Shippensburg University men’s basketball team suffered a loss to Shepherd University last Wednesday to end its 2023-24 season. The team finished with an 8-20 record overall and a 4-18 record in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play.
Wednesday night’s game started with quite the 3-pointer frenzy. The Rams made seven and the Raiders hit five within the first 13 minutes.
Near the end of the first half, the Rams extended their lead to 25-17, but the Raiders then scored seven in a row to bring the score to 25-24. The Rams built their lead to 34-28 before halftime.
The second half continued the traded runs. The Rams lead the Raiders by about eight points, but SU fought back valiantly to chop the scoring deficits down.
With 5:25 left to play, the Raiders tied the score with an eight-point run. The Rams fired back with a 10-0 run to get a comfortable double-digit lead. The Raiders could not recover and lost 73-65.
Redshirt Markus Frank completed his debut season with 15 points. He has posted double figures in 22 of 28 games this season. He currently is ranked eighth in the PSAC in scoring with 495 points.
Junior Michael Dunn scored nine points, all from 3-pointers. Graduate Andrew Recchia scored eight points, shooting 3-of-6 and hitting two 3-pointers.
Wednesday’s game also marked the final game for three seniors — Satchel Ball, Ty Holsopple and Mamadou Toure. Ball finished his career with two 3-pointers and a career-high seven rebounds. Hopsopple ended his career with three points, three rebounds and three assists.
As for Shepherd men’s basketball team, they solidified their ticket to the PSAC tournament and will face West Chester University’s Golden Rams on Monday, March 4 at p.m.
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