ABOUT THE MATCHES

• The Marauders are entering the end of a seven-match home stand with three matches this week from Pucillo Gymnasium. ’Ville has gone 2-2 in the first four matches of the handstand, highlighted by sweeps of Bowie State and Lock Haven.
• This week the Marauders will take on Jefferson in a non-conference match on Tuesday before resuming PSAC East play against Shippensburg on Friday night. The home stand concludes with Saturday’s conference matchup against Shepherd. 

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

• The Marauders have done well at home this season with a 5-3 record in Pucillo Gymnasium. ’Ville enters the week with a 9-7 overall record and has gone 1-2 in PSAC East play. In the currently homestand, the team has suffered losses against West Chester and Bloomsburg while picking up sweeps against Bowie State and Lock Haven. 
• The service line has been a strength for the Marauders, as the team ranks second in the PSAC in aces with 127, averaging 2.40 aces per set. Mya Cascario and Emily Hoffman are tied for ninth in the PSAC in aces with 24 each. 
• Millersville ranks 11th in the conference in hitting percentage at .157. ’Ville is eighth in kills per set at 11.26. Freshman Caroline Halsey has shown promise as an attacker, ranking 12th in the conference in hitting percentage at .283. Laurel Samko has been the main offensive weapon for the Marauders as her 132 kills leads the team and is good for 15th in the PSAC. 
• The defense has shown value off the net, as Ville ranks 16th in blocks (66 total, 1.25 per set) but is third in digs with 901, good for an average of 17 digs per set. Rylee Thomas ranks 14th in total blocks with 40. 
• Libero Becca Dalstad is second in the conference in digs with 255. She sits just nine digs shy of 1,000 for her career. Having averaged 3.41 digs per set for her career, she is on pace to reach the milestone Tuesday against Jefferson. 
• Setter Emma Ludwig is sixth in the conference in assists with 422 as she looks to secure her second straight 1,000 assist season. Ludwig is also tenth in digs with 180. 

SCOUTING THE JEFFERSON RAMS  (Tues. 7 P.M.) 

• Jefferson competes in the CACC and is 9-2 on the season while going 4-1 in conference play. The team is led by a strong sophomore class who have filled up the CACC leaderboards. 
• Jess Molen ranks second in the CACC in kills per set with 4.33. She is also fourth in the conference with 182 kills. 
• Morgan Ritchie ranks eighth with 3.14 kills per set, totaling 132 kills on the season.
• Sam Mann is second in the conference with 1.07 blocks per set, just .01 behind the CACC leader. She leads the CACC with 20 solo blocks and is third in total blocks with 45. 
• Kristine Guenther leads the conference with 9.83 assists per set. 
• Cameron Johnson is third in digs per set at 4.33. Success at the service line has helped Bowie to its 2-2 record as the Bulldogs lead the CIAA in aces per set at 4.67 with 42 aces in just nine sets of action. 

SCOUTING THE SHIPPENSBURG RAIDERS (FRI. 7 P.M.)

• The Raiders have played the most sets in the PSAC with 64 on the season. They rank 13th in the PSAC in hitting percentage at .143. Ship is tenth in kills per set at 10.63. The team is seventh in total blocks (104) while averaging 1.60 blocks per set. The Raiders are 13th in digs with 892 in total, averaging 13.94 digs per set. Shippensburg is also 12th in aces per set (1.83) but is fourth in total aces with 117. 
• Oyinda Agbale ranks eighth in hitting percentage at .307. 
• Setter Kearstin Davis is fifth in assists with 448. 
• Kaitlyn Townsend and Rachel Verhoef are tied for fifth in blocks with 49 each. Verhoef is the regining PSAC East Athlete of the week after totaling 27 kills over a 1-1 week for the Raiders. This was her second career conference honor. 
• Erica Lampus is seventh in digs with 210. 

SCOUTING THE SHEPHERD RAMS (SAT. 2 P.M.) 

• The Rams have dominated at the net, leading the PSAC in total blocks (137) and blocks per set at 2.54. Renee Killough leads the conference with 68 total blocks while Riley Morenno ranks second with 58. Kitanna Rakestraw ranks 12th with 33 blocks, making Shepherd the lone program with three players in the top 15. 
• Shepherd is 16th in digs with 702, averaging just 13 per set. Ellis Claire leads the team and is 13th in the PSAC with 171 digs. 
• Shepherd ranks seventh in the PSAC in hitting percentage at .174. The Rams are also 12th in kills per set at 10.46. 
• Mikayla Hoy leads the team in kills with 133, good for ninth in the PSAC. She ranks seventh in points per set with 3.49. 

THE LAST TIME OUT

• Millersville: The Marauders swept the Lock Haven Bald Eagles last Saturday to earn their first win in PSAC play. The full recap can be found here. 
• Jefferson: The Rams improved to 4-1 in CACC action with a sweep of Felician on Saturday. The full recap can be found here. 
• Shippensburg: The Raiders moved to 2-1 in PSAC East play after their five-set win against East Stroudsburg. A full recap can be found here. 
• Shepherd:  The Rams swept Kutztown last Saturday. A full recap can be found here. Shepherd takes on West Chester Friday night before heading to ’Ville for Saturdays matchup. 

SERIES HISTORY

• ’Ville is 11-3 all time against Jefferson. The programs squared off for the first time in 1999 as the Marauders came away with a 3-0 win. In the last meeting in 2021, Jefferson picked up a 3-0 sweep against Millersville.
• The Marauders trail the Raiders 30-41 in the all-time series. ‘’Ville picked up a 3-0 sweep in the teams 2021 matchup.
• Millersville is 6-10 all time against Shepherd. The Rams swept the Marauders 3-0 in 2021.