ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Marauders are happy to return home after losing their last two games on the road. Millersville has won its last two games in Pucillo Gymnasium and boasts a 4-4 home record this season, with two of those losses coming against then-No. 20 California (Pa.) and then-No. 3 Indiana (Pa.). If you take those two losses out of the equation, the Marauders have outscored their opponents 420-396 in Pucillo Gymnasium.Â
• Millersville has also played well at home against Lock Haven in recent years, holding an 8-2 record against the Bald Eagles in the last 10 meetings at Pucillo Gymnasium. The Marauders hold a 6-4 edge in the last 10 overall meetings with Lock Haven, with four of those wins coming by at least 13 points. Only one of those Bald Eagles' wins came by more than four points, a 77-70 win in overtime on Feb. 11, 2017.
• Millersville has had a higher shooting percentage than its opponent in four of its last five games. The Marauders are currently tied for fifth in the conference in shooting percentage (41.1) and are ranked sixth in 3-point percentage (31.3).
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Lauren Lister was held to a season-low seven points in Millersville's last game against Kutztown, who entered the game allowing 63.5 points per game, fifth-lowest in the PSAC, and a 39.6 shooting percentage to its opponents, fourth-lowest in the PSAC. It snapped a streak of 28-straight games in which Lister scored in double digits. She still ranks among the conference leads in multiple categories, including third in points per game (20.9), fifth in shooting percentage (50.8), 10th in steals per game (2.0) and tied for sixth in minutes per game (35.5).
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Catherine Copeland boasts the best plus/minus ratio per 40 minutes on the team with a +5.10 mark.
Olivia Mottern is behind her with a +1.01 mark. Mottern is coming off a career game against Kutztown in which she set new career highs in points (23), field goals made (8) and 3-pointers (6). She notched a 66.7 shooting percentage (8-for-12), which also set a new career high.
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Kendra Bamberger has enjoyed playing at home, averaging 9.9 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game at Pucillo Gymnasium. She has led the team in assists for the last four games and in rebounds in five of Millersville's eight home games this season. The Marauders are 5-4 when Bamberger is the leading rebounder.
SERIES AT A GLANCE
Series vs. Lock Haven: 38-30
Series Streak: Millersville, 1
First Meeting: 1945-46 (W, Score Not Available)
Last Meeting: 2018 (W, 81-57)
Mary Fleig vs. Lock Haven: 27-8
Jennifer Smith vs. Millersville: 4-13
SCOUTING THE BALD EAGLES
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Mary Fleig's alma mater is currently right above Millersville in the PSAC East standings. The Bald Eagles have lost their last four games and are 1-8 since starting their season 7-1. Lock Haven is also 2-6 on the road this season.
• In contrast to the Marauders' last opponent who were stronger on defense than on offense, Lock Haven is fifth in the PSAC in points per game (70.2), but third from the bottom in points per game allowed (71.3). Two areas the Bald Eagles have excelled are defending the arch and rebounding. They are allowing a 27.5 3-point percentage to their opponents, third-lowest in the conference, and are second in the conference with 42.8 rebounds per game.
• Lock Haven distributes the ball well on offense, as four Bald Eagles are averaging double digit points. Ahnera Parker is the team leader with 17.0 points per game and is eighth in the conference in shooting percentage (48.0). Rileigh Devine is second on the team with 13.9 points per game and is sixth in the PSAC in 3-point percentage (36.9).
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 81, Lock Haven 57 (Feb. 17, 2018)
• Three Marauders scored in double figures in their final home game of the regular season, including
Alayah Hall with a game-high 16 while becoming the 22nd player in program history to reach the 1,000 career points milestone. Millersville held the Bald Eagles to a 27.3 shooting percentage (18-for-66), including 7.1 percent (1-for-14) from beyond the arch, and clinched a home playoff game with the win.
Lauren Lister scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and tallied two assists and two steals, while
Kendra Bamberger pulled down a team-high eight rebounds while scoring six points and recording two steals. Â
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