Box Score KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown University ran out of time as the Golden Bears closed the game with a 17-2 run, but Shippensburg had built too big of a lead and held on for a 72-63 win over KU.
Ashley Wood (Limerick, PA/Spring-Ford) and
Natalya Lee (Feasterville, Pa./Rancocas Valley Regional) combined for 34 points in the losing effort.
A pair of free throws built the Raiders' lead to 24 points, 70-46, with 5:52 remaining in the game. Wood halted SU's 23-8 run, however, when she drilled a three on the Golden Bears' next possession to start the run. Wood scored seven of her game-high 18 points during the run.
Kutztown held Shippensburg scoreless for the final 4:28, hounding the Raiders into five turnovers, while SU also went 0-for-4 from the foul line down the stretch.
Wood hit 6-of-17 field goals in the game and added five rebounds and a pair of steals. Lee, meanwhile, scored 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting and led the team with five steals. Both players grabbed five rebounds.
Advia Campbell (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) led Kutztown with nine boards and
Arianna Apostolopoulos (Yonkers, NY/Ursuline) dished out six assists.
The Golden Bears committed 21 fouls in the game, resulting in 33 free throw attempts for visiting SU.
Dana Wert scored 17 points to lead Shippensburg, including a 10-of-12 mark from the charity stripe. Stephanie Knauer, who was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor, and Caitlyn Deeter each scored 12 points. Raediah Lyles added 11 points.
Knauer had 10 of her 12 in the first half as the Raiders shot 55 percent from the field to build a 41-30 lead at the intermission.
The contest also had major ramifications in the PSAC East standings. While both squads have already clinched playoff berths, the win pulled Shippensburg into a three-way tie for first after a Millersville win over Bloomsburg left all three teams with 11-5 records. West Chester is in fourth, one game ahead of Kutztown.
The Golden Bears will look to get back in the win column on Saturday, Feb. 9 when they travel to East Stroudsburg.
