Reading, Pa. (Sept. 19, 2017) - Senior Kristen Sipling, the national leader in kills, hammered down 22 kills to lead Alvernia University (8-5, 2-1) to a 3-1 win over Hood College (1-12, 0-3) Wednesday evening in MAC Commonwealth Conference women's volleyball action at Jack McCloskey Court.

The opening set was a series of mini runs before Hood put together three straight points for a 22-17 lead.  Alvernia cut it to 23-20, but Hood scored back to back points to take the first set 25-20.

The guests opened the second set scoring the first two points and found themselves up 12-10 before Alvernia took control scoring nine of the next 10 points for a 19-13 lead.  Sipling started the run with a kill and added another midway through.  The Blazers couldn't put together a successful run and the Golden Wolves leveled the match with a 25-19 win.

Alvernia used another big run on Emily Smith's service rotation in the third set to pull ahead 17-9 before closing out a 25-17 win to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The hosts kept the foot on the gas scoring the first 10 points of the fourth set on the way to a 25-11 win.

Abby O'Donnell finished the night with 26 assists and three different players, Laura Wachowicz, Aubrey Gruwell-Keating, and Smith finished with a team-high 15 digs.

Alvernia returns to action this Saturday when it hosts Bryn Mawr and Gwynedd-Mercy for a tri-match.

Alvernia 3, Hood 1