2012 RAIDER

www.shipraiders.com Shippensburg University Table of Contents Shippensburg Quick Facts About Quick Facts/PSAC...... 2 Official Name of University: Shippensburg University of About the University...... 3 General Information Member: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Academics & Athletics...... 4 • Founded in 1871 as the Cumber- Location and Zip Code: Shippensburg, Pa. 17257 land Valley State Normal School Academic Support Services...... 5 President: Dr. William N. Ruud • Comprehensive regional public Athletic Administration...... 6 Overall Enrollment: 7,800 university Coaching Staff...... 7-8 Founded: 1871 • Member of the Pennsylvania State Roster...... 9 Colors: Red and Blue System of Higher Education • Located on 200 acres in southcen- Nickname: Raiders Season Outlook...... 10 tral Pennsylvania Player Profiles...... 11-20 Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Season Review...... 21 Other Affiliations: NCAA Division II Enrollment Stats & Results...... 22-23 Athletic Director: Jeff Michaels • 7,800 total undergraduate PSAC Results...... 24 Athletic Department Phone: (717) 477-1711 and graduate students • 53% women and 47% men Pacesetters...... 25-26 Head Coach: Leanne Piscotty Coach’s Office: (717) 477-1322 • 37% of students live on campus History...... 27 • 94% of our students are from Penn- Home Field: Heiges Field House Schedule...... Back Cover sylvania Sports Information Director: Bill Morgal Office Phone 717-477-1206 Faculty E-mail [email protected] • Student-faculty ratio: 20:1 and each Fax 717-477-1253 student has a faculty advisor Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, in compliance with Hotline 717-477-7678 • 91% of the 294 full-time instruc- federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to tional faculty members hold a human understanding and provides equal educational, employ- Mailing Address: Sports Information Office ment, and economic opportunities for all persons without regard doctorate or other terminal degree to race, color, sex, age, creed, national origin, religion, veteran 1871 Old Main Drive (OM 304) in their field status, or disability. Direct requests for disability accommoda- Shippensburg, Pa. 17257 • Our faculty’s main focus is teach- tions and other inquiries to the Office of Disability Services, Horton Hall 120, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Website www.shipraiders.com ing. All classes are taught by faculty, Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299, (717) 477-1329. not graduate assistants

Photos by Bill Smith: Photos can be purchased online. Go to www.shipraiders.com and click Photo Store. Accreditations • AACSB International helps you create opportunities for • Intramural sports: • ABET (computer science) real-life experiences. , bowling, racquetball, • American Chemical Society • Academic options include indepen- soccer, , street hockey, ten- the PSAC league has also grown to share the distinctions as: The larg- • Council for the Accreditation of dent study and research internships, nis, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball. About est conference in Division II, the largest football-playing Counseling and Related Educa- field experience, the Marine Science • Sports facilities include: outdoor conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, the conference that Consortium at Wallops Island, a courts, indoor and outdoor Originating in 1951 to administer tional Programs sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. 3+2 engineering program with two track, two indoor pools, and promote men’s athletics, the • Council for Exceptional Children schools of engineering, 3+4 and 3+3 squash and handball courts, a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Highly competitive on a regional and national level, • Council on Social Work Education health science programs with pro- rehabilitation center, outdoor sand has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third • International Association of Coun- fessional schools, 2+2 allied health volleyball courts. heralded intercollegiate conferences. of its teams into NCAA postseason play. Ultimately, the seling Services membership’s success has yielded 43 NCAA team and 246 programs, and Army ROTC. • A 62,000-square-foot Student The first major step came in 1977, when based on a grow- • Middle States Association of Col- individual title winners. • Find a job or focus on a career with Recreation Building features an ing interest, the league reorganized to provide a structure leges and Schools the help of Career Development 8,000-square-foot fitness center, an for its women’s programs. Only three years later, lacking a While proud of its athletic accomplishments, the league • National Council for Accreditation Center and alumni career services. elevated running track, racquetball standard competitive division, league voted to reclassify the also has evolved into one of Division II’s finest from an aca- of Teacher Education courts, and four multi-purpose entire conference to NCAA Division II. demic standpoint. Today, nearly one-third of the PSAC’s Athletics courts. estimated 6,300 participants are honored each year as Academic Programs Among its recent enhancements the PSAC has expanded • Member of the Pennsylvania State • 12-acre student recreation center “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade-point average of and Opportunities its membership twice during a four-year span. The first oc- Athletic Conference and NCAA includes: hockey rink; sand volley- 3.25 or better - a total that has nearly doubled since PSAC curred during the 2008-09 academic year with the addition • 75 majors and concentrations and Division II. ball courts; basketball courts; fields Scholar-Athletes were first recognized in the mid-1990s. of full-time members Gannon University and Mercyhurst 22 graduate programs • Intercollegiate sports: for football, softball, , and College, and associate member Long Island University- Although all 16 current institutions are members of Divi- • 3 colleges: Arts and Sciences, Busi- Men: , basketball, cross- rugby; exercise trail for rollerblad- C.W. Post. Over the past year, the PSAC’s Board of sion II, seven league schools also compete at the Division ness, and Education and Human country, football, soccer, swimming, ing, biking, and jogging. Directors agreed to welcome Seton Hill University as an I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll over 127,000 Services; plus a Office of Unde- track and field, . associate member to begin play in field hockey during the students and claim over 710,000 alumni, including 483,000 clared Students. Women: basketball, cross country, 2011-12 campaign. The membership now consists of 16 who reside in Pennsylvania. • Study abroad opportunities are field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, soft- full-time institutions and the two associate members. available in dozens of countries. ball, swimming, tennis, track/field, The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16 member Find out more at www.ship.edu/ volleyball. All of the league’s full-time members are located within institutions. It employs a commissioner, an associate and academic/study_abroad/ the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the assistant commissioner, and a director of media relations at • Internships, hands-on labs, gradu- PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. The its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa. ate assistantships and more, SU

2 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 3 Academics and Athletics Academic Support Services for Student Athletes

Shippensburg University shapes its athletic program to Shippensburg University established the Office of fit within the overall academic goals of the university— Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes maintaining a balance between athletics and academics. to provide the best possible resources for enhanc- Since 1984, the university’s Office of Institutional Re- ing the academic experiences of student-athletes. search has monitored the progress of our athletes in the Through the coordinator, a variety of academic classroom. The original study found that Shippensburg assistance services are available, including academic was ahead of many institutions in meeting the standards advising support, academic progress monitoring, of Propositions 48 and 64—two NCAA resolutions academic counseling and referral, and assisting designed to set minimum educational levels in collegiate graduating student-athletes in researching and athletes. pursuing employment and/or opportunities for graduate education. Proposition 64 of the NCAA established a minimum score of 700 in the SAT and a 2.0 grade point average in The Office of Academic Support Services for Stu- 11 core curriculum courses in high school. Proposition dent-Athletes has strong links with the Learning Melissa Knouse 48 carries these minimums even further and outlines Center and other campus-wide programs to support the academic well being of student-athletes. Interim Coordinator of Academic availability of scholarships to freshmen athletes based on Support Services for Student-Athletes their school performance. All student-athletes have the opportunity to Incoming freshmen athletes show preparation levels participate in the NCAA Student Athletic Affairs. comparable to those of all incoming students. In 2009, This program is committed to promoting excel- Melissa Knouse was named the Interim the average SAT score for incoming freshmen athletes lence in academics, athletics, career and personal Coordinator of Academic Support Services for was 993, only slightly below the SAT average for new development, and community service. In addition, Student-Athletes in July 2012. all incoming first-year student-athletes have the incoming students of 1013. Both groups average in the 2012 Spring Semester Knouse replaces Kurt Dunkel, who will serve opportunity to voluntarily participate in the PACES upper two-fifths of their graduating high school classes. Student-Athlete as Interim Program Counselor for SU’s Aca- program. PACES (Personal, Academic, and Career demic Success Program during the 2012-13 Today Shippensburg University athletes continue to Academic Summary Exploration Seminar) is open to all incoming unde- academic year. uphold the study’s findings. The quality point average clared first-year student-athletes who want to gain (QPA) for all athletic teams in 2009-10 was 2.51 on a The information below is based on 18 Knouse is responsible for providing academic intercollegiate athletic teams—indoor and greater insight into campus majors, possible careers 4.0 scale. The 10 women’s teams had a 3.10 overall aver- outdoor track are combined. This summarizes paths, campus resources, technology, scheduling advisement, monitoring academic progress, age while the eight men’s teams averaged 2.51. This can the academic performances of the 464 student concerns, and wellness issues. counseling and referral and assisting graduat- be compared to the fall 2009 figures: the total student ing student-athletes in researching and pursu- athletes on official athletic rosters during the The office provides information and informed ad- body QPA averaged 2.80, females were slightly higher at Spring 2011 Semester. ing employment or opportunities for graduate vice about academic matters to all student-athletes, 2.92, and males were slightly lower at 2.67. education. • The semester QPA for all student athletes and all student-athletes are strongly encouraged to Shippensburg’s athletes continue to show high six-year was 2.90 use the services. In addition, she directs the Study Table Pro- graduation rates. Sixty-two percent of those receiving gram, Laptop Loan Program, and facilitates The Office of Academic Support Services for athletically related financial aid graduate within six years • The semester QPA for female student athletes programming associated with the NCAA Student-Athletes is located in Davis House. Please of enrolling. The 2009 NCAA Graduation Rate Report was 3.11 CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. found that nationally, among public Division II schools, • The semester QPA for male student athletes contact the coordinator at (717) 477-1699 with any During her graduate studies, Knouse com- the graduation rate was 47 percent with athletes graduat- was 2.73 questions or concerns or visit our website at www. pleted her practical counseling experiences at ing at 55 percent. Retention studies by the Office of shipraiders.com. • Women’s Cross Country achieved the highest Shippensburg University’s Office of Academic Institutional Research and Planning show male athletes semester QPA at 3.55. Seven (7) other teams Support for Student-Athletes and at Har- at Shippensburg graduated at 58 percent and those achieved a semester QPA of 3.0 or greater. risburg Area Community College, Gettysburg receiving athletically related financial aid graduated at They were: Women’s Swimming (3.46), Campus. She received a master’s degree in 57 percent. In addition, female athletes graduated at 74 Women’s Field Hockey (3.29), Women’s counseling with a concentration on college percent and those receiving athletically related financial Soccer (3.22), Men’s Swimming (3.18), student personnel from Shippensburg Univer- aid graduated at a rate of 80 percent. Women’s Track and Field (3.15), Women’s Tennis (3.12), and Men’s Soccer (3.11). sity in August 2012. Since 1975, 41 athletes have earned Academic All- • 52% (236) of all student athletes earned a Knouse spent the last two years working at America honors and five athletes have earned NCAA semester QPA of 3.0 or greater. Shippensburg University for the John L. Postgraduate scholarships. Many more of Shippensburg’s Grove College of Business as a graduate as- fine athletes have been nominated for these and other • 38% (171) of all student athletes earned a sistant for the foundations of business course. regional and national honors. semester QPA of 3.3 or greater (Dean’s List). Knouse lives in Gardners with her husband. Although the academic standards are stringent at • 27% (124) of all student athletes earned a semester QPA of 3.5 or greater. Shippensburg, the 20 athletic teams have won about 58 percent of all their contests since 1975. Twelve university • 5% (24) of all student athletes earned a teams have won 65 Pennsylvania State Athletic Confer- semester QPA of 4.0. ence (PSAC) championships in the same period.

