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Morgan Gantz fight hard for the ball.

11/2/2015, 8:31pm

Field hockey wins finale, prepares for postseason

By Shareik Flowers

Field Hockey wins regular season finale The field hockey team concluded its regular-season win with a 3-0 victory over Bloomsburg University. The Raiders (13-4) captured their first goal of the game in the opening minutes when sophomore Kylie Huffman scored off a shot just inside the circle, which was her second goal of the season. SU extended its lead a minute later when freshman Brooke Zeiders converted on a penalty stroke just inside the left post.

11/2/2015, 7:45pm

SU basketball ranked in the top in preseason coaches poll

By Cale Ahearn

Shippensburg University hosted its Basketball Media Day on Thursday, with both teams in the midst of preparations for the upcoming season. The men’s squad comes into the season ranked fifth in the PSAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, and looking to continue trending in the right direction under head coach Chris Fite. In his third season, Fite is looking to capitalize on having experience with the team and benefiting from players returning to the roster. “We’re excited about the group that we have here, and we think that with the amount of players we have coming back that we will be a little bit better this year,” Fite said.

10/5/2015, 11:23pm

Red Raiders sneak away with win against Huskies

By David Delp

Shippensburg (4-4-1, 3-4-1 PSAC) was outshot 13-5, but managed a victory against rival Bloomsburg 1-0 in a downpour at David See Field. Shippensburg remains undefeated at home, even though they were outshot 6-2 on shots on goal. It looked like the Huskies (4-4-1, 3-4-1 PSAC) were going to take an early lead when Rachel Yenney shot a great ball at the Shippensburg goal, but goalie Leah Roy made an amazing save, pushing it over the top crossbar. Shippensburg’s saving grace came in the 41st minute in the form of senior Haley Jones.

Red Raiders’ Emily Barnard tries to make her away around a Mansfield defender.

10/5/2015, 11:22pm

Field Hockey continues good start

By Shareik Flowers

The field hockey team split its pair of home games this week, dropping a 5-2 matchup versus West Chester University but rebounding with a dominating 7-1 beatdown of Mansfield University. Shippensburg (8-2) totaled 53 shots, including 33 shots-on-goal in the two contests. The Raiders’ next test is a home matchup on Wednesday, Oct.

Red Raiders’ Casey Rightmyer tries to make a move on a defender.

10/5/2015, 11:20pm

Women’s soccer goes down against Gannon

By David Delp

Shippensburg (4-5-1), 3-5-1 PSAC) tallied one goal, but undefeated Gannon (10-0, 9-0 PSAC) prevailed 2-1 on a very cold day at David See Field. Shippensburg had many obstacles in today’s game.

The SU Football team celebrates after a historic victory at East Stroudsburg.

10/5/2015, 11:10pm

Red Raiders have record comeback, beat ESU in 5 OT

By Cale Ahearn

The Red Raiders capped a miraculous comeback against the East Stroudsburg Warriors, converting a two-point conversion in the fifth overtime to finalize the score at 69-67. Quarterback Ryan Zapoticky found receiver Jordan Harro in the back of the end zone for the finishing touches on the game, which was the longest in SU football history.

10/5/2015, 10:59pm

Field Hockey drops tough match

By Nate Powles

The Shippensburg Raiders (4-3) dropped a heartbreaking loss in the second period of overtime to the Lock Haven Bald Eagles (3-3-1) on Wednesday.

10/5/2015, 10:57pm

Women’s soccer splits week’s games

By Shareik Flowers

The women’s soccer team captured a 2-0 victory over Shepherd University, but dropped a 2-0 decision against West Chester University in a pair of games this week. So far this season, SU (3-4-1) has faced a rigorous schedule.

10/5/2015, 10:48pm

Bleacher Talk: College football heating up

By Chris Collymore – Asst. Sports Editor

The college football season is in full swing, which means that it is time to see how things stack up now that the season is a quarter of the way finished. The contending teams in the country are beginning to separate themselves from the pretenders and we are beginning to gain insight as to which teams are capable of making a playoff run.