Volleyball Recap: Shippensburg Comes Up Short

Shippensburg lost against Greencastle-Antrim back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Greyhounds came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 3-0. The Greyhounds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Shippensburg took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-9, 25-17.

Azula Navarro paced Shippensburg's offense, picking up six kills. Navarro got some help from Kacie Mentzer and her nine assists. Finally, Casie Yohe kept Shippensburg's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Greencastle-Antrim got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaitlyn Alvey out in front who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Alvey has posted over her last six matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinzee Hudson, who had four aces.

Shippensburg's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Greencastle-Antrim, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-1-3 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Shippensburg is set to square off against their familiar foe West Perry at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Greencastle-Antrim will take on rival James Buchanan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.