Shippensburg's Pierce Named All-PSAC East for Fourth Time, Young Named Rookie of the Year

Nov. 14, 2006

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Shippensburg University volleyball senior Missy Pierce (Valparaiso, Ind./West Aurora (Ill.)) was named All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Eastern Division First Team and freshman Cindel Young (McConellsburg/Broadfording Christian Academy) was named PSAC East Rookie of the Year.

It is the fourth-straight season in which Pierce has earned All-PSAC East honors, making her the first Lady Raider in program history to be a four-time All-PSAC selection. Including the 2004 season, it is her second first team selection.

Pierce finished the 2006 season ranked first on the team in games played (121), kills (411), service aces (50) and digs (469). Pierce's 3.40 kills per game average ranked ninth in the PSAC. She also ranked ninth in assists.

Not only did Pierce lead her 2006 squad to a school record 24 victories, she also capped her career as the school‚s career digs leader with 1,899. She also finished second on the all-time kills list with 1,242, finishing just 97 kills shy of Alyssa Kilgore's 1,339. Pierce is also just the third player in Shippensburg history with 1,000 digs and kills.

Meanwhile, Young became the first Shippensburg player to win PSAC East Rookie of the Year since Lisa Garey in 1994. Young was also named All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team. She was one of just three freshmen and the only one in the Eastern Division to earn a spot on the all-conference team.

Young finished the season as the team leader and ranked tenth in the PSAC with a .301 hitting percentage. She also ranked first on the team in blocks per game (0.81) to go along with the fourth-best kills per game total at 2.34.

On Oct. 3, Young was the first freshman of 2006 to be named PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week.

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