ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville has won back-to-back games after an impressive 18-10 win over Edinboro on March 16. This will be the Marauders' first game against a nationally-ranked opponent this season after they faced five such opponents last season.
• Millersville has outscored its opponents 68-52, outshot its opponents 169-125, has turned the ball over 83 times compared to its opponents' 111 turnovers and boasts a clear percentage of 87.5 (77-for-88) compared to its opponents' 67.8 clear percentage (78-for-115).
• The Marauders are second in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in ground balls (132) and tied for fourth in caused turnovers (48).
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Genevieve Speights leads the team in goals (13), points (18) and draw controls (19). She is also eighth in the conference in draw controls per game (3.8).
Calie Swegon is second on Millersville with 14 points, seven goals and seven assists, while
Gillian Zimmerman is second in goals (12) and third in points (13) and draw controls (14). She also leads the team in shots (31) and is sixth in the PSAC in shots per game (6.2).
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Sarah Leverentz leads the team in ground balls (20) and caused turnovers (11). She is also second on the team in draw controls (16) and fourth in the conference in ground balls per game (4.0) and caused turnovers per game (2.2). Leverentz has also contributed to the offense with 11 points, nine goals and two assists.
Natalie Sukanick is second on the Marauders in ground balls (17) and caused turnovers (10) and sixth in the PSAC in ground balls per game (3.4) and caused turnovers per game (2.0).
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Shannon Davis has started all five games in net and boasts 38 saves, a 10.89 goals against average (GAA), .437 save percentage and is seventh in the conference in saves per game (7.6). Â
LAST TIME IN ACTION: Millersville 18, Edinboro 10 (March 16, 2019)
• The Fighting Scots kept the game close throughout the first half and early second half, but a 6-1 run by the Marauders in the second half sparked them to the victory.
• Millersville outshot Edinboro 44-25, turned the ball over just 13 times compared to the Fighting Scots' 24 turnovers and were a perfect 19-for-19 on clears.
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Gillian Zimmerman and
Erin Fagan each scored three goals and notched one assist for a team-high four points.
Genevieve Speights and
Emily Jacobsen also notched hat tricks, with Jacobsen recording the first multi-goal and multi-point game of her collegiate career.
Sarah Leverentz contributed all over the field, totaling three points, two goals and one assist, six ground balls and a game-high five draw controls.
Jasa Lorah scooped up a game-high seven ground balls, which also tied a career high.Â
SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. East Stroudsburg: 29-20
Series Streak: East Stroudsburg, 2
First Meeting: 1981 (W, 9-6)
Last Meeting: 2018 (L, 10-11)
Last 10 Meetings: 4-6
• This will be the third-straight meeting in which the Warriors are nationally ranked.Â
• Five of the last 10 meetings have been decided by three goals or fewer, with three of those games being decided by one goal.
• These two teams have played nine games decided by one goal throughout their history, with East Stroudsburg winning six of those games.Â
THE LAST MEETING: No. 15 East Stroudsburg 11, No. 20 Millersville 10 (March 23, 2018)
• The Marauders held a 10-6 lead with 12:47 remaining in the game, but the Warriors scored five goals in less than three minutes to claim the victory and snap Ville's five-game win streak.Â
• East Stroudsburg held an advantage in shots (40-23) and draw controls (18-5), but Millersville had the edge in saves (19-7).Â
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Sabrina Fusco broke the program's all-time points record in the game and totaled four points, two goals and two assists.
Kristen Butzner and
Sara Burney each recorded a team-high five points, with Burney scoring one goal and tallying four assists.
Erin Fagan won a team-high three draw controls, while
Natalie Sukanick and
Nathalie Sell each caused a team-high two turnovers.
Shannon Davis collected a game-high six ground balls and made a career-high 19 saves.
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
• No. 8 East Stroudsburg is coming off of one of its most successful seasons in program history. In 2018, the Warriors went 15-4, including 11-1 in PSAC play, and made it all the way to the NCAA Tournament Semifinal round, the furthest of any PSAC team.Â
• The Warriors have won two-straight games and lead the conference in goals (80), save percentage (.570) and clears (95), while ranking second in caused turnovers (59) and third in draw controls (74). They are coming off a 13-9 win against Seton Hill on March 16. Krista Mitarotonda scored a game-high five goals and tied for the team high in draw controls with two. Emma Rufolo tied for the team high in ground balls (4), caused turnovers (2) and draw controls (2). Tatyana Petteway totaled 15 saves in net.
• Mitarotonda is the PSAC leader in goals (27) and points (33). Hana Cicerelle isn't far behind with 19 goals and 29 points which is ranked third and second in the conference, respectively. Cicerelle also leads the team in ground balls (15), while Mitarotonda leads the Warriors in draw controls (25) and is sixth in the PSAC in draw controls per game (4.2). Rufolo is ranked first on East Stroudsburg in caused turnovers (12) and 10th in the conference in caused turnovers per game (2.0).
• Petteway has started all six games in net and ranks second in the PSAC in saves per game (12.8) and save percentage (.575). She also boasts 77 saves and a 9.59 GAA.
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