ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Millersville University women's basketball team can clinch a spot in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament with a win on Saturday against Lock Haven. It would be the team's 22nd playoff appearance in the last 23 seasons. The Marauders have gone on a remarkable run in order to put themselves in prime playoff position. They have won six of their last seven games and sat out of the playoff picture prior to that run with an overall record of 6-12, 3-8 in PSAC play.  The run began after an 81-69 loss at home to Lock Haven, making Saturday's game all the more important. Millersville currently sits in fourth place in the PSAC East standings, while the Bald Eagles are just behind in fifth place. If the Marauders are to host a playoff game, a win on Saturday is crucial.Â
• Millersville is 5-6 on the road this season, but it has won three of its last four games away from Pucillo Gymnasium. The Marauders are 5-5 in their last 10 games against the Bald Eagles, but have won eight of the last 10 games at Lock Haven. Millersville is 38-31 all-time against the Bald Eagles and 13-6 all-time at Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles have not swept a season series against the Marauders since the 2014-15 season.
• Millersville is third in the conference in shooting percentage (42.8 percent) and has had a higher shooting percentage than its opponent in six of its last seven games. The Marauders also boast the sixth-best 3-point percent defense in the PSAC (29 percent).
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Lauren Lister, the reigning PSAC East Athlete of the Week, is averaging 25.7 points over her last seven games. She cooled off slightly with 16 points in the team's prior game against Kutztown, but the Golden Bears keyed in on her and she was only able to get off seven shots. Lister is currently ranked 12th in Division II in points per game (22.0), tied for third in the PSAC in shooting percentage (52.4 percent), ninth in steals per game (2.1) and fifth in minutes per game (35.5).
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Olivia Mottern is averaging 11.1 points over Millersville's last seven games, while
Courtney Dimoff is averaging 10.7 points. Mottern is coming off an 18-point performance against Kutztown, her second-highest total this season, and scored 16 in the Marauders' last game against Lock Haven.
SERIES AT A GLANCE
Series vs. Lock Haven 38-31
Series Streak: Lock Haven, 1
First Meeting: 1945-46 (W, Score Not Available)
Last Meeting: 2019 (L, 69-81)
Mary Fleig vs. Lock Haven: 27-9
Jennifer Smith vs. Millersville: 5-13
SCOUTING THE BALD EAGLES
• Lock Haven is 3-3 over its last six games and 6-6 at home this season, but is 1-5 over its last six games at Thomas Field House.
• The Bald Eagles boast a strong defense, allowing a 38.9 shooting percentage to their opponents, third lowest in the PSAC, and a 27.3 3-point percentage, second lowest in the PSAC. However, they have had their own issues shooting, ranking second to last in the conference in field goal percentage (38.7 percent) and dead last in free throw percentage (62.7 percent). Lock Haven is also the best rebounding team in the PSAC, averaging 44 boards per game.Â
• Ahnera Parker and Rileigh Devine lead the Bald Eagles in scoring with 12.9 and 12.3 points per game, respectively. Devine is also one of the best 3-point shooters in the PSAC, her 34.8 percent mark from beyond the arch is fourth best. Lock Haven's leading rebounder is Bink Redman who is seventh in the conference with 8.0 rebounds per game.
THE LAST MEETING: Lock Haven 81, Millersville 69 (Jan. 23, 2019)
• The Marauders finished the third quarter on an 8-1 run to go into the final quarter with the score tied, 52-52, but the Bald Eagles outscored Millersville 29-17 the rest of the game to earn the victory. Four Marauders scored in double digits:
Samantha Brusha (18),
Olivia Mottern (16),
Lauren Lister (15) and
Kendra Bamberger (13). Taylor Leidy scored a career and game-high 19 points for Lock Haven, while Bink Redman notched a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds. True to form the Bald Eagles did most of their damage in the paint, scoring 46 points from close range.
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