SPORTS


3/25/2015, 8:35pm

Baseball splits St. Patty’s Day double-header vs. LHU

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.


3/3/2015, 9:23pm

Shippensburg men achieve most improved PSAC record in 2014-15

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.


3/3/2015, 9:09pm

Nothing but wins for Raider boxing at LHU weekend match

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.


3/3/2015, 9:06pm

Bleacher Talk: Predicting the NFL draft’s top QB

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.


2/28/2015, 11:44pm

Raiders break playoff drought

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.


2/25/2015, 11:56pm

Women’s basketball drops heart breaker at Lock Haven

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.


2/25/2015, 11:51pm

Men’s basketball playoff hopes take a shot in loss at Millersville

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.


2/25/2015, 11:49pm

Season finale delivers new personal bests for men’s indoor track

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.


2/25/2015, 11:47pm

Men’s basketball can’t hold on, drop pivotal division matchup

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.