Lady Raiders Drop Fourth Straight While Kutztown Stays Unbeaten

Sept. 16, 2006

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The Shippensburg Lady Raider volleyball team opened the 2006 season with nine wins in its first 10 matches, but on Saturday, the unbeaten Kutztown Golden Bears dealt the Lady Raiders their fourth-straight loss, dropping Ship's record to 9-5 overall and 0-2 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division.

Kutztown (11-0, 2-0 PSAC East) opened the match with a 30-21 win, but Shippensburg bounced back with a 30-18 win in the second game. From there, however, Kutztown took advantage of Shippensburg miscues and rattled off wins by the scores of 30-18 and 30-22 in the final two games.

It is the first time since 2003 that Shippensburg have opened PSAC East play with consecutive losses. The victory for Kutztown gave Head Coach John Gump his 400th career victory.

The Lady Raiders were led by freshmen Miranda Wenger (Chambersburg/Chambersburg) and Colleen Toomey (Reading/Muhlenberg) who tallied 10 kills apiece. Toomey also posted 16 digs. Senior Erin Graf (Laurel, Md./Atholton) recorded a team-high .190 hitting percentage and seven kills.

Sophomore Kelsi Hoffman (York/West York) chipped in a team-high 20 digs, and sophomore Maureen DuVall (Poolesville, Md./Poolesville) handed out 31 assists.

The Lady Raiders look to bounce back on Wed., Sept. 27 at Heiges Field House when they take on Mansfield in a PSAC Eastern Division contest. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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