SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University women's basketball team endured a tough shooting night Wednesday in a 63-50 loss to visiting Millersville in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division game on Play 4 Kay night at Heiges Field House.
                   
Shippensburg (18-5, 14-5 PSAC) was limited to a season-low 33.3 percent shooting (17-51) by Millersville – the PSAC's best scoring defense. The Marauders entered the game as the only team in the conference allowing less than 60 points per game.
 
Junior Morgan Griffith tallied her 13^th double-double of the season, totaling 17 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Logan Snyder was the other SU player in double figures, recording 14 points and five rebounds.
 
The Raiders began the game on a 10-3 run, but Millersville was able to come within one at the end of the first. The Marauders then outscored SU 17-8 in the second quarter to take a 30-22 halftime lead.
 
SU started the second half much like the first by going on a 12-0 run to take a 34-30 lead. This time Millersville responded with an 11-4 run to close the third quarter, affording the Marauders a three-point lead entering the fourth quarter.
 
Snyder scored the first five points for SU of the fourth quarter, including a three-pointer in transition that tied the game 43-43 with 6:31 remaining. However, Millersville outscored SU 20-7 the rest of the way.
 
Junior Colleen Young finished with seven points, six rebounds and three points. Junior Lauren Gold scored five points to go along with four rebounds and four assists.
 
The loss was just SU's second at home this season (10-2) and the first in the last four games overall.
 
Wednesday's game was held in conjunction with the national "Play 4 Kay" initiative of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund — with the purpose of increasing breast cancer awareness and raising funds for research.
 
The WBCA Pink Zone was rebranded a few years ago as Play4Kay. The mission of the initiative, which was brought to life in 2007, remains intact: a nation of coaches raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is the official charity of the initiative.
 
Shippensburg will be back in action Saturday when it travels to Cheyney for a 1 p.m. start at Cope Hall.