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SHIP U. Volleyball ends up with another split; capping weekend with sweep at West Liberty

The Shippensburg University volleyball team lost to Fairmont State in four sets before sweeping West Liberty on Saturday at the PSAC/MEC Crossover.

Fairmont State defeated Shippensburg 25-23, 25-16, 17-25 and 25-22. The Raiders then defeated host West Liberty 27-25, 25-14 and 25-22.

Shippensburg finished the day with a .168 hitting percentage while holding its opponents to .145. The Raiders recorded 18 blocks and eight service aces.

Elise Bragg led Shippensburg with 21 kills and added 18 digs. Hailey Cappleman totaled 16 kills, five digs and three blocks. Clara Wildermuth recorded 17 kills and eight blocks, while Riley Blank contributed 14 kills.

Shay Kolivoski totaled 40 digs, 12 assists and two aces. Jaiden Anderson finished with 41 assists and 25 digs.

Against Fairmont State, Bragg recorded 11 kills and 12 digs for her first double-double of the season. Blank added 10 kills, while Kolivoski posted a season-high 27 digs. Anderson recorded a career-high 19 digs.

Shippensburg hit .275 in its sweep of West Liberty. Wildermuth and Bragg each recorded 10 kills. Cappleman had nine kills without an error and hit .529, while Anderson totaled 27 assists. Kolivoski led the match with 13 digs.

The Raiders improved to 7-4 and will open divisional play against West Chester at 6 p.m. Friday at Heiges Field House.

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