As fall continues and with lacrosse season not so far away, men across campus polish their stick skills and swagger by competing throughout the fall. Shippensburg’s men’s club lacrosse team gathered along with five other schools on Halloween here at Ship to duke it out at the Raiders' 1st Annual Fall Breast Cancer Tournament. Throughout the day, parents and families gathered to support the Raiders and to help raise awareness of the importance of self-examination to prevent breast cancer. “We got these shirts in that support this foundation, a non-profit out of Harrisburg, called ‘Feel Your Boobies’,” said Peter Psomiadis, sophomore long stick midfielder and Apparel Chairman. The club was able to donate an estimated $2,000 to the cause while hosting the tournament and bringing in the “Feel Your Boobies” promotional tent to sell T-shirts, with the proceeds going to the school’s club team.

The Red Raiders played in three games on Saturday, October 31, against Susquehanna University, Bucknell and West Chester. In those three close-scoring contests, the boys fought hard and honed their skills for a run at the Division II Club National Championships in the spring. In the first bout of the day, Shippensburg took on Susquehanna University in a showdown that led to a 6-4 loss for the Raiders. Nonetheless, the perseverance and unwillingness to lose was staggering in what was a beautiful all-around performance by the Raiders. Still early on the club’s march to the championships, the early insight gives team leaders, such as Senior Captain, President of the Club and defensive man Nick Best an idea of what improvements can be made. “We just need to know where we are on the field, take good open shots, move the ball fast, and know where you’re sliding from so they don’t get open shots on their offensive side of the ball,” Best said. The team used these games to see their strengths and weaknesses and one certain strength that the team enjoyed was the electric play by freshman midfielder and face-off prophet Connor Adelsberger. Throughout the duration of the tournament, strong defensive play by third-year defensive long poles Mike Powers and Andrew Ambroz made it hard for opponents to rip shots into net. Not only did the defense step up but also the team’s goalie, Tony Tran, had numerous saves in each contest, keeping his team in competition. The offensive barrage failed to cease as shots were fired left and right, generating momentum that carried them throughout the day. Prolific offensive play was led by goals that ignited consistency from Collin Waters, Alex Tuterice, Connor Adelsberger, Nick Best, Jake Knouse, Tyler Murkley and Peter Psomiadis. The team is growing and building and with fluent and consistent ball movement, offensive gurus such as Niko Kolkka, Tyler (Murk) Murkley and Ryan Trimmer are given more opportunities for an open net. 

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