Shippey hurls complete-game win in double-header sweep of Mansfield
ByThe sun was shining and a cold breeze blew during a chilly Sunday afternoon as the Raiders squared off against the Mansfield Mountaineers in a double-header at Fairchild Field.
The sun was shining and a cold breeze blew during a chilly Sunday afternoon as the Raiders squared off against the Mansfield Mountaineers in a double-header at Fairchild Field.
The sound of an announcers voice seemed like a whisper on Shippensburg University campus as heavy winds gusted over the left field fence of Fairchild Field. The luck of the Irish seemed to be in full effect as the SU and Lock Haven baseball teams combined for 43 hits, including six home runs, on Saint Patrick’s Day.
It’s a little bit like clockwork. Another year, another winning record, PSAC playoff appearance and defensive mastery of the game of basketball for the Shippensburg University women’s team.
The 6-foot-10-inch senior center returned from a career-threatening knee surgery last year to average almost a double-double and lead PSAC play in rebounds heading into the regular season’s final week.
The end of this year’s wrestling season has arrived and Shippensburg finished with an overall record of 7-13 and 1-6 in the PSAC.
The Raiders began the game on a 17-2 run and never looked back as they went on to defeat Cheyney 88-70 in the regular-season finale from Heiges Field House on Wednesday night. The No.
An energetic, crisp-passing Raider squad decisively broke a seven-game playoff game losing trend on Saturday afternoon from Heiges Field House, dominating No.
It could be said that the Shippensburg University men’s basketball team had a poor season in 2013-14. After all, the Raider squad closed out the season with a 3-23 overall record, posting a mark of 1-15 in the division and recording an abysmal -10.7 scoring margin on average per game.
The Raiders entered Wednesday’s matchup with Cheyney knowing they needed a win and a Mansfield loss to qualify for the PSAC tournament. The team got both and concluded its regular season by defeating Cheyney 76-53, clinching a playoff berth on senior night inside Heiges Fieldhouse.
The indoor track and field season came to a head this weekend, as the best in the PSAC came together for a star-studded clash at Edinboro’s Mike S.
A Raider squad that struggled last week won every single fight at Saturday’s invitational from Lock Haven University’s Thomas Field House. Ada Ibe, Tylik Guilford and Haziz Self represented the Shippensburg University boxing team and posted impressive results. Ibe took the ring for Shippensburg at 132 pounds two weeks removed from falling in her first career bout.
A standout group of wide receivers and an underwhelming running back core made waves at the NFL combine last week, but somehow everyone is talking about the quarterback battle. The 2015 NFL draft is just around the corner, and as always there are a huge number of teams looking for a solid option at QB.
An energetic, crisp-passing Raider squad decisively broke an 11-season playoff losing streak on Saturday afternoon at Heiges Field House, dominating No. 6 East Stroudsburg University 83-60.
The final meet of the season for the Shippensburg University women’s track & field team saw senior Liz Ross break the school record in the weight throw at Kutztown’s Six-Team Challenge on Saturday. Ross’s throw of 54 feet, 4 inches places her third on the PSAC performance list in the event.
The Shippensburg University women’s basketball team fell 72-70 to Lock Haven on a last-second field goal after forty minutes of highly contested play on Saturday. Shippensburg (17-10, 13-8 PSAC) led by 12 points early in the game’s opening minutes, but Lock Haven (11-14, 10—11 PSAC) finished the half with a 12-2 run to lead by seven at the buzzer.
The SU Men’s swimming team ended the PSAC Championships with a clutch performance on Sunday that sealed a sixth place overall finish. SU entered the final race of the event, trailing Edinboro by one point.
The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team fell Wednesday night to their rivals the Millersville Marauders, despite a solid night from junior Jay Hardy the team wasn’t able to pull out the win in a pivotal league showdown. Shippensburg was only down by one point in the first half 35-34 thanks in large part to Hardy.
Freshman Pat Manna pole vaulted to a new personal record on Saturday as the Shippensburg University men’s indoor track team concluded its regular season at Kutztown’s Six-Team Challenge. Manna cleared 14 feet, 11 inches on his third attempt, beating his previous best of 14 feet, 1 ¼ inches that he set at Bucknell. Juniors Tyler Kersetter and Garrett Vandebrake also achieved season personal records of 47 feet, 11 ¼ inches for Kersetter and 48 feet, 3 ¼ inches for Vandebrake. Several Raiders placed first in their events in the weekend action.
The Shippensburg University men’s basketball team held an 8-point lead on Saturday entering halftime, but it wasn’t enough as PSAC East Rival Lock Haven outscored them by 19 points in the second half to defeat the Raiders 74-63. Shippensburg (12-13, 8-13 PSAC) entered the second half with a 31-23 lead, but turnovers, the inability to land shots and faulty defense resulted in Lock Haven commencing the second period with a 37-13 run in the first 12:30 minutes of play.