Shepherd volleyball manages all-winning weekend in non-conference matches

By Bob Madison - For the Chronicle | Sep 19, 2025

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: Mountaineer running back Clay Ash rushes past the opposition at the Backyard Brawl between West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh in Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday. Photo by David Pennock

: Mountaineer tight end Grayson Barnes catches the game-tying, two-yard touchdown pass, with 11 seconds remaining to the Backyard Brawl in Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday. WVU beat Pitt, 31-24. Photo by David Pennock

: West Virginia University cornerback Jason Chambers successfully trips one of University of Pittsburgh’s football players, as he carries the ball, at the Backyard Brawl in Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday. Photo by David Pennock

: West Virginia University wide receiver Justin Smith-Brown runs with the ball ahead of University of Pittsburgh defensive back Cruce Brookins, at the Backyard Brawl in Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday. Photo by David Pennock

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherd University’s stellar volleyball team stayed on the road last weekend and won all four of its matches against non-conferences opposition.

The Rams, now 6-1, defeated Point Park (Pa.), West Virginia State, Glenville and Charleston (W.Va.).

Staying on the road again this weekend, the Rams will visit Indiana (Pa.) for matches in the Crimson Hawk Classic against Elizabeth City (NC), Pitt-Johnstown (Pa.), Charleston (WV) and Indiana.

This past week showed the Rams stopping Point Park 3-0, trimming West Virginia State 3-2, topping Glenville 3-0 and posting a 3-0 win over Charleston.

Winless Point Park fell 25-16, 25-13 and 25-17 in Shepherd’s initial match played in the town of Institute. Emily Ryder, Ada McCoy, Rylee Lenz and Sophia Ryan were Shepherd’s leaders in number of kills.

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West Virginia State proved to be the Rams’ most potent opponent in the matches played on the southern West Virginia trip.

With McCoy, Ryan and Ryder again pacing the offense, Shepherd won the match’s first game 28-25. However, the Yellowjackets came back to post a 25-19 win in game two. West Virginia State took a 25-20 win in game three and had Shepherd needing wins in two straight games to save the match.

Game four went to Shepherd at 25-14, thus forcing a fifth and deciding game.

Shepherd prevailed in the intense game five by a 15-13 count, dealing the Yellow Jackets a third loss against two wins this season.

Glenville of the MEC fell 3-0 to the Rams. Ryan and McCoy had the most kills and Macy Buso was credited with 42 assists in the victory.

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The game scores, all favoring the Rams, against the Pioneers were 25-18, 25-22 and 25-17. Glenville fell to 5-3 overall.

Amya Davis, Ryan and McCoy recorded the most kills in a 3-0 win over host Charleston, now 5-3 with the team loss.

Game scores in the Golden Eagle match were 31-29, 27-25 and 25-22 as the evenly-matched teams waged a night-long struggle for the eventual upper hand.

All seven of the matches played this far have been non-conference events.

The Rams finally come home to the Butcher Center for their first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference match on Sept. 30.