Lady Raiders' 69-56 Win Over The Rock Sets Up Monday Showdown With IUP
Jan. 27, 2007
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SHIPPENSBURG,
Pa. - A second-half shooting surge
and near double-doubles from three different Lady Raiders helped
Shippensburg overcome
a two-point halftime deficit and upend visiting Slippery Rock
(8-10, 2-2) by 13 points on Saturday afternoon at Heiges Field
House. Shippensburg (14-6, 4-1 PSAC West) moved
into sole possession of first place in the PSAC Western Division with the
victory
and led by as many as 18 points in the second half behind
eight 3-pointers drained by the Lady Raiders in the contest.
Freshman Lauren Beckley (Fairfield/Fairfield), the reigning
PSAC Player of the Week in the Western Division, finished
with a game-high
26 points and nine rebounds after being held to a career-low
six points on Wednesday night. Redshirt-freshman Jenny
Cunningham (McVeytown, Pa./Lewistown) added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Senior Shanna Oaddams (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) was
the third Shippensburg player to record nine rebounds,
contributing
16 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
The trio of Beckley, Cunningham and Oaddams combined to
score 54 of the team's 69 points as well as collect
27 of the team's
37 rebounds.
A major key to the victory for Shippensburg was its
clutch shooting in the second half, as the team shot
53.6-percent
from the field
over the final 20 minutes and embarked upon a 16-2
run late in the second half to transform a 51-47 game
at 9:14
to a
67-49
contest with 4:03 remaining. The Lady Raiders connected
for three 3-pointers during the run, including two
by Beckley.
In Shippensburg's loss to California (Pa.) on Wednesday,
the Lady Raiders were plagued by 33 turnovers. Against
The Rock,
Shippensburg capitalized on the turnovers committed
by Slippery Rock, as the Lady Raiders scored 26 points
off
18 Slippery
Rock turnovers. Shippensburg also scored 30 points
in the paint.
Another Lady Raider making key contributions was junior
Megan Fogle (Wrightsville/Eastern York), who added
five points
and a team-high five assists. Slippery Rock was led
by Nijha McNeely,
who added 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Nikki
Presto added 12 points.
Shippensburg will continue a three-game PSAC West homestand
on Monday evening when the Lady Raiders host Indiana
(Pa.) The two
teams will be vying for first place in the PSAC West,
as second-place IUP (13-6, 3-1 PSAC West) will be attempting
to dethrone first-place
Shippensburg. Tipoff from Heiges Field House is scheduled
for 6 p.m.
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