ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville enters Tuesday with an overall record of 7-6, a 5-3 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play, and is tied for fourth place in the conference standings. After winning four-straight games, the Marauders have since lost three straight.
• The Marauders have outscored their opponents 148-139, outshot their opponents 378-361, have 17 fewer turnovers than their opponents, boast a higher shots on goal percentage than their opponents (.780-.729) and a higher clear percentage (.872-.779).
• Millersville ranks second in the PSAC in clears (239), ground balls (327) and is fifth in caused turnovers (131).
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Genevieve Speights leads the team in points (38) and draw controls (49), is second in goals (28) and shots (60), tied for second in assists (10) and fourth in ground balls (31).
Gillian Zimmerman is ranked first on the Marauders in goals (29), shots (73), second in points (31) and fourth in draw controls (23). Zimmerman is also ninth in the conference in shots per game (5.6).
Sara Burney leads the team in assists (16) and is tied with
Erin Fagan for third in points (27).
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Sarah Leverentz leads Millersville in caused turnovers (23), is tied for first in ground balls (41), is second in draw controls (31) and has contributed to the offense with 22 points, 18 goals and four assists. Leverentz is sixth in the PSAC in ground balls per game (3.5) and eighth in caused turnovers per game (1.9). Sukanick leads Millersville in ground balls (41) and caused turnovers (22). She is also ninth in ground balls per game (3.1).
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Shannon Davis has started all 13 games in net and has totaled 123 saves this season. She boasts a 10.87 goals against average (GAA), .475 save percentage and ranks sixth in the conference in saves per game (9.5).
LAST TIME IN ACTION: Mercyhurst 10, Millersville 7 (April 13, 2019)
• The Marauders trailed by only one at halftime, but the offense mustered just three goals in the second half. Mercyhurst won four-consecutive draw controls and scored four-subsequent goals to put the game out of reach.
• Mercyhurst had an advantage in shots (30-26), shots on goal (18-16), saves (9-8), ground balls (25-17) and turned the ball over 13 times compared to Millersville's 14 turnovers. The Marauders held an edge in clears (23-22), draw controls (10-9) and free-position shots (5-3).
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Genevieve Speights led the attack with three goals and
Grace Cobaugh wasn't far behind with two.
Sara Burney assisted Speights' first two goals, while
MaryCait Dorley scooped up a career-high six ground balls.
Sarah Leverentz tied with
Nathalie Sell for the game lead in caused turnovers (2) and with Speights for the game lead in draw controls (4).
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Shannon Davis made eight stops in net, including all three of the Lakers' free-position shots.
SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Kutztown: 20-8
Series Streak: Millersville, 1
First Meeting: 1976 (W, 15-2)
Last Meeting: 2018 (W, 14-8)
• The Marauders have won 10 of the last 12 meetings, including a 5-1 record at home during that stretch.
• Millersville has outscored the Golden Bears 56-29 over the last four match ups.
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Natalie Sukanick has collected nine ground balls and caused six turnovers in three games against Kutztown.
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 14, Kutztown 8 (April 17, 2018)
• The Marauders scored the first three goals of the game and never trailed. The Golden Bears eventually cut their deficit to three with five and a half minutes left on the clock, but Millersville scored three-straight goals to end the game and kill any hope of a Kutztown comeback.
• The Marauders held an advantage in shots (32-28), shots on goal (24-18), clears (18-13), ground balls (29-23), free-position shots (8-7) and turned the ball over just 14 times compared to the Golden Bears' 24 turnovers.
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Kristen Butzner totaled a game-high seven points, all assists, and
Sabrina Fusco scored five goals.
Gillian Zimmerman notched a hat trick and
Sara Burney also totaled three points with one goal and two assists.
Nathalie Sell collected a game-high five ground balls and
Genevieve Speights caused three turnovers.
Shannon Davis made 10 stops in net.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
• Kutztown boasts a record of 6-6, 5-4 in PSAC play, a big improvement from last season's 6-11, 3-9 PSAC campaign. After three-straight wins, the Golden Bears are 2-2 over their last four games.
• Kutztown is in the middle of the pack of every statistical category in the PSAC, except for their 178 clears which are the second-fewest in the conference.
• The Golden Bears are coming off of a 14-12 win at home against Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles led by one early in the second half, but five-straight goals by Kutztown sparked it to a victory. Three Golden Bears totaled five points, including Makayla Bowman who scored five goals. Megan Vaughan made four saves for Kutztown.
• Lauren Schmidt leads the team in points (36) and draw controls (36) and is tied with Bowman for the team lead in goals (25). Erin Vaughan Ware isn't far behind with 35 points, while Destanee Watkins is ranked first on the Golden Bears in ground balls (46) and caused turnovers (21). Watkins is also fourth in the PSAC in ground balls per game (3.8).
• Vaughan boasts a record of 4-3 in net and has 57 saves, an 11.71 GAA and a .410 save percentage.
