The Shippensburg University volleyball team split two matches Saturday at Frostburg State’s Bobcat Invitational, falling to Pitt-Johnstown in three sets before sweeping Frostburg State.
Pitt-Johnstown defeated Shippensburg 25-23, 25-17 and 25-19. The Raiders later defeated Frostburg State 25-22, 25-15 and 25-18.
Shippensburg moved to 4-2 overall after hitting .198 across both matches.
Against Pitt-Johnstown, the Raiders led the opening set 23-21 before the Mountain Cats scored four consecutive points. Pitt-Johnstown closed the second set with a 10-3 run and used an early 9-3 run to pull away in the third.
The Mountain Cats hit .314, held an 8-4 advantage in blocks and recorded six aces. Hailey Cappleman led Shippensburg with eight kills and a .294 hitting percentage. Clara Wildermuth added six kills, while Natalya Montague recorded six kills and hit .286.
Shippensburg recorded 10 aces and 9.5 blocks against Frostburg State, which hit .068. The Raiders posted a season-high .244 hitting percentage.
Shippensburg scored five of the final six points to win the first set. Shea Stevens recorded three aces during a five-point service run that gave the Raiders a 6-0 lead in the second set. She added another four-point service run in the third. Stevens finished with a career-high five aces.
Elise Bragg served the final six points of the match and recorded two aces during the run. Wildermuth led both teams with eight kills, Shay Kolivoski had a match-high 12 digs and Molly Seifert finished with 11 digs and 10 assists. Kylie Snyder recorded a match-high five block assists.
Across both matches, Wildermuth totaled 14 kills and hit .270. Kolivoski recorded 24 digs, while Snyder finished with 10 kills and six blocks. Freshman Alia Schmidt made her season debut and totaled seven kills while hitting .235.
Shippensburg will play two matches at Wheeling on Friday and two at West Liberty on Saturday.
