Athletes to Watch
ByJill Edwards Jill Edwards has quite a stat sheet in her two-year volleyball career at Shippensburg University.
Jill Edwards Jill Edwards has quite a stat sheet in her two-year volleyball career at Shippensburg University.
The Shippensburg University football team is proving that it is unstoppable, this time leaving tire marks on visiting Millersville University, 61-6, on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon from Seth Grove Stadium.
It was a night to forget for the Shippensburg University women’s soccer team as it got blown out, 5-0, against divisional powerhouse West Chester University Wednesday night from David See Field.
The Shippensburg University men’s soccer team tied, 1-1, when it opened up its PSAC play against visiting West Chester University Wednesday night from David See Field. SU, coming off an overtime loss last week, hoped to bounce back into the win column.
The Shippensburg University men’s soccer team had to rally to reach overtime on the road Friday night against WVIAC titan West Virginia Wesleyan but ended up on the short end of another madcap match, falling 3-2 to the Bobcats from Buckhannon. The Raiders and the Bobcats — squads that have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last two seasons — played to a scoreless first half before the physical play and emotion reached a fever pitch after the intermission.
Junior quarterback Zach Zulli was named the PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Player of the Week on Sunday morning after completing 27-of-38 passes for 496 yards and five touchdowns in a, 63-21, rout of East Stroudsburg University.
The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team returned to David See Field on Friday, for a PSAC matchup against the Crimson Hawks of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The Shippensburg University field hockey team faced a rough test at home Tuesday against PSAC West foe Slippery Rock University but pulled away with a 2-1 victory from David See Field.
It is your first game. The butterflies swim in your stomach. No amount of training, Gatorade or Red Bull can prepare you for what is coming. Can they trip you up?
The Shippensburg University football team had its first away game at East Stroudsburg, and, after a low scoring first quarter, SU sprung ahead to a, 63-21, victory against the East Stroudsburg University Warriors. It was another high scoring game for the Raiders, as they rolled to 63 points, with a 33-point barrage in the second quarter.
The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team held on to a late barrage to secure its first win in PSAC play with a 2-1 victory over visiting Clarion University from David See field on Saturday.
The Shippensburg women’s soccer team enters the gauntlet of its schedule this week against formidable foes West Chester University and Millersville University.
After a 40-minute lightning delay just 12 minutes into the game, goals from Taylor Bender and Bre White propelled the Shippensburg University field hockey team to a 3-0 win over the top-ranked West Chester University Golden Rams. After the lightning delay, the game resumed, and nine minutes later, Bender got the Raiders on the board when she connected with the back of the cage with an assist from Sam Langone, who caught the rebound in front of the cage off a missed strike from Bre White. Bender would score again in the start of the second half, her fourth of the season, with an unassisted goal.
In one of the few games not affected by the weather on a busy sports Saturday, the Shippensburg University women’s soccer team lost its tough battle against visiting Edinboro University 2-0 from David See Field.
“Lunge! Parry!” The two students yelled as they lunged their sabers at one another in distinct succession.
The Shippensburg University football team put up 41 points in the first half of Saturday’s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover against Slippery Rock University — including three touchdowns in the final 4:24 before halftime, en route to a 55-35 victory over The Rock from SU Student Association Field at Seth Grove Stadium.
A goal from junior Oli Templeton in the 87th minute on Saturday night allowed the Shippensburg University men’s soccer team to pull out a 1-1 draw after two scoreless overtimes with No.
The Shippensburg University football team will head to East Stroudsburg University after two convincing wins against formidable opponents in Shepherd University and Slippery Rock University. The Raiders defeated Shepherd, 38-28, two weeks ago, its first win against the Rams since 2004.
The Shippensburg University women’s volleyball team faced a solid set of opponents Saturday at the Minnesota Duluth Classic but fought hard and earned a split, rallying from a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Minnesota Crookston University to sweep Bemidji State University. SU dropped its first match of the day to the Golden Eagles by scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-18.