LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Oct. 16) – The California University of Pennsylania volleyball team opened the second weekend of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover play on Friday by suffering a 3-0 loss (21-25, 22-25, 12-25) against Shippensburg before recording a 3-1 victory (13-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-21) over Lock Haven.

With the split, the Vulcans improve to 7-14 overall behind a 5-6 mark in conference action. Cal U also ended a six-match losing streak by getting its first win since Sept. 26.

Against the Radiers (15-7), senior Mary Lavery (La Plata, Md./La Plata) led the offense with six kills, while sophomore Ashley Leto (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) recorded five kills. Senior Miranda Fouzie (Kingston, Ontario/Sydenham) and junior Danielle Hayes (Erie, Pa./McDowell) each tallied four kills with Fouzie leading the team with a .300 hitting percentage. Junior Megan Litoborski (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) guided the offense with 13 assists and sophomore Taylor Solo (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) followed with six assists.

Litoborski led the defense with 12 digs for an assist/dig double-double, while junior Abby Matusik (Mars, Pa./Mars) posted 10 digs. 

Against the Bald Eagles (13-9), Lavery paced the offense with 14 kills and a .406 hitting percentage, while Leto posted 11 kills and Fouzie tallied 10 kills and collected a season-best 15.5 points. Litoborski registered a team-leading 23 assists in the second match to lead the offense and Solo also contributed 11 assists.

On defense, Leto led the Vulcans with 20 digs and Hayes followed with a career-high 19 digs. Matusik also registered 17 digs in the win. Fouzie led the team with eight blocks (three solo), as Cal U totaled 12 blocks after posting only one block in the first match.

The Vulcans continue PSAC Crossover action tomorrow, Saturday Oct. 17, as they travel to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to face Millersville and Pitt-Johnstown starting at 12:30 p.m.