Shippensburg University head volleyball coach Leanne Piscotty has announced the addition of six incoming freshmen for the fall 2026 season.
The recruiting class includes middle blockers Lauren Beamer and Nizaya Hawkins, setters Charlotte Campbell and Molly Seifert, defensive specialist/libero Alycia Miller and outside hitter Alia Schmidt.
Beamer, of Waymart, Pennsylvania, earned two All-State selections at Western Wayne High School. She recorded a Lackawanna League-record 1,059 career kills and was a three-time league First Team All-Star.
Campbell, of Port Republic, Maryland, was a three-time All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection at St. Mary’s Ryken High School. She finished her senior season with 711 assists, 292 kills, 123 aces, 315 digs and 45 blocks.
Hawkins, of Chambersburg, played at Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She earned Mid Penn Conference Third Team All-Star honors and recorded 120 kills and more than 60 blocks as a senior.
Miller, of Inwood, West Virginia, set a Musselman High School record with 2,095 career digs, including 787 during her senior season. She was a two-time All-Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference selection and helped Musselman win the 2022-23 West Virginia Class AAA state championship.
Schmidt, of Philadelphia, was a two-time All-Philadelphia Catholic League selection at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School. She earned First Team honors as a senior and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.
Seifert, of Charleston, South Carolina, earned All-State honors as a senior at Lucy Beckham High School. She recorded 1,616 career assists and 514 career digs and also served as team captain.
The six recruits will join a Shippensburg team that finished last season with a 20-9 overall record and a 12-2 record in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matches. The Raiders reached the PSAC Quarterfinals and appeared in each edition of the NCAA Atlantic Regional rankings.
