Marauders look to bounce back against Lakers

Saturday, October 7

Millersville, PA

12:00 PM

Millersville University

Mercyhurst

Millersville vs. Mercy in PSAC field hockey action at Biemesderfer Stadium in Millersville on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Mark Palczewski/Millersville Athletics.

Photo by: Mark Palczewski/Millersville Ath

Marauders look to bounce back against Lakers

10/6/2023 1:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

By: Connor Glunt, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

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ABOUT THE MATCH

After nearly upsetting the No. 1 team in Division II, the Marauders look to right the ship against the Mercyhurst Lakers in the first game of back-to-back games this weekend. The Marauders enter the matchup 6–4 and 1–3 in PSAC play, while the Lakers are 2–8 and 0–4 against PSAC opponents.

Morgan Lennon can’t be stopped as she slices through the defense for the insurance goal! pic.twitter.com/vfWIuIZD3s
— Millersville Marauders (@VilleMarauders) September 30, 2023

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

Millersville is 4–2 on the season at home with a +16 goal differential
The Marauders are coming off a 2–1 overtime loss against No. 1 East Stroudsburg, where they outshot the Warriors 15–12.
Millersville has 105 shots on goal on 158 shot attempts, good for a .665 shots on goal percentage and a .171 shooting percentage. The Marauders have only ceded 65 shot attempts, with only 38 shots on goal for their opponents.
The Marauders have dominated in penalty corners, holding a 129–62 advantage over their opponents.
16 of the 27 Millersville goals on the season have been assisted.
Qhayiya Nogoduka has been the Marauders top offensive producer, scoring seven goals so far on 23 shots. Nogoduka added an assist to her season total last game, giving her 16 points.
Codi Bollinger has been right behind Nogoduka, totaling 11 points on the season. Bollinger has four goals and three assists on 14 shots on goal.
Kerstin Koons has started every game for the Marauders, putting up a .80 goals allowed average and .750 save percentage.

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS

The Lakers come into the matchup off a 1–5 home loss against IUP on Oct. 4.
The Lakers been outscored by their opponents 26–33. The Lakers have been outshot by their opponents 122–168, and have a .779 shots on goal percentage to their opponents .738.
The Lakers opponents have had the advantage over them in terms of penalty corners, having 91 to their 72.
The Lakers leading scorer is Jenna Cavalieri with 15 points (six goals, three assists), followed by Ellie Schau with 12 points (five goals, two assists).
Kayla Desormeau has started nine of the 10 games for the Lakers, making 88 saves on 121 shots on goal, posting a .727 save percentage and allowing 3.95 goals allowed per game.

SERIES HISTORY

The Marauders and Lakers have met 20 times, with the Marauders owning an 18–2 record against the Lakers.
The Lakers took the first two meetings in 2002 and 2007, but the Marauders have won every game in the series since then.
The Marauders have never allowed more than two goals against the Lakers
The last six games between the two teams have been shutout wins for the Marauders, outscoring the Lakers 25–0 during that span.