Women's basketball travels to Shepherd

Wednesday, February 19

Shepherdstown, WV

5:30 PM

Millersville University

Shepherd

Photo by: Bobby Bader

Women's basketball travels to Shepherd

2/18/2020 2:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: Amanda Graham, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	STREAMING	LIVE STATS
Wednesday, Feb. 19	Shepherd	5:30 p.m.	Shepherdstown, WV	Live Video	Live Stats
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Complete Game Notes (.PDF)

ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
•   Millersville takes on Shepherd for the second time this season on the road on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m.
•   Millersville has come face-to-face with Shepherd just 11 times since the teams first met in 1989. The Marauders lead in the all-time series 9-2. Shepherd has won the last two contests between the teams.
•   The Marauders are 2-8 when playing on the road and the Rams are 11-3 when playing at home.
• Millersville enters the game with the fifth-best offense in the PSAC while Shepherd's sits at fourth. The Marauders are ranked eighth in field goal percentage, sixth 3-point percentage and seventh in free throw percentage. Shepherd ranks second in both field goal and 3-point percentage.
•   Lauren Lister leads the Marauders in scoring. Her 25.4 points per game is first in the PSAC and second in the nation. She holds a 50.8 field goal percentage and has gone 211-of-415 from the field in 23 games. She is ranked sixth in the nation for field goals made. With 41 points against Shippensburg, Lister broke the program's all-time scoring record with 1,544 points in just three years. She is just 15 points away from capturing her second 600-point season. Only five other players have had multiple 600-point seasons in PSAC history. She leads the team in steals with 48, ranking fifth in the PSAC. Lister is the team's leading rebounder averaging 6.0 per game.
• Olivia Mottern leads the team in 3-pointers. Her 2.0 3-pointers per game puts her at 10th in the PSAC. She has gone 47-of-123 from downtown in 24 games. She holds a 91.4 free throw percentage.
• Courtney Dimoff currently leads the Marauders in assists with 87, ranking 11th in the PSAC. She is second in 3-pointers with 46 in 24 games.
• Mia Leonard leads the Marauders in blocks with 37, ranking third in the PSAC.
• Millersville holds a 41.8 field goal percentage and has tallied 154 3-pointers. The Marauders are 332-of-446 (.744) in free throws. The team averages 71.7 points and 37.0 rebounds per game. The Marauders have recorded 185 steals and 83 blocks in 24 games.

SERIES INFORMATION
• Series vs. Shepherd: 9-2
• Series Streak: Shepherd, 2
• First Meeting: 1989 (W, 66-52)
• Last Meeting: 2020 (L, 80-71)
• Mary Fleig vs. Shepherd: 8-2
• Jenna Eckleberry vs. Millersville: 2-1

THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 71, Shepherd 80 (Jan. 18, 2020)
• Trailing by 17 with just three minutes to go in the third quarter, a Lister Layup started the Marauders on a 7-0 run that lasted until there was less than a minute remaining in the stanza. Shepherd's Abby Beeman (21 points) stopped the bleeding with a layup with 54 seconds remaining.
• The fourth quarter was an even affair. The Marauders trailed by as many as 15, but cut the deficit to seven with 3:02 remaining following a pair of Lister free throws.
• Mottern kept Millersville's hopes alive by knocking down her third and final 3-pointer with 1:24 remaining in the contest. The bucket cut Shepherd's lead to 75-71.
• The Rams would not allow Millersville to get any closer. Beeman knocked down 3-of-4 free throws in the ensuing 58 seconds. Shepherd's Sydney Clayton hit her final two free throws of the game to make the final score, 80-71.

SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Shepherd enters the contest with a 12-6 conference record. Its most recent PSAC loss came in a 78-71 overtime loss on the road at Kutztown. The Rams have not recorded more than two consecutive losses dating back to Dec. 20-21 with back-to-back losses at home against then-No. 11 Indiana and Seton Hill.
• The Rams' most recent loss snapped their seven-game win streak dating back to Jan. 18 on the road at Millersville with a 80-71 victory over the Marauders.
• Three Rams are averaging double digits: Abby Beeman (19.3), Marley McLaughlin (18.3) and Sydney Clayton (17.2).
• Beeman leads the team from the field shooting 46.1 percent in 24 games. She is the teams leading shooter sinking 47 3-pointers. She holds the most assists with 166.
•McLaughlin leads the Rams from the free throw line shooting 86-of-124 (.694). She also leads in steals with 55.
• Clayton is the team's leading rebounder with 174, averaging 7.3 per game. She has recorded a team-high 48 blocks.
• Shepherd holds a 46.7 field goal percentage, 35.7 3-point percentage and a 71.4 free throw percentage. The Rams average 74.3 points and 33.3 rebounds per game. The team has recorded 239 steals and 80 blocks in 24 games.