The Shippensburg University volleyball team rallied for a 3-2 victory over Walsh on Friday at the Frostburg State tournament. Set scores were 25-21, 22-25, 22-25, 25-17 and 15-4.
Shippensburg (4-1) won the final two sets after falling behind 2-1. The Raiders committed three attack errors and recorded a .434 hitting percentage across those sets. They finished the match with 69 kills, 15 more than Walsh (2-2).
Five Shippensburg players recorded at least 10 kills for the first time since 2018. Elise Bragg led the team with 14 kills, while Clara Wildermuth matched her career high with 13. Natalya Montague, Riley Blank and Hailey Cappleman each added 10.
Cappleman recorded career highs with seven block assists and nine total blocks. Wildermuth added a career-high five block assists.
Setters Jaiden Anderson and Molly Seifert each recorded double-doubles. Anderson finished with a career-high 31 assists and 14 digs, while Seifert had a career-high 27 assists and 12 digs. The Raiders’ 67 assists were their most in a match since Sept. 28, 2024.
Shay Kolivoski led Shippensburg with 26 digs, marking the 32nd time in her career that she has reached at least 20 digs. Shea Stevens added 13 digs.
The Raiders scored seven of eight points during the fourth set to take control and tie the match. Shippensburg recorded 11 kills without an error in the fifth set, hitting .733 and scoring the final eight points. Kolivoski served the final seven points.
Shippensburg recorded eight aces, including three from Seifert. Walsh finished with a 12-11 advantage in blocks, while both teams recorded 89 digs.
The Raiders will face Pitt-Johnstown at 11 a.m. Saturday before playing Frostburg State at 4 p.m.
