MILELRSVILLE, Pa. – The No. 3-ranked Millersville field hockey team will host Slippery Rock on Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium over the weekend for a PSAC matchup.

This will be the second time the two teams will face each other this season. Millersville traveled to Slippery Rock at the end of September and brought home a 7-1 win over The Rock.

The Marauders are coming off of a loss against Kutztown Thursday night after a 0-0 draw at the end of regulation sent the game into double overtime. Kutztown prevailed in the shootout after five-rounds to take home the 1-0 victory against the Marauders. Millersville's record now sits at 10-3 overall and 2-3 in the PSAC.  

Slippery Rock is also coming off a 1-0 loss after going into a shootout against Mansfield Wednesday night on the road. The Rock hold a record of 3-10 and 0-5 in the PSAC.

Saturday is Millersville field hockey's Down Syndrome Awareness game. Fans are encouraged to join the Marauders in wearing gold to help raise awareness for those living with down syndrome.

ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Millersville roster hosts 17 goal scorers with as many as six different players scoring in a single game this season.
• Millersville has recorded 38 goals, 252 shots with 155 on goal and 156 penalty corners in 13 games. They have held their opponents to eight goals, 94 shots with 46 on goal and 77 penalty corners.
• The Marauders' goalkeeping unit has made 39 saves this season.
• Senior Erica Tarsi leads the team in goals scored (8) and assists (5). Tarsi sits at third on the all-time career scoring leaders chart with 94 total points. She also is third in all-time career goals scored with 38.
• Emma Boutcher (5), Kyra Brakefield (4), Hannah Brown (4), Asia Weaver (4) and Georgia Werkiser (2) have all scored multiple goals for Millersville this season.
•Annabelle Tierney and Brakfield are tied for the second-most assists on the team with three each.
• Madeline Stehly has recorded two defensive saves this season.
• Jordan Goddard has recorded the most playing time on the team, defending the circle for 777 minutes this season.
• Autumn Peters has started in all 13 games this season and has recorded 714 minutes of playing time. She has made 31 of Millersville's 39 saves this season.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Series vs. Slippery Rock: 35-9-2
• Series Streak: Millersville, 12
• First Meeting: 1979, 2-0
• Last Meeting: 2019, 7-1
• Shelly Behrens vs. Slippery Rock: 12-0
 
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 7, Slippery Rock 1 (Sept. 29, 2019)
•The Marauders' visited Slippery Rock on their home field for the 7-1 win. The seven goals in the game was the most Millersville scored in a single game so far in the 2019 season.
•Erica Tarsi and Alexis Gazzio started off the scoring for Millersville in the first half. Tarsi fired a rocket into the goal in the first quarter. Gazzio capitalized in the second quarter following a series of eight penalty corners for the Marauders.
•Millersville broke open the scoring in the third quarter with three goals in the first five minutes. Emma Boutcher was the first to strike off a pass from Annabelle Tierney. Brown found the back of the cage again just three minutes later off a pass from Tarsi. Hannah Brown concluded the third-quarter scoring after she fought her way past The Rock defense and goalie for Millersville's fifth goal of the game.
•Brooke Troutman and Kyra Brakfield tacked on a goal each in the fourth quarter to give the Marauders a seven-goal lead over Slippery Rock.
•In the 48th minute Slippery Rock managed to find the back of the cage for their only goal of the game.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• The Rock has recorded 18 goals, 127 shots with 88 on goal and 79 penalty corners in 13 games. Their opponents have recorded a total of 32 goals, 212 shots with 144 on goal and 112 penalty corners.
• The Slippery Rock goalkeeping unit has made 113 saves this season.
• Jessie Trube leads The Rock in goals scored with six and is tied with Kayla Ulrich, Courtney Page and Addy Ross for most assists with two each.
 
COACH SHELLY BEHRENS QUOTES
• "Right now, Slippery Rock is different than when we saw them the first time. It's a PSAC game and that matters for standings. I think we're all fighting for that next spot. For us, it's about improving our performance not just from the last time we saw them, but just continuing to build on where we are now from however many games it has been since we did last see them. They're a dangerous team like any PSAC team is on any given day. It's an important PSAC game and the only one on my focus. It's the only game that matters. It's a one-game season every time we play for PSAC standings."
• "It is certainly a game where we are excited to be at home. It's our Down Syndrome Awareness game. We've had several of our student athletes that have connections to those with down syndrome. We will be wearing our gold tops and gold socks in support."