SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University football team fell to the Lock Haven Bald Eagles in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division contest Saturday during Shippensburg University Homecoming weekend at Seth Grove Stadium, 21-7.
 
The Raiders (2-7, 2-5) got a 65-yard second quarter touchdown reception from junior wide receiver Redd Douglas and 94 yards on the ground from redshirt-sophomore Tanner Hess in the loss.
 
The Bald Eagles (5-5, 3-4) countered with big plays of their own, including a 79-yard TD catch from T-iar Young and a 65-yard TD run from PSAC rushing leader Chris Collier.
 
All the scoring Saturday occurred in the 15 minutes leading up to halftime. The Bald Eagles struck first with a pair of quick scores.
 
The Raiders responded on the opening play of the next drive, as Douglas beat his coverage on a deep ball from freshman quarterback Sam Stoner for a long Shippensburg touchdown.
 
Douglas finished with 6 catches for 84 total yards.
 
Another big play, this time a 37-yard reception from Young, set up a Collier 10-yard touchdown reception with 1:29 remaining in the second quarter, resulting in a 21-7 Lock Haven lead at intermission.
 
Despite the relatively close margin, the Raiders just could not stir up enough momentum on offense to make a game of it in the second half.
 
The SU defense held the Bald Eagles scoreless after the break. Graduate linebacker Evan Townsend-Henry paced the unit with 11 tackles, including one tackle for loss. Redshirt-junior linebacker Ray Jones also reached double-digits in tackles with 10.
 
Redshirt-sophomore Terrance Peterson Jr. totaled nine tackles, including four solo, as well as a quarterback sack. Redshirt-senior Nasir Greer also recorded nine tackles (four solo) and hauled in his second interception of the season during the second half.
 
Redshirt-freshman Ibrahim Diawara registered his sixth sack of the season, which is second on the club behind senior Jacoby Sherard's seven.
 
Collier finished with 130 yards, giving him 1,223 yards this season. Young, meanwhile, caught two passes for 116 yards.
 
Lock Haven quarterback Kyle Zajack completed 14-of-25 pass attempts for 238 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
 
With the victory, Lock Haven broke an 18-game losing streak against the Raiders that dated back to 2003, and it is the Bald Eagles' first win at Shippensburg since 1989.
 
Next week, Shippensburg will host Gannon for its season finale. Kick-off from Seth Grove Stadium is set for 1 p.m.