The Shippensburg University women’s volleyball team hosted two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams this past weekend. On Friday, the Raiders kick-started their weekend with a clean sweep of Slippery Rock University. SU won the three-set match with set scores of 25–19, 25–23 and 25–10.
Senior Annie Goerl had a standout performance during the first game of the weekend, ending the night with a double-double with 11 kills and 14 digs. Goerl also contributed two aces for the Raiders.
Freshmen Samantha Webber and Gabby Johnson and sophomore Morgan DeFloria also had noteworthy offensive performances with Webber racking up nine kills, DeFloria had eight kills, while Gabriella Johnson had seven kills.
Freshman Kendall Johnson led SU at the net in blocks, totaling five for the match. Senior Maura Nolan led SU’s offense with a total of 35 assists while senior Maria Peluso led the defense in digs with 20.
On Saturday, SU faced off against PSAC rival Edinboro University. The teams played to five sets for the seventh consecutive meeting, but SU ultimately fell to its opponent.
Things were looking good for the Raiders after they won the first two sets with scores of 25–23 and 25–21, but the Fighting Scots fought to win the next two sets with scores of 25–14 and 25–17. The two teams battled it out in the fifth set, but Edinboro pulled ahead to win the final set 16–14.
DeFloria had a team-high in kills with 15, followed by Goerl and Kendall Johnson with nine each. Goerl also had two aces and 19 digs.
Webber and Kendall Johnson each had two blocks while Gabriella Johnson had one.
Nolan once again led in assists with 39 and Peluso led the leader board in digs with 24. Freshman Megan Forstburg also had a notable performance on defense with 16 digs.
SU will be matched up against PSAC rivals Kutztown University and East Stroudsburg University this weekend.
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