WEST CHESTER, Pa. – After an 11-0 run at the end of the first quarter helped Millersville to close a 13-point gap, West Chester pulled ahead indefinitely not allowing the Marauders to come within seven throughout the rest of the game. Millersville fell to the Golden Rams 85-71.
 
Millersville is now 8-18 overall and 5-16 in PSAC play. West Chester improves to 9-17 and 7-14 in conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• A 17-0 run put West Chester up by 13 points in the first quarter. Millersville rallied coming within two points of the lead off its own 11-0 run consisting of two 3-pointers from Olivia Mottern and one from Lauren Lister. The Golden Rams pulled ahead by five points at the end of the quarter and held onto the lead through the rest of the game.
• Millersville led from the 3-point range shooting 10-of-28 from beyond the arc. 15 of the Marauders' 19 points in the first quarter were 3-pointers. Courtney Dimoff, Lister and Mottern combined for Millersville's five 3-point buckets in the first quarter shooting 55.56 percent.
• The Golden Rams held the advantage at the free throw line. West Chester sunk 15 of its 20-made free throws in the fourth quarter shooting 83.33 percent. 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Lister scored 29 of Millersville's 71 points going 9-of-18 from the field, 4-of-8 from the 3-point range and 7-of-10 from the charity stripe.
• Samantha Brusha reached double-digits with 12 points. Brusha went 3-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from downtown and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
• West Chester led in points in the paint (36-24), second chance points (16-15) and points off turnovers (28-11). The teams were tied in fast break points (15) and rebounds (34).
• Millersville's bench outperformed West Chester's 22-17.
• The Marauders shot 50 percent in both the first and third quarters.

HEAD COACH MARY FLEIG QUOTES
• "We struggled with their zone in that first quarter at times. We didn't really have a good start. We did a better job when we were scoring on those threes and shooting the ball well." 
• "It's good that Samantha Brusha came off the bench and gave us that kind of spark because we needed it. She does a good job on the defensive end as a guard, but to help us out offensively and to get that double-digit scoring is great." 
• "Playing on the road is extra hard because you don't have that adrenaline when you get on runs. We just didn't defend and let them get on those runs. They came out strong and their seniors stepped up and played their last home game with a lot of passion and heart." 
 
NOTES
• Millersville continues to lead in the all-time series 47-45. West Chester now holds a single-game win streak over the Marauders.
• Lister's four 3-pointer mark a new career-high for the junior.
• Brusha's two 3-pointers tied her season-high while her four free throws set a new season-high.
 
UP NEXT
• The Marauders return home to Pucillo Gymnasium for their final game of the season this Saturday, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m.