ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Millersville University men's soccer team looks to pick up their second non-conference win of the season on Wednesday at Pucillo Field at Bloomfield.
• The Marauders are led offensively by senior
Chase Flickinger, whose four points tie for fourth in the conference and his two goals rank second. Millersville has two other scorers in
Jaxson Burns and
Jacob Gosselin who both scored one goal.
• In net, junior
Darian McCauley is tied for second in the conference in saves per game of 4.50. McCauley registered another shutout performance in the 2-0 victory over Goldey-Beacom on Saturday.
• The team's attack is averaging 9.5 shots per game so far this season.
• The Marauders play their third consecutive home game this Wednesday before a game at No. 13 Adelphi.
LAST TIME IN ACTION: MILLERSVILLE 2, GOLDEY-BEACOM 0
• The Marauders shut out the Lightning Saturday night with two goals after the 76th minute. McCauley picked up his 15th career shutout.
• The Marauders came out of the break and pressured the Lightning defense. The pressure would pay off in the 77
th minute as sophomore Matteo Adilletta pitched a short pass to Flickinger at the top of the box. Flickinger finished off the chance to break the offensive drought.
• Millersville struck for a second time over 10 minutes later as freshman
Spencer Shortt played a cross into the box from the right flank. Gosselin collected the pass a few feet away from the goalie and nailed a shot into the back of the net for a 2-0 lead.
• The Millersville defense allowed the Lightning to record three shots compared to Millersville's 12.
SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Bloomfield: 7-0
Series Streak: Millersville, 7
First Meeting: 1999 (W, 10-3)
Last Meeting: 2017 (W, 2-1)
Last 10 Meetings: 7-0, Ville
Steve Widdowson vs. Bloomfield: 2-0
THE LAST MEETING: MILLERSVILLE 2, BLOOMFIELD 1 (OT) (Sept. 2, 2017)
• Millersville and Bloomfield could not decide the winner in regulation. The teams traded attempts at the beginning of the first overtime before Flickinger shot for the far post in the 96th minute and converted his attempt that claimed the Millersville victory.
• Millersville took control early as Adiletta scored Flickinger's pass from the right side into the back of the net in the eighth minute.
• McCauley will be seeing the Bears for the third consecutive season in goal. Last year, McCauley faced 11 shots that included six shots on goal and only letting in one past him.
• In the last three matches against the Bears, the Marauders have allowed two goals while scoring eight.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
• Last season, Bloomfield finished 2017 with a 12-4-2 record, going to the second round of the CACC Tournament before losing to No. 1 seed Jefferson.
• Sophomore Regsan Watkins leads the returning scoring group with 13 goals and five assists last season. Three Bears with seven or more goals return from last year's squad.
• The Bears graduated their senior goalkeeper Jovan Stanojkovic who recorded a 1.30 goals against average and a .723 save percentage.
• Their season began on Saturday when the Bears got defeated 1-0 to Bloomsburg. Bloomsfield still outshot the Huskies, 13-8.
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