ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville is off to its best start in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play since 2001 and has won four of its last five games. The Marauders are 3-2 at home this season, with one of those losses coming to No. 8 East Stroudsburg.
• Millersville has outscored its opponents 94-83, outshot its opponents 240-214, has 21 fewer turnovers than its opponents, boasts a higher shots on goal percentage than its opponents (.813-.743) and a higher clear percentage (.853-.709).
• The Marauders are third in the conference in ground balls (213) and fourth in save percentage (.478).
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Genevieve Speights leads the team in goals (18), points (24) and is tied for the team lead in draw controls (26) and shots (44). She is also 10th in the PSAC in shots per game (5.5).
Gillian Zimmerman is tied with Speights for the team lead in shots (44), ranks second in goals (16) and is tied for second in points (18).
Sara Burney leads the team in assists (12) and is tied with Zimmerman for second in points (18). Burney is also ranked 10th in the conference in assists per game (1.5).
Erin Fagan has been on a hot streak, having scored eight goals in her last four games, including two hat tricks. Fagan is tied with
Calie Swegon for fourth on the team in points (17).
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Sarah Leverentz is in the midst of a fantastic season in the midfield, leading Millersville in ground balls (30), tied with Speights for the team lead in draw controls (26) and ranking second on the team in caused turnovers (16). Leverentz is also fourth in the PSAC in ground balls per game (3.8), seventh in caused turnovers per game (2.0) and has contributed to offense with 14 points, 12 goals and two assists.
Natalie Sukanick has also been a key piece to the defense, leading the team in caused turnovers (17) and ranking just behind Leverentz in ground balls (29). She is also sixth in the conference in ground balls per game (3.6) and caused turnovers per game (2.1).
Jasa Lorah is just behind Sukanick in ground balls (28) and ranks seventh in the PSAC in ground balls per game (3.5).
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Shannon Davis has started all eight games in net and has totaled 30 saves over her last two games. She boasts 75 saves, a 10.67 goals against average (GAA) and ranks seventh in the conference in save percentage (.484) and saves per game (9.4).
LAST TIME IN ACTION: Millersville 12, Lock Haven 9 (March 27, 2019)
• The Marauders scored six of the first seven goals to build a lead they would not surrender. The Bald Eagles made a run towards the end of the game, scoring the final three goals, but were unable to complete the comeback.
• The two teams were almost even in every statistical category, but the Marauders held the advantage in most of them. Millersville led in shots (28-26), shots on goal (24-23), saves (14-12), clears (24-23), ground balls (24-23), draw controls (12-11) and turned the ball over just 19 times compared to Lock Haven's 21 turnovers. The only category the Bald Eagles held an edge in was free position shots (3-2).
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Erin Fagan totaled a game-high four points, three goals and one assist, while
Grace Cobaugh also recorded a hat trick.
Genevieve Speights won a game-high five draw controls, while
Michella Salvitti caused a game-high three turnovers and collected three ground balls.
Shannon Davis scooped up a game-high six ground balls and notched 14 stops in net.
Natalie Sukanick also had a strong defensive performance, totaling five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Indiana (Pa.): 15-11
Series Streak: Indiana (Pa.), 10
First Meeting: 2000 (W, 10-6)
Last Meeting: 2018 (L, 14-22)
Last 10 Meetings: 0-10
• Although the Crimson Hawks have won the last 10 meetings, five of those games were decided by four goals or fewer, including four of the last five.Â
• This will be the first match up since 2016 in which Indiana (Pa.) is not nationally-ranked.Â
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Natalie Sukanick has totaled six ground balls and five caused turnovers over her last two games against the Crimson Hawks.
THE LAST MEETING: No. 19 Indiana (Pa.) 22, Millersville 14 (March 31, 2018)
• After the game was tied, 7-7, with 11:43 remaining in the first half, the Crimson Hawks scored nine of the next 10 goals to run away with the victory. The biggest difference came at the draw, with Indiana (Pa.) holding a 29-9 advantage in draw controls.Â
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Callie Kavanaugh led the Marauder attack with five points, three goals and two assists.
Erin Fagan also had a strong offensive performance with a career-high four goals.
Natalie Sukanick and
Gillian Zimmerman recorded team highs in ground balls (4) and caused turnovers (3).
Shannon Davis and
Bryana Weston-Wyatt split time in net and combined for 12 saves.
• Ally Burrows was the offensive star of the game, totaling 10 points, nine goals and one assist, for Indiana (Pa.) and Kelly Shields wasn't far behind with nine points, three goals and six assists. Katie Martyn also shined with a game-high 19 draw controls for the Crimson Hawks.Â
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS
• After going 9-6, 6-6 in PSAC play, last season, Indiana (Pa.) has gotten off to a slow start to its 2019 campaign. The Crimson Hawks have lost three of their last four games and have been outscored 53-48 during that stretch.Â
• Indiana (Pa.) is ranked second in the conference in shot percentage (.486), is tied for fourth in draw controls (102) and boasts the fewest turnovers (109). However, the Crimson Hawks are also dead last in the PSAC in ground balls (94) and caused turnovers (44).
• Indiana (Pa.) is coming off an 8-6 loss at Slippery Rock on March 27. It is the fewest goals the Crimson Hawks have scored in a game since 2017. Ally Burrows and Victoria Kerkovich were the lone bright spots for the Indiana (Pa.) offense, each totaling a game-high three points. Mollie Gallagher registered team highs in ground balls (5), caused turnovers (3) and, along with Katie Martyn, draw controls (3). Carly Mansur tallied 10 saves in net for the Crimson Hawks.
• Burrows leads the team in goals (26), points (33) and shots (38). No other Crimson Hawk has 20 points. Burrows is also third in the PSAC in goals per game (3.7) and fourth in points per game (4.7). Martyn ranks first in Indiana (Pa.) in draw controls (55) and is tied for the team lead in ground balls (13). She is also second in the conference in draw controls per game (7.9). Gallagher is tied for the team lead in ground balls (13) and caused turnovers (6).
• Mansur has started the last two games in net and boasts 45 saves, a 13.71 GAA and is ranked ninth in the conference in save percentage (.469). Lauren Piecknick has started four games in net this season and has totaled 23 saves, a .418 save percentage and her 9.67 GAA is seventh in the PSAC.
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