The Shippensburg University field hockey team dominated division rival IUP on Saturday 3-0 in a game that sophomore Kendall Beck scored a career high two goals. The Lady Raiders (7-1, 5-1 PSAC) edged the Lady ‘Hawks (3-5, 2-4 PSAC) 7 to 5 in penalty corners and 8 to 4 in shots.
The Shippensburg University football team trailed until the fourth quarter, when a Trevor Harman receiving touchdown put them up by a field goal. Three lead changes and 233 yards later, Warriors’ quarterback Matt Soltes connected with his wide out Jon Schnaars for 27 yards to put Stroudsburg out in front for good, felling their PSAC rivals 37-33 on a sunny but windy Saturday afternoon at Seth Grove Stadium.
After a slow start, Shippensburg University’s men’s soccer team pushed forward with an impressive second half, only to fall short to its PSAC opponent, Mercyhurst, during Friday afternoon’s match. Sophomore David Kats, scored twice for the Raiders, giving him his first two collegiate goals.
The Shippensburg volleyball team went 1-1 last weekend at Heiges Field House. It all started last Friday against the golden bears of Kutztown (8-6 Overall, 3-5 PSAC). It was a hard-fought battle for both teams, but Kutztown came out victorious by a score of 3 sets to 1 (15-25, 25-21, 14-25, 23-25). Junior Faith Athey led Shippensburg with 13 kills, while Junior Laura Plank led the team with 30 digs.
The Shippensburg women’s soccer team snapped a two game losing streak on Wednesday, as they played to a 1-1 tie in double overtime at PSAC rival IUP.
The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team played to a 0-0 tie against Clarion on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon from David See Field. Shippensburg (1-3-3) could not take advantage of a 36-11 shot advantage which included 19 on goal.
Shippensburg University’s men’s soccer team pulled out a 1-0 victory in its PSAC opener against California (Pa.) on Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Robert Furfaro, who entered the game as a substitute, scored the lone goal in the 72nd minute to propel the Red Raiders to victory.
Shippensburg University’s men soccer team lost a close and heated matchup against PSAC opponent Slippery Rock, 2-1, on Saturday. The game was very physical and featured a total of nine cards, including two red cards that disqualified a player from each team.
Shippensburg’s high-powered offense can handle some of the toughest defenses in PA football. But Bloomsburg put up an 18-point lead early on, with a key fumble touchdown, and leaned on their defense to hold off the Raiders (2-2, 1-2 PSAC) on Saturday afternoon.
The Shippensburg Field Hockey team used crisp passing and aggressive offense to take down Bloomsburg 3-0 on the road this past Saturday. Freshman Emily Barnard scored twice in the game, and senior Tori Ricker added another in the shutout.
Shippensburg Field Hockey dominated Slippery Rock on Tuesday afternoon, outshooting the tenth-ranked squad 10-0 in the conference matchup.
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Minnesota Vikings’ running back, Adrian Peterson, was placed on the exempt list by the team, after being indicted on child abuse charges.
Hello Fantasy Owners it was wild week 3 in the NFL with a lot of points scored, plenty of brawling going on, and some crazy finishes.
The women’s volleyball team dropped four straight games this past weekend at the Heiges Field House against Seton Hill, California (PA), Clarion, and Indiana (PA). The matches started on Friday morning when the Lady Raiders (6-6) hosted the undefeated Seton Hill Griffins (12-0) for the Raiders first home game of the season.
Gottshall Taylor Gottshall of Allentown, Pa. repeats as the PSAC Eastern Division Volleyball Athlete of the Week on Tuesday afternoon for the second consecutive week.
Shippensburg is known for shooting it out and winning. They received a dose of their own medicine on Saturday, as California put up 660 yards of offense and eight touchdowns to beat the Raiders at home on Parents and Family Day. As usual, Shippensburg (2-1, 1-1 PSAC) came out on fire and scored first on a 38-yard Trevor Harman touchdown reception less than five minutes into the game.
On Friday night, the Shippensburg University Men’s Soccer team failed to score, and were shutout by Washington Adventist, who won in the second overtime period, 1-0. Samuel Kahsi scored the lone goal, and Adventist escaped with a victory despite being outshot 21-9 by the Raiders.
The second goal of the season for junior Brooke Moyer was not enough for the Raiders, as they tied West Virginia Wesleyan 1-1 on Wednesday night. The Raiders opened the scoring at the 18 minute mark, when senior Fred Lucas directed a corner kick towards the net, and Moyer finished off the play with a header.
