ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville has won its last three games and is tied for third in the PSAC East standings with West Chester and Shippensburg. Each of those three teams have played each other once; Millersville beat Shippensburg and lost to West Chester, but West Chester lost to Shippensburg.Â
• The Golden Rams have dominated the series in recent years, winning 10 of the last 12 matchups. They have been particularly tough on the Marauders at home, with Millersville's last win at West Chester coming on Feb. 4, 2012. The Marauders have lost their last seven road games against the Golden Rams.Â
• Millersville is coming off its most lopsided win of the season, a 74-47 victory at Mansfield. During their three-game win streak, the Marauders have outscored their opponents 217-171. Millersville has not won three-straight games on the road since the 2015-16 season.
• The Marauders currently rank sixth in the PSAC in shooting percentage (42.0) and fifth in 3-point percentage (31.9). Millersville has had a higher shooting percentage than its opponent in seven of its last nine games. The Marauders also boast the seventh-best turnover margin in the conference with a 1.0 mark.Â
• Millersville has been rebounding much better in recent games, having outrebounded its opponent in its last two games. Prior to that stretch, the Marauders held an advantage in boards in just three games this season.
• The Marauder bench contributed 26 points in its last game, its highest total in its last nine games. After totaling 13 points over a three-game stretch, Millersville substitutes have notched 39 points in its last two games.Â
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Lauren Lister has scored in double figures in 32 of her last 33 games. She currently ranks third in the PSAC in points per game (20.9), seventh in shooting percentage (50.2) and fifth in minutes per game (35.6).Â
• Both
Kendra Bamberger and
Courtney Dimoff have enjoyed success against West Chester in recent years. Over the last two seasons, Dimoff is averaging 11.3 points, 3.3 assists and a 43.8 shooting percentage against the Golden Rams, while Bamberger is averaging 12.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and a 50.0 shooting percentage.
SERIES AT A GLANCE
Series vs. West Chester: 46-42
Series Streak: West Chester, 5
First Meeting: 1969-70 (W, 61-52)
Last Meeting: 2019 (L, 64-66)
Mary Fleig vs. West Chester: 31-32
Kiera Wooden vs. Millersville: 8-1
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
• The Golden Rams' win against Millersville earlier this season was the start of a five-game win streak that propelled them up the PSAC East standings after starting the season 4-10 and 0-6 in conference play. West Chester has cooled off as of late, losing two of its last three and coming off a 76-71 loss at Bloomsburg.
• The Golden Rams rank just below Millersville in the PSAC shooting percentage leaders, sitting in the eighth spot with a 41.8 mark. West Chester also does a solid job of defending the arch, allowing a 29.5 3-point percentage to its opponents, seventh-lowest in the conference. The Golden Rams are also fifth in the PSAC with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game.Â
• Destiny Jefferson is the team's leading scorer and ranks 13th in the PSAC with 16.2 points per game. She is also one of the best 3-point shooters in the conference; her 37.1 3-point percentage ranks third. Gabrielle Troisi is second on the team with 11.1 points per game and is ranked fourth in the PSAC in rebounds per game (8.5), third in assists per game (5.1) and third in minutes per game (36.0). Zhane Snow, the reigning PSAC East Freshman of the Week, is coming off a season-high 22 point performance against Bloomsburg.Â
THE LAST MEETING: West Chester 66, Millersville 64 (Jan. 5, 2019)
• The Marauders had a one-point lead with eight seconds left on the clock, but a 3-pointer from Destiny Jefferson sealed the victory for the Golden Rams. It was Millersville's closest game this season and featured eight lead changes in the second half.
Lauren Lister scored a team-high 19 points, while
Samantha Brusha and
Courtney Dimoff also scored in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively. West Chester's two leading scorers, Jefferson and Gabrielle Troisi, were held to a combined 11 points and 31 shooting percentage. Madison Torresin, who entered the game averaging 5.3 points, scored a game-high 21 for the Golden Rams. It marked the beginning of a streak of eight straight games in double digits for Torresin, who is averaging 18.3 points during that stretch.Â
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