The Shippensburg volleyball team went 1-1 last weekend at Heiges Field House.
It all started last Friday against the golden bears of Kutztown (8-6 Overall, 3-5 PSAC). It was a hard-fought battle for both teams, but Kutztown came out victorious by a score of 3 sets to 1 (15-25, 25-21, 14-25, 23-25).
Junior Faith Athey led Shippensburg with 13 kills, while Junior Laura Plank led the team with 30 digs.
On Saturday, the Lady Raiders (9-9 Overall, 3-6 PSAC) went right back in action against the struggling Lady Warriors of East Stroudsburg (5-12 Overall, 1-8 PSAC).
Shippensburg wanted to make sure that they would end the weekend on a positive note, as they did by dominating the game with a final score of three sets to zero (25-19, 25-23, 25-14).
As they continued to roll, junior Faith Athey paced the Raiders with 10 kills. Meanwhile, Plank came through for the team with 15 digs in the game.
The Lady Raiders have now won three of their last five games and evened their record at .500 (9-9).
Shippensburg returns to action this Friday (10/10) at Edinboro University for the second PSAC Crossover of the Season against Edinboro and Mercyhurst. Shippensburg returns to Heiges Field House on October 24th against the Golden Rams of West Chester.
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