SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University volleyball team recorded a sweep of Lackawanna on Friday night by set scores of 25-12, 25-11 and 25-10 in action at Heiges Field House.
Shippensburg (15-8) committed just four attack errors on the night, hitting .434 from the floor, and did not have any of its 76 attack attempts blocked. SU also served 12 aces.
Lackawanna (0-16) had four aces of its own but finished with a negative hitting percentage.
Freshman
Lauren Beamer, who entered the night with just three career kills, led all players with nine kills and a .750 hitting percentage. Beamer did not have an error over 12 total attempts and contributed a pair of block assists.
Fellow freshman
Nizaya Hawkins entered the night with just two career kills but well exceeded that output – delivering five on just six attempts. She hit .833 and also added a block assist.
Junior
Sophia Barrera was a six-rotation specialist Friday night who saw extended time at outside hitter; she delivered a career-high seven kills on just one error and hit .462. Barrera added another ace from the service line and recorded six digs.
Freshman
Alia Schmidt totaled five kills and hit .231, while redshirt-sophomore
Riley Blank ripped four kills without an error.
Junior
Jaiden Anderson distributed the offensive workload around to the tune of 30 assists; she added a dump kill and two digs.
Sophomore
Addison Haley filled the role of libero on the night and led the Raiders with 12 digs; junior
Shea Stevens added nine. Stevens and freshman
Alycia Miller each served a match-high four aces.
The longest runs of the night for the Raiders were a 7-0 spurt to end the second set (the final six points with Stevens at the service line) and a 6-0 stretch late in the third set in which Miller led off with an ace and Barrera added two kills.
Shippensburg is on the road tomorrow for a 6 p.m. match at Kutztown. With Keystone Arena currently under renovation, the match is being played at Brandywine Heights High School, which is located in nearby Mertztown.
