Complete Game Notes (.PDF)
ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville hosts the Kutztown Golden Bears on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the teams' first matchup this season. Kutztown enters the game ranked fifth in the PSAC East with Millersville following closely behind in seventh.
• Millersville has come face-to-face with Shippensburg 84 times since the teams first met back in 1975. The Marauders lead in the all-time series against the Golden Bears 60-24.
Mary Fleig is 45-16 all-time against the Golden Bears while Janet Malouf has recorded just 14 wins to 41 losses against the Marauders.
• Millersville hosted Kutztown last February taking the win 68-55 after a 24-3 run beginning at the end of the second quarter swung the momentum in the Marauders direction giving them the definite lead throughout the remainder of the game.
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Lauren Lister leads the Marauders in scoring. Her 24.2 points per game also leads the PSAC. She holds a 59.0 field goal percentage and has gone 98-of-200 from the field in 11 games. She leads the team in steals with 25, ranking fourth in the PSAC.
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Olivia Mottern leads the team in 3-pointers. Her 47.7 3-point percentage puts her at second in the PSAC. She has gone 31-of-65 from downtown averaging 13.3 points per game. She has made 11 consecutive free throws in the last five games.
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Courtney Dimoff currently leads the Marauders in assists with 45. She leads the team in rebounds with 68 and is second in 3-pointers with 16 in 12 games.
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Mia Leonard leads the Marauders in blocks with 19, ranking fourth in the PSAC.
Samantha Brusha and
Ty Taylor have recorded six threes each this season, tied for the third most on the team alongside Lister.
• Millersville holds a 43.4 field goal percentage and has tallied 73 3-pointers.The Marauders are 178-of-245 in free throws. The team averages 75.42 points and 37.7 rebounds per game. The Marauders have recorded 102 steals and 41 blocks in 12 games.
SERIES INFORMATION
• Series vs. Kutztown: 60-24
• Series Streak: Millersville, 1
• First Meeting: 1975 (W, 69-55)
• Last Meeting: 2019 (W, 68-55)
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Mary Fleig vs. Shippensburg: 45-16
• Janet Malouf vs. Millersville: 14-41
THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 68, Kutztown 55 (Feb. 21, 2019)
• Kutztown led by as many as 10 with only 2:51 left in the first quarter, but the Marauders finished it out on an 8-0 to catch up quick trailing by just two points, 21-19.
• The single lead change of the game came with just 1:37 left in the first half when
Kennedy Middleton made a layup to put the Marauders up 27-26 over Kutztown.
• Millersville's 24-3 run from the 5:49 mark of the second quarter and through to the fourth minute of the third snapped the Golden Bears 26-19 lead. Kutztown failed to regain its lead throughout the remainder of the game.
• Millersville led by as many as 14 at the end of the run and the Golden Bears never came within four. Kutztown cut it to five with just over six minutes left in the game, but back-to-back threes from
Courtney Dimoff and
Samantha Brusha slowed the Golden Bears momentum.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
• Entering the game with a 4-3 conference record, Kutztown has defeated Clarion, Gannon and Slippery Rock. The Golden Bears are fresh off a 66-54 win against No. 11 Indiana (Pa.) at home on Monday night. Kutztown suffered two consecutive losses against PSAC foes Edinboro and East Stroudsburg before its victory against the Bald Eagles. The Golden Bears will travel to Millersville following seven consecutive games at home dating back to Nov. 30.
• Just two Golden Bears are averaging double-digit scoring: Rylee Derr (16.1) and Casey Remolde (11.9).
• Derr leads the team in field goals (64) and 3-pointers (43). She averages the most playing time on the team with 33.5 minutes per game.
• Remolde leads Kutztown in steals (23) and blocks (32). She has recorded 73 rebounds averaging 5.6 per game. Remolde has made a team-high 59 free throws.
• Zoe Zerman has recorded the most assists on the team with 43.
• The Golden Bears hold a 38.3 field goal percentage and a 30.8 3-point percentage. They are 194-of-259 (.749) in free throws. Kutztown averages 67.31 points and 37.9 rebounds per game. The team has recorded 132 steals and 79 blocks in 13 games.