4 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 5 Athletics Administration Coaches

Leanne Piscotty In 2006, Piscotty helmed a team that set a school record for victories in a season, finishing with a 24- Head Coach 13 record. The previous high mark for wins was 23, 9th season set in 1982. The Lady Raiders also finished the 2006 season with a 14-4 record at Heiges Field House. Leanne Piscotty, SU’s During her first season at Shippensburg in 2004, all-time volleyball coach- Piscotty was honored as the PSAC Eastern Divi- ing wins leader and an sion Coach of the Year after the Raiders had one of All-American athlete at their best seasons ever. The team concluded with a Penn State, returns for 21-15 overall record, earning first-place in the PSAC her ninth season as the Eastern Division and finishing as a runner-up at the head coach of the Raider program. PSAC Tournament. In 2005, Piscotty guided the Jeff Michaels Carrie Michaels Ashley Grimm Lady Raiders to a 21-17 mark that included a stretch Director of Athletics Associate Director of Athletics/ Assistant Director of Athletics Piscotty has compiled the second-best winning per- of 10 wins over the final 11 matches of the season. Senior Woman Administrator centage (.568) among all SU volleyball coaches and Jeff Michaels is in his fourth Ashley Grimm is in her third year has a career record of 168-128 dating back to the Several athletes have eclipsed school records under year as the director of athlet- Carrie Michaels is in her fourth as the assistant director of athlet- start of the 2004 season. Her squads have reached the tutelage of Coach Piscotty. In 2011, three records ics at Shippensburg University. year as the associate director of ics at Shippensburg University. the PSAC tournament six times in eight seasons. By were broken, including two by Jill Edwards, who set Michaels served as Shippensburg’s athletics at Shippensburg Uni- Grimm served as the acting as- comparison, SU qualified for the PSAC tournament the single-match (35) and single-season (567) kills acting director of athletics for the versity. Michaels was the acting sistant director of athletics for the just twice in the eight-year span from 1995-2003. records. Libby Woffindin also set the career blocks 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic associate director of athletics from 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic assist mark with 273. In 2008, Maureen DuVall years before being permanently June 2009 through November years. SU has reached the conference tournament in established a new assists record (4,475) while Kelsi 2011. She continues to serve the each of the past five seasons. The Raiders defeated appointed to the post in 2011. She is especially active in the Hoffman established a new digs record (2,155). university as its senior woman Kutztown in a 2009 PSAC quarterfinal match but His previous four years (2005- maintenance and enforcement Hoffman’s feat broke the record of Missy Pierce ‘06 administrator (SWA). lost in the same round each of the past two seasons 2009) were spent as the universi- of NCAA rules compliance and (1,899), while Pierce’s mark had eclipsed the school ty’s associate director of athletics. (to the Golden Bears in 2010 and to Lock Haven record set by Michelle Doughty ’05 (1,683). Prior to her appointment in interpretation. Her additional last season). During his term as the acting di- September of 2008 as an assistant responsibilities with the athletics In 2010, Woffindin set a school record for block rector, Michaels was the primary director of athletics, Michaels department include game man- The 2008 campaign was full of milestones for th assists in a season with 118 while Jill Edwards was overseer to an athletic department had been serving as the interim agement and administrative roles. Piscotty, who earned her 100 career coaching vic- named the PSAC Eastern Division Rookie of the coordinator of Academic Support tory on September 6 and became the school’s career that maintained an outstanding From 2009-10, Grimm was an Year after totaling 458 kills – the third-best single- Services for Student-Athletes wins leader a week later. Piscotty has solidified the level of success. Shippensburg athletic department assistant season total in school history. won 12 conference championships since September of 2006. program into a perennial PSAC and NCAA Tourna- and a graduate assistant women’s ment contender, having recorded five seasons of at A native of Shippensburg, Piscotty was an assistant spanning six different sports and Michaels has been a valuable basketball coach at her alma competed at 21 different NCAA least 21 wins. coach for two seasons at Bradley University. In her member of the athletic admin- mater, Clarion University. Grimm first season with the Braves, Piscotty was a part of a championships over the last two istration - particularly in the was a valuable resource to the In 2007, Piscotty led the Lady Raiders to their sec- academic years. staff that produced the best single-season turnaround management and maintenance of athletics department in the areas ond PSAC Eastern Division championship in four in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) history, Prior to Shippensburg, Michaels the department’s budget. She is of compliance and academic seasons in the team’s best season in school history. improving the team from a 9-19 record in 1998 to a served five years as an assistant to also responsible for the promotion, performance while organizing and The 2007 Shippensburg squad became the first team 20-6 record in 1999. the athletics director at Slippery supervision, and management of administrating numerous events. in program history to win 30 matches in a season fund-raising activities. and was undefeated in the PSAC Eastern Division Following her graduation from Shippensburg Area Rock University where he worked A gifted student, Grimm earned with compliance and facilities. He for just the second time in school history. Senior High School, Piscotty played for Penn State Before Shippensburg, Michaels two PSAC Top 10 awards and from 1989-92 and was selected as an American also spent five years as the SID at served as the assistant to the Ath- two ESPN The Magazine/Co- The Raiders were ranked as high as fourth in the At- Lycoming College. Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team letics Director at Slippery Rock SIDA Academic All-District lantic Region and made the team’s first-ever appear- All-American in 1991 and 1992. A two-time All- Michaels earned his bachelor’s University where she coordinated certificates among her numer- ance in the NCAA Division II Volleyball Champi- Big Ten First-Team selection, Piscotty was named degree from Lycoming in 1992 all academic support services for ous academic honors. She was a onship after hosting the conference championships. Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior in 1992 and and his master’s degree in athlet- student athletes, in addition to four-time PSAC Scholar Athlete Piscotty’s teams have never finished below .500 in was elected to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches ics administration from Slippery directing camps and conferences. who graduated summa cum laude PSAC Eastern Division play. Association (PVCA) Hall of Fame in 1993. Rock in 1993. In May 2009, he Michaels earned her bachelor of in 2008 with a degree in biology Piscotty has also compiled 21 All-PSAC perfor- earned a master’s degree in sport while enrolled in the honors pro- She is currently ranked in the top-10 in five career arts in psychology and criminal mances from her players over her eight seasons and statistical categories including solo blocks (117, management from California justice in 1995 at Duquesne where gram. After receiving a NCAA was named the PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the University of Pennsylvania. postgraduate scholarship, Grimm fifth), block assists (354, 10th) and total blocks (471, she played basketball. She earned Year in 2007 for the second time in her career. 10). Michaels resides in Shippensburg her master’s degree in sport man- received her MBA in 2010. with his wife Carrie and is the agement at Slippery Rock in 2001. Grimm, a native of Sugarloaf, father of two sons, Douglas and She resides in Shippensburg with lives in Chambersburg. Drew. her husband, Jeff. 6 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 7 Coaches Roster

