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Marauders look to stay hot at home against PSAC East leading Bloomsburg

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MILLERSVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION LIVE VIDEO LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 16 Bloomsburg 1 p.m. Millersville, Pa.
Pucillo Gymnasium
Millersville All-Access
 
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Record: 10-13, 7-9 PSAC
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Record: 17-7, 12-4 PSAC
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ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Millersville University women's basketball team will be wearing pink and encourages fans to do the same during its home game against Bloomsburg on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. The Marauders will be raising awareness of the "Play4Kay National Free Throw Challenge," an event created by the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, with all proceeds from the event going to the organization whose mission is to raise money for cancer research and assisting the underserved.
• Millersville is coming off a string of four-straight road games during which it went 3-1 to propel itself into a four-way tie for third place in the PSAC East with Shippensburg and Lock Haven. Prior to that stretch, the Marauders were just 1-4 in road conference games this season. Millersville has won four of its last five and three of its last four at home. The Marauders will have their hands full on Saturday against Bloomsburg, the top team in the PSAC East, who defeated Millersville earlier this season. Each team has won five of the last 10 meetings in Pucillo Gymnasium.
• The all-time series between these two teams is split at 42-42. The only other PSAC teams the Marauders have played more games against are West Chester and Shippensburg. Millersville is 22-36 all-time at home against the Huskies.
• Lauren Lister is coming off a historic performance in the team's 83-74 win at Shippensburg on Wednesday, Feb. 13. She scored a career-high 38 points, second most in a single game in program history. Lister shot 64.3 percent (18-for-28), including 78.6 percent (11-for-14) in the second half during which she scored 24 of her points. It was the pinnacle of a fantastic season for Lister who is 12th in Division II in points per game (22.0), fifth in the PSAC in shooting percentage (51.4) and fourth in minutes per game (35.7). She is averaging 27.0 points over her last five games.
• Courtney Dimoff also had a career night against the Raiders and has been playing well as of late. She is averaging 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists over her last four games after scoring a career-high 21 points against Shippensburg. 
• The Marauders rank sixth in the PSAC in shooting percentage (42.5) and 3-point percentage (31.4). Millersville has had a higher shooting percentage than its opponent in eight of its last 11 games and a higher 3-point percentage than its opponent in seven of its last 10 games.
• Olivia Mottern and Catherine Copeland are the only two Marauders who have a positive plus/minus ratio. Copeland is averaging a +6.90 mark per 40 minutes, while Mottern is averaging a +3.06 mark per 40 minutes. Mottern's streak of 21-consecutive free throws came to an end against Shippensburg, the third-longest streak in program history.

SERIES AT A GLANCE
Series vs. Bloomsburg 42-42
Series Streak: Bloomsburg, 2
First Meeting: 1971-72 (W, 47-27)
Last Meeting: 2019 (L, 65-74)
Mary Fleig vs. Bloomsburg: 31-27
Alison Tagliaferri vs. Millersville: 4-1

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• The Huskies have won eight of their last nine games including their last two. While Bloomsburg is 11-0 at home this season, it has had its struggles on the road. The Huskies are just 4-7 away from Nelson Field House.
• Bloomsburg boasts one of the best defenses in the PSAC. The Huskies are allowing just 61.0 points per game, third-fewest in the conference, and have the second-best field goal defense (37.9 percent) and third-best 3-point defense (28.1 percent). Bloomsburg knows how to shoot the ball too, its 43.2 shooting percent is third in the PSAC.
• The Huskies distribute the ball well on offense, with three players averaging double digit points. Emma Saxton leads the team with 13.2 points per game and her 58.7 shooting percentage is second best in the PSAC. Taylor Montana is just behind her with 13.1 points per game and a 54.1 shooting percentage, third best in the conference. Montana is also tied for sixth in the PSAC in blocks per game (1.0).

THE LAST MEETING: Bloomsburg 74, Millersville 65 (Jan. 16, 2019)
• The Marauders held a 40-32 lead at halftime, but a 9-1 run by the Huskies in the fourth quarter sparked them to a victory. It is the only time this season Millersville has lost after leading at the half. The Marauders shot 50.9 percent and were led on offense by Lauren Lister's 28 points, while Samantha Brusha totaled 13. Four Huskies scored in double figures, including Emma Saxton who scored a game-high 30. Both teams did a lot of damage in the paint, with Bloomsburg scoring 52 from close range and Millersville scoring 42. 
 

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