The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team came into Decker Gymnasium with a target on its back, as Mansfield University looked up for the task of competing with a high-flying Raiders’ team.
Senior Day proved successful for Shippensburg University Saturday, with both the men and women’s teams coming out on top over Edinboro University.
Right after tipoff, the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team found itself trailing 11–0 to rival Bloomsburg University.
Despite a slow first half, the 2016-17 Shippensburg University men’s basketball team finished strong, coming out on top of its first game decided by less than five points with a 79–75 win over Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival Bloomsburg University.
Junior Evan Ramos became the first Shippensburg University champion in wrestling in nine years at the PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) Championships at Lock Haven University on Dec. 10.
A scoring run that started late in the first half and carried over into the second half gave the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team more than it needed to bulldoze past Millersville University, 76–46 at Heiges Field House on Jan. 3.
With a 9–0 start for the 2016-17 season, the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team has been fantastic but is far from being satisfied.
Despite Dustin Sleva and John Castello only playing 12 combined minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team rallied in the second half to down rival Millersville, 96–75 Jan. 3 at Heiges Field House.
At Shippensburg University, recruitment is vital to the continued success of the women’s swim team.
When the 2016-17 Shippensburg University women’s basketball team opened its season on Nov. 12, senior guard Lauren Gold was just 26 points away from reaching a remarkable milestone — 1,000 career points.
Shippensburg University’s 2016-17 women’s basketball team knew it would be in for a challenge when it traveled to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival Kutztown University to begin East Division play, but the Raiders were up to the task.
If you go to a Shippensburg University women’s basketball game, you will see players check in and out of the game at different times.
After a back and forth first half, the Shippensburg University women’s basketball team used a spectacular fourth quarter to blow by the Rams of Philadelphia University, 67–44 at Heiges Field House.
After a slow start, the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team used a 17–5 run to conclude the first half and upend Shepherd University, 88–62, in a non-conference game Dec. 19 at Heiges Field House.
As the fall semester passed the halfway point and winter sports practices began, all eyes were on Shippensburg University men’s basketball team. The men’s team, coming off of one of its best seasons in school history, welcomed many new faces to the program this year.
The 2016-17 Shippensburg University men’s basketball team is off to a hot start, tallying wins at a rapid pace. SU won its first seven games this season, which stands as an SU record for the most consecutive wins to start a season. Past seasons have not always been perfect for the Raiders, as SU is just three years removed from a three-win season.
The Shippensburg University wrestling team shocked the Messiah College Falcons 24–20, using two straight pins to pull off a come from behind victory.
The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team lost Sunday afternoon at Seton Hill University in overtime 70–67. This was the Raiders third loss in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
The explosive Shippensburg University men’s basketball team remains unbeaten, as it defeated the Seton Hill University Griffins, 76–69, to record its seventh-straight victory.