Her 1,274 total kills, 1.22 blocks per game and 3.31 Abby Leonard kills per game all rank among the Top 15 in Penn State volleyball history. The Lady Lions’ 44-1 record Assistant Coach in 1990 still stands as the school record for wins in a 7th season season during which they set the then-NCAA record for consecutive matches won. Assistant coach Abby Following her playing career, Piscotty spent two sea- Leonard begins her sons as a student assistant coach from 1993-94 under seventh season with her former coach, the legendary Russ Rose. While the Raiders and the there, she assisted in producing Penn State’s first two former Juniata Col- national semifinal appearances in the NCAA Divi- lege standout has sion I Women’s Volleyball Championship, includ- emerged as an integral support member to some ing the program’s first-ever national championship of the most talented Lady Raider volleyball teams appearance in 1993. in school history. A member of the U.S. Olympic Festival team in Leonard’s impeccable knowledge and apprecia- 1990 and the 1993 U.S. National Team, Piscotty also tion for the game stems from her time at Division played for the in the World Univer- III Juniata College where she was a standout sity Games in 1993 and in the Italian Professional player and also served as a student assistant for Volleyball League in 1994 and has played in the the men’s team. Chesapeake Bay Region in the Women’s United States Volleyball Association (USVA). In Leonard’s four seasons, Juniata posted a record of 145-13 and appeared in the Division III Piscotty was inducted into the inaugural national championship game twice – winning the Shippensburg Area Senior High School hall of fame title in her junior year. On the court, she led the class in 2007. team in service aces and ranked second in digs during her senior season. Piscotty earned her Bachelor of Science degree in No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School Club Team Kinesiology from Penn State in 1997. She resides Off the court she earned Dean’s List recogni- 2 Faith Athey MB Fr. 6-1 Gettysburg/Delone Catholic Revolution Volleyball Club in Carlisle with her husband Dan and their Great tion for three consecutive years and was named 3 Lauren Murphy L Sr. 5-7 York/Central York York YMCA Dane, Woody. to the MASCAC Academic Honor Roll. With 4 Natasha Gibble S/DS Fr. 5-8 Chambersburg/Shalom Christian Revolution Volleyball Club Shippensburg, Leonard has coached 10 differ- 5 Andrea Heimsoth S Sr. 5-7 Bethlehem/Liberty Crosscourt ent All-PSAC athletes and instructed a group of 8 Jenny Pry OH Sr. 5-8 Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown Coastal Virginia Raiders that have won more than 100 games. 10 Casey Hawbaker DS So. 5-4 Huntingdon/Huntingdon Revolution North As a men’s assistant coach at Juniata, she helped 11 Jill Edwards OH Jr. 5-11 Raleigh, N.C./Panther Creek Triangle the team to the Molten Division III National 12 Rachel Smicker RS/MB Sr. 6-1 Whitehall/Whitehall Synergy Championship and a berth in the Eastern 13 Erin Flick MB Sr. 6-0 Mechanicsburg/Mechanicsburg TRIAD Intercollegiate Volleyball Association semifinals. 14 Lauren Hess MB/RS Fr. 6-0 Newark, Del./Wilmington Christian Delaware United Leonard has also coached with Revolution Vol- 19 Laura Plank DS Fr. 5-6 Orrtanna/Gettysburg Area Revolution Volleyball Club leyball Club based in Chambersburg. 21 Jessica Waldeck OH Fr. 5-10 Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey DIGS 22 Cristen Harris OH Fr. 5-10 Cedar Heights, Md./Elizabeth Seton Platform Volleyball Club A native of Johnstown, Leonard is a graduate 23 Samantha Edwards RS/OH Jr. 6-0 Damascus, Md./Damascus Metro American of Shade High School. She received a degree in 24 Taylor Gottshall MB Fr. 6-0 Allentown/Central Catholic elementary and special education from Juniata

College and is currently teaching in the Big Head Coach: Leanne Piscotty (Penn State ’92), 9th season at SU Spring School District. Assistant Coach: Abby Leonard ( Juniata ’06), 7th season at SU

8 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 9 Season Outlook Players Returning

Pry managed to total a team Jill Edwards third-best 235 kills and a fifth- best 185 digs while also contrib- Outside Hitter • Junior • 5’11” PSAC Scholar-Athlete uting 27 total blocks, 13 assists Raleigh, N.C./Panther Creek and eight matches with double- digit kills. 2011 (Sophomore): Edwards emerged as one of the best outside hitters in the Smicker continued her role as a country after leading the conference and setting a single-season school record valuable blocker in 2011, finishing with 567 kills (141 more than any other player in the league and 12th-most in third on the team with both 13 PSAC history). Edwards racked in the accolades at the conclusion of the season: solo blocks and 75 total blocks. Daktronics Atlantic Region Volleyball Player of the Year and selections to the With 171 career block assists All-PSAC First Team, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All- entering her final season, Smicker Atlantic Region First Team and the Capital One Academic All-District Team. Edwards, whose single-season sits fourth all-time in school kills mark shattered the previous record by 78 while ranking her 13th in NCAA Division II in kills per set history. (4.3), also set the single-match kills record with 35 in an early-season five-set loss to Seton Hill. Overall, Junior Samantha Edwards has Edwards posted a .229 hitting percentage despite an overwhelming 1,544 attempts. She contributed nine or been a steady contributor through more kills in every regular season match, including double-digit kills in 32 of 33 regular season matches, and her first two seasons. She had a added 20 or more kills in six matches (including two with 30 or more). Defensively, Edwards totaled 311 digs Rachel Smicker career-best 54 kills last season to (2.4 per set) and 39 blocks. She posted double-digit digs in 13 matches while also adding 21 aces on the sea- go along with 23 digs and 12 total son. Edwards is just the sixth player in school history to reach 1,000 kills and the only player in school history blocks. to do so by her sophomore season. She was a four-time recipient of the PSAC Eastern Division Volleyball The Shippensburg University vol- single-season history. Heimsoth Athlete of the Week award. leyball team has been no stranger enters her final season third on Maryland native Cristen Harris to the PSAC postseason, earning the SU career assists list (3,100) and New Jersey native Jessica 2010 (Freshman): After one season of competition, Edwards was named the PSAC Eastern Division Rookie bids to the playoff tournament and needs 1,376 to overtake the Waldeck will all try to penetrate of the Year and earned All-PSAC First Team and Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team honors. each of the past five seasons. But top spot. the outside lineup in their fresh- At the conclusion of the regular season, Edwards led the PSAC in total kills with 458 – the second-highest, man campaigns. single-season total in SU history. She recorded double-digit kills in 29 of 35 matches; ranked second on the with season-ending losses in the Gettysburg native Faith Athey quarterfinals each of the past team with 339 digs, and had 15 double-doubles with kills and digs. Overall, Edwards finished the regular and fellow freshmen Taylor Gott- DEFENSE season ranked 39th in Division II in kills per set and impressed with a .229 hitting percentage for the season. two years, the Raiders look to go shall and Lauren Hess are all deeper in 2012. Senior Lauren Murphy will again She was a two-time PSAC East Player of the Week for a Raider squad that reached the PSAC quarterfinals. listed at six feet and will compete Edwards played in 33 matches and produced multiple kills in all of them. With the exception of a one-set Aside from the loss of the school for playing time in their rookie serve as the regular libero for the Raiders in her final season. cameo against Glenville State, Edwards ripped five or more kills in all of her appearances, including double- record-holder for career block as- seasons. digit kills in 26 matches. Her first PSAC Player of the Week award came on October 19 after a 53-kill sists (Libby Woffindin), the Raid- Murphy posted the eighth-best single-season digs total in 2011, performance in a 4-0 week. A second PSAC Player of the Week award occurred November 9 after ripping ers return the majority of their OUTSIDE a team-high 34 kills and hitting .271 in a 2-0 week. Edwards totaled a season-high 22 kills in the season- production from last season while setting her teammates up with The outside attack will be led by a career-high 476 digs. She also opening victory against Lenoir-Rhyne and had 20 or more kills in five matches. She recorded a season-high welcoming in a large freshman two-time All-PSAC East First 24 digs against Alderson-Broaddus and 10 or more digs in 18 games. Additionally, Edwards had at least one class of eight talented rookies. notched a career mark with 30 Team selection Jill Edwards, who assists to go along with six service service ace in 18 matches. set the school record for kills in MIDDLE aces. Entering her senior season, Panther Creek High School: Edwards was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Catamounts under head a season with 567 in 2011. The Murphy needs 36 digs to reach coach Bonnie O’Connor, thriving as an outside hitter. She was a three-time all-conference performer and Senior Erin Flick evolved into junior is one of just six players the 1,000 club. led her team in kills during all four of her seasons with the team. As a junior and a senior, Edwards served as a reliable middle blocker last in school history to reach 1,000 a co-captain. For the last three seasons she also competed for club team Triangle Volleyball Club, including season and led the team with career kills and is the only one to Sophomore Casey Hawbaker saw limited action in her debut season two years under head coach Robin Bugg and serving as a team captain in her senior season. Her club teams career-highs of 95 total blocks have done so by her sophomore qualified for the USA Junior National Volleyball Championships in four consecutive years. Club honors have and 79 block assists (fifth-most in season. with the team in 2011. She still managed to finish sixth on the included selections on several all-tournament teams as well as the privilege of competing for the state’s high- single-season school history) to Through just two seasons, Ed- performance team. Scholastically, Edwards earned the Teacher’s Choice award in Spring 2009, Raleigh Sports push her career total to 157, good team with 18 service aces while wards holds two of the top three contributing 160 digs, however, Club Scholar-Athlete designation in November 2009 and was on the A/B Honor Roll. for sixth-most all-time. Flick has spots on the school single-season the ability to fill the stat sheet, as and will supply valuable depth at Personal: Jill Allison Edwards is the daughter of Rick and Karen Edwards. She is majoring in marketing. kills list and is already fifth in the defensive specialist position. Edwards has a sister, Kimberly. Her father played for the University of Illinois. she totaled 232 kills, 98 digs and career kills. She needs 315 this 37 service aces in 2011. season to top the career list. Chambersburg native Natasha Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB Gibble and Gettysburg Area Senior Andrea Heimsoth will Seniors Jenny Pry and Rachel 2010 33 126 458 173 1247 .229 9 24 339 5 35 40 again serve as the team’s primary graduate Laura Plank will have 2011 34 131 567 213 1544 .229 19 21 321 6 33 39 Smicker will look to finish their an opportunity to play extensive setter. Heimsoth finished the careers on high notes after filling Totals 67 257 1025 386 2891 .229 28 45 660 11 68 79 2011 season with 1,286 as- time on defense during their key roles as all-around contribu- freshman seasons. sists, good for third-most in SU tors their first three seasons.

