SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.- The Mansfield Mountaineers women's basketball team (7-8, 4-6 PSAC) traveled to Shippensburg on Wednesday night to take on the Shippensburg University Raiders (3-13, 2-8 PSAC).

Alivia Paeglow scored nine of her team-high 13 points in the fourth including shooting 4-4 from the field in the quarter.

Jasmine Hilton also scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Danae Ellzy had 12 points, a team-high five assists, and went 3-6 from three-point range. 

The Mountaineers opened the game on an 8-2 run and maintained their six-point advantage into the first-quarter media timeout. Coming out of the break Ellzy hit a three to extend the Mountie lead to 15-6. Mansfield doubled up Shippensburg in the quarter, outsourcing the Raiders 18-9. 

Hilton led Mansfield with seven points in the quarter, Sheeler added five, and Emilie Leidig got on the board as well by knocking down a three.

The Raiders picked up their intensity in the second as they scored 22 points but the Mountaineers continued to play well as they scored 19 of their own to go into the half with a 37-31 lead. 

Ellzy led the way for the Mounties in the first half scoring nine points and knocking down all three of her three-point attempts. Sheeler scored eight points, going 2-3 from three and grabbing a team-high three rebounds.

Shippensburg cut the deficit to four at the beginning of the third quarter before Mansfield used a 6-0 run to push their lead back to 10 at the media timeout.

Heading into the fourth the Mountaineers held a 57-50 lead thanks largely to their three-point shooting. Through three quarters Mansfield was shooting 44% (8-19) from behind the arc. Shippensburg was just 33% making only three of nine attempts. 

The Raiders quickly cut the deficit to two in the fourth as this matchup was on course to come down to the wire. 

Shippensburg took their first lead of the game after a Mia Johnson three at the 5:36 of the fourth quarter. The Raiders capitalized on a 5-5 shooting stretch in the middle of the quarter to maintain their lead with under three and a half minutes to go.

 Paeglow gave the Mountaineers the lead with 3:09 to go in the game. The two teams traded buckets down the stretch and Shippensburg tied the game with 55 seconds left after two free throws.

With the game tied 70-70, coming out of a Mansfield timeout, Hilton missed a potential go-ahead three-point shot and Shippensburg grabbed the rebound with 35 seconds to go. 

The Raiders took the lead off a Bella Chimienti layup with 26 seconds to go. The ensuing Mansfield possession ended in a turnover as Shippensburg got the ball up two with 23 seconds left in the game.

Shippensburg closed out the game from the free throw line and secured a 75-70 victory over the Mountaineers. 

UP NEXT:

Mansfield returns to action on Saturday, January 20, to face off against Millersville University. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. in Marion Decker Gymnasium.