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Storylines –Shippensburg Game
A year after finishing second in the PSAC East, Shippensburg University was tabbed as the preseason favorite following the team's 21-7 record a year ago. The Raiders return all five of their starters from last season and 13 players overall. Veteran coach Kristy Trn has amassed 298 wins in her 18-year career and the Shippensburg graduate is hopeful the 2016-17 squad can be one of her finest. Three Raiders were named Preseason All-PSAC, led by graduate student Stephanie Knauer. Knauer shot 55.1 percent from the field and led the team with 12.9 points per game two seasons ago before having her season cut short after five games last season. Fellow senior Morgan Griffith also earned Preseason All-PSAC honors after averaging 16.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. The 6-foot forward is 19th all-time at Shippensburg with 1,099 career points. The third preseason honoree was senior Logan Synder. Snyder averaged 12.3 points per game and shot 53.7 percent of her field goal attempts. The Lewiston, Pa. native is deadly at the foul line, having made 83 percent of her free throws a year ago.
About UVa-Wise
Sixth year Head Coach Kristin Kunzman's team returns three starters and eight letter winners from last season. The team will rely heavily on seniors Kayla Carey, Makenzie Cluesman and Taylor Sandidge. In their career, the trio has combined to make 214 starts. Carey has posted 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while Cluesman has tallied 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest in their careers. Meanwhile, Sandidge became the 18th women in school history to eclipse the 1,000 career point mark. The Waynesboro, Va. product posted 13.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a junior. Overall, the Cavaliers return 68.8 percent of its scoring from last season and the current roster has made 234 collegiate starts, making the roster the most experienced in Kunzman's tenure. Friday's game begins a stretch of four of six away from the Prior Center to begin the season for UVa-Wise. A year ago, the Cavs finished the season by winning two of their final three games away from home. The stretch included a win at Concord University and an opening round MEC Tournament game at West Virginia State. This will be the second time the Cavs have opened the season at a PSAC school in the past three years. UVa-Wise dropped a 69-65 decision at Millersville University on Nov. 15, 2014.