KUTZTOWN, Pa. (February 1, 2012)— The Kutztown University women's basketball team dropped a 73-57 decision to Shippensburg University, Wednesday evening in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Division game at Keystone Arena.

The Golden Bears (6-15 overall, 4-11 PSAC) placed two players in double figures. Junior Ashley Wood (Limerick, PA/Spring-Ford) (Limerick, PA/ Spring-Ford) led Kutztown with 17 points.

Sophomore Andrea Sisson (Richmond, VA/Godwin) (Richmond, VA/ Godwin) finished with 14 points. Sisson went 5-for-13 from field and 3-for-9 from behind the arc.

Sophomore Avery Hodgson (Surf City, NJ/Southern Regional) (Surf City, NJ/ Southern Regional) finished with a team-high eight rebounds and recorded eight points. Sophomore Keyla Pullen (Richmond, VA/Monacan) also added seven points off the bench for KU.

Kutztown couldn't stop Shippensburg's Monae Baker as she finished with a game high 34 points and 16 rebounds. Baker was 13-for-22 from the field and 8-for-11 from the free throw line. Sarah Strybuc recorded 15 points and Shawna Wert finished with 12.

Kutztown only trailed by two points after the Red Raiders took a 29-27 lead at intermission. Wood scored 13 of her points in the first half alone and used a pair of free throw shots with 15 seconds remaining in the first half to slice Shippensburg's lead.

KU entered the second half with intensity and urgency as a Hodgson jumper and layup from Sisson gave Kutztown the 31-29 lead with 18:23 remaining. Sisson then used back-to-back 3-pointers to push KU up 37-33 with 16:07 left. Kutztown's defense left the Red Raiders scoreless for over three minutes until Shippensburg tied the game 37-37 with a jumper from Wert.

As minutes began to roll off the clock, KU and Shippensburg went back and forth making baskets. The Red Raiders never saw their lead snatched but a pair of free throw shots from Wood with 8:39 remaining would pull KU within reach to Ship's 47-46 lead. The Red Raiders used an 8-1 run to extend the lead to 10 and carried a 58-48 advantage with 5:46 left to play.

Kutztown was unable to cut the lead as Shippensburg controlled the final minutes of the game.

KU will host East Stroudsburg on Saturday, Feb. 4 for a PSAC East Division matchup at 1 p.m. at Keystone Arena.  Saturday's match will also serve as the Pink Zone game that serves to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball on campus and communities.