Wrestling competes in York match in season opener
ByThe Shippensburg University wrestling team dropped its first three meets of the season on Saturday but saw several players post impressive numbers on the day.
The Shippensburg University wrestling team dropped its first three meets of the season on Saturday but saw several players post impressive numbers on the day.
The SU Women’s Basketball team opened the season by hosting the Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic this weekend, dropping their opener to Johnson C.
The Shippensburg University volleyball team fell in three straight sets to the Seton Hill Griffins with scores of 25-20, 25-10 and 28-26 on Saturday to end its 2014 season. This marks the third consecutive year the Raiders have made the PSAC Semifinals as they finished the season at 19-15. Junior Taylor Gottshall made Raider volleyball history by completing the season with 125 block assists, finishing with three on the night. Junior Faith Athey had a solid game for SU, compiling seven blocks and seven kills.
The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team demolished Georgian Court 77-54, using strong defense and balanced scoring to win its season opener at Heiges Field House on Friday night. In Shippensburg University’s first game of the Wolf Bus Lines Classic the Raiders limited the Lions to 28-percent shooting, the lowest of any opponent since Neumann in 2006.
The Shippensburg University field hockey team had a strong showing in the PSAC tournament, beating Slippery Rock at the Robb Sports complex last Tuesday, but fell in the semi-finals against No.
Colin Kaepernick -Fantasy Start of the Week Colin Kaepernick is due for big game this week as he faces the Washington Redskins.
It is two games into the season, and a number of players on the men and women’s basketball squads have already begun to make a name for themselves.
Hello fantasy owners. First things first Cordarrelle Patterson will no longer be featured as a start of any kind on this list for the rest of the season.
Shippensburg football came out on top in a toe-to-toe slugfest versus divisional opponent Kutztown on Saturday.
Heading into the post-season on a strong note, the Shippensburg University men’s cross country team placed second at the PSAC Cross Country Championships at Mansfield’s Lamb’s Creek on Saturday, putting five men in the top 17 spots. Leading the Raiders through Lamb Creek’s ideal, flat course was senior Brayden Burleigh, who placed second with a time of 24:42, the first sub-25:00 8K he has a Raider.
The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team is looking to take the league by surprise in 2014. Finishing 2013 with a 3-23 record and picked eighth in the PSAC East Preseason Coaches Poll ahead of only Cheyney, the Raiders squad looks mediocre at best on the surface. Head Coach Chris Fite returns in 2014 for his second season at the helm of the Red Raiders.
Expectations are high for the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team after finishing third in the PSAC last season with a 17-10 record. The team is returning 9 players, including former PSAC rookies of the year, guard Lauren Gold and forward Stephanie Knauer.
The Shippensburg University women’s cross country team placed third last Saturday at the PSAC Cross Country Championships at Mansfield’s Lamb’s Creek, with one Raider claiming an All-PSAC finish and seven cracking the top 40. During last Saturday’s race, on a crisp, autumn day, the Raiders were led by freshman Lizzie Manickas, who placed 12th and ran an 18-second personal record of 22:08 on the six-kilometer course.
The Eagles lead the NFC East, and are in a good position to make a playoff push. But they need a strong second half showing from the whole team, and especially the man under center, Mark Sanchez. Since former starter Nick Foles is out indefinitely with a broken collarbone, Head Coach Chip Kelley will have to make some adjustments to maximize his new QB’s potential. We all know that the Jets struggled for years under Sanchez, but so have Geno Smith and Michael Vick.
The Shippensburg University men’s rugby team lost their head coach and most of their senior starters this offseason. Coming into 2014 they knew they had to make a quick turnaround, because as a Division I squad the team plays opponents such as Penn State, West Virginia University and Rutgers.
Matt Forte-Fantasy Start of the Week Forte has been a fantasy gem this season. This has been his most consistent season he put together in recent memory.
“We’re very resilient and always feel we’re going to win.” The NFL is rarely predictable, outside of maybe Peyton Manning’s domination and Jerry Jones’ antics.
The 12-3 Shippensburg University field hockey team pulled out the win against the no. 10 team in the country, Slippery Rock (9-7, 7-5), in dominating fashion on Tuesday with a 3-0 shutout.
The Shippensburg University football team got their running game going on Saturday, posting 378 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.