The Shippensburg University men's basketball team improved to 11-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) on Saturday after defeating Lock Haven in an Eastern Division matchup on Saturday, 72-61.
 
Shippensburg (13-7, 11-3 PSAC) made eight three-pointers in its victory over Lock Haven (13-6, 9-5), marking the eighth time this season the Raiders have made eight three-pointers in a game. Saturday also helped SU avenge a brutal loss last season at Thomas Fieldhouse, a game LHU won 79-67 in overtime.
 
The Bald Eagles kept pace with Shippensburg for much of the first half before SU went on a 15-5 run toward the end of first half and led 34-25 at halftime.
 
Lock Haven was able to battle back in the second half, narrowing the Raider lead to just five points with 11:50 remaining. Shippensburg then went on a 17-3 run that lasted from the 11:34 mark until the 5:06 mark in the second half.
 
SU held Lock Haven to its second-lowest point total of the season and shut the Bald Eagles down from outside the arc. LHU went just 3-for-14 from three-point range, its lowest percentage against a PSAC opponent this season.
 
Senior Carlos Carter (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) led the way for the Raiders with his seventh 20-point performance of the season. He shot 9-15 (60.0 percent) from the floor and hit three triples.
 
Redshirt-senior Rashon Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa./Simon Gratz (Highland C.C.)) and graduate Luke Nedrow (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic (Marist)) both finished the game in double digits with 17 points and 12 points, respectively.
 
Division II's rebounding leader, graduate Dom Sleva (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour), recorded 13 rebounds and nine points, just one shy of notching his nation-leading thirteenth double-double. Sleva also had a huge career high of six steals.
 
Shippensburg travels to East Stroudsburg on Saturday, in a crucial matchup at the top of the PSAC East standings. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.