Millersville back at home to face Shepherd

Saturday, January 18

Millersville, PA

1:00 PM

Millersville University

Shepherd

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Millersville back at home to face Shepherd

1/17/2020 1:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: Amanda Graham, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	STREAMING	LIVE STATS
Saturday, Jan. 18	Shepherd	1:00 p.m.	Pucillo Gymnasium	Live Video	Live Stats
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			Record: 5-10, 2-8 PSAC Roster \| Schedule \| Stats \| Coaches
			Record: 11-5, 5-5 PSAC Roster \| Schedule \| Stats \| Coaches

Complete Game Notes (.PDF)

ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville returns home to Pucillo Gymnasium following two games on the road and a five-game drought. This will be the first conference matchup between the Rams and the Marauders.
• Millersville has come face-to-face with Shepherd just 10 times since the team's first meeting back in 1989. The Marauders lead the all-time series against the Rams 9-1. Shepherd recorded its first victory in program history against the Marauders last season, snapping Millersville's nine-game win streak.
• The Marauders only loss against the Rams came on the road. Millersville is 4-0 at home against Shepherd.
• Millersville enters the game following a five-game losing streak. Three of the Marauders' five losses happened on the road.
• Lauren Lister leads the Marauders in scoring. Her 24.7 points per game also leads the PSAC. She holds a 49.6 field goal percentage and has gone 123-of-248 from the field in 14 games. She leads the team in steals with 31, ranking fourth in the PSAC.
• Olivia Mottern leads the team in 3-pointers. Her 41.4 3-point percentage puts her at third in the PSAC. She has gone 36-of-87 from downtown averaging 12.3 points per game. She has made 15 consecutive free throws in the last eight games.
• Courtney Dimoff currently leads the Marauders in assists with 59 She leads the team in rebounds with 81 and is second in 3-pointers with 24 in 15 games.
• Mia Leonard leads the Marauders in blocks with 19, ranking fourth in the PSAC. Samantha Brusha holds the third most 3-pointers on the team with nine.
• Millersville holds a 42.6 field goal percentage and has tallied 94 3-pointers. The Marauders are 238-of-320 in free throws. The team averages 74.7 points and 36.7 rebounds per game. The Marauders have recorded 116 steals and 49 blocks in 15 games.

SERIES INFORMATION
• Series vs. Shepherd: 9-1
• Series Streak: Shepherd, 1
• First Meeting: 1989 (W, 66-52)
• Last Meeting: 2019 (L, 88-71)
• Mary Fleig vs. Shippensburg: 8-1
• Jenna Eckleberry vs. Millersville: 1-1

THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 71, Shepherd 88 (Jan. 2, 2019)
• The 88-71 non-conference victory for the Rams marked their first over the Marauders in program history.
• Samantha Brusha cut the Rams 24-18 deficit in the first quarter in half with a 3-pointer on the Marauders final posession of the quarter. Shepherd started the second quarter with back-to-back free throws, but Millersville responded with a 7-0 run shooting 3-for-3 from the floor during the minute-long stretch. It was a bucket from downtown by Olivia Mottern that gave the Marauders their first lead of the game.
• Kayla Tibbs tied the game, but Lauren Lister answered back with a jumper of her own. Millersville continued on a 10-7 run holding Shepherd to just 2-of-7 from the floor for the 38-35 lead. Tibbs tied the game again with a 3-pointer sparking a run the Marauders were unable to overcome.

SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Entering the game with an even 5-5 conference record, Shepherd has fallen to PSAC foes Seton Hill, Mercyhurst, Indiana (Pa.) and Cal U. The Rams are coming off a 59-56 loss against East Stroudsburg on Wednesday, Jan 15 on their home court. Shepherd's largest margin of victory in a conference match came against Lock Haven last Saturday defeating the Bald Eagles 71-64.
• Three players are currently averaging double-digits: Abby Beeman (19.8), Marley McLaughlin (18.5) and Sydney Clayton (16.8).
• Beeman currently leads the team and the PSAC in assists with 99 averaging 6.2 per game. She also leads the Rams in both field goals (120) and 3-pointers (37). The freshman guard has recorded a team-high 34 steals in 16 games.
• Clayton is the team's top rebounder and blocker. She averages 7.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 30 blocks, the second-most in the PSAC.
• McLaughlin leads the Rams in free throws shooting 57-0f-77 (74.0 percent) from the foul line
• The Rams holds a 47.4 field goal percentage and a 39.9 3-point percentage. The team is 185-of-257 (.720) in free throws. Shepherd averages 74.9 points and 32.3 rebounds per game. The team has recorded 149 steals and 54 blocks in 16 games.