Women's Volleyball Drops Close Match to Stevenson

Stevenson Stev 11-9,3-1 MAC Commonwealth

Shenandoah SU 10-7,5-3 ODAC

Stevenson Stev

11-9,3-1 MAC Commonwealth

Final

Oct. 15, 2026

Shenandoah SU

10-7,5-3 ODAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Stevenson Stev	21	25	19	30	15	(3)
Shenandoah SU	25	23	25	28	8	(2)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/15/2026 10:17:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23, '26

Women's Volleyball Drops Close Match to Stevenson

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University women's volleyball team played its first of five straight home matches and was defeated 3-2 by Stevenson University on Wednesday night in non-conference play.

The Hornets (10-7) led 23-19 in the fourth set with a chance to clinch the match, but the Mustangs (11-9) came back to win the frame 30-28, forcing the fifth set, which the visitors won 15-8.

RECAP

Shenandoah took a 4-0 run into the media timeout in the first set for a 15-14 lead, which they transitioned into a four-point advantage at 20-16 and 23-19. The Hornets took the 1-0 match lead with a 25-21 win in the first.

The Mustangs led for the majority of the second set until the Hornets claimed a 17-16 lead. SU continued to hold the lead at 20-18, but the Mustangs responded with a 5-1 run before evening the match with a 25-23 victory.

Amber Shifflett opened the third set with a kill, giving SU the lead, which they held on to for the entire frame. Shenandoah's largest lead was seven at 23-16, thanks to a kill from Riley Link. The Hornets won the third, 25-19, ending with an Alana Washington kill.

Eight ties and six lead changes highlighted a fourth set that required extra time. Amanda Schaffer forced the first tie of the set at 10-10 with Shenandoah unable to grab the lead yet, despite more ties at 15 and 17. An Ashlynn Spence kill helped the Hornets take an 18-17 lead, which they grew to 23-19. SU had chances to win the match as they led 26-25 and 28-27, but it was the Mustangs that won the fourth set, tying the match 2-2.

A 10-2 run by the visitors started the final set, leading to a 15-8 final in the fifth for a Mustangs win.

Hannah Hylton had 17 kills for a team high, while Spence hit .591 and had 14 kills. Spence also led the team with four block assists and two solo blocks as the Hornets finished the match with 12 total blocks as a team.

Susan Smith provided the Hornets with 27 assists and three aces, which are both career highs for the sophomore.