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.
Senior Shippensburg University men’s cross-country runner Kieran Sutton was a man on a mission this season. He achieved All-American honors at the NCAA National Championships in Saint Leo, Florida, after a 25th-place finish with a time of 31:00.9. His time helped Shippensburg achieve to a 16th-place finish overall as a team.
The 2016–17 indoor track-and-field season officially got underway this past weekend with a strong showing by Shippensburg University at the Bison Opener hosted by Bucknell University.
The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team used double-digit scoring efforts from two of its starters to rout the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Firebirds by a score of 70–33 at Heiges Field House.
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schools Mercyhurst University and Gannon University traveled to Heiges Field House to battle Shippensburg University’s wrestling team in a quad-meet on Saturday.
Shippensburg University women’s basketball dropped its first road match of the season Saturday, slipping to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), 69–59.
The Shippensburg University volleyball team made its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and its fourth in the last five years under coach Leanne Piscotty this season.
The Shippensburg University swimming team headed to Ithaca College this weekend for the sixth annual Bomber Invitational. Overall, it was a great weekend for the Raiders that included multiple personal bests, as well as strong team finishes.
Before Saturday’s contest against No. 12 Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Shippensburg University coach Chris Fite was challenged to improve the team to 6–0 — a feat that no prior men’s basketball team at SU has ever accomplished.
Normally, you can pick football players out on campus when they are sporting team gear.
