Grantham, Pa. (Sept. 12, 2017) - Messiah College (2-6, 1-1) took a 3-1 victory over Alvernia University (5-3, 1-1) Tuesday evening in MAC Commonwealth women's volleyball action at Messiah.

Trailing 1-0 in the match, the Golden Wolves jumped out to an early lead in the second set then held off a late charge from the Falcons to level the match with a 25-22 win.

Messiah responded with a 25-22 win in the third set then closed out the match with 25-11 win in the fourth set.

Alvernia senior Kristen Sipling led the way for the Golden Wolves with a match-high 24 kills.  Abby O'Donnell had 27 assists and both Laura Wachowicz and Emily Smith had a team high 11 digs.

???????Alvernia returns to action this Friday at the Misericordia Tri-match.

Messiah 3, Alvernia 1