Feature: DeFloria in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Shippensburg University volleyball team traveled to Delaware on Tuesday night for a non-conference match with Goldey-Beacom and the Raiders dispatched the Lightning in straight sets by scores of 25-13, 25-19 and 25-17 in action from the Joseph West Jones College Center.
 
Shippensburg (18-6) used 16 different players in the contest in a wide variety of roles. The Raiders swung .219 as a team, served eight aces, and totaled 25 more digs than the hosts.
 
Junior Morgan DeFloria led the Raiders with nine kills, swinging .273, to go along with six digs and two aces. Freshman Alana Pergine had seven kills on eight attempts, swinging .750, in an efficient performance.
 
Sophomore middle blockers Samantha Webber and Kendall Johnson each slammed five kills, while junior Katie Lemheney had four kills and hit .250.
 
Freshman Emily Hangen had 32 assists and nine digs. Sophomore libero Megan Forstburg paced the squad with 15 digs. Junior Bridget Terrel had eight digs off the bench, while freshman Megan McDonald had seven digs.
 
Goldey-Beacom (8-15) got 12 of its 22 kills on the night from Beanne Haley, whose 10 digs resulted in a double-double. GBC hit just .058 and had 12 service errors on the night.
 
SU used an 11-2 run in the opening set to build an insurmountable 21-9 advantage. The Raiders trailed 16-15 in the second set before closing the frame on a 10-3 run. In the final set, another 10-3 run transformed an 11-10 score into a 21-13 lead that the Raiders would preserve to the finish.
 
Shippensburg returns to conference play at 7 p.m. Friday when it hosts Clarion from Heiges Field House.