SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- The East Stroudsburg University women's volleyball fell to Shippensburg in straight sets on the road Friday evening. The set scores were 16-25, 12-25, and 22-25.
The Warriors finished with 31 kills, their fourth-lowest total of the season, and recorded a .081 hitting percentage, their second-lowest mark of the year.
Rylee Ruggiero led the floor with nine kills, while Leah Novatne and Kelly Crites contributed seven kills apiece. Harry Berry totaled four blocks, including two solo blocks.
Set 1: The Warriors opened the first set with an early 2-0 lead behind a solo block from Berry and a kill from Jadyn Orava. The Raiders responded with a 6-0 run, which was ended by a kill from Berry. The Warriors followed with an ace from Orava and kills from Ruggiero and Crites to pull within one at 7-6. A kill from Novatne gave ESU a 10-9 lead. The teams traded points until the Raiders went on a 6-1 run to take a 19-13 lead. Ruggiero added a pair of kills, along with another from Novatne, but Shippensburg stayed ahead to take the first set, 25-16.
Set 2: Ruggiero added a pair of kills early in the second set before a kill from Novatne pulled ESU within one at 4-3. A kill from Crites ended a 7-0 run by the Raiders, making the score 11-4. The Warriors responded with a short 3-0 run, highlighted by kills from Berry and Ruggiero and a solo block from Berry, to make it 15-8. Ruggiero, Berry, and Crites each added another kill late in the set, but the Raiders finished with a 6-0 run to take the second set, 25-12.
Set 3: East Stroudsburg's first three points came from Raider errors as Shippensburg held a 7-3 lead. The Warriors then used a 4-0 run to tie the score at 7-7, highlighted by a pair of kills from Novatne, a kill from Crites, and a service ace from Taylor Wise. Orava and Berry added consecutive kills to keep ESU within one at 11-10. Berry and Kyra Bishop added a block late in the set at 23-19 before Ruggiero recorded a kill to make it 24-21. Bishop added another point for ESU with a service ace, but the Raiders closed out the third set, 25-22.
Up Next
The Warriors close out the regular season tomorrow, November 7, at Shepherd.
