By: By Kevin Kline, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Box Score The Shippensburg University women's volleyball team dropped a five-set match to LIU Post on Saturday afternoon in the final day of the Marauder Clash tournament held at Millersville University. Set scores were 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 8-15.
After going the distance in a victory last night against Adelphi, the Raiders (2-1) were unable to hold onto a 2-1 set lead in the five-setter vs. the Pioneers (3-1) on Saturday.
Junior
Jill Edwards led SU with 19 kills and 21 digs, while freshman
Taylor Gottshall again had a superb blocking effort with five solo blocks and five block assists. Gottshall also added nine kills with just one hitting error and finished with a .471 hitting percentage.
Senior
Andrea Heimsoth compiled 47 assists, 13 digs and three block assists, while fellow seniors
Rachel Smicker and
Erin Flick added 10 and seven kills, respectively.
Defensively, senior
Lauren Murphy had 15 digs with freshman
Natasha Gibble posting nine.
The Raiders will travel to Duluth, Minn. for two days of play at the UMD Classic beginning Sept. 7 at University of Minnesota Duluth.