WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Following a double-overtime win against No. 3 seed Shippensburg, the Millersville field hockey team advances to the PSAC Semifinals this Friday, Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m., where it will face off against East Stroudsburg. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. 
 
The Marauders came head-to-head with the Warriors at the end of Oct. dropping the battle 0-1 in overtime. East Stroudsburg entered the PSAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will be playing their first game since hosting Millersville in the regular season on Oct. 30.
 
ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Erica Tarsi leads the Marauders with 10 goals and six assists this season. She has tallied 118 shots in 19 games averaging 6.21 per game, the third most in the PSAC.
• Emma Boutcher is the second-leading goal scorer on the team with eight this season. Kyra Brakefield follows close behind with seven. Asia Weaver and Hannah Brown have recorded six each.
• Kate Strickland, Annabelle Tierney and Georgia Werkiser have tallied two goals each for the Marauders this season.
• Millersville has recorded 54 goals, 364 shots with 223 on cage and 221 penalty corners in 19 games. The team has held its opponents to just 14 goals 161 shots with 79 on goal and 113 penalty corners.
• Jordan Goddard has recorded 1,138 minutes of playing time, the most on the team.
• Meredith Fagan has recorded three defensive saves this season including two in the PSAC Quarterfinal against Shippensburg (Nov. 5). She ranks fourth in the conference.
• The Marauders have yet to concede more than three goals in a single game this season.
• Millersville's goalkeeping unit has recorded 66 saves off 223 shots faced. Autumn Peters has recorded the most time in the cage this season starting in all 19 contests. Peters has made 58 saves in 19 games, including a season and career-high 11 saves in the game against East Stroudsburg (Oct. 30) and Shippensburg (Nov. 5).
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Series vs. East Stroudsburg: 24-36-1
• Series Streak: East Stroudsburg, 3
• First Meeting: 1959 (L, 0-9)
• Last Meeting: 2019 (L, 0-1)
• Shelly Behrens vs. East Stroudsburg: 9-13
 
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 0, East Stroudsburg 1 (Oct. 30, 2019)
• The Marauders battled through 60 minutes of overtime play to move into their fourth overtime of the season, but it was the Warriors' golden goal in the 64^th minute that ended the game.
• East Stroudsburg's Jada Martin found Karly Conway to the left of goalkeeper Autumn Peters. Conway fired the shot finding the back of the net for the Warriors' 1-0 win in overtime.
• Millersville didn't go down without a fight. Minutes before the game-winning goal East Stroudsburg set up back-to-back penalty corners putting the Marauders' defense to the test. Peters came up big making a sliding split to save the initial attempt and slapped the second attempt away in the air with her glove.
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
• East Stroudsburg has recorded 57 goals, 380 shots with 225 on goal and 195 penalty corners in 18 games. The team has held its opponents to eight goals, 79 shots with 46 on goal and 67 penalty corners.
• Celeste Veenstra leads the Warriors in goals with 20. She is the second-leading goal scorer in the PSAC.
• Karly Conway leads the team in assists with eight.
• The Warriors' goalkeeping unit has made 38 saves this season on 225 shots faced. Maddie Richie has recorded the most time in the cage making a 37 of the 38 saves this season.
 
COACH SHELLY BEHRENS QUOTES
• "Getting the result and winning on the road against such a quality opponent and a championship program, nothing but respect for Shippensburg, their players and their coaching staff. To be able to get out of there with a win and just how it all happened with the overtime just really validated for the kids the payoff for their efforts. The kids earned that. It's a bit invaluable. It's emotion in a different way than what we've experienced through the regular season. One-game season, that's what playoffs are."
• "I'm not sure we can truly comprehend what getting to the semifinals means right now. It's been a bust 24 hours and it was a busy 48 hours leading up to the quarterfinals. In this league, to win in playoffs is huge in the PSAC. The kids are excited and I'm excited we're able to extend our season and be together again. They're so much fun to coach and so much fun to be around. They really truly care about each other. Clearly, they're competitive kids. We're playing against some competitive teams. It's just a fun time of year, playoff field hockey. It's all I've known for however many years as an athlete and a coach. There's nothing like November hockey."
• "For us, we can't control anything that is behind us. All we can truly control is how we react and how we turn up. For us, it's about turning up for and with each other. We're going to prepare. It's a great playoff opponent, obviously a PSAC opponent. It's going to be another great one, there's no doubt in my mind. We're looking forward to the opportunity to be in a semifinal. It's pretty cool and never taken for granted by myself or anyone else. It's hard in this league, it's challenging. East Stroudsburg is a great opponent. I think they're going to be ready, no question. We're looking forward to seeing them again."