By: - Shippensburg University Sports Information -
The PSAC East No. 6-seeded Shippensburg University men's basketball team returns to the PSAC postseason for the first time since the 2006-07 season on Saturday night when it travels to PSAC East No. 3 seed Millersville for a 7:30 p.m. showdown from Pucillo Gymnasium.
Live coverage options for the game are linked above. Tickets are $7 for adults and $2 for students. Students from PSAC-member institutions with a valid school ID will receive free admission.
Saturday night's PSAC First Round winner will advance to play PSAC East No. 2 seed West Chester from the Golden Rams' Hollinger Field House next Tues., March 5, in the PSAC Quarterfinals.
NOTES
• This marks the second matchup between Shippensburg (7-19, 5-17 PSAC East) and Millersville (18-10, 14-8) in four days at Pucillo as the Raiders wrapped up regular season play with an 83-69 loss on Wednesday night despite a 19-point, 10-assist effort from sophomore
Reggie Charles.
• Wednesday night's victory gave the Marauders the regular-season sweep over SU, as a Charles three-point attempt at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim to secure Millersville's 63-62, one-point win in the first matchup this season on Jan. 30 from Heiges Field House.
• The Raiders are playing in their ninth PSAC Tournament overall and fourth under head coach Dave Springer. Shippensburg's last PSAC postseason victories came in 2005-06 when it advanced to the PSAC Championship Game -- where it lost by one point to Edinboro -- and eventually qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
• Millersville is also making its first PSAC postseason appearance in several seasons, as the Marauders last qualified in 2007-08. MU's 18 wins this season are its most since that campaign, as the Marauders had failed to win more than 10 games in each of the past four seasons.