ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Marauders look for their third-straight win and second win of the season against Mansfield on Saturday. Millersville has swept the season series against the Mountaineers in nine of the last 11 seasons. The Marauders are 28-5 all-time at Mansfield and have won eight of their last 10 road games against the Mountaineers. Neither of Mansfield's two wins during that stretch came by more than six points.
• After a three-game losing streak, Millersville has bounced back to win their last two games, including its first PSAC East road win of the season against East Stroudsburg in its last game. The Marauders won by a score of 80-67, which tied a season high for their largest margin of victory this season. Millersville is 3-5 on the road this season, with only two of those losses being decided by double digits.
• Getting a lead at halftime has been key to Millersville's success. The Marauders are 6-1 this season when leading at the half, including a 4-1 mark in PSAC games.
Courtney Dimoff has been a big reason Millersville holds its leads after halftime, her last 28 points have all been scored in the second half.Â
• Millersville has had a higher shooting percentage than its opponent in six of its last eight games. The Marauders currently rank seventh in the PSAC in shooting percentage (42.1) and fifth in 3-point percentage (31.7).Â
• After a two-game stretch where she scored just 22 points,
Lauren Lister has gotten back to her higher scoring ways and has totaled 57 points over her last two games. Her 21.4 points per game is 12th best in all of Division II and is third in the PSAC. Lister also ranks seventh in the PSAC in shooting percentage (50.8), 14th in steals per game (1.4) and seventh in minutes per game (35.7). She is averaging 15.3 points per game in her career against Mansfield.Â
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Olivia Mottern has been on fire as of late, averaging 14.5 points, a 52.5 shooting percentage, 47.8 3-point percentage, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals over her last four games. She has also been automatic at the charity stripe, making her last 19 free throw attempts.Â
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Catherine Copeland has been a key contributor off the bench for Millersville. She leads the team in plus/minus ratio per 40 minutes with a 4.34 mark.Â
SERIES AT A GLANCE
Series vs. Mansfield: 66-5
Series Streak: Millersville, 3
First Meeting: 1981-82 (W, 72-46)
Last Meeting: 2019 (W, 55-47)
Mary Fleig vs. Mansfield: 52-4
Michael Whitling vs. Millersville: 1-5
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
• The Mountaineers are coming off their first road win of the season, a 62-52 victory at Cheyney. Mansfield has won just one other game all season, a 46-40 win against Kutztown that came after its 55-47 loss against Millersville. The Mountaineers are 1-8 at home this season.
• Mansfield ranks last in the PSAC in points per game (54.0), shooting percentage (35.2) and turnover margin (-8.12). However, the Mountaineers play well near the rim, as they are second in the conference in blocks per game (4.6) and sixth in rebounds per game (38.4). Mansfield also does a good job of defending the arch, allowing just a 27.9 3-point percentage to its opponents, third lowest in the PSAC.
• Mia Leonard has played well at the five, leading the conference in blocks per game (2.6) and tied for the PSAC lead in rebounds per game (8.8). Erin Gibbons is the team's leading scorer and the only Mountaineer averaging double-digit points with 11.1.Â
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 55, Mansfield 47 (Jan. 12, 2019)
• In a game that featured 48 turnovers, the Marauders never trailed and outrebounded the Mountaineers 39-27 in a rematch of last season's PSAC Tournament First Round. A 14-4 run by Mansfield pulled it to within four with 1:38 remaining on the clock, but the Marauder defense did not allow another point the rest of the way.
Lauren Lister scored a game-high 23 points and
Kendra Bamberger scored 12 while pulling down a game-high eight rebounds. Erin Gibbons was the leading scorer for the Mountaineers with 16 points.Â
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