Box Score

The Shippensburg University volleyball team went to five sets in PSAC Eastern Division play for the first time this season, rallying Saturday after dropping the first set to defeat home-standing Kutztown by set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 15-10.

Senior Jill Edwards led all players with 19 kills and matched freshman libero Maria Peluso with 18 digs. Edwards also had five block assists.

Shippensburg (13-6, 6-3 PSAC) served up double-digit aces for the second consecutive match, totaling 11 on Saturday. Peluso tallied five aces to match her career high and freshman Gabbie Holt connected for a career-high four.

Three Raiders posted double-digit kills. Sophomore Taylor Gottshall slammed a season-high 11 kills, swinging .318, and posted six block assists. SU blocked 10 shots in the match. Freshman Abby Mummert was credited with a career-high 10 kills and hit .185.

Freshman setter Maura Nolan dished out 41 hits and added three kills, three block assists and six digs.

Kutztown (10-10, 4-5 PSAC) hit .273 in the opening set but did not post a hitting percentage above .118 in any other frame. Danielle Van Buren paced the Golden Bears with 11 kills.

Shippensburg will host Chowan at 7 p.m. Tuesday inside Heiges Field House.