The Shippensburg University women's basketball team fell on the road to Mansfield in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division matchup, 78-61, on Wednesday night at the Marion Decker Gymnasium.  
 
Freshman Mia Johnson led the scoring for Shippensburg (4-20, 3-15 PSAC) with a career-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field. Johnson matched two other career marks, knocking down 3-of-6 threes and converting 4-of-6 free throws. She also grabbed three rebounds and earned her second career block.
 
Freshman Alexis Buie also set a career-high with 15 points – her second career-high scoring mark in as many outings. Buie shot 5-of-9 from the field with four rebounds. Junior Abbie Miller shot 4-of-6 for eight points and provided two assists and two rebounds.
 
Shippensburg shot 41 percent from the field compared to Mansfield's 49 percent. The Mounties outrebounded the Raiders 37-23, including 11 offensive rebounds that went for 12 second-chance points. The Mounties scored 24 points off SU turnovers.
 
It was a strong opening 20 minutes from Mansfield (11-12, 8-10) who headed into the locker room with a 36-22 halftime lead. Baskets by Johnson and freshman Bella Chimienti erased an early 4-0 deficit, but nearly a four-minute scoring drought for the Raiders midway through the first allowed the Mounties to take a 10-4 advantage. Mansfield stretched its lead to 17-10 by the end of the first. A three by the Mounties kicked off an 11-3 scoring run through the first five minutes of the second quarter as Mansfield built its halftime lead.
 
Baskets by Miller and Buie started the second-half scoring to get the Raiders back within 10 points. A big and-1 bucket from Buie got SU within seven points with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter. The Raiders looked to head into the fourth only trailing by seven, but a half-court shot by Cydney Stanton to beat the buzzer gave the Mounties its double-digit lead back.
 
A quick basket and a three to start the fourth gave the Mounties a 57-43 lead. A basket by junior Taja Colbert and a three by Chimienti brought the margin back to single digits, but Mansfield answered with a 13-0 scoring run to take a 70-48 edge.
 
Mansfield's Katie Sheeler led the Mounties with 21 points, shooting 6-of-11 and knocking down four threes. Jasmine Hilton earned a double-double, scoring 16 points with 13 rebounds. Alivia Paeglow also shot 6-of-11, going for 13 points.
 
SU hosts Senior Day against East Stroudsburg on Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. tip-off inside Heiges Field House.