RELEASE DATE: 12/20/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Shippensburg Runs Away in Second Half in 70-46 win over Mounties – Jess Uhrich Scores Game High 17 points

Box Score

SHIPPENSBURG – Jess Uhrich (Palmyra/Palmyra) scored a game-high 17 points but Shippensburg used a strong second half to beat Mansfield 70-46 in a PSAC crossover game at Heiges Field House Wednesday evening.

The Mountaineers played the Red Raiders even through much of the first half, taking a 22-18 lead on Emily Akins (Elmira,NY/Southside) 3-pointer with 8:30 left in the first half. But the cold shooting Mounties were able to score just two more points before intermission to trail 30-24 at halftime.

Mansfield cut the lead to 35-22 on an Uhrich jumper three minutes into the second half but Shippensburg responded by going on a 17-3 run over the next five minutes to effectively put the game out of reach.

The Mountaineers suffered by far their worst shooting performance of the season hitting on just 29.5% of their shots from the floor and were just 3-7 from the free throw line. The 46 points were the least scored in a game this season, 21 points below Mansfield points per game average this year.

Uhrich, who has scored in double figures in all nine games this season, also pulled down a team high five rebounds while recording two steals. Emily Akins came off the bench to score a season high 11 points, hitting on 3-4 3-pointers with three rebounds. Courtney Brooks (Harrisburg/Susquehanna Township) added nine points.

Megan Fogle led Shippensburg (6-4) with 16 points with Lauren Beckley scoring 13 points and Shanna Oaddams 12. The Red Raiders connected on 53% of their shots from the floor including 66.7% in the second half.

Mansfield (5-4) will take a 10-day break before traveling to Goldey-Beacom College on Dec. 30.

Newspaper Box Score

Mansfield vs Shippensburg

12/20/06 6:00 p.m. at Heiges Field House; Shippensburg, PA

At Heiges Field House; Shippensburg, PA

SHIPPENSBURG 70, MANSFIELD 46

MANSFIELD ((5-4))

UHRICH, Jessica 8-20 1-3 17; AKINS, Emily 4-8 0-0 11; BROOKS, Courtney 3-12

0-0 9; CORRELL, Clarissa 2-3 0-2 4; AKINS, Katie 1-1 0-0 3; REED, Brittany

0-1 2-2 2; GAETA, Merissa 0-2 0-0 0; HAFER, Mallory 0-7 0-0 0; MEACHAM,

Jeanette 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 18-61 3-7 46.

SHIPPENSBURG ((6-4))

FOGLE, Megan 5-14 3-4 16; BECKLEY, Lauren 5-8 1-2 13; OADDAMS, Shanna 6-7

0-0 12; CUNNINGHAM, Jenny 2-4 2-2 6; MERCER, Elise 3-4 0-0 6; BESSICK,

Phylicia 2-3 1-3 5; LEHMAN, Kendra 0-2 4-8 4; GLASSER, Alicia 1-1 0-0 3;

RAMUS, Samantha 1-2 0-0 3; METZ, Michelle 1-3 0-0 2; COOPER, Erin 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 26-49 11-19 70.

Mansfield.....................          24   22  -   46

Shippensburg..................      30   40  -   70

3-point goals-Mansfield 7-22 (AKINS, Emily 3-4; BROOKS, Courtney 3-8; AKINS,

Katie 1-1; HAFER, Mallory 0-5; MEACHAM, Jeanette 0-1; REED, Brittany 0-1;

UHRICH, Jessica 0-2), Shippensburg 7-19 (FOGLE, Megan 3-8; BECKLEY, Lauren

2-5; RAMUS, Samantha 1-2; GLASSER, Alicia 1-1; BESSICK, Phylicia 0-1; METZ,

Michelle 0-2). Fouled out--Mansfield-None, Shippensburg-None.

Rebounds-Mansfield 34 (MEACHAM, Jeanette 5; UHRICH, Jessica 5), Shippensburg

40 (BECKLEY, Lauren 9). Assists-Mansfield 11 (CORRELL, Clarissa 5),

Shippensburg 21 (FOGLE, Megan 6; RAMUS, Samantha 6). Total fouls-Mansfield

14, Shippensburg 8. A-200