Lady Raiders Hold Off Lock Haven for 69-63 Win, Open PSAC West with Two-Straight Wins
Jan. 17, 2007
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LOCK HAVEN,
Pa. - The Shippensburg Lady Raiders battled back from an
early first-half deficit and overcame a cold shooting performance
to defeat Lock Haven 69-63 and improve to 2-0 in Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference Western Division action for the first time since
2003-04.
The Lady Raiders (12-5, 2-0 PSAC West) entered Wednesday’s
contest with the PSAC’s top-ranked scoring offense averaging
72.1 points per game and also ranked first in field goal percentage,
hitting 44 percent of the season. Lock Haven (8-8, 1-1 PSAC West)
held the Lady Raiders to just 32.8 percent shooting, but freshman
Lauren Beckley (Fairfield/Fairfield) helped offset the offensive
struggles, leading four Lady Raiders in double figures with 17 points
and nine rebounds.
Lock Haven jumped out to an early lead, hitting five of its first
six shots from the field and built a 15-4 advantage nearly eight
minutes into the contest. After Beckley knocked down a jumper and
scored on a lay-up on the teams’ second and third possessions,
Shippensburg went scoreless until sophomore Phylicia Bessick
(Columbia/Hempfield) canned two free throws at 10:47, snapping an eight-minute drought.
Trailing 19-8 with 8:51 remaining, Lady Raider red-shirt freshman
Jenny Cunningham (McVeytown, Pa./Lewistown), who finished with 15
points and seven rebounds, scored the teams’ next seven points,
which included a 3-pointer that cut the lead to 21-15 with 6:11 left
in the half.
Shippensburg finally took the lead 25-23 with two minutes remaining
on a Beckley layup. Lock Haven, however, refused to go away, retaking
the lead 35-34 with 15:25 remaining in the contest. The Lady Raiders
trailed by as many as six in the following 12 minutes of action,
but with 3:01 remaining, Beckley hit a 3-pointer to give Ship a 58-57
advantage.
From there, junior Megan Fogle (Wrightsville/Eastern York) cashed
in six of her 10 points, including 4-of-4 from the line. In the final
2:26, the Lady Raiders dropped 9-of-12 free throws to keep Lock Haven
at bay.
Helping the Lady Raider cause was senior Shanna Oaddams (Willingboro,
N.J./Willingboro), who finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Shippensburg also controlled the glass, pulling down 15 offensive
rebounds, which led to 23 second chance points. Lock Haven was limited
to just four second chance points.
Shippensburg will look to stay unbeaten in the PSAC West on Saturday,
Jan. 20 against Clarion at Heiges Field House. The game will be broadcast
on cstv.com. The first 500 fans in attendance at Heiges Field House
will receive a free Shippensburg t-shirt. Tip-off is scheduled for
1 p.m.
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