Round One Matchups
  • 2004: East Stroudsburg beat Edinboro on the road in week two and again at home in the second round of the playoffs.
  • West Chester had rematches with East Stroudsburg and Shippensburg. The Rams beat the Warriors in overtime during the regular season, but fell to Shippensburg in the final week. West Chester defeated both teams in the playoffs on their way to the regional championship.
  • 2005: East Stroudsburg lost to Bloomsburg in overtime during the regular season. The Warriors then travelled to Redman Stadium in the second round of the playoffs and upset the Huskies 59-32.
  • ESU also met and defeated C.W. Post twice. They won a non-conference matchup in week 3 and also beat the Pioneers for the regional championship.
  • 2006: Bloomsburg defeated West Chester in the regular season 30-27 and again in the playoffs 21-20.
  • 2008: Bloomsburg had two rematches and split the results with each team. The Huskies lost an unofficial PSAC East Championship game to West Chester in the regular season, but beat the Golden Rams in the second round of the playoffs. In week two of the regular season, Bloom defeated fifth ranked California 24-17. The Vulcans won a thrilling rematch 27-24 in the regional final.
  • 2009: Shippensburg won the PSAC Championship game over California 42-35, but the Vulcans returned two weeks later in the second round of the playoffs and eliminated the Raiders by a score of 26-21.
  • Edinboro split with West Liberty. The Scots won the season opener but the Hilltoppers got them back in the playoffs by the unfathomable score of 84-63.
  • 2010: Mercyhurst upended Bloomsburg twice in three weeks. The Lakers won the PSAC Championship game on their home turf and then advanced to regional finals with another home victory over the Huskies.
Shepherd at IUP 12:00


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Shepherd Stats: http://www.shepherdrams.com/content/...AMCUME2012.HTM

IUP Stats: http://www.iupathletics.com/cumestat...ball&year=2012notPrediction: IUP 20 Shepherd 14

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Shippensburg Game Day Central: http://www.shipraiders.com/news/2012...113121105.aspx

Live Video: http://ship.edu/goraiders/

Shippensburg Stats: http://www.shipraiders.com/custompag...L/teamcume.htm

Bloomsburg Stats: http://buhuskies.com/custompages/FOO...2/teamcume.htmhttp://www.d2football.com/forum/entr...SAC-East-Title


Really, all of this is pretty obvious stuff. Both teams know what to expect and both teams know what they have to do. Ship definitely has an advantage playing at home (in my opinion, Seth Grove is the best home field advantage in the PSAC) but it is not easy to beat a great team twice. I think Bloomsburg will avoid falling into a big hole this time and I think they will be better prepared on defense. IUP exposed a few things last week and if Bloomsburg can do some of the same things, they can win. It should be another fantastic battle, but I think the outcome will go the other way.

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