ABOUT THE MATCH

After the Marauders last game, head coach Shelly Behrens slightly altered her message she's been emphasizing to her team all season.

“As much as we talk about the process, we're going to go win," Behrens said.

Millersville looks to halt a two-game skid after dropping games to IUP and Shippensburg with a home tilt against Mercy. The 4–3 Marauders host the 3–4 Mercy Mavericks at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 at Biemesderfer Stadium. 

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

• Millersville is 3–1 on the season at home with a +12 goal differential
• The last time the Marauders were shutout this season, they responded with a 5–0 shutout victory in their next game.
• Millersville enters the game having lost consecutive games for the first time since 2019.
• Millersville has 64 shots on goal on 101 shot attempts, good for a .634 shots on goal percentage and a .188 shooting percentage. The Marauders have only ceded 45 shot attempts, with only 24 shots on goal for their opponents.
• The Marauders have dominated in penalty corners, holding a 83–37 advantage over their opponents.
• 12 of the 19 Millersville goals on the season have been assisted.
• Qhayiya Nogoduka has been the Marauders top offensive producer, scoring seven goals so far on 17 shots. Nogoduka is third in the PSAC in goals per game and tied for fifth in points per game.
• Codi Bollinger and Kristin Strijdom have been right behind Nogoduka, as they have seven and six points, respectively. Bollinger's assist in the game against IUP  was her first helper of the season, and Strijdom is second on the team in shots on goal with 11.
• Kerstin Koons has started every game for the Marauders and has a .83 goals allowed average.

SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS

• Mercy comes into the matchup after losing to Adelphi on the road by the score of 3–2.
• The Bobcats have an even goal differential of 23–21, have been outshot by their opponents 132–118, and have a .746 shots on goal percentage to their opponents .727.
• The Mavericks opponents have had the advantage over them in terms of penalty corners, having 73 to their 61.
• Mercy's leading scorer is Rachel Palladino, with six goals and 12 points. After Palladino is Kelly Rosenfeld with three goals and five assists for 11 points, and Kate Ringstad with three goals and two assists for eight points. The Mavericks have four other players with at least five points.
• Alexandra Giordano has started five games for the Mavericks, making 51 saves on 65 shots on goal, posting a .785 save percentage and 2.89 goals allowed average.
• Giordano, Palladino, and Rosenfeld have all been named to the NE10 Honor Roll, with Giordano earning the recognition twice.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Marauders and Mavericks have only met twice, with the Marauders taking both wins.
• The Marauders won the first matchup at home 3-1 in 2019, and 6–1 on the road in 2021.
• The two teams have not played each other since 2021, and Kristin Strijdom scored late in the match.