Box Score

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's basketball team was unable to find any offensive rhythm on Wednesday night as it fell to PSAC East-leading Kutztown, 83-56, from Keystone Arena.

No player scored more than 10 points for Shippensburg (7-14, 4-11 PSAC), as the Raiders struggled to keep up with a 31-point performance from Kutztown's (14-5, 11-4) Micah Fraction, as well as a 17-point effort from Devon McBride. The 56 points were the second-fewest SU has scored in a game this season.

Sophomore Dylan Edgar went 4-of-7 from the field to finish with 10 points off the bench while senior Will Royal collected a team-high 11 rebounds.

Freshman Sam Pygatt scored eight points off the pine for the second consecutive game. Senior Craig Van Scyoc also contributed eight points in addition to six rebounds.

Senior Dane Lauber scored nine points to go along with seven rebounds and senior Jordan Stasyszyn scored seven points and added a team-high four assists.

Shippensburg fought from behind for the majority of the first half, as Kutztown led by as many as 12. The Golden Bears went into halftime up 35-24.

Kutztown scored the first six points of the second half to extend its lead to 17. But the Raiders would answer with six straight points of their own – two free throws from Stasyszyn, a fastbreak layup from Van Scyoc and a Royal layup – to bring the deficit back to 11, down 41-30 with 16:44 left.

SU would not get any closer, however, as it was all Golden Bears the rest of the way, culminating in a 29-point KU lead with 41 seconds left.

Shippensburg will head home on Saturday to face Mansfield at 3 p.m. from Heiges Field House. The Mounties beat the Raiders earlier this season, 77-73, at Decker Gymnasium.