UPDATE: Emily Gardner was named to the All-Tournament Team on Saturday night.
The Shippensburg University volleyball team concluded its three-day weekend at Cal U. with a four-set win over Frostburg State by scores of 16-25, 28-26, 28-26 and 25-23 at the Convocation Center.
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Shippensburg (3-5) overcame a sluggish hitting performance by recording 10 blocks and holding the Bobcats to a .099 hitting percentage. Two Raiders slammed double-digit kills, led by freshman
Emily Gardner (Avon, Ohio/Avon) crunching a career-high 18 kills in a double-double with 12 digs. She hit .241.
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Junior
Oyinda Agbale had 13 kills and led the team with six block assists, while junior
Rachel Verhoef had nine kills, three solo blocks, and a block assist. Freshman
Hope Leavy-Gaskins contributed a career-high seven kills.
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Redshirt-sophomore
Alex Leitner delivered a season-best 29 digs and served two of SU's five aces. Four Raiders had double-digit digs, including a season-high 14 digs for senior
Syera McCormick.
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Freshman setter
Lily Letchworth had another solid performance with 38 assists, 13 digs and four kills. Junior
Kaitlyn Townsend had four kills and two block assists.
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Shippensburg returns to action next weekend with its first home matches of the season. The Raiders host Bentley at 7 p.m. Friday inside Heiges Field House.
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