10 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 11 Players Returning Players Returning

Samantha Edwards Erin Flick Right Side/Outside Hitter • Junior • 6’0” Middle Blocker• Senior • 6’0” PSAC Scholar-Athlete Damascus, Md./Damascus Mechanicsburg/Mechanicsburg

2011 (Sophomore): Edwards played in 26 matches and 56 sets in her second sea- 2011 ( Junior): In her third season with the Raiders, Flick blossomed into a reli- son with the Raiders. She set a career-high with 54 kills in addition to 23 digs and able middle blocker and led the team with career-highs of 95 total blocks and 79 12 total blocks. Edwards recorded a career-high 12 kills at Cheyney in addition to block assists (fifth-most in school history). She competed in all 36 matches on the a season-high eight digs. In 11 matches, Edwards posted multiple kills. She also season and was one of just two Raiders to compete in all 137 sets. Flick consis- appeared in three or more sets in eight different matches. tently filled the stat sheet, finishing fourth on the team with a career-best 232 kills 2010 (Freshman): In her first season with the team, Edwards played in 25 match- (1.69 per set) and third with a .225 hitting percentage (among those qualified). es and racked up 52 total kills. She recorded a season-high six kills against West Virginia State and Glenville She finished third on the team with 37 service aces while contributing a career-high 98 digs defensively. In State. Additionally, Edwards posted multiple kills in 13 matches. As a blocker, Edwards achieved 25 block as- nine different matches, Flick posted double-digit kills totals, highlighted by a career-high 17 against Kutz- sists – including six against Millersville and four against Catawba. Defensively, Edwards contributed 23 digs. town. She posted multiple solo blocks in five different matches and multiple block assists in 21 (out of 36) matches. In 33 matches, Flick recorded at least one block, and tied a career-high with six against Clarion. Damascus High School: Edwards was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Swarmin’ Hornets under head coach Brandie Couch, primarily playing right side. She earned a Scholar Athlete award from the U.S. 2010 (Sophomore): Flick became a regular middle blocker and hitter in her second season with the Raiders, Army Reserve as a senior while also receiving All-Gazette and All-Montgomery County honors for her final playing in 33 matches. She ripped 171 kills, fourth-most on the team, while hitting .177. On the block, Flick season of competition. Her play was also rewarded with a selection to the Coaches All-Star Team. Damascus racked up 17 solo blocks and had 72 block assists to rank second on the team in total blocks. Her 38 service reached the state semifinals in 2008 and 2009. In addition, Edwards was a three-year starter for the basketball aces were third-most on the team. Flick recorded a season-high 13 kills against Millersville and also had 10 and co-ed volleyball squads. Edwards also competed for club team Metro American Volleyball Club under at Lock Haven. In 19 of her 33 matches, Flick delivered five or more kills. As a blocker, Flick had at least one head coach Russ Friedland. Scholastically, Edwards was on the honor roll. block in 32 of 33 matches, including six against Lock Haven and five against IUP, Fairmont State and West Chester. On three occasions, Flick served a season-high four aces, including in the PSAC quarterfinals at Personal: Samantha Mae Edwards is the daughter of Tony and Charmaine Edwards. She is majoring in soci- Kutztown. Her highest qualified hitting percentages were .545 against Gannon (6 K, 0 E, 11 A), .478 against ology. Edwards has one brother, Tony, who was an offensive lineman on the football team at Bryant Univer- Millersville (13 K, 2 E, 23 A) and .462 against East Stroudsburg (7 K, 1 E, 13 A). sity. Her father Tony played four years with the football team at the University of Maryland from 1981-85. 2009 (Freshman): In her debut season, Flick increased her playing time as the year moved on while primarily Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB serving as a middle blocker and outside hitter. Her most productive match of the season came against Slip- 2010 25 71 52 42 197 .051 9 1 23 3 25 28 pery Rock when she totaled five kills without an error on six attempts. She had multiple kills in five matches 2011 26 56 54 43 160 .069 8 3 23 2 10 12 and totaled 19 for the season. Additionally, Flick had eight assists, seven service aces and 15 digs along with Totals 51 127 106 85 357 .059 17 4 46 5 35 40 four solo blocks and six block assists. Mechanicsburg High School: Flick earned three letters for the Wildcats in the Mid-Penn Conference under head coach Chris Fabian. She also competed for club team TRIAD under coach John Barrick. As a middle blocker, she earned All Mid-Penn Second Team honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior. She was a “High Honor” Athlete in 2009 and was named to the All-Carlisle Sentinel Volleyball team as a senior. Her squad was the co-champions of the Mid-Penn Conference in 2008. She also competed in track and field as a high jumper.

Personal: Erin Flick is the daughter of Brian and Lea Flick. She is majoring in communication/journalism with a concentration in electronic media while seeking a minor in business. Her brother Brandon graduated from Virginia Tech. Flick also is a member of the track and field team and is a two-time PSAC champion in the high jump.

Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB 2009 18 35 19 11 63 .127 8 7 15 4 6 10 2010 33 126 171 74 547 .177 20 38 75 17 72 89 2011 36 137 232 86 649 .225 11 37 98 16 79 95 Totals 87 298 422 171 1259 .199 39 82 188 37 157 194

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Casey Hawbaker Andrea Heimsoth Defensive Specialist • Sophomore • 5’4” Setter • Senior • 5’7” Huntingdon/Huntingdon Bethlehem/Liberty

2011 (Freshman): In her debut season with the Raiders, Hawbaker competed in 2011 ( Junior): In her third season with the Raiders, Heimsoth again served as the 34 matches and 100 sets as a defensive specialist. She finished sixth on the team team’s primary setter, this time etching her name in the school record book. She with 18 service aces and contributed 160 digs (1.6 per set). finished the season with 1,286 assists, good for third-most in SU single-season Huntingdon High School: Hawbaker earned multiple varsity letters with the history. One of just two players to play all 137 sets on the season, Heimsoth was Bearcats under head coach Priscilla Gibboney. She was a champion in the 2011 second on the team in three categories: a .228 hitting percentage (among those Happy Volley tournament and selected to the 2010 Rally in the Valley all-tourna- qualified), a career-best 345 digs (2.52 per set) and 43 service aces. She also added ment team. Her play resulted in All-Mountain League First Team honors as a sophomore and All-Mountain career highs with 71 kills and 37 total blocks. Heimsoth recorded a career-best 59 assists against Kutztown League Second Team honors as a junior. She also received All-District Second Team honors. At the club in one of five games in which she totaled at least 50 assists. She recorded at least 20 assists in all but two level, Hawbaker played for Revolution North under coach Julie Miller. She also competed in track & field. matches on the season and in two different matches connected on a career-high five service aces. Heimsoth also added double-digit digs in 16 different matches, including a career mark of 20 against Alderson-Broad- Personal: Casey Rebecca Hawbaker is the daughter of Brian and Donna Hawbaker. Her intended major is dus as well as 16 in the PSAC quarterfinal loss to Lock Haven. undeclared. Hawbaker has three siblings: Josh, Frank and Erica. 2010 (Sophomore): In her second season, Heimsoth continued her solid production as the team’s primary Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB setter for the Raiders. She contributed 820 assists through 33 matches and improved her digs total with 246. 2011 34 100 0 3 11 -.273 10 18 160 0 1 1 As a server, Heimsoth recorded a career-high 49 aces that led the Raiders. Heimsoth contributed 11 or more Totals 34 100 0 3 11 -.273 10 18 160 0 1 1 assists in every match that she played: including a season-high 40 against Lenoir-Rhyne and Mercyhurst, 37 against Fairmont State and Millersville, and 36 against East Stroudsburg and West Chester. Her season- high in service aces was four, a number that was recorded five times. In fact, Heimsoth finished 25 of her 33 matches with as many or more service aces than errors. Offensively, Heimsoth contributed 17 kills and hit .173. 2009 (Freshman): Heimsoth wasted no time becoming an integral setter for the Lady Raiders in her first sea- son with the team. Among all PSAC setters, Heimsoth ranked ninth with an average of 7.99 assists per set en route to a team-high total of 927. She also ranked second on the team with 235 digs, including seven games with double-digit digs and a career-high 17 against C.W. Post. One of her best games of the season came in the PSAC Quarterfinals at Kutztown, when Heimsoth totaled 45 assists to complement 14 digs, two kills and two service aces. Overall, Heimsoth had eight games with at least 40 assists, including a career-high 62 assists in an epic five-set match at East Stroudsburg. In addition to her offensive success, Heimsoth totaled 31 service aces and 17 block assists. Liberty High School: Heimsoth won four letters and provided over 1,000 sets for the Hurricanes under head coach Ginnie Rohn. She also competed for club team Crosscourt under coach Sharon Shoemaker. Heimsoth received honorable mention as a senior and was an all-district second team selection as a sophomore and a junior. Personal: Andrea Claire Heimsoth is the daughter of Neil and Cathy Heimsoth. She is majoring in exercise science while seeking a minor in coaching.

Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB 2009 35 123 35 8 54 .352 994 31 235 1 17 18 2010 33 128 17 8 52 .173 820 49 246 0 9 9 2011 36 137 71 25 202 .228 1286 43 345 4 33 37 Totals 104 388 115 41 308 .240 3100 123 826 5 59 64

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Lauren Murphy Jenny Pry Libero • Senior • 5’7” PSAC Scholar-Athlete Outside Hitter • Senior • 5’8” York/Central York Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown

2011 ( Junior): In her second season as the team’s libero, Murphy set a new career- 2011 ( Junior): Pry continued to serve as a valuable outside hitter for the Raiders high with a team-best 476 digs (4.21 per set), good for eighth on the school’s in her third season with the team. She played in all but two matches and racked single-season record list. Murphy also set a career mark with 30 assists to go along up a team third-best 235 kills and a fifth-best 185 digs while also contributing 27 with six service aces. She contributed double-digit digs in 25 of the 30 matches total blocks, 13 assists and four service aces. Pry posted double-digit kills in eight she played, and twice surpassed 30 digs, including a career-high 35 against Seton different matches, including three in a row in October. In five different matches, Hill. In a three-game stretch against Fairmont State, Seton Hill and Mercyhurst, Pry contributed double-digit digs, highlighted by a career-high 23 at Kutztown. Murphy totaled 82 digs for an average of 27.3 per match. 2010 (Sophomore): In her second season with the team, Pry recorded a career-high 301 kills and 263 digs 2010 (Sophomore): Murphy became an integral defensive player as the libero for the Raiders in her second while increasing her playing time as an outside hitter. Pry had 13 double-digit kill games, including four-in- season with the team. She led the team with 388 digs – contributing at least one in all of her appearances – to a-row in October and a season-high 20 against West Chester. Her two-best offensive performances came complement 12 assists and six service aces. Her season-high of 29 digs came against IUP and a five-set win against Millersville, including a 12-kill, 1-error effort at home (.478) and an 18-kill, 3-error stat line on over Lock Haven. Murphy contributed 20 or more digs in six matches, including 24 in the PSAC quarterfi- the road (.429). Defensively, Pry also had 13 double-dig performances, including a season-high 22 against nals against Kutztown. Catawba, 18 against Lock Haven, 17 against East Stroudsburg and 16 against California (Pa.). Eight of her 2009 (Freshman): In her debut season, Murphy earned additional playing time as the season wore on and fin- efforts were double-doubles. In the five-set home victory against Lock Haven, Pry recorded a season-high ished the year as a regular libero and defensive specialist. Murphy appeared in 20 matches for Shippensburg four block assists. and rounded the year out with 100 digs, including season-highs of 12 in back-to-back games against Mercy- 2009 (Freshman): Pry became an integral outside hitter for Shippensburg in her first season with the Raiders, hurst and Gannon. Overall, Murphy recorded five kills and eight service aces while competing in a total of 56 finishing with a .105 hitting percentage through 85 sets and 26 matches. She ranked fifth on the team with sets. 140 kills, including double-digit kills on three occasions. Her season-high of 13 kills came at West Chester. Central York High School: Murphy earned three letters as a libero and a defensive specialist for the Panthers Defensively, Pry recorded 115 digs on the season, including three double-digit efforts in the first five matches under head coach Jennifer Reichard. Her club team was the York YMCA with coach Scott Pennewill. She of the season. In addition, Pry totaled seven service aces and was stout with 22 blocks, including seven solo was named a York County All Star as a senior and also received a Female Athlete of the Year award and a blocks. District III Sportsmanship award. While at Central York, she earned numerous academic awards, includ- Landstown High School: Pry was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter for the Eagles under head ing the Central York Education Association R. Clark Millard Scholarship and the Beth Hufnagel Memorial coach Cheryl Smith. She also competed for the Coastal Virginia Volleyball club team under coach Dave Scholarship. Albaugh. The leading scorer as a senior, Pry’s squad was state semifinalists. She earned multiple state, region and district awards in addition to All-Tidewater Conference honors throughout her career. Pry also lettered Personal: Lauren Elizabeth Murphy is the daughter of Joel and Chris Murphy. She is majoring in mid-level in soccer. elementary education for grades 4-8 with a concentration in science and language arts. Personal: Jennifer Elise Pry is the daughter of Dave and Dee Pry. She is majoring in marketing.

Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB 2009 20 56 5 5 19 .000 3 8 100 0 0 0 2009 26 85 140 89 475 .105 5 7 115 7 15 22 2010 32 111 0 1 6 -.167 12 6 388 0 0 0 2010 35 132 301 169 985 .134 7 9 263 4 27 31 2011 30 113 3 3 7 .000 30 6 476 0 0 0 2011 34 123 235 126 838 .130 13 4 185 5 22 27 Totals 82 280 8 9 32 -.031 45 20 964 0 0 0 Totals 95 340 676 384 2308 .127 25 20 563 16 64 80

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Rachel Smicker Faith Athey Right Side/Middle Blocker • Senior • 6’1” PSAC Scholar-Athlete Middle Blocker • Freshman • 6’1” Whitehall/Whitehall Gettysburg/Delone Catholic

2011 ( Junior): In her third season with the Raiders, Smicker continued her role Delone Catholic High School: Athey was a three-year varsity letterwinner for as a consistent presence from the block, finishing third on the team with both 13 the Squires under head coach Jason Leppo. She was a three-time selection to solo blocks and 75 total blocks. Additionally, Smicker saw an increased role on of- the Gettysburg Times’ All-Area Team, including two selections (as a junior and fense, finishing second on the team with 43 assists, a total that is 25 more than her senior) to the First Team. Athey was also honored as a junior and senior with previous season-high (18 as a sophomore). Smicker also added 103 kills to surpass selections to the Hanover Evening Sun’s All-Area First Team. As a senior, Athey the century mark for the second time in her career. She posted season highs of was named the York Daily Record Player of the Year in addition to being selected eight kills (against Fairmont State), 11 digs (against Alderson-Broaddus) and six total blocks (against West to the Class AA All-State Girls Volleyball Team. Athey also competed for the Virginia State). club team Revolution Volleyball Club under head coach Dan LaBonte. 2010 (Sophomore): Smicker maintained her excellent blocking prowess with 77 block assists in her second Personal: Faith Kara Athey is the daughter of Carl and Jeannette Athey. Her ma- season with the Raiders. She also went over the century mark in kills for the first time with 104 through jor is undeclared. Athey has an older sister, Paige, who is a senior at Shippensburg. 34 matches. Defensively, Smicker contributed 96 digs. Overall, Smicker had at least one block in 30 of 34 matches, multiple blocks in 24 matches (including five in a row to end the season). Smicker had a season- high eight block assists at Lock Haven and also had four block assists in five different matches. Offensively, Smicker had a season-high seven kills against Alderson-Broaddus and Fairmont State. Natasha Gibble 2009 (Freshman): In her debut season, Smicker excelled as a powerful blocker and staple along the right side for the Lady Raiders. She competed in 26 matches for Shippensburg and totaled 40 kills for a hitting Setter/Defensive Specialist • Freshman • 5’8” percentage of .144. Her specialty was on the block, as she finished the season fourth on the team with 47 total Chambersburg/Shalom Christian Academy blocks. In a standout match against Stonehill, Smicker had five kills without an error while totaling one solo block and nine block assists. Overall, she had multiple blocks in 11 matches during the season. Shalom Christian Academy: Gibble was a varsity letterwinner for the Flames Whitehall High School: Smicker was a three-year letterwinner as a right side for the Zephyrs under head under head coach Julie Martin. Gibble was named Most Valuable Player of the coach Allen Cuerllo. She also competed for Synergy as a club squad under coach Jill Lichty. Athletically, Mason Dixon Christian Conference as well as being named Most Valuable Player Smicker earned all-conference honorable mention. She graduated 29th in her class on the high honor roll. of the Fannett Metal Tournament. She also competed in soccer and basketball. Personal: Rachel Nicole Smicker is the daughter of Glenn and Marci Smicker. She is majoring in supply Gibble played for the club team Revolution Volleyball Club under head coach chain management. Dan Labonte. Personal: Natasha Ranae Gibble is the daughter of DeRay and Karen Gibble. She Year MP SP K E TA PCT A SA DIG BS BA TB is majoring in exercise science. 2009 26 63 40 19 146 .14 4 2 28 15 32 47 2010 34 126 104 68 391 .092 18 0 96 6 77 83 2011 33 125 103 65 385 .099 43 1 73 13 62 75 Totals 93 314 247 152 922 .103 65 3 197 34 171 205 Taylor Gottshall Middle Blocker • Freshman • 6’0” Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic

Allentown Central Catholic High School: Gottshall was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Vikings under head coach Laurie Corcoran. She was a three- time Lehigh Valley Conference honorable mention selection, and as a junior, was named to the District XI Class AAA First Team and the Morning Call All-Area First Team. Personal: Taylor Alexa Gottshall is the daughter of David and Gina Gotshall. Her major is undeclared.

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Cristen Harris Laura Plank Outside Hitter • Freshman • 5’10” Defensive Specialist • Freshman • 5’6” Cedar Heights, Md./Elizabeth Seton Orrtanna/Gettysburg Area

Elizabeth Seton High School: Cristen was a three-year varsity letterwinner for Gettysburg Area High School: Plank was a two-year letterwinner for the War- the Roadrunners under head coach Terri Kerley. As a senior, Harris totaled 228 riors under head coach Travis Meckley. A co-captain her senior year, Plank totaled kills, 186 digs, 130 aces and 28 blocks en route to being named Prince George’s 223 kills, 377 digs and 26 aces en route to being named to the Mid-Penn Confer- County Player of the Year and a First Team selection. Harris also earned a spot ence Capital Division First Team. She also competed in soccer and track & field. on the WCAC (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference) All-Conference Vol- Plank played for the club team Revolution Volleyball Club and was coached by leyball First Team and an honorable mention nod on the The Washington Post’s former Raider Julie Fye. All-Met Volleyball Team. Harris earned honorable mention nods on the WCAC Personal: Laura Nicole Plank is the daughter of Frank and Julie Plank. Her major All-Conference squad as a sophomore and junior. She also competed in track, as is undeclared. well as for the club team Platform Volleyball Club under head coach Fran Duvall. Personal: Cristen Diarra Harris is the daughter of Stephon and Lynne Harris. Her major is undeclared. She has one brother, Jared. Jessica Waldeck Outside Hitter• Freshman • 5’10” Lauren Hess Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey Middle Blocker/Right Side • Freshman • 6’0” Newark, Del./Wilmington Christian School Ramsey High School: Waldeck was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the Lady Rams under head coach Jeremy Maritt. She was a two-time selection to the All- League Second Team unit. Waldeck also competed in track & field and for her Wilmington Christian School: Hess was a four-year varsity letterwinner for the club team, DIGS, under head coach Warren Tom. Warriors under head coach Mike Zampini. As a junior and senior, Hess served Personal: Jessica Ashley Waldeck is the daughter of Tom and Marcie Waldeck. as a team captain and was named to the All-Conference First Team. Hess also She plans to major in health and exercise science. Waldeck has two brothers, played basketball and competed for the club team Delaware United under head Daniel and Greg. coach Maroaune Jafir. Personal: Lauren Elizabeth Hess is the daughter of Dave and Marion Hess. She is majoring in communication/journalism. Hess has a sister, Cristen, who played volleyball at Kutztown.

20 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 21 2011 season review 2011 season review

While the season again ended in the PSAC Quarter- finals, the 2011 Raiders still managed to etch their names into the school record book. Woffindin 2011 Honor & Awards finished her career with a school record 273 career block assists, Heimsoth totaled the third-most assists AVCA All-Region First Team (1,286) in single-season history, Flick racked up the Jill Edwards (OH) fifth-most block assists (79) in single-season history and Murphy amassed the eighth-most digs (476) in single-season history. Daktronics All-Region First Team Jill Edwards (OH) But it was Edwards who, in addition to setting the single-match record for kills, also set the single-sea- son mark with a PSAC-leading 567 kills (78 more Daktronics Atlantic Region POY than the previous record and 12th-most in PSAC Jill Edwards (OH) history). She became just the sixth player in school history to ALL-PSAC First Team reach 1,000 career kills and is the only one to have Jill Edwards (OH) done so by her sophomore season. Through just two seasons, Edwards holds two of the top three spots on All-PSAC Second Team the school single-season kills list and is already fifth Libby Woffindin (MB) on the career kills list.

Both Edwards and Woffindin followed up their PSAC Scholar-Athletes previous season’s All-PSAC East accolades with the Jill Edwards same honors in 2011 – a First Team nod for Ed- Erin Flick wards and a Second Team selection for Woffindin. Lauren Murphy Edwards brought in additional hardware as well, as Rachel Smicker After returning the majority of its team from a sea- their wins coming in straight sets against IUP and the four-time PSAC Eastern Division Volleyball son in which it finished third in the PSAC Eastern in five sets against Slippery Rock – their first five-set Athlete of the Week award winner was named the Division, the 2011 Shippensburg University volley- victory of the season after losing nine straight five- Academic All-District (CoSIDA) Daktronics Atlantic Region Volleyball Player of the ball team was voted to finish a spot higher – second setters. Jill Edwards Year as well as being selected to the American Vol- – in the division in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The squad used that momentum to carry them into leyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Atlantic But the higher expectations were also a result of the the second half of the regular season. The Raid- Region First Team and the Capital One Academic return of a core group of standout players, led by ers went 7-2 in one nine-match span in October, All-District Team. sophomore Jill Edwards and senior Libby Woffindin but was perhaps more impressive was that all seven – both of whom earned All-PSAC East honors the victories came in straight sets. year before. The Raiders earned its second five-set victory of Juniors Erin Flick, Andrea Heimsoth, Lauren the season in their Senior Day home finale against Murphy, Jenny Pry and Rachel Smicker filled out the Shepherd before clinching a PSAC playoff berth for cast of impact players that hoped to send the Raiders the fifth consecutive season with a 3-0 win at East further than the PSAC Quarterfinals – where SU Stroudsburg had seen its run end the previous season. Despite being snake-bitten in close matches all After beginning the year with four losses on their season with a 2-10 record in five-setters, SU finished Florida trip, the Raiders went 3-1 at the Shepherd the regular season 15-20 (8-11 PSAC) and for the Tournament without dropping a set in its three sixth time in eight seasons under head coach Leanne victories. SU struggled through the rest of Septem- Piscotty, was preparing for the PSAC Tournament. ber, however, losing its home opener against Seton SU earned the No. 4 seed in the East and a rematch Hill (despite a single-game school-record 35 kills with No. 1 seed Lock Haven, which ended the Raid- from Edwards) before dropping six straight matches ers’ regular season three days prior with a straight-set – three in a PSAC crossover and three others against victory. PSAC East foes. Shippensburg couldn’t overcome the powerful attack Shippensburg found more success in its next cross- of the Bald Eagles, however, and again fell in three over in October, however, as it hosted four teams in sets. The loss marked the final match in the careers Heiges Field House. The Raiders went 2-2, with of seniors Woffindin and Lauren Bauer (90 digs and 36 aces in 76 career matches). Libby Woffindin 22 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 23 2011 Stats & Results 2011 Stats & Results

15-21, 8-11 PSAC East (4th) No. Name GP-MP K E TA Pct A SA SE Dig BS BA Total 3 Lauren Murphy 113-33 3 3 7 .000 30 6 12 476 0 0 0 4 Libby Woffindin 126-33 290 141 796 .187 23 48 57 86 19 69 88 Date Opponent W/L Score Score-by-game 5 Andrea Heimsoth 137-36 71 25 202 .228 1286 43 30 345 4 33 37 Sept. 2 vs. Grand Valley State L 0-3 25-12, 26-24, 25-17 6 Alexandria Tubbs 15-11 11 7 28 .143 1 3 1 13 0 1 1 Sept. 2 at Saint Leo L 1-3 25-23, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18 8 Jenny Pry 123-34 235 126 838 .130 13 4 16 185 5 22 27 Sept. 3 vs. Rollins L 0-3 25-16, 25-10, 25-21 10 Casey Hawbaker 100-34 0 3 11 -.273 10 18 15 160 0 1 1 Sept. 3 at Florida Southern L 2-3 25-21, 25-23, 25-19, 26-24, 15-10 11 Jill Edwards 131-34 567 213 1544 .229 19 21 41 321 6 33 39 Sept. 9 at Shepherd W 3-0 25-23, 26-24, 25-15 12 Rachel Smicker 125-33 103 65 385 .099 43 1 1 73 13 62 75 Sept. 9 vs. West Virginia State W 3-0 25-14, 28-26, 25-15 13 Erin Flick 137-36 232 86 649 .225 11 37 38 98 16 79 95 Sept. 10 vs. Davis and Elkins W 3-0 25-20, 25-14, 25-21 18 Tessa Bivens 133-35 46 28 165 .109 33 20 27 331 8 9 17 Sept. 10 vs. Fairmont State L 2-3 25-23, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14 20 Lauren Bauer 102-36 1 0 4 .250 5 15 15 52 0 0 0 Sept. 13 Seton Hill L 2-3 25-23, 25-17, 25-15, 27-25, 15-13 23 Samantha Edwards 56-26 54 43 160 .069 8 3 9 23 2 10 12 Sept. 16 at Mercyhurst # L 2-3 25-22, 25-19, 25-18, 25-21, 15-5 TOTALS 137-36 1613 740 4789 .182 1482 219 263 2163 73 319 232.5 Sept. 17 vs. Gannon # L 1-3 25-22, 25-18, 25-21, 25-10 Sept. 17 at Edinboro # L 2-3 25-20, 26-24, 25-13, 25-12, 15-7 Sept. 23 at West Chester * L 0-3 25-20, 25-15, 25-21 Sept. 24 at Kutztown * L 1-3 25-18, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21 Sept. 27 at Millersville * L 2-3 25-20, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8 Sept. 29 Cheyney * W 3-0 25-8, 25-5, 25-7 Oct. 1 Alderson-Broaddus L 2-3 26-24, 25-14, 25-18, 25-19, 15-13 Oct. 7 Indiana (Pa.) # W 3-0 25-13, 25-15, 25-18 Oct. 7 California (Pa.) # L 2-3 25-22, 25-21, 25-22, 25-17, 15-11 Oct. 8 Clarion # L 2-3 25-17, 25-22, 25-11, 25-23, 17-15 Oct. 8 Slippery Rock # W 3-2 25-21, 26-24, 25-21, 25-15, 15-10 Oct. 14 Lock Haven * L 1-3 25-22, 25-16, 26-24, 25-19 Oct. 15 East Stroudsburg * W 3-0 25-12, 25-19, 25-12 Oct. 15 Chowan W 3-0 25-20, 25-15, 25-17 Oct. 19 at Fairmont State W 3-0 29-27, 25-21, 25-18 Oct. 21 West Chester * W 3-0 25-20, 25-21, 25-21 Oct. 22 Kutztown * L 2-3 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 Oct. 22 Wheeling Jesuit L 0-3 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 Oct. 25 Millersville * W 3-0 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 Oct. 28 at Cheyney * W 3-0 25-12, 25-10, 25-7 Oct. 29 vs. Stonehill W 3-0 25-14, 25-19, 25-20 Oct. 29 at New Haven L 1-3 25-21, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19 Nov. 2 Shepherd W 3-2 28-26, 25-21, 25-20, 25-22, 15-5 Nov. 4 at East Stroudsburg * W 3-0 25-14, 25-18, 25-20 Nov. 5 at Lock Haven * L 0-3 25-20, 25-18, 25-15 Nov. 8 Lock Haven$ L 0-3 25-20, 25-12, 25-19

* PSAC Eastern Division match # PSAC Western Division match $ PSAC Quarterfinal match

Erin Flick

24 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 25 PSAC Results Honors and Awards

2011 All-PSAC Eastern Division Team Eastern Division All-PSAC Honorees (The PSAC began awarding 1st and 2nd team honorees in 1994) FIRST TEAM PSAC Overall Win % Lock Haven 15-4 21-10 .677 Pos. Player University Yr. 1991 2003 OH Jill Edwards Shippensburg So. Kutztown 13-6 24-9 .727 West Chester 9-10 22-14 .611 Lisa Rice (1st PSAC) Erin Boyd (1st) S Alexa Garrity Lock Haven So. Heather Wilton (2nd PSAC) Alyssa Kilgore (1st) OH Haley Gribler Lock Haven Sr. Shippensburg 8-11 15-21 .417 Millersville 7-12 18-18 .500 Kristie Kemper Michelle Doughty (2nd) OH Lexi Kegerise West Chester Jr. Nicole Zanin Missy Pierce (2nd) LS Erin Kissling Kutztown Sr. East Stroudsburg 2-17 4-23 .148 L Lindsey Smith Kutztown Sr. Cheyney 0-19 1-27 .041 1992 2004 RS Cali Snell Kutztown Sr. Nicole Zanin (2nd PSAC) Alyssa Kilgore (1st) Missy Pierce (1st) OH Gao Xuan Lock Haven Jr. Western Division 1993 Nicole Zanin (1st PSAC) Leanne Piscotty (COY) SECOND TEAM PSAC Overall Win % 2005 Pos. Player University Yr. California (Pa.) 17-2 33-5 .868 1994 Tina Creason (1st) Michelle Doughty (2nd) MB Bailey Farthing Lock Haven So. Edinboro 14-5 23-9 .719 Missy Pierce (2nd) S Helen Fitzpatrick West Chester Sr. Clarion 14-5 19-13 .594 Debra Smith (1st) OH Allison Huss Millersville Sr. Gannon 14-5 20-12 .625 Robin Kriner (2nd) 2006 RS Katie Lutz Kutztown Sr. Slippery Rock 9-10 20-12 .625 Lisa Garey (ROY) Missy Pierce (1st) L Erin Walsh Lock Haven Jr. Mercyhurst 6-13 14-18 .438 1995 Cindel Young (2nd) (ROY) MB Libby Woffindin Shippensburg Jr. IUP 5-14 11-22 .333 Lisa Garey (2nd) 2007 1996 Kali Antolik (1st) Alyssa Kilgore 2011 PSAC Championship Results Jacqueline Celestino (2nd) Maureen DuVall (1st) Lisa Garey (2nd) Brittany Roche (1st) Quarterfinals Colleen Toomey (1st) Daktronics California 3, Gannon 0 1997 Cindel Young (2nd) Lock Haven 3, Shippensburg 0 No honorees Leanne Piscotty (COY) All-Region Awards Clarion 3, Edinboro 2 1998 2008 2011 West Chester 3, Kutztown 0 Jennifer Moore (1st) Maureen DuVall (1st) Jill Edwards (1st, POY) Semifinals 1999 Kali Antolik (2nd) 2008 California 3, West Chester 1 Kelsi Hoffman (2nd) Maureen DuVall (2nd) Lock Haven 3, Clarion 2 Sabea Mosemann (2nd) Colleen Toomey (2nd) Championship Dawn Scholl (2nd) 2009 Clarion 3, Lock Haven 1 2000 AVCA Kali Antolik (1st) Jenn Fuhrman (1st) All-Region Awards Sabea Mosemann (1st) Hannah Sorber (1st) 2011 PSAC Award Winners 2011 2001 2010 Jill Edwards (1st) Eastern Division Coach of the Year: No honorees Jill Edwards (1st) (ROY) Kassie Bellaver, West Chester Libby Woffindin (2nd) 2007 2002 Eastern Division Athlete of the Year: 2011 Kali Antolik (1st) Gao Xuan, Lock Haven Kelly Laughlin (1st) Jill Edwards (1st) Brittany Roche (HM) Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Year: Alyssa Kilgore (2nd) Libby Woffindin (2nd) Lindsey Smith, Kutztown Eastern Division Rookie of the Year: CoSIDA Academic Katie Lasinski, Millersville All-District 1,000/1,000 Club 2011 Shippensburg’s PSAC East Jill Edwards Players of the Week 1,000 CAREER KILLS/1,000 CAREER DIGS 2009 Alyssa Kilgore (2001-04) 1,339 kills, 1,362 digs Kali Antolik (2nd) November 1 Jill Edwards Colleen Toomey (2006-09) 1,255 kills, 1,184 digs October 25 Jill Edwards Missy Pierce (2003-06) 1,242 kills, 1,847 digs 2008 September 20 Jill Edwards Michelle Doughty (2002-05) 1,068 kills, 1,638 digs Kali Antolik (2nd) September 13 Jill Edwards

Jill Edwards 26 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 27 Career Highs GAME HIGHS

KILLS BLOCK SOLOS HITTING PERCENTAGE KILLS SERVICE ACES DIGS 1,339, Alyssa Kilgore (2001-04) 221, Dana Boyer (1985-88) Career (min. 750 attacks): Match: Match: Match: 1,255, Colleen Toomey (2006-09) 208, Lisa Garey (1994-97) .440, Maureen DuVall (2005-08) 35, Jill Edwards vs. Seton Hill 14, Emily Grotzinger at Cheyney 57, Kelsi Hoffman vs. Kutztown 1,242, Missy Pierce (2003-06) 194, Christina Smith (1995-98) .328, Kristie Kemper (1990-93) (Sep.13, 2011) (Sept. 9, 2008) (Oct. 18, 2005) 1,213, Kali Antolik (2006-09) 155, Nancy Sheetz (1980-83) 33, Brittany Roche vs. Kutztown 12, Courtney Neary vs. Cheyney 42, Kelsi Hoffman vs. 1,068, Michelle Doughty (2002-05) 146, Aimee Strine (1985-88 Career (mins.) (Nov. 15, 2007, NCAA QF) (1994) East Stroudsburg (Oct. 4, 2005) 1,025, Jill Edwards (2010-) .300, Dana Boyer (1985-88) 30, Kelly Laughlin vs. Kutztown 12, Katharine Criswell vs. Cheyney 40, Kelsi Hoffman vs. Kutztown 971, Libby Woffindin (2008-11) BLOCK ASSISTS (Sept. 21, 2002) (2004) (Sept. 17, 2005) 941, Nicole Zanin (1991-94) 273, Libby Woffindin (2008-11) MATCHES PLAYED 29, Missy Pierce vs. West Chester 39, Missy Pierce vs. West Chester Season: 258, Kali Antolik (2006-09) 148, Kelsi Hoffman (2005-08) (Oct. 19, 2004) (Oct. 19, 2004) 110, Maureen DuVall (2005) ASSISTS 179, Dana Boyer (1985-88) 148, Colleen Toomey (2006-09) 28, Dana Boyer vs. Mansfield (1987) 39, Kelsi Hoffman vs. Charleston 87, Shelly Stallsmith (1982) 4,475, Maureen DuVall (2005-08) 170, Hannah Sorber (2007-09) 147, Kali Antolik (2006-09) 28, Jenn Fuhrman vs. Millersville (WV) (Oct. 18, 2009) 80, Shelly Stallsmith (1983) 3,229, Amber Schmerfeld (2002-04) 152, Cindel Young (2006-07) 143, Maureen DuVall (2005-08, (Oct. 24, 2000) 39, Kelsi Hoffman vs. Millersville 75, Colleen Toomey (2007) 3,100, Andrea Heimsoth (2009-) 150, Kristie Kemper (1990-93) 137, Michelle Doughty (2002-05) (Sept. 13, 2005) Season: 73, Heather Heist (1988) 2,790, Heather Wilton (1989-92) 130, Nancy Sheetz (1980-83) 39, Missy Pierce vs. Kutztown 567, Jill Edwards (2011) 68, Barb Hoffman (1983) 1,872, Lori Lisowski (1994-97) (Oct. 18, 2005) 489, Jenn Fuhrman (2000) 67, Kim Bedford (1984) 1,837, Sabea Mosemann (2000-01) DIGS 37, Missy Pierce vs. UPJ 458, Jill Edwards (2010) 67, Shelly Stallsmith (1984) 2,179, Kelsi Hoffman (2005-08) (Sept. 20,2004) 455, Brittany Roche (2007) SERVICE ACES 1,847, Missy Pierce (2003-06) 37, Missy Pierce vs. Millersville 435, Kali Antolik (2007) BLOCK SOLOS 252, Shelly Stallsmith (1981-84) 1,683, Michelle Doughty (2002-2005) (Sept. 13, 2005) 414, Colleen Toomey (2007) Match: 221, Maureen DuVall (2005-08) 1,362, Alyssa Kilgore (2001-04) 33, Kelly Laughlin vs Gettysburg 411, Missy Pierce (2006) 13, Kristie Kemper vs Millersville 209, Heather Heist (1988-91) 1,184, Colleen Toomey (2006-09) (2002) (1992) 170, Kim Bedford (1983-86) ASSISTS 33, Missy Pierce vs. Millersville 166, Missy Pierce (2003-06) Season: (Oct. 18, 2006) Season: 163, Colleen Toomey (2006-09) 103, Christina Smith (1998) 32, Michelle Doughty vs. Gettysburg 1,420, Maureen DuVall (2007) 153, Deb Smith (1991-94) 100, Dana Boyer (1988) (Oct. 29, 2005) 1,318, Maureen DuVall (2005) 153, Michelle Doughty (2002-05) 90, Jenn Fuhrman (2000) 1,286, Andrea Heimsoth (2011) Season: 73, Nancy Sheetz (1981) 1,234, Amber Schmerfeld (2004) 789, Kelsi Hoffman (2005) 67, Karen Gogal (2000) 1,156, Sabea Mosemann (2000) 588, Michelle Doughty (2005) 1,143, Maureen DuVall (2008) BLOCK ASSISTS 537, Kelsi Hoffman (2008) 1,072, Debra Smith (1993) 536, Missy Pierce (2004) Match: 1,049, Amber Schmerfeld (2003) 509, Kelsi Hoffman (2007) 13, Cathy Sager vs. Elizabethtown 512, Missy Pierce (2005) (1987) 491, Kelly Laughlin (2002) Season: 469, Missy Pierce (2006) 118, Libby Woffindin (2010) 463, Ashleigh Helfrick (2005) 93, Kali Antolik (2007) 448, Maureen DuVall (2005) 92, Cindel Young (2007) 432, Stacy Salvadge (2004) 88, Aimee Strine (1988) 415, Alyssa Kilgore (2004) 77, Rachel Smicker (2010) 72, Erin Flick (2010) HITTING PERCENTAGE 70, Kali Antolik (2008) Season (min. 200 attacks): 69, Dana Boyer (1987) .594, Maureen DuVall (2007) 59, Hannah Sorber (2008) .409, Maureen DuVall (2005) 57, Hannah Sorber (2007) .356, Kristie Kemper (1992)

Kali Antolik 28 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 29 SEASON-by-season coaching records History

In 1980, the first volleyball team to represent Tournament for the ninth consecutive year, but again Shippensburg University took the court at Heiges placed fourth. Tina Creason led the 1994 team to its Field House. The team was established the prior year 10th-straight conference championship tournament by the Student Association. where the Lady Raiders fell to Edinboro University, Led by Coach Robert Fraser, assistant Mike Shatzer and again were fourth. and co-captains senior Sue Szumachowski and junior Under the leadership of Randy Hood from 1995- Sharon Buckwalter, the squad of 16 overpowered 2003, the Lady Raiders went through a rebuilding all 11 of its opponents and placed seventh at the phase, trying to regain its conference form. In 2000, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) the team finished second in the PSAC’s Eastern tournament. Since then, the team has gone to PSAC Division and advanced to the conference tournament tournaments 18 times. for the first time since 1994. The team made two The Lady Raiders placed second in the conference appearances in the conference championships under tournament in 1985, third in 1986 and second in Hood, the last coming in 2003. 1987. In 1988, Shippensburg won the conference’s In 2004, the team had one of its best seasons ever as Eastern Division tournament, but placed third in the first-year head coach Leanne Piscotty was named championship. In 1989, Shippensburg was second in PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year. The the East, but a disappointing fourth in the confer- Lady Raiders went 21-15 and won the regular season ence tournament. Eastern Division championship with an 8-2 confer- The following season, led by Lisa Rice and Heather ence record. The team finished second at the PSAC Wilton, the Lady Raiders compiled a 24-6 overall Tournament, losing to Lock Haven in the champion- record and took second in the conference champion- ship match. ship. In 2007, Piscotty led the Lady Raiders to their Shippensburg was first in the Eastern Division second PSAC Eastern Division championship in standings in 1991, but the team was upset in the four seasons in the team’s best season in school PSAC Tournament and placed fourth. Rice was history. The 2007 Shippensburg squad became the Leanne Piscotty Michael Shatzer named conference MVP that year, the first time first team in program history to win 30 matches in 2011 15-21, 8-11 PSAC (PSAC Quarterfinals) 1991 19-9, 9-1 PSAC East a Shippensburg player gained such an honor. The a season, finishing 30-12 while becoming just the 2010 19-16, 9-10 PSAC (PSAC Quarterfinals) (PSAC First Round, 4th place) Lady Raiders tied Millersville University for first second to finish its PSAC Eastern Division schedule 2009 16-19, 8-11 PSAC (PSAC Semifinals) 1990 22-5, 9-1 PSAC East (PSAC Runner-up) place in the East in 1992 and finished fourth in the undefeated. The Lady Raiders were ranked as high 2008 22-15, 8-4 PSAC East (PSAC Semifinals) 1989 20-10, 8-2 PSAC East tournament. as fifth in the Atlantic Region and made the team’s 2007 30-12,10-0 PSAC East (PSAC First Round, 4th place) first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Vol- (NCAA Quarterfinals, PSAC Semifinals) Nicole Zanin and the 1993 squad finished second leyball Championship after hosting the conference 2006 24-13, 5-5 PSAC East Paul Hughes in the Eastern Division, advancing to the PSAC championships. 2005 21-17, 6-4 PSAC East 1988 22-11, 5-3 PSAC (PSAC Tournament, 3rd place) 2004 21-15, 8-2 PSAC East (PSAC Semifinals) 1987 15-16, 6-2 PSAC East (PSAC Runner-up) 1986 18-14, 4-4 PSAC East Randy Hood 2003 13-19, 4-5 PSAC East (PSAC Quarterfinals) Robert Frazer Heiges Field House 2002 8-28, 3-7 PSAC East 1985 20-15, 5-3 PSAC East (PSAC Runner-up) Heiges Field House is home of the SU volleyball team. The building 2001 6-23, 2-8 PSAC East 1984 20-19, 4-2 PSAC East is also home of the men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, swim- 2000 19-15, 8-2 PSAC East (PSAC Quarterfinals) (PSAC Tournament, 5th place) ming and indoor track and field teams. 1983 21-19, 6-2 PSAC East 1999 10-19, 4-6 PSAC East At the time of its construction, Heiges Field House was the second (PSAC Tournament, 5th place) 1998 8-20, 2-6 PSAC East largest wooden domed structure in the world. In addition to the main 1982 23-10-3, 4-2 PSAC East arena, the field house contains offices, equipment rooms, a wrestling Berkley Laite (PSAC Tournament, 4th place) room, a weight room, four handball courts, a new weight training and 1981 10-11, 3-3 PSAC East 1997 5-16, 4-6 PSAC East fitness center, and a natatorium. 1996 12-20, 5-5 PSAC East 1980 11-0 (PSAC Tournament, 7th place) 1995 9-11, 5-5 PSAC East Heiges is also used for high school basketball tournament games, 1994 15-19, 8-2 PSAC East (PSAC Quarterfinals) concerts and is the site of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic 1993 14-16, 7-3 PSAC East Association (PIAA) state gymnastics championships. (PSAC First Round, 4th place) * The largest crowd for any athletic event at Heiges was 4,500 for the 1992 20-10, 8-2 PSAC East * Won PSAC East Play-Off Match for 2nd Place United States-Soviet Union wrestling meet held March 31, 1982. (PSAC First Round, 4th place) vs. East Stroudsburg to reach PSAC Tournament

30 Shippensburg University Raider Volleyball 31 2012 Raider Volleyball Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME Aug 31-Sept 1 at Marauder Clash Sept 7-8 at UMD Classic Sept 14-15 at Shepherd Tournament Sept 18 DAVIS & ELKINS 7 PM Sept 21 vs. Mercyhurst # 7:30 PM Sept 22 vs. Gannon # 12:30 PM Sept 22 vs. Edinboro # 3 PM Sept 25 MILLERSVILLE * 7 PM Sept 29 KUTZTOWN * 1 PM Sept 29 FAIRMONT STATE 6:30 PM Oct 1 at Seton Hill 7 PM Oct 5 at Slippery Rock # 12 PM Oct 5 vs. Indiana (Pa.) # 5 PM Oct 6 at Clarion # 10 AM Oct 6 vs. California (Pa.) # 3 PM Oct 12 EAST STROUDSBURG * 7 PM Oct 13 LOCK HAVEN * 1 PM Oct 13 CHOWAN 5 PM Oct 16 at Wheeling Jesuit 7 PM Oct 19 WEST CHESTER * 7 PM Oct 20 CHEYNEY * 1 PM Oct 20 SHEPHERD 3 PM Oct 23 at Millersville * 7 PM Oct 26 at Kutztown * 7 PM Oct 30 POINT PARK 7 PM Nov 2 at Lock Haven * 7 PM Nov 3 at East Stroudsburg * TBA Nov 9 at Cheyney * 7 PM Nov 10 at West Chester * 1 PM Nov 13 PSAC Quarterfinals TBA Nov 16-17 PSAC Championships TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS * PSAC Eastern Division game # PSAC Crossover Match

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