The men’s and women’s swim teams were on the road last weekend as they traveled to George Mason University to compete in the Patriot Invitational. SU swimming had strong showings throughout the weekend; wrapping up the invitational with multiple top-10 finishes in individual and relay events.
Shippensburg University’s decorated team of runners gathered on Saturday, Nov. 21, amongst the rest of the nation’s Division II Cross Country teams, in Joplin, Missouri for the 2015 NCAA National Championships.
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Shippensburg University volleyball team faced West Chester University in a quarterfinal match for the beginning of the PSAC playoffs.
Veterans Day is a day where many Americans and universities take time out of their busy schedules to honor the brave men and women who have served in the United States Military.
The Shippensburg University football team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday by putting on a clinic in a 69-20 rout of Mercyhurst University. The seniors stole the spotlight, as every skill-position offensive senior found the end zone in a fairly one-sided affair.
In the Friday night game opener against Penn State University Lehigh Valley, Shippensburg University sealed a solid 89-52 win in the 2015 Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic at Heiges Field House. Shippensburg proved to be a dynamic team with a deep bench by having three players in double figures and 13 players score overall.
The Shippensburg University women's basketball team came back from a slow start on Friday night, clenching a 63-53 win over Saint Michael’s University as part of the 2015 Wolf's Bus Lines Classic at Heiges Field House. Shippensburg trailed 31-28 at the half as a result from the team’s 12 turnovers.
Henderson Gymnasium rang with the clash of steel on steel as the Shippensburg University Fencing Club hosted West Chester University and Kutztown University in the club’s first-ever home tri-meet. A total of 36 fencers in six groups duked it out across the six strips laid out on the gymnasium floor. The first part of the match consisted of round-robin preliminaries, with each group of fencers being assigned to a lane and then conducting bouts against each other, with each bout going to five points.
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.
