The Shippensburg University football team forced three turnovers and stopped four fourth-down attempts in a 24-14 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday night at Cebe Ross Field.
Shippensburg improved to 1-1 and earned its first victory under head coach Drew Gallardy. The Raiders outgained the Bobcats 381-222 despite committing two turnovers and 10 penalties.
Quarterback Roman Jensen completed 19 of 30 passes for 257 yards and one touchdown. Chris Adegunle caught six passes for 124 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown that gave Shippensburg a 14-7 halftime lead.
Andre Weidman opened the scoring with a nine-yard touchdown run. BJ Jones added a nine-yard touchdown with 21 seconds remaining in the third quarter to put the Raiders ahead. Wilson Ingerski completed the scoring with a 27-yard field goal.
Three additional Shippensburg touchdowns were nullified by penalties.
Alex Sauve led the Raiders with 15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack. He also recovered a fumble forced by Dave Hines Jr. near the Shippensburg goal line and returned it 42 yards.
Kaden Shope recorded an interception for the second consecutive game. Nate Myers finished with eight tackles and an interception but was ejected for targeting in the third quarter. Unless the ruling is successfully appealed, Myers will miss the first half of Shippensburg’s next game.
The Raiders limited West Virginia Wesleyan to 4 of 18 on third down and 2 of 6 on fourth down. Shippensburg averaged 6.4 yards per play, while the Bobcats averaged 2.8.
Shippensburg will host nationally ranked Indiana University of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m. on Family Day at Seth Grove Stadium.
