Reading, Pa. (September 8, 2021)- Alvernia University (1-3) fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in MAC Commonwealth play after falling to 3-0 to Eastern University (5-0) in the MAC Commonwealth opener on Wednesday night at Alvernia's Jack McCloskey Court.
 
Alvernia and Eastern would fight a back-and-forth battle in the first set. After going down 22-17, the Golden Wolves would cut the deficit to one, with a service ace by Alexis Schwenk to cap off the run. Eastern would stop Alvernia's surge to win the set, 25-22.
 
The Golden Wolves would drop the next two sets as the Eagles would remain in control the rest of the contest.
 
Eastern University won the match 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.
 
Alvernia was led by Taylor Suto who tallied nine kills and five digs. Rachel Sipling followed with eight kills and two block assists.
 
The Golden Wolves look to bounce back during the Penn State Berks Tri-Match, this Saturday.