Shippensburg 68,

East Stroudsburg 65

Overtime

The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team was able to redeem itself from last week’s two losses with a strong win against East Stroudsburg University on Monday, Feb. 1.

The game proved to be a close one with the Raiders and Warriors having to face off in overtime. The teams were tied with 25 seconds remaining in overtime when SU was able to pull ahead with a two-point lead.

ESU closed the gap by one point by making one-of-two free throws, but then fouled SU and allowed the Raiders to successfully make two of their own free throw shots.

SU came out victorious for the night with a final score of 68-65. With this win, SU is back on top of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division beside rival West Chester University.

Junior Colleen Young was a huge contributor to SU’s win, racking up 17 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two steals. Young made the final two free throws of the game to take the win.

Other key players include junior Logan Snyder who scored 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and sophomore Kristin McGeough, who scored seven points, five rebounds and a career high four blocks.

Shippensburg 86,

Kutztown 81

SU traveled to Kutztown University on Saturday, Feb. 6, to wrap up a victorious week.

The Raiders came out on top with a win, 86-81. Junior Morgan Griffith played a superb game, tying her career high with 27 points. She also had eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block, all within her 40 minutes of playing time. With an already impressive performance, Griffith made it a truly memorable night by becoming only the 20th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.

Junior Lauren Gold had a great game, as well, bringing in a season-high 21 points, five assists, four rebounds, one steal and only one turnover. Snyder made 16 points and had five rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Junior Haley Scullion contributed seven points, six rebounds, two steals and had a career high of five assists. Both Young and sophomore Vicky Tumasz made game highlights as well, with Young scoring six points, three assists and two rebounds and Tumasz making a pair of three-pointers.

SU’s record is now 18-4 and 14-4 (PSAC). The Raiders will play the Marauders of Millersville University on Wednesday, Feb. 10 in Heiges Field House.

*SU won Wednesday Feb. 3, 85-66 over Mansfield University. The men’s team also won against Mansfield University, 99-89.

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