Shippensburg University Softball Releases 2005 Fall Schedule
Sept. 23, 2005
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg University head softball coach Bob Brookens announced his team’s fall 2005 schedule on Friday as the team prepares for a run at its fourth consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship. The Lady Raiders will play a 10-game schedule, highlighted by four NCAA Division I-A opponents and a game against some of the program’s alumni.
Shippensburg begins its fall schedule on Saturday, September 24 with two games hosted by Penn State University at Nittany Lion Field. The Lady Raiders will face Penn State twice on Saturday at 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m., before facing Saint Francis University (Pa.) and PSAC Western Division rival Lock Haven University at 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Penn State's softball team went 36-23 in 2005, the second-highest win total in program history while making its fifth NCAA championship appearance in the last six years. Lock Haven finished last season with a 34-10 overall record, advancing to the Division II Softball Mid-Atlantic Region Championship hosted at Shippensburg.
On Saturday, October 1, the Lady Raiders will be hosting four games at Robb Field, beginning at 9:00 a.m. when the team hosts Dickinson College from nearby Carlisle, Pa. At Noon, Shippensburg will face George Washington University before playing against a team of alumni at 4:00 p.m., following the Dickinson-George Washington game at 2:00 p.m.
George Washington is coached by Shippensburg softball alum, Joanne Fergusan.
In an effort to contact all softball alumni, former players are encouraged to contact head coach Bob Brookens at 717-477-1328 or by e-mail at rgbroo@ship.edu.
The Lady Raiders will conclude its fall schedule on October 8 with a doubleheader at Millersville University beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Shippensburg finished the 2005 season with a 42-5 overall record and the team’s third-straight PSAC Championship. Brookens was named PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season as the Lady Raiders advanced to the championship of the Mid-Atlantic Regional for the third-straight year.
Shippensburg University Softball
2005 Fall Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Place | Time |
| Sat., Sept. 24 | at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 3:00 p.m. |
| at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| Sun., Sept. 25 | vs. St. Francis (Pa.) | University Park, Pa. | 11:00 a.m. |
| vs. Lock Haven | University Park, Pa. | 1:00 p.m. | |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | DICKINSON | Robb Field | 9:00 a.m. |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | Robb Field | 11:00 a.m. | |
| Dickinson vs. George Washington | Robb Field | 2:00 p.m. | |
| ALUMNI | Robb Field | 4:00 p.m. | |
| Sat., Oct. 8 | at Millersville (DH) | Millersville, Pa. | 2:00 p.m. |
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