ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Marauders opened Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play with back-to-back losses against nationally-ranked opponents in No. 20 California (Pa.) and No. 3 Indiana (Pa), falling by scores of 69-55 and 87-52, respectively. The latter game was a rematch of last season's PSAC Semifinal round, which Millersville won 89-86 in triple overtime.Â
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Lauren Lister was the team's leading scorer in both games, totaling 35 points over the weekend while shooting 43.3 percent from the floor. Lister ranks first on the Marauders in points per game (19.5), shot percentage (50.6), assists per game (3.0) and steals per game (2.5) and is tied for second in rebounds per game (3.7). She is fifth in the conference in scoring, fourth in steals per game and sixth in shot percentage.
• Expect the Millersville bench to be a factor in its game against Seton Hill. Marauder substitutes contributed 45 points over the weekend. One key piece to the bench has been
Olivia Mottern, who is the lone Marauder with a positive plus/minus ratio. In over 140 minutes on the court she has helped her team outscore its opponents 257-255. Mottern also scored a career-high 10 points against Indiana and is the team leader in 3-point percentage, shooting 40 percent from beyond the arch.Â
• The Marauders are fourth in PSAC in steals per game with 9.29.
• Millersville has a team free throw percentage of 73, second best in the PSAC. The Marauders boast three players who are shooting above 80 percent from the charity strip, including
Courtney Dimoff who leads the team with 86.7 percent and has made her last eight attempts.
• Dimoff had a strong performance the last time Millersville and Seton Hill faced off. In just the second start of her collegiate career Dimoff scored 12 points and went 4-for-5 from the floor, including 4-for-4 on 3-point attempts.Â
• The Marauders' match against Seton Hill will be their first road game of the season. Millersville went 7-7 on the road last season. The Marauders have won the last three matchups against the Griffins and have not lost to Seton Hill since 1991. Millersville is 2-0 all-time at Seton Hill.
SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS
• The Griffins boast one of the best defenses in the PSAC. Seton Hill has allowed 60.8 points per game, the fifth fewest in the conference, and is particularly tough defending the arch, allowing just a 24.7 shot percentage on 3-point attempts, third lowest in the conference.Â
• Megan Marecic leads the team and is eighth in the PSAC in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game. She has been particularly dangerous at the free throw line and from beyond the arch. Marecic leads the conference in free throw percentage with a 92.9 mark and is second in 3-point percentage with a 45.7 mark.
• Cheyenne Trest is also averaging double-digit figures with 13.4 points per game. She is tied for sixth in the PSAC with 3.8 assists per game.Â
THE LAST MEETING (Seton Hill 84, Millersville 76) - Dec. 3, 2016)
• Head coach
Mary Fleig earned her 600th career victory as the Marauders never trailed and held the Griffins to a 28.3 shot percentage. Millersville shot 45.7 from the floor, including 57.1 percent from beyond the arch.
Courtney Dimoff set a new career high with four 3-pointers and
Kendra Bamberger came off the bench to tally three points and pull down three rebounds.Â
ALL-TIME MEETINGS
Dec 3, 2016 at Seton Hill - Millersville 66, Seton Hill 51
Dec. 4, 2015 at Millersville - Millersville 67, Seton HIll 58
Dec. 18, 2013 at Seton Hill - Millersville 71, Seton Hill 54
Dec. 7, 1991 at Millersville - Seton Hill 65, Millersville 63
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