WHEELING, W.Va. – Sixth-seeded Shepherd University volleyball team (29-6) downed third-seeded East Stroudsburg (29-7) in five sets in first round action of the 2019 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Atlantic Regionals at Wheeling University on Thursday afternoon. The Rams posted a 27-25, 20-25, 25-16, 19-25, 15-10 triumph.
Shepherd's senior duo of Peyton Lindblad (Spotsylvania, Va./Riverbend) (18) and Cambriea Hill (Columbia, Md./Hammond) (13) and combined to post 31 kills to lead the Rams. Hill added 11 digs and Lindblad had a match-high three aces.
Senior outside hitter Seone Goode (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) added 11 kills and junior middle hitter Nicole Murray (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) contributed six kills and a match-high .312 attack percentage.
Murray had six blocks, while sophomore middle hitter Georgia Ohmke (Falls Church, Va./Justice) added five.
Junior setter Jessica Karcz (Westminster, Md./Westminster) had 48 assists and 21 digs. Senior libero Imani Major (Gainesville, Va./Millbrook) recorded a match-high 28 digs.
Jasmine Mooney had 14 kills, while Sarah Smith and Trea-sure Ketter each had 10 for the Warriors.
Lindblad had five kills and Hill recorded four kills and the match-clinching ace in the fifth set to help lift the Rams to the win.
The Rams advance to face second-seeded Gannon on Friday at 5 p.m.
Notes: Major (2,021), the program's all-time leader in digs, went over 2,000 for her career … Lindblad upped her career kills total to 1,404 … Hill increased her career kills total to 1,158 … Shepherd improves to 1-1 in NCAA II regional action … Shepherd's 29 wins on the year tie the 2002 team for the third most in program history.
Shepherd Press Conference
Peyton Lindblad had 18 kills, seven digs, and three aces.
Cambriea Hill had 13 kills and 11 digs.
Georgia Ohmke recorded five blocks for the Rams.
Imani Major recorded a match-high 28 digs.
Peyton Lindblad speaks with Rick Kozlowski.
Cambriea Hill and Alex Hoekstra at the postgame press conference.
