SPORTS

4/16/2012, 11:11pm

Women’s squad picks up seven NCAA provisional qualifying marks at meet

By SU Sports Information

Amanda Raudabaugh became Shippensburg University’s third NCAA automatic qualifier of the weekend on Sunday from Bucknell as the Shippensburg University women’s track and field squad finished the two-day Bison Outdoor Classic with seven performances that satisfied the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Raudabaugh finished third in Sunday’s race with a time of 2:09.02 becoming the fastest in Division II this season and she was less than two seconds shy of her school record that she set at the 2010 national championships. Lindsay Bingaman, still in her first season as a regular 800-meter runner, posted a huge personal record and provisional mark of 2:10.20 that ranks her third in Division II for the event. Caitlin Stuetz narrowly increased her season personal record in the 400-meter hurdles with another NCAA provisional qualifying mark, crossing the finish line in 1:02.14.

4/16/2012, 11:07pm

SU too much for Rams

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University softball team split a road doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at West Chester as the Raiders won the season series, 3-1, over the PSAC East rival Golden Rams.

4/16/2012, 11:00pm

Men’s squad picks up eight NCAA provisional qualifying marks at meet

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University men’s and women’s track and field squad competed at the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell University. The men’s squad picked up four more NCAA provisional qualifying marks on Sunday from Bucknell as the Raiders finished the two-day Bison Outdoor Classic with eight such performances, five on the track and three in the field. Steve Waithe came close to Russ Dickinson’s 35-year-old school record in the triple jump with a mark of 48 feet, 11 3/4 inches that now slots him atop the PSAC rankings and 12th in Division II.

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4/16/2012, 10:56pm

Raiders pick up first win against Warriors since 2008 to remain in hunt

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team snapped a four-game losing streak to PSAC rival East Stroudsburg University on a sunny Saturday afternoon by scoring 11 goals in the first half and limiting the Warriors to just two goals in the second half of a 16-10 victory from Robb Sports Complex. SU had four of its players finish the contest with hat tricks to pick up its first win over ESU since 2008.

4/16/2012, 10:55pm

SU baseball drops tough game to Lock Haven

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University baseball team was felled on Tuesday afternoon by a two-out rally from Foundation Field, as host Lock Haven, plated seven runs after an eighth-inning rain delay, the final three coming on a bases-loaded triple, en route to a 10-8 conference crossover victory over the Raiders. The Raiders scored eight unanswered runs after falling behind 2-0 in the first inning.

4/9/2012, 11:36pm

Kulp and Beloff headline SU victory

By Michael Shipman

The Shippensburg University baseball team’s performance in Game 1 resembled the weather at Fairchild Field as the Raiders edged the Golden Rams of West Chester, 3-1, Saturday afternoon.

4/9/2012, 11:35pm

SU powers through Edinboro in senior night sweep

By Nick Sentman

The Shippensburg University’s softball team celebrated its seniors the best way it knew how; by winning a doubleheader against PSAC foe Edinboro University on Saturday from Robb field. SU’s four seniors made their presence known as they edged EU by one run in each game.

4/9/2012, 11:34pm

Two SU students added to PSAC Winter Top 10

By SU Sports Information

Two Shippensburg University students were added to the 2011-2012 PSAC Winter Top 10 squad on Thursday. Senior indoor track mid-distance and distance runner Stephen Schelander a sociology major with a 3.80 cumulative GPA, was one of two Shippensburg honorees along with senior men’s basketball player John Corrigan. Thursday’s award is the third of Schelander’s career.

4/9/2012, 11:32pm

Strong effort not enough

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team tallied 10 goals against No. 9-ranked West Chester on Friday afternoon, its highest total against the Golden Rams in almost six years, but it was not enough as the home-standing WCU squad came away with a 19-10 victory from Vonnie Gros Field. SU played to within a two-goal margin of the Golden Rams after the first 13-plus minutes of play in Friday’s contest before West Chester connected for seven of the final nine tallies before the intermission.

4/9/2012, 10:08pm

SU Walks off against Golden Rams

By Bryan Obarowski

In the second game of a double header, the Shippensburg University softball team walked off with a victory against the Golden Rams of West Chester, 2-1, from Robb Field on Tuesday.

4/9/2012, 10:06pm

Game 1, SU Wins due to Estep’s performance

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University softball team used a dominant pitching performance to secure the win in Game 1 against West Chester University Tuesday afternoon from Robb Field. The Golden Rams got their only run of the game in the first inning, as designated player Kelly Anderson tomahawked a 1-1 pitch over the left-field fence.

4/9/2012, 10:04pm

Game 1 Baseball Friday vs. West Chester

By SU Sports Information

The Shippensburg University baseball team put forth a strong effort in its opening game against perennial region frontrunner West Chester on Friday afternoon from Serpico Stadium but the Raiders could not come away with a victory, dropping the Game 1 of the double header, 4-3.