Box Score

The Shippensburg University women's volleyball team battled with PSAC Eastern Division No. 1 seed Lock Haven on Friday night from Thomas Fieldhouse but could not overcome its early struggles, dropping a four-set match to the host Bald Eagles by scores of 13-25, 23-25, 25-16 and 19-25.

Junior Samantha Edwards led the Raiders with 11 kills – her second-most in a match this season. Senior setter Andrea Heimsoth contributed 40 assists and posted a team-high 13 digs. Fellow senior Erin Flick served up five aces for the second consecutive match and now has 30 for the season.

The Raider freshmen once again had a significant impact and three players stood out in particular Friday. Cristen Harris was active with nine kills and also ended up with 11 digs. Faith Athey notched six kills without a hitting error and had three block assists. Taylor Gottshall had seven kills, two digs and one block.

Senior libero Lauren Murphy had 12 digs, while junior Jill Edwards recorded seven kills and 10 digs.

SU struggled in the opening set, as it recorded 12 of its 27 attack errors in Friday's match during the first frame. The Raiders rebounded late in the second set to tie the score at 22-22 and get within one point, 24-23, before the Bald Eagles closed out the frame with a kill.

The Raiders were most impressive in the third set, hitting .382 (16 kills, 3 errors, 34 attempts). SU raced out to leads of 5-1, 7-2 and 9-3 before Lock Haven called timeouts at 11-5 and 17-7. Heimsoth served two aces right after the timeout to give the Raiders a 19-7 advantage. SU did need to stave off a Bald Eagle rally, calling a timeout at 22-14 before closing the set 25-16.

Shippensburg called timeouts after 11-6 and 17-10 deficits in the fourth set and trailed 19-10 before recording five consecutive points that led to a Lock Haven timeout at 19-15.

The Raiders remain on the road and will face East Stroudsburg at 1 p.m. Saturday from ESU's Mattioli Recreation Center, as Koehler Fieldhouse is being used as an emergency shelter by the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare for individuals displaced from Hurricane Sandy.