Women's Basketball

Millersville University

P.O.Box 1002 - Millersville, PA - 17551
Team Office: Tel: (717) 871-2199 Fax: (717) 871-2200
Team website: muweb.millersville.edu/~athletic/

Founded in 1855, Millersville was initially established at a teacher's college. Today, it is one of 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The university offers over 40 Bachelor degree programs and over 20 graduate programs and has retained, to a large degree, its emphasis on teacher training. Other majors offered include Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Occupational Safety and Health Technology, and Political Science. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Millersville #45 among universities in the north offering a Master's degrees.

The campus is located in Amish country, in the town of Millersville (pop. 10k), about an hour outside of Baltimore.

School website
http://www.millersville.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

7,300

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 960-1150

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$13,000
Out-of-State: ~$20,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business- Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head Coach Mary Fleig enters her 18th season at Millersville in 2007-08. Fleig's success at Millersville mirrors what she achieved at nearby Franklin-Marshall where she turned that program into a D3 powerhouse. Since arriving in 1990-91, Fleig's teams have posted a 299-169 record, captured four division titles, averaged 17 wins per season, and never had a losing season. In six of the last nine seasons, she has posted 20+-win seasons and made five NCAA tournament appearances (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005). Over the last eight years, Millersville has compiled a 160-74 record, including the program's most victorious campaign ever in 1999-2000 (25-7). A native of Harrisburg, Fleig was a 3-sport athlete at Central Dauphin High and went on to play four years of basketball at Lock Haven. In 2006-07, the Marauders finished at 17-11 but did not receive an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Marauders
Colors	Black and Gold
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	659-433 (.603)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	17-11	15-14	21-9	107-40 (.728)
Conference	8-4	8-4	11-1	50-10 (.833)
Conf. Finish	3	2	1	3, 2, 1, 3, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Mary Fleig
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Millersville	1990-91
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	421229 (.647)
Record at Millersville	299-169 (.638)
Coaching Awards	PSAC COTY 4x, WBCA COTY

Asst. Coaches	Darlene Newman, Rusty McCollum, Sarah Burcin

Recruiting Coordinator

Darlene Newman, (717) 871-2199, dnewman@millersville.edu

Conference and Schedule

Millersville plays in the eastern division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (www.psacsports.org), one of the largest and most respected D2 conferences in the nation. The 14 schools, all in Pennsylvania, are split into two divisions, east and west. Millersville plays in the east. The 12 game league schedule commences in January. Millersville plays each team in the east division twice, home and away. Games played against western division teams do not count as part of the division record. League games are often played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons and piggybacked with the men's. The farthest conference away game is at Edinboro some 350 miles from Millersville. The season concludes with the PSAC tournament which takes the top four teams from each division with crossover play starting in the semi-finals. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

East: West Chester, Bloomsburg, Kutztown, Cheyney, E. Stroudsburg, and Mansfield. West: Shippensburg, California (PA), Slippery Rock, Indiana (PA), Clarion, Lock Haven, and Edinboro.

Facilities

Pucillo Gym
Capacity 2,850 Average attendance: 225