By: By Bill Morgal, Sports Information Director
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — The Shippensburg University basketball teams will host their final home games of the fall semester on Saturday when PSAC Eastern Division rival Kutztown comes calling for a 1 p.m. women's matchup and a 3 p.m. men's matchup from Heiges Field House.
Live radio coverage of the game will be provided on WSYC-FM 88.7 in Shippensburg, with an audio stream available online at the link posted above.
WOMEN's NOTES:
• Shippensburg earned an 82-65 road win at Clarion and an 87-82 road win at Lock Haven to run its record to 6-1, 2-0 PSAC...it is the first time that the Raiders have beaten PSAC opponents in back-to-back games and also scored 80 or more points in both of the wins since the 2001 PSAC Tournament...SU is 6-1 to start a season for the first time since 2008-09...forward
Stephanie Knauer, the PSAC East Freshman of the Week, had a pair of double-doubles this weekend (12 pts., 14 reb. at Clarion; 20 pts., 13 reb. at Lock Haven) and is averaging 12.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game while shooting 51.1 percent...senior
Shawna Wert is averaging 14.1 points per game and has a team-high 14 steals...SU's defense is forcing an average of 22 turnovers per game out of its opponents.
MEN's NOTES:
• Shippensburg (2-3, 0-2 PSAC) dropped its PSAC openers on the road at Clarion (48-66) and Lock Haven (87-94, OT) this past weekend...sophomore
Reggie Charles scored a career-high 34 points at Lock Haven, the most in a single game for a Raider since Chuck Davis scored 37 points for Shippensburg in a loss at West Chester on Jan. 6, 2007...Charles is averaging 14.4 points per game while freshman
Joe Lococo is averaging 14.0 points per game...SU has had freshmen or sophomores as 4 of its 5 starters in every game this season...the Raiders will travel to face Shepherd this Wednesday.
BINGO: At halftime of both the women's and men's games, bingo numbers will be read from the public address system. Fans that arrive before the game will receive a bingo card. Among the prizes sponsored by Shippensburg University Athletics is a gift card and a Raiders T-shirt.