KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Senior Dylan Edgar surpassed the 1,000-point plateau for his career Wednesday night but the Shippensburg University men's basketball team could not stave off home-standing Kutztown, dropping a 88-75 decision to the Golden Bears inside Keystone Arena.
 
Shippensburg (8-7, 4-7 PSAC) relinquished a run late in the first half to trail by 11 points at halftime, 43-32. The Raiders would cut the deficit to seven points with 8:41 to go but not get any closer down the stretch.
 
Edgar finished with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, bringing his career total to 1,008 points in 93 career games. He also had seven rebounds. His jumper with 15:45 remaining made him the first 1,000-point player to reach the mark solely in a Raider uniform since Todd Johnson in 2007. Alex Jones is the last SU player to surpass 1,000 points – he did so in 2008 and reached his total with two seasons as a Raider and two with Ashland.
 
Overall, Edgar is the 28^th SU men's player to reach 1,000 career points.
 
Freshman Justin McCarthur led all players Wednesday night with 21 points, making three three-pointers and going 6-of-6 at the free-throw line. He had three rebounds and an assist.
 
Sophomore Abe Massaley had a well-rounded game before fouling out late, scoring 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. He matched his career high with nine rebounds, had four assists and two steals in 34 minutes.
 
Freshman Dustin Sleva had six points, four rebounds and a career-high seven assists. Sleva is averaging eight points, five rebounds and four assists over his last three games.
 
Kutztown (11-7, 8-4) had five players in double figures and scored more points against the Raiders on Wednesday than any team thus far. The Golden Bears also shot 18-of-20 at the free-throw line and committed just seven turnovers on the night.

Shippensburg hosts Millersville at 3 p.m. Saturday from Heiges Field House.