The Shippensburg University volleyball team traveled to Erie this past weekend to battle against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rivals Mercyhurst University and Gannon University.
SU began the weekend with a match against Mercyhurst on Friday, Sept. 23. The Raiders dominated, winning the three-set match with set scores of 25–17, 25–22 and 25–23.
Sophomore Morgan DeFloria led in kills with nine, followed by freshmen Sam Webber with seven and Gabriella Johnson with six. Senior Maria Peluso led SU at the service line with a total of seven aces; G. Johnson served two aces and senior Maura Nolan served one. Freshman Kendall Johnson assisted the defense with five blocks, while DeFloria totaled two blocks and G. Johnson totaled one. Nolan led in assists racking up 27; Peluso contributed four assists and senior Annie Goerl contributed two. G. Johnson led SU in digs with 12, followed by Peluso with 10 and Nolan with seven.
The Raiders returned to the court on Saturday, Sept. 24 to face off against Gannon. After three sets of competitive play, SU fell to Gannon 24–26, 22–25 and 24–26. Both teams had entered the game with only one loss on their record.
DeFloria once again led in kills with 11, followed closely by Goerl with 10 and K. Johnson with eight. Goerl managed to ace the opposing team twice, along with Nolan and Peluso who had one ace each. Webber, K. Johnson and DeFloria finished the match with three blocks each. Nolan successfully set the offense up for kills 31 times; Peluso and Goerl also aided the offense with five assists and one assist, respectively. Peluso led the defense in digs with 18, as did Nolan who dug up 14 attacks and Goerl who dug up 10 attacks.
SU is now 12-2 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC.
The Raiders will host a pair of PSAC matches beginning on Friday, Sept. 30 with a match against Slippery Rock University.
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