Millersville, Pa. - A four-set loss to Shepherd and a three-set win over Dominican completed Millersville's action in this weekend's Marauder Clash.

Against Shepherd, Millersville took the first set before the Rams rallied, 15-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-19. The Marauders rolled against Dominican, winning, 25-10, 25-12, 25-12. Millersville finished its four matches at the Marauder Clash with a 3-1 ledger, improving its record to 5-4.
 
vs. Shepherd
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• The Marauders convincingly won the first set on the strength of 17 kills to just three errors and a .378 hitting percentage. The Marauders' balanced attack included three or more kills from five different players.
• Shepherd setter Becca Kern found her rhythm with her teammates in the second set, however. The Rams piled up 17 kills to four errors in set two and 17 kills to just two errors in set three. Kern finished with 52 assists. She found Peyton Lindblad 16 times and Cambriea Hill 14 times. Lindblad also recorded five aces. Eight of Lindblad's kills came in the second set. Hill controlled the third set win, totaling five kills.
• Millersville and Shepherd were tied as late as 16-16 in set two before Shepherd five of the next six points. In the third, the Marauders led 18-17, but Shepherd used a pair of kills and two Millersville attack errors to pull away. Millersville fell behind 5-1 in set three and never truly recovered, trailing by as many as six three different times.

COACH BRIAN SMITH QUOTES
• "We played well in the first set against Shepherd. We got to see the level we can play at. We struggled with ball control and passing. That was kind of our downfall in that match. We only had one option a lot of times offensively because we didn't pass well."
• "I thought Lindsey Blevins had a good match, and Katie (Laughman) was very consistent with her setting."
• "Our first match was our chance to be competitive with a good team. That team had already beaten three PSAC teams this year. We were fine as long as we take care of our issues because that's how we lost that match. I think everybody realizes they've seen themselves play well when everything is clicking, and they've seen struggles when everything is not clicking. We just have to address some of our weaknesses."
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
• Katie Laughman finished with 42 assists—her second 40-assist match of the season. She also led the team with 15 digs for her third double-double of the season.
• Jaycis Suseland totaled 14 kills without committing an error (.483). Lindsey Blevins recorded 13 kills and a .270 hitting percentage.
• Kat Forry led the team with two service aces and added 14 digs from her libero position.
 
vs. Dominican
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville hit a season-high .382, and posted hitting percentages over .400 in two of the three sets. Mllersville had more kills in the third set (18) than Dominican did in the entire match (14). Millersville totaled nine service aces—its second-highest total of the season.
• The Marauders received kills from 10 different players.

COACH BRIAN SMITH QUOTES
• "Against Dominican we got a chance to play with a few different lineups and also get a lot of our players in that hadn't played a lot this weekend. Those were the two big things."

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
• Forry led the team with a career-high four aces. Laughman added three.
• Suseland and Blevins paced Millersville with 11 kills each. Suseland committed just two errors on 19 swings for a .474 hititng percentage.
• Freshman Abby Perkins totaled a career-high four kills on five swings. Classmate Madde Luring saw time at setter and contributed a career-high eight assists.

NOTES
• Three of Millersville's four losses have been in four sets. The loss against Shepherd was Millersville's only home loss of the season. The team is now 4-1 at home.
• Millersville dropped to 4-8 all-time against Shepherd and improved to 2-0 all-time against Dominican. It was the first match-up between Millersville and Domnican since 2009.

UP NEXT
Millersville enters PSAC play on Friday and Saturday when Edinboro and Slippery Rock come to Pucillo Gymnasium. Friday's match against Edinboro is set for 7 p.m., and will be broadcast live at millersvilleathletics.com/watch.

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