In a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division match, the Shippensburg University volleyball team lost to Millersville in five sets with scores of 22-25, 26-24, 25-16, 23-25, and 12-15 at Pucillo Gymnasium. Shippensburg, standing at 16-12 overall and 10-3 in PSAC East, struggled with 35 attack errors, a significant increase from their previous encounter with Millersville, where they made only 17 errors. Despite this, they matched their previous kills count of 65.
Key performances included Emily Gardner, who reached 1,000 career digs and finished the game with 21 digs and 17 kills. Junior Kayla Johnson had 12 kills from 50 attacks, and Senior Maddie Clabaugh contributed 10 kills and nine digs. Efficient contributions came from Sophomores Natalya Montague, with 14 kills, and Hailey Cappleman, who had eight kills and three blocks off the bench.
Junior setter Kearstin Davis provided 58 assists and 11 digs. The team served nine aces, led by Berkley Simmons with four.
For Millersville, standout performances were from Taylor Welter with 18 kills and Emma Kerwin with 18 kills. Madison Von Neida led defensively with 27 digs.
The teams split the season series, continuing a trend over the last four years. Shippensburg will next play at West Chester, having already secured the Eastern Division’s No. 2 seed.
