Gallery: (10-13-2026) 2026 Volleyball vs. Kutztown
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University volleyball team could not overcome visiting Kutztown on Tuesday night, dropping a four-set match to the Golden Bears by scores of 11-25, 25-16, 13-25 and 19-25 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action at Heiges Field House.
Shippensburg (13-8, 4-4), down a couple of starters due to injury, made adjustments to its lineup throughout the night in an effort to solve Kutztown (18-4, 6-2). Nine different players started at least one set, and five different players finished with five or more kills.
Among the few constants was the steady back-row work of senior libero
Shay Kolivoski, who led all players with 26 digs, and the rest of her Raider teammates. Kolivoski, junior
Shea Stevens and junior
Sophia Barrera each had 22 successful service receptions and allowed just two aces on those 66 total attempts.
There were only three lead changes in the entire match. In each of the first two sets, the lead change occurred after the opening point. KU led wire-to-wire in the third set.
A five-point service run by Kolivoski began the fourth set in promising fashion for the Raiders, who staked out an 11-5 lead. After a kill from Grace White, Madilyn Bogovic countered with a five-point service run of her own that evened the match at 11-11. Following a service error, KU scored seven of the next nine points and did not trail the rest of the way.
Junior
Clara Wildermuth and senior
Kylie Snyder each recorded a team-high nine kills. For Snyder, it marks a season high in kills; her .222 hitting efficiency is the fifth time this season she has swung above .200 in a match.
Senior
Natalya Montague contributed five kills and four blocks. Barrera finished with eight digs and two of SU's three aces.
Junior
Jaiden Anderson had 22 assists, 11 digs, a kill, and the first solo block of her career. Freshman
Molly Seifert returned to action with eight assists and six digs.
Freshman
Alia Schmidt and sophomore
Augusta DeVos made the most of their contributions on the night – Schmidt had five kills on just one error while DeVos had three kills on one error. Both hit .222.
The Raiders could not overcome 39 errors on the night, 29 on the attack and 10 at the service line. SU's hitting percentage of .055 was its second-lowest output of the season, trailing only the season opener at Clarion (.054).
Kutztown's Paige Skinner had a match-high 13 kills and added 10 digs for a double-double. White finished with 10 kills and hit .346. KU hit .197 as a team, served six aces, and out-blocked the Raiders 9-6.
Shippensburg hosts Millersville at 6 p.m. Friday at Heiges Field House.
