Millersville

Marauders host Kutztown in pivotal late-season matchup

10/24/2023 12:00:00 PM | By: Connor Glunt, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant

ABOUT THE MATCH

With two games left in the 2023 regular season, the Marauders are fighting for a spot in the PSAC tournament. Standing in their way are the No. 3 Kutztown Golden Bears, who they'll host at Biemesderfer Stadium at 6 p.m. this Wednesday.

Millersville is 6–3 on the season at home with a +20 goal differential in those games.
The Marauders are coming off a 3–2 OT loss against Lander. The Marauders battled back late to get the game-tying goal with five minutes left in regulation, and Kerstin Koons tied her career-high with 11 saves.
Millersville has 142 shots on goal on 227 shot attempts, good for a .626 shots on goal percentage and a .159 shooting percentage. The Marauders have only ceded 104 shot attempts, with only 60 shots on goal for their opponents.
The Marauders have dominated in penalty corners, holding a 181–92 advantage over their opponents.
20 of the 36 Millersville goals on the season have been assisted.
Qhayiya Nogoduka has been the Marauders top offensive producer, scoring eight goals so far on 30 shots. Nogoduka also has two assists, giving her 18 points on the season.
Codi Bollinger has been right behind Nogoduka, totaling 13 points on the season. Bollinger has five goals and three assists on 17 shots on goal.
Kerstin Koons has started every game for the Marauders, putting up a .86 goals allowed average and .745 save percentage.

The Golden Bears come into the matchup off a 4–0 home win against Slippery Rock on Oct. 21.
The Golden Bears have outscored their opponents 53–7. Kutztown has been outshot by their opponents 295–54 and have a .681 shots on goal percentage to their opponents .574.
The Golden Bears have had the advantage over their opponents in terms of penalty corners, having 199 to their 41.
Kutztown's leading scorers are Breann Craley, Juliana Donato, and Erin Gonzalez, who all have 17 points. Gonzalez and Craley each have seven goals and three assists, while Donato has scored three goals and 11 assists. Donato and Gonzalez have each played 15 games, but Craley has produced that much in three games less.
Mia Kepler has started all 15 games for the Golden Bears, making 24 saves on 31 shots on goal, posting a .774 save percentage and allowing .50 goals allowed per game.

Although the Golden Bears won the last matchup in 2022, the Marauders have won 13 of the last 15 games between the two teams.
Among active Marauders, Bri Harsh and Kristin Strijdom are the only ones to record a point, with Harsh getting an assist and Strijdom scoring a goal in 2021.
Kerstin Koons has started the last two games for the Marauders against the Golden Bears. Koons made five saves in a 5–1 win in 2021, and stopped two shots in the 1–0 OT loss last season.