Stonehill Drops Pair at LHU Invitational

Shippensburg and Northern Kentucky post 3-0 wins over Skyhawks

Sophomore Lauren Huselton totaled 14 kills and 22 digs over Stonehill's two matches at the Lock Haven Invitational tonight.

The Stonehill College volleyball team dropped a pair of three-set decisions on day one of the 2009 Lock Haven University Invitational tonight. Shippensburg University posted a 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-16) victory in the first match of the night, before the Skyhawks fell to Northern Kentucky University 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-20) in the nightcap.LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (September 11, 2009) -

Shippensburg 3, Stonehill 0

Sophomore Lauren Huselton (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield) led Stonehill with seven kills and 13 digs, while junior Erin Johnson (Centerville, Mass./Barnstable) added five kills. Sophomore Michelle Thornhill (Canyon Lake, Calif./Temescal Canyon) and junior Justine Thompson (Merrimack, N.H./Bishop Guertin) each led the Skyhawks with 15 digs, while freshman Erin Kelly (Tinley Park, Ill./Marist) chipped in with 13 digs. Junior Andrea Wirth (Mesa, Ariz./St. Mary's) collected 15 assists.

Northern Kentucky 3, Stonehill 0

Erin Johnson and junior Laura Noonan (Hampstead, N.H./Bishop Guertin) each collected seven kills. Huselton and Thornhill both had seven digs, while Wirth finished with 16 assists.

Stonehill (2-2, 0-0 NE-10) concludes the LHU Invitational tomorrow when it faces host Lock Haven at 10 a.m., before taking on Molloy College at noon. The Skyhawks first home match of the season is Saturday, September 26, when they host Saint Anselm College for a Northeast-10 matchup at 1 p.m.