SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University football team struggled to get its offense going and fell in its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opener to Shippensburg University, 51-7, Saturday.
 
The day was highlighted by senior Nyfease West's (Philadelphia, Pa./North Penn) 48-yard touchdown catch from freshman David LePoidevin (Middlesex, N.J./Bound Brook) that capped a six-play, 73-yard possession midway through the third quarter. The touchdown catch pushed the Huskies scoring streak to 198-straight games.
 
After a scoreless first quarter for both teams, the Raiders jumped out to a 24-0 lead in the second, including a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown. The Raiders capped their 24-point second quarter with a 22-yard run from Brycen Mussina with 2:27 to play before halftime.
 
The Huskies got on the board with their second drive of the second half. LePoidevin kicked off the possession with a six-yard competition to senior Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) before Monaco took it another three yards on the ground. Facing a 3^rd-and-1, graduate student Alex Gooden (Parkesburg, Pa./Octorara) ran for three yards and the Huskies first down. Bloomsburg got the benefit of a SHIP pass interference call to get close to midfield and a new set of downs.
 
After a three-yard run by sophomore Nas Jones (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) to get across midfield, LePoidevin hit West for the 48-yard touchdown and James Gines (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley) made the point-after attempt to cut the Shippensburg lead to 24-7.
 
The Raiders answered with a pair of touchdowns in the third and two more in the fourth to seal their 51-7 win.
 
LePoidevin finished the day with 72 yards in the air on six completions while freshman Ben Ries (Bloomsbury, N.J./Phillipsburg) led the team on the ground with 33 yards rushing. Senior Quentin Gaskill (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) led the Huskies with 11 total tackles while Ky Seeholtz had 1.5 sacks for nine yards and Nate Capers (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) added 0.5 sacks for three yards.
 
Bloomsburg looks to rebound next week as the Huskies head to West Chester University for a 2:00 pm kick off against their PSAC East opponent.