Millersville

Marauders look to clinch playoff spot against Mansfield

10/27/2023 12:00:00 PM | By: Connor Glunt, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant

ABOUT THE MATCH

It's simple: win and you're in. The Marauders, who currently sit in the 8th seed in the PSAC standings, can jump up to the 6th and final spot in the PSAC Tournament with a win over Mansfield on Saturday afternoon. The final game of the 2023 regular season has everything on the line for Millersville, as a win on Senior Day will extend their season to the PSAC Tournament.

Millersville is 6–4 on the season at home with a +18 goal differential in those games.
The Marauders are coming off a 2–0 loss against Kutztown.
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 108 shot attempts, with only 62 shots on goal for their opponents.
The Marauders have dominated in penalty corners, holding a 181–95 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 .94 goals allowed average and .714 save percentage.

Mansfield is coming into the matchup off a 4–3 road win at Bloomsburg on Oct. 24.
The Mountaineers have outscored their opponents 51-22. Mansfield has also outshot their opponents 297–146 and have a .599 shots on goal percentage to their opponents .644.
The Mountaineers have had the advantage over their opponents in terms of penalty corners, having 164 to their 98.
Mansfield's leading scorer is Alex Esterling with 30 points (13 goals, four assists). Kenedy Stroup has scored 22 points (six goals, 10 assists) and Blaise Cugini has 21 points (10 goals, one assist) as well.
August Lewis has started all 15 games for the Mountaineers, making 63 saves on 83 shots on goal, posting a .759 save percentage and allowing 1.26 goals allowed per game.

The Marauders have won 15 of the last 17 against the Mountaineers, with their only losses during that stretch occurring in 2009 and 2019.
Bri Harsh has the most points of any active Marauder against Mansfield with five points (two goals, one assist) in two games.
Kerstin Koons has started in two games against the Mountaineers, stopping six shots in two games, including a five-save shutout in 2022.