Mason Flowers Asst. Sports Editor

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Field hockey shines late to win PSACs, moves to NCAA semifinals

  Shippensburg University’s No. 1 nationally ranked field hockey team prevailed in postseason play the past two weeks, defeating Bloomsburg in Nov. 8’s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) semifinal 2-1 in overtime, before picking up a 1-0 overtime win against East Stroudsburg on Nov. 10 to win the PSAC championship. They then beat Limestone 3-2 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NCAA semifinals.


Field hockey splits week, falls to IUP

  Shippensburg University’s No. 1 nationally ranked field hockey team split a pair of matches this past week defeating Frostburg State 4-1 on Tuesday before falling in overtime to IUP 1-0 on Wednesday.  The Raiders finished undefeated in conference play at 9-0 but suffered their first loss of the season to move to 16-1 overall. 


Swimming swept by Clarion on senior night

 Shippensburg University’s swimming teams lost at home against Clarion on Friday evening, with the men’s team losing 115-70 and the women by a score of 136-50. The results move each team to 3-4 on the season. 


Shippensburg inducts athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024

  Shippensburg University hosted its 39th annual Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 18, adding six new members to the illustrious group.  The inductees were Jill Edwards Restino ’14, Herman Kirkland ’13, Lee McClintock ’05, Amy Sokalski ’85, Ashley Watt Cush ’07 and Sidney L. Wells Jr. ’60.


Football perseveres for comeback victory on the road

 Shippensburg University’s football team came back from a 21-7 deficit in the second quarter to defeat Millersville 35-27 on Saturday. It was the first win in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play for the Raiders, moving their record on the season to 2-4. 


Field hockey takes down pair of ranked opponents

 Shippensburg University’s No. 1 nationally ranked field hockey team earned a pair of key road victories this week, defeating No. 5 West Chester 3-1 on Wednesday before beating No. 9 Mansfield, 6-1, on Saturday. The results moved the Raiders to 11-0 for the season, including 4-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play.