over 80 percent, including
Courtney Dimoff who has made her last eight attempts and leads the team with an 86.7 mark.
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Kendra Bamberger scored in double-digits against both Clarion and Pitt-Johnstown last season, notching 14 against the Golden Eagles and a team-high 16 against the Mountain Cats. She also currently leads the PSAC in rebounds per game, averaging 9.4.
• Millersville has won five of its last six matchups against Clarion in convincing fashion, with its smallest margin of victory during that stretch being 13 points. It's a much different story for the Marauders against Pitt-Johnstown, as they have won just one of their last eight matchups against the Mountain Cats and have not won at Pitt-Johnstown since  Jan. 3, 2001.Â
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
• Clarion boasts a strong defense, allowing just 54.8 points per game, third lowest in the PSAC, and a 37.7 shot percentage to its opponents, fourth lowest in the PSAC. The Golden Eagles have struggled defending the arch, allowing a 32.7 3-point percentage to its opponents, fourth highest in the PSAC.
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 72, Clarion 59 (Dec. 2, 2017)
• Clarion began the game on an 8-0 run and held the lead throughout the first quarter. The Marauders came back to grab the lead early in the second quarter and never gave it back.
Kendra Bamberger and
Lauren Lister both scored in double digits with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN CATS
• Pitt-Johnstown features three players averaging double digit points, including two who are averaging at least 20 points per game. Gabrielle Smith leads the team and ranks third in the PSAC with 22.3 points per game. Smith is also third in the conference with 1.2 blocks per game, while the Mountain Cats as a whole lead the PSAC with 4.0 blocks per game. Pitt-Johnstown also leads the conference in free throw percentage with a 78.0 mark.
THE LAST MEETING: Pitt-Johnstown 55, Millersville 54 (Dec. 3, 2017)
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Kendra Bamberger lead the Marauders with 16 points and nearly won the game when she attempted a layup in the final seconds, but the ball sat on the rim and eventually fell to the floor. The Mountain Cats held Millersville to 0-for-8 from beyond the arch and never led by more than seven points.Â
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