Reading, Pa. (November 5, 2025) - Alvernia University (7-17, 0-7) fell to Messiah University (16-11, 5-2), 3-1, Wednesday evening in a MAC Commonwealth women's volleyball matchup on Alvernia's Jack McCloskey Court. 

The Golden Wolves took the first set, 25-21, but the Falcons fired back with a 25-9 victory in set two, a 25-16 set three victory and then wrapped up the match with a 25-23 win in the fourth set. 

How it Happened 

• Alvernia quickly jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set behind kills by Olivia