An energetic, crisp-passing Raider squad decisively broke an 11-season playoff losing streak on Saturday afternoon at Heiges Field House, dominating No. 6 East Stroudsburg University 83-60.
“It means a great deal to get the playoff win and kind of get the monkey off our back,” Shippensburg coach Kristy Trn said. “This was one of our goals this year, to get a win in the playoffs and advance. Now our goal is to win as the underdog.”
Sophomore Haley Scullion led the team with a career-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting in her first double-double at SU (19-10, 14-8 PSAC East), totaling 10 rebounds and three steals.
Standout sophomore Morgan Griffith finished a single rebound shy of a double-double, totaling 10 points, 9 boards and three assists. Sophomores Lauren Gold and Colleen Young continued their impressive seasons with 13 points apiece.
For East Stroudsburg (11-16, 10-12 PSAC East) only a single player totaled double-digit points in the contest. Senior Jessica Martin picked up a game-high 20 points to go with seven rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Shippensburg shot a season-high 22-for-26, or 84.6 percent, from the foul line, and only allowed 15 free throw attempts to the Warrior’s 26. East Stroudsburg made a mediocre 46.7 percent of its free throws in the matchup.
The Raiders continue their playoff push on Tuesday night, traveling to West Chester (22-4, 18-4 PSAC East) to take on the No. 2 Golden Rams.
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