The Shippensburg University volleyball team traveled to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) on Friday to take on the Crimson Hawks in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup at the Kovalchick Complex.

SU squeaked out a nice victory over IUP, 3–2. The Raiders were consistent throughout the duration of the contest, keeping a constant offensive barrage raining down on its adversaries.

Senior Annie Goerl took control of the game by smashing 19 kills for SU. The mark is both a season-high for her and her sixth double-double of the year thus far. Goerl now sits at No. 8 on the all-time kills list for SU.

The impressive performance by the coalition of Raiders included both veteran leaders and underclassmen, as the whole squad assisted in the victory. Alongside Goerl, sophomore Morgan DeFloria recorded 14 kills, and Kendall Johnson recorded 10 kills.

Another mind-boggling statistic is Maura Nolan’s 49 assists. Her effort made her the driving force for SU’s high-octane offense. Maria Peluso clocked in at second in assists for SU with five on the game. Peluso did not stop there, as she picked up an additional 28 digs to lead the team. Following Peluso was freshman Gabriella Johnson, who accumulated one assist, one ace, two blocks and 22 digs.

Kendall Johnson led the squad in blocks with five on the evening, and DeFloria picked up three. Nolan, the assist machine, also accumulated 19 digs for SU.

SU traveled to Clarion University on Saturday to battle its PSAC adversary. In the rematch of last year’s PSAC Championship game, the Raiders came up short, falling in four sets to Clarion at Tippin Gym.

DeFloria achieved a career-high kill mark with 24 kills in Saturday’s game. No Raider has had that many kills since Goerl did back in 2014, according to SU Sports Information.

In a thrilling fourth set, SU was down, 23–19, but was able to come back to take the lead, 25–24. Clarion did not let up, though, as it took back the lead and won the match.

The Raiders accumulated 30 errors throughout the four sets, a season-high for the squad. The high number of errors made it hard for SU to overcome its deficit.

Nolan recorded 53 assists against Clarion.

The game marks her second performance this season where she has recorded 50 or more assists.

Additionally, the veteran leaders picked it up again this week as Nolan accumulated 14 digs and three aces, while senior Peluso held down the fort defensively with 24 digs throughout the contest.

The Raiders look to their next challenge as they prepare to take on both Seton Hill University on Friday, Nov. 4 for senior night, and California University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Heiges Field House.

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