MANSFIELD – Junior Eli Alvin poured in a team-high 15 points off the bench to lead the Mansfield University men's basketball team, but Shippensburg University held the Mounties to one trifecta and made 11 of their own to earn an 81-55 PSAC East victory on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 8.
 
Alvin went 6-of-10 from the field and 3-of-4 from the line, while adding three rebounds. Senior Trevor English netted 13 points and six rebounds and senior Jahmir Green scored nine points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
 
The Mounties (6-16, 5-12 PSAC) suffered from a cold shooting night from behind the arch as Shippensburg made 10 more three pointers. The Raiders (19-4, 15-2 PSAC) went 11-of-26 from three and shot 47 percent (34-of-73) from the floor compared to Mansfield's 38 percent (24-of-64).
 
The Raiders jumped out to a 10-2 lead through the opening four minutes, before Green led the Mounties on a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to four with 14:50 to go. The Raiders responded with a 10-2 run over the next five minutes to extend their lead to 24-12. Two straight baskets in the paint from English cut the Mountaineer deficit to 24-16, but the Raiders closed out the half on a 15-3 run.
 
The Mounties doubled their production in the second half, improving to 46 percent (15-of-33) shooting and cutting their turnovers from six to two, but the Raiders continued to shoot well from the floor connecting on 19-of-36 shots (53 percent).
 
Com Sleva led six Raiders in double figures with 13 points and nine rebounds. John Castello finished with a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double.
 
The Mounties are back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. when they head to Bloomsburg University for a PSAC contest.