Shippensburg University Athletics

The Shippensburg University volleyball team avenged an Oct. 22 loss to Lock Haven by heading into Thomas Fieldhouse on Friday night and dispatching the Bald Eagles in four sets, winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central Division matchup by scores of 25-20, 25-18, 21-25 and 25-20.
 
Shippensburg (26-5, 13-4 PSAC) will play Saturday at Pitt-Johnstown (21-8, 14-3) to decide the PSAC Central Division champion. A victory on Saturday would vault the Raiders to the PSAC's No. 3 seed for the PSAC Tournament.
 
On Friday night, senior Annie Goerl became just the sixth Shippensburg University volleyball player in history to join the prestigious 1,000 kills / 1,000 digs club, recording her eighth double-double of the year with 18 kills and 17 digs while hitting .283.
 
Goerl (1,004 kills, 1,238 digs) joins Alyssa Kilgore (2001-04), Michelle Doughty (2002-05), Missy Pierce (2003-06), Colleen Toomey (2006-09) and Jill Edwards (2010-13) in Raider lore after also becoming just the eighth player overall to surpass 1,000 career kills.
 
Sophomore Morgan DeFloria also had a strong night, recording her third double-double of the year by ripping 11 kills and notching 13 digs. Freshman Samantha Webber added seven kills.
 
Senior Maria Peluso had a team-high 21 digs and served two aces, while senior Maura Nolan provided 40 assists and 13 digs.

After having never won in Lock Haven prior to the 2014 PSAC Quarterfinals (11 matches), Shippensburg has now won three-in-a-row in Thomas Fieldhouse. 

Saturday's match from Johnstown begins at 1 p.m. inside Sports Center.