SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University volleyball team secured its first conference win of the season on Friday night with a 3-1 victory over Millersville on Pink Out Weekend at Heiges Field House. Set scores were 22-25, 25-10, 25-23 and 25-21.
 
Shippensburg (6-11, 1-3 PSAC) had three players with double-digit kills. Junior Rachel Verhoef had her tenth double-digit kill output of the season with 13 kills and a career high of three aces; she hit .281 from the floor. Freshman Kat Negron posted her third double-double this season with 12 kills and 15 digs, while junior Oyinda Agbale contributed 10 kills and four blocks and hit .350 from the floor.
 
Freshmen Lily Letchworth and Sabrina Sheppard each worked at setter on the night; Letchworth had 24 assists and Sheppard had a career-high 22 assists. Redshirt-sophomore libero Alex Leitner led the Raiders with 22 digs and added four assists.
 
Freshman Chelsea Foulis hit an efficient .385 from the floor with six kills and just one error. Freshman Emily Gardner had her sixth double-digit dig total of the season with 15 and contributed with seven kills.
 
Millersville (6-13, 2-3 PSAC) had three players with double-digit kills. The Raiders hit .209 compared to .128 for the Marauders. SU served five aces to Millersville's one.

The Raiders opened the first set with a 10-3 run but the Marauders would come back from a seven-point deficit and have their own 10-3 run. SU led 22-21 before the Marauders scored the final four points to win the first set.
 
In the second set, the Raiders took control. Letchworth led the Raiders with a five-point service run. SU dominated the second set, accumulating 11 kills and committing only one error. The Raiders led at one point 21-7.
 
In the third set, MU and SU were close. The set was tied 23-23 after a service error by the Marauders. An ace from Letchworth and a block from Verhoef and Foulis was enough to close the third set.
 
In the fourth set, the score was tied at 9-9 until the Raiders went on a 7-1 run, but then couldn't convert the next four points. After an SU timeout at 16-14, the Raiders scored five of the next six points. A kill from freshman Maddie Clabaugh sealed the match.  
 
Shippensburg is back in action at 1 p.m. Saturday against West Chester at Heiges Field House.