SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's basketball team returned to action Wednesday night with an 86-72 win over Seton Hill in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) mandated crossover at Heiges Field House.
Shippensburg (8-3, 5-1 PSAC) established a lead in the second minute of the game and never trailed after that point. SU built a 13-point lead in the first half before Seton Hill (1-10, 1-5) clawed its way back within two points of the lead with a minute to go before the intermission.
SU went on a 16-3 run beginning at the 14:51 mark of the second half to take a 16-point lead, 60-44, with 10:43 remaining. The Raiders led by as many as 20 points down the stretch.
Senior
Kiyon Hardy led SU in scoring with a career-high 20 points, surpassing his previous career high of 19 set three games ago at Clarion. Hardy made three three-pointers, his most as a Raider, and a total that ties his career high. He also dished out six assists, grabbed three rebounds and two steals.
Redshirt-sophomore
Rashon Johnson scored 16 points and was strong at the stripe, knocking down 8-of-9 free-throw attempts. Johnson added three rebounds and one assist.
Junior
Carlos Carter scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three-point range. Carter had a career-high five assists, grabbed five rebounds and blocked one shot.
Graduate
Jake Biss had 11 points, including a 3-of-7 performance from three-point range. He added three rebounds, two assists, and a steal. He matched his career high with two blocks, both recorded in the same defensive sequence.
Redshirt-junior
Dom Sleva had eight points, three assists, and a team-high seven rebounds. Junior
Luke Nedrow scored eight points and had two rebounds, two assists and one steal. Redshirt-freshman
Geoffrey Helm came off the bench made both of his field-goal attempts, finishing with five points and a steal.
Shippensburg finished the night with 20 assists and just nine turnovers. The Raiders scored 20 points off Seton Hill turnovers. The win extended SU's winning streak over Seton Hill to five straight games.
Seton Hill had four players post double figures and were led by an all-around performance from Sean Dillon, who scored a game-high 27 points. Dillon shot 8-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point range and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. He added four assists, two rebounds and three steals.
The Griffins, who shot 5-of-7 from three-point range in the first half, got a double-double from Michael Joiner (10 points, game-high 10 rebounds), 12 points from Samuel Tabe and 10 points from Jimmy Moon.
Wednesday marked SU's first game in 17 days following a holiday break and a cancelation on January 2 due to COVID-19 concerns for its scheduled opponent.
Shippensburg plays its next game
at 1 p.m. Saturday at Millersville.
