BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University women's basketball team raced out to a 13-point halftime lead on Wednesday evening en route to its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) road victory of the season, an 83-64 win over the Bloomsburg Huskies from Nelson Field House.
 
Shippensburg (4-14, 3-9 PSAC) made 4-of-6 from three-point range in the first quarter, including three by freshman Ariel Jones, to take a 21-12 lead after the opening 10 minutes. SU scored the first five points of the second quarter and then opened the third quarter on a 7-0 run to build a 20-point lead.
 
Bloomsburg (6-14, 3-11) got as close as 12 points in the fourth quarter. The Huskies committed 26 turnovers, off which the Raiders scored a season-high 22 points. SU also posted a 41-28 rebounding advantage over Bloomsburg.
 
Jones led four Raiders in double figures with an impressive 32 points, just two short of her career high. She was 10-of-19 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. In addition to her second career 30-point game, Jones totaled seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
 
Freshman Kasey Engle posted double figures for the fourth time in the last six contests, totaling 12 points, including 6-of-6 at the free-throw line. Engle had five rebounds, two assists and tied a career high with four steals.
 
Senior Victoria Blackburn finished with 11 points and four assists. It was the ninth time in the last 10 games that Blackburn has scored at least nine points and the sixth straight game she has posted at least three assists.
 
Off the bench, freshman Lili Benzel made her first five shots and finished with 12 points for her fifth game in double figures this season.
 
Senior Kristin McGeough led all players with 13 rebounds, including 12 on the defensive glass, and had eight points. McGeough, ranked fourth in the PSAC in blocks, added three to her total on Wednesday.
 
Shippensburg hosts Kutztown at 1 p.m. Saturday from Heiges Field House.