Shippensburg University’s volleyball team picked up three road wins this week against Jefferson, Bloomsburg and Lock Haven.  

SU’s overall record moves to 11-9 and their conference record moves to 6-1. 

The Raiders first game this week was against the Jefferson Rams. They lost set one 25-23 but rallied to take sets two, three and four. Final scores were 25-14, 25-12 and 25-14. 

The team finished the match with a new season-high 15 service aces. They outperformed the Rams in blocking at 5-2.

Offensively, senior Maddie Clabaugh had a season-high 14 kills, and she hit .500 from the floor with no attack errors on 28 swings. 

Junior Berkley Simmons led the defense with 15 digs and a service ace. 

Moving to the weekend, SU swept the Bloomsburg Huskies Friday night 3-0. 

The first set of the night was a close battle between the two squads, but the Raiders came out victorious after a kill from sophomore Natalya Montague and two Bloomsburg errors. 

SU found great momentum in the next two sets to put the Huskies away, 25-13 and then 25-20. 

Montague led the offense with nine kills, hitting .389 from the floor. Junior Isabelle Bombas also contributed with seven kills on zero errors and hitting .500 from the floor. 

Sophomore libero Shay Kolivoski set a career-high service aces collecting seven on the night. She also led the defense with 15 digs. 

The Raiders faced Lock Haven Saturday evening to round out their week of competition. They pulled away a four-set victory after losing the third set to the Bald Eagles by two. 

Senior Emily Gardner recorded her 13th  double-double of the season, with 15 kills and 11 digs. She also hit .310 from the floor and committed only two attack errors on 42 swings. 

Junior Kearstin Davis handed out 29 assists and tacked on two kills, two aces and six digs. 

SU’s defense was led by junior Erica Lampus, who recorded a season-high 20 digs.

The Raiders next matchup will be on Tuesday against Frostburg State at Heiges Field House. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

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