SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Freshman Richard Oppong netted a career-high 15 points to highlight four Mansfield University men's basketball players in double-figures, but Shippensburg University connected on 17 3-pointers to earn a 90-68 PSAC East victory inside Heiges Field House on Monday night, Jan. 6.
 
The Mountaineers (4-8, 3-4 PSAC) (42 percent) outshot the Raiders (10-3, 6-1 PSAC) (38 percent) from the field during the contest, but could not overcome Shippensburg's 17-of-37 shooting from long range.
 
Oppong came off the bench to connect on 4-of-6 3-pointers of his own, adding five rebounds in 20 minutes of action. Junior Christian Simmons and senior Trevor English each poured in 14 points, while Simmons added six rebounds and English grabbed eight, respectively. Senior Jahmir Green rounded out the Mounties in double-figures with 11 points and six rebounds.
 
The Mounties fought back from an 18-point first half deficit to cut the Raiders' lead to seven in the opening seconds of the second period. However, the Raiders exploded for a 17-5 run thanks to five consecutive 3-pointers.
 
The Raiders continued to shoot well from long range, eventually extending their lead to as much as 25 with 11:39 remaining.
 
The Mounties continued to battle and used a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 15 with 9:12 to go, but the Raiders connected on their next two tries from three to extend the lead back to 20.
 
The Raiders had four players knock down multiple 3-pointers, led by a 5-of-10 shooting effort from Jake Biss, who finished with a 17 assist, 11 rebound double-double. Biss also added seven rebounds and Carlos Carter netted a game-high 21 points.
 
In the first half, the Raiders hit seven of their first ten shots, including 5-of-6 threes to jump out to an early 19-8 lead over the opening four minutes. The Raiders remained hot from the floor and extended their lead to 40-22 with just under six minutes to go. After seemingly not missing a shot over the opening 15 minutes of the contest, the Raiders closed out the half 1-of-11 from the field and the Mounties closed the period on an 13-4 run to cut the deficit to 44-35, heading into the break. Oppong drilled two trifectas and a foul shot to lead the Mounties during the run. 
 
The Mounties are back on the court on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. when they travel to Lock Haven University for PSAC East action.