Shippensburg 74,

East Stroudsburg 69

The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team came out strong this week with a win over East Stroudsburg University on Monday, Feb. 1.

SU worked hard for its win, especially in the last few minutes of the game. The Raiders were leading by 18 points, but the Warriors were able to catch up, the score differing by a meager two points with 27 seconds left in the game.

SU was able to make one-of-two free throws to lead by three, followed by two more free throw shots made by sophomore Dustin Sleva after he was fouled. The win over ESU is Shippensburg’s 13th win of the season, which ties last season’s win total.

Sleva had 11 points overall, with an additional eight rebounds. Senior Tony Ellis produced both the same number of points and the same number of rebounds as Sleva.

Sophomore Justin McCarthur totaled 13 points and junior Abe Massaley contributed 11 points, eight assists and three steals.

Senior David Craig had career highs in both points and rebounds, with nine and seven, respectively.

Shippensburg 78,

Kutztown 81

Unfortunately, the Raiders were unable to continue their winning streak for the week due to an 81-78 loss against Kutztown University on Saturday, Feb. 6.

The game featured a total of six ties and 15 lead changes, but KU was able to close the game with a 10-0 run.

The Raiders’ current record is now 14-8 and 11-7 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Despite the loss, many of SU’s players had a great game. Sleva totaled 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Freshman Antonio Kellem had a career high 23 points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals.

Although SU’s point guard Massaley only scored four points, he still had a large offensive role with 10 assists and three steals.

The Raiders will take on Millersville University next in Heiges Field House on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

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