Shippensburg University’s women’s basketball team suffered a tight loss of 53-50 against Mansfield on Saturday’s senior day game in Heiges Field House.
The Raiders trailed in the first quarter against the Mountaineers offense, scoring eight points compared to Mansfield’s 13. Shippensburg answered back in the second quarter and closed the scoring gap, trailing 25-24 against Mansfield.
Despite the back-and-forth on the floor, Shippensburg shined at the free-throw line going 6/6 in the second quarter, with an overall percentage of 85.7% compared to Mansfield’s 76.9%. Freshman Melana Eyer, sophomore McKenzie Thomas and sophomore Abbie Johns all had perfect free-throw percentages.
The Mountaineers continued to guard their lead after the end of the third quarter, pulling in front of the Raiders with a score of 43-38.
Although the Raiders managed to score two more points than Mansfield in the final quarter, their efforts were not enough to secure them the win. The Mountaineers closely beat the Raiders 53-50 after the fight against the final buzzer.
Even with the loss at home, Shippensburg celebrated Makayla Foddrell, the only senior on the 2025-2026 team. Scoring 13 points, Foddrell had the second highest individual score of the game against Mansfield.
Shippensburg University women’s basketball head coach Kristy Trn commented on Foddrell’s impact on the team.
“She has been one of the hardest workers in her four years here,” Trn said. “She is an outstanding leader, an outstanding person and she does everything with care and compassion for her teammates. I know she’s going to be extremely successful in whatever she does. I can’t talk highly enough about her.”
When asked about the team’s mindset going into the last two games, Trn voiced her goals.
“We’re just trying to play for some pride and for some growth,” Trn said. “We’ve got to start developing things out on the floor that we can carry over with us into next season.”
The Raiders have two more games left in the 2025-2026 season, where they are home against Shepherd on Wednesday and ending the season at Lock Haven next Saturday.
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