On Friday, Nov. 13, the Lady Raiders traveled to Kutztown University, where they won a hard fought battle against the Bears. Shippensburg University lost the first set to Kutztown 15-25, but rallied back in the second set to beat the Bears 25-19.
After taking a year to recover from a season ending shoulder injury, Evan Ramos is back wrestling for the Raiders. He is off to a hot start — recording a pin and technical fall in the first two dual meets of the season.
In the first home meet for the Raiders’ 2015-2016 wrestling campaign, Shippensburg’s young, decorated team of wrestlers took on Long Island University Post on Veterans Day.
Shippensburg University cross country coach Steve Spence was recognized as the Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, Wednesday afternoon. Coach Spence led the men’s cross country team to its second Atlantic Region Championship during his tenure last Saturday.
No more tests, no more class, and no more group projects. Those are the things you look forward to when graduating college, as you are moving into the next phase of life.
The Raiders’ season is slowly coming to a close and the team looks great as it prepares for the PSAC playoffs next week.
In the first round of the PSAC Playoffs, the field hockey team dropped a heartbreaker, surrendering an overtime goal to suffer a 3-2 loss to Bloomsburg University. Shippensburg twice erased single-goal deficits, but allowed the game-winning goal in overtime to the Huskies, who were playing down one player due to a green card. The Huskies scored the opening goal of the game in the 24th minute when Laura Gerhard jumped on a rebound and snuck it into the goal to give Bloomsburg the 1-0 lead.
They came, they saw and they conquered. The Shippensburg University cross country team traveled to Lock Haven University on Saturday, which served as the site of the 2015 NCAA Atlantic Region Championships and left with hardware for their efforts. The men’s team claimed the Atlantic Region Championship, while the women’s team was able to finish third. On the men’s side, all seven of the team’s runners earned All-Region Top-20 finishes and had all five scorers in the top 10. Sophomore Alex Balla came up clutch with a big Top-5 finish in the 10K, while junior Kieran Sutton finished second overall with an outstanding time of 30:31. The regional championship is the second in SU’s history and its first since 2009.
The Shippensburg University wrestling team started this year’s season off strong with a 26-15 win, along with getting three pins and a technical fall, over Waynesburg University in a road dual meet on Wednesday, Nov.
The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team defeated Lock Haven University 1-0 behind an 85th minute goal from Ashley Weaver. The goal marks Weaver's fifth of the season.
The Shippensburg University volleyball team had a record of 2-1 this past week, with matches against Virginia Union University, Pitt-Johnstown University and Lock Haven University.
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.
Field Hockey wins regular season finale The field hockey team concluded its regular-season win with a 3-0 victory over Bloomsburg University. The Raiders (13-4) captured their first goal of the game in the opening minutes when sophomore Kylie Huffman scored off a shot just inside the circle, which was her second goal of the season. SU extended its lead a minute later when freshman Brooke Zeiders converted on a penalty stroke just inside the left post.
SHIPPENSBURG — Being an established starter in a college football team is a hard task today, especially with how much competition can arise and how much college football programs undergo change.
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Shippensburg University hosted its Basketball Media Day on Thursday, with both teams in the midst of preparations for the upcoming season. The men’s squad comes into the season ranked fifth in the PSAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, and looking to continue trending in the right direction under head coach Chris Fite. In his third season, Fite is looking to capitalize on having experience with the team and benefiting from players returning to the roster. “We’re excited about the group that we have here, and we think that with the amount of players we have coming back that we will be a little bit better this year,” Fite said.
The Red Raiders were on the road this past weekend, with matches against Lock Haven and Pitt-Johnstown.
Shippensburg (4-4-1, 3-4-1 PSAC) was outshot 13-5, but managed a victory against rival Bloomsburg 1-0 in a downpour at David See Field. Shippensburg remains undefeated at home, even though they were outshot 6-2 on shots on goal. It looked like the Huskies (4-4-1, 3-4-1 PSAC) were going to take an early lead when Rachel Yenney shot a great ball at the Shippensburg goal, but goalie Leah Roy made an amazing save, pushing it over the top crossbar. Shippensburg’s saving grace came in the 41st minute in the form of senior Haley Jones.
