Shippensburg (18-4, 14-4 PSAC) led for the majority of the contest, including by eight points with 5:34 to play, before Kutztown (8-13, 5-12) responded with a 9-0 run to take a one-point lead at the 2:26 mark. A Griffith lay-up began a 7-0 SU counter-run, with Kutztown getting as close as one point before the Raiders hit the clinching free throws.
 
Griffith became the 20th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau for her career. She hit a pair of three-pointers in succession early in the third quarter, as the second gave her the career milestone. Her 27 points in Saturday's game tied a career high achieved earlier this season versus IUP. She also had eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block while playing all 40 minutes.
 
Junior Lauren Gold had an excellent afternoon for the Raiders, scoring a season-high 21 points while making 2-of-3 from three-point range and 11-of-12 at the free-throw line. She had five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one turnover in 36 minutes.
 
Junior Logan Snyder was the third Raider in double figures, scoring 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting. She had five rebounds, five assists and two steals without committing a turnover in 33 minutes of action.
 
From the forward spot, junior Haley Scullion had a balanced line of seven points, six rebounds and two steals while tying her career high with five assists. Fellow junior Colleen Young dealt with foul trouble in the first half but still managed six points, three assists and two rebounds.
 
Off the bench, sophomore Vicky Tumasz hit a pair of three-pointers to finish with six points in the game. Tumasz has made at least one three-pointer in five straight games and has connected on a total of eight during that span. Sophomore Victoria Blackburn also hit a three-pointer off the bench.
 
The three-point shot was key for the Raiders, as Shippensburg tied a season-high with nine trifectas. SU began the game 5-of-9 from distance and finished 9-of-19 overall from three-point range.
 
Both Shippensburg and Kutztown had 27 assists in the game. The Golden Bears got nine points, nine rebounds and 14 assists from point guard Natalya Lee while Jenna Altomare was 5-of-9 from three-point range and had 17 points. Kelsey Watson and Gina Lewis also had 18 points for Kutztown.
 
The Raiders were strong at the free-throw line. In addition to the makes by Griffith and Snyder in the final 21 seconds, SU finished 25-of-30 at the free-throw line in the game. For three games this week, Shippensburg shot 60-of-79 (76 percent) from the charity stripe.
 
Shippensburg hosts Millersville at 6 p.m. Wednesday from Heiges Field House. Wednesday is 'Play 4 Kay' night at SU; with giveaways for all fans in attendance and free admission for all those who wear pink to the games. More information about SU's 'Play 4 Kay' festivities are available at shipraiders.com/play4kay.