Men’s basketball

Shippensburg 87,

Millersville 70

The Shippensburg men’s basketball team rolled past Millersville University, 87-70, Wednesday night while the athletic department held its annual “Play 4 Kay” event at Heiges Field House.

The Marauders were able to match the Raiders’ intensity early on and even found themselves down by just one possession with a few minutes left in the first half.

A pair of three’s from Antonio Kellem gave Shippensburg a more comfortable 39-31 lead at the half.

In the second half the Raiders were able to pull away from the Marauders on the shoulders of some impressive offense.

By shooting 45 percent from the field and out-rebounding the Marauders 42-28, the Raiders ran away with a game that was once a close matchup.

Freshman Antonio Kellem and sophomore Dustin Sleva led the way with 23 and 24 points, respectively. Sleva added 11 rebounds and five assists while Kellem went 5-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Kellem, who has asserted himself as one of the team’s top scoring options recently, has shot a combined 19-of-23 in his past two games.

The Raiders advanced to a record of 15-8 and 12-7 in the PSAC conference. With just three games remaining, SU has already clinched a playoff spot sitting at fifth in the PSAC East Division.

Women’s basketball

Shippensburg 50,

Millersville 63

The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team fell to Millersville University, 63-50, Wednesday night on the shoulders of their worst shooting performance of the season.

Both SU and Millersville hold a place at the top of the PSAC East standings, which sett up a good matchup at Hieges Field House on “Play 4 Kay” night.

The visiting Marauders hold the title of the best-scoring defense in the conference while also allowing less than 60 points per game.

The Marauders’ tough defense would end up making the difference as the Raiders put up a season low shooting percentage of 33 percent and turned the ball over 13 times in the loss.

Despite starting the game with a 10-3 lead and starting the second half with a 12-0 run, the Raiders could not keep Millersville down.

The teams found themselves tied with 6:30 left to play, but Millersville outscored Shippensburg 20-7 in the final minutes.

Logan Snyder put up 14 points for the Raiders while Morgan Griffith finished with her 13th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and adding 10 rebounds.

The loss is only the second at home this season for the Raiders. Despite the loss, the team finds itself in second place in the PSAC East standings.

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