Shippensburg University’s volleyball team won two big Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) games this weekend over East Stroudsburg and Kutztown Universities. 

On Friday night, the Raiders traveled to Kutztown. The Raiders took the first set of the match 25–22, totaling 15 kills in the set. The Golden Bears won the second set and tied the match at one. The Golden Bears then took the third set 25–19.

However, the Raiders responded and took the final two sets of the match. SU won the fourth set 25–23 and had 14 kills in the set.

The Raiders won the fifth and deciding set 15–12. The Raiders had eleven kills in the final set and defeated the Golden Bears 3–2. 

Shippensburg had four players record double digit kills in the match. Sophomore Maddie Clabaugh led the team with 18 kills, a career high five blocks and five digs. Senior Rachel Verhoef and sophomore Kaitlyn Townsend both had 16 kills each.

On Saturday night the team traveled to East Stroudsburg University to face the Warriors.  

The Warriors stole the first set of the match, but the Raiders rebounded and grabbed the next two sets. 

The fourth set went to the Warriors and forced a deciding fifth set. 

SU had 16 kills in the first set but still came up five points short.

The Raiders took an extremely tight second set 25–23. The Raiders had 15 kills in the second set and a kill percentage of 0.412. The Warriors had 17 kills in the set and a kill percentage of 0.282.

In the third set the Raiders grabbed the lead and did not look back. The Raiders took the third set 25–17. The Raiders led the match 2–1 and looked to finish off the match. However, the Warriors had other plans as they took the fourth set and forced a fifth and deciding set. 

In the fifth set, the Raiders pulled away, scoring the last five points and winning the fifth set and the match 3–2. 

The Raiders will finish up their road trip this week by traveling to Bloomsburg on Friday. They will then travel to Lock Haven on Saturday.

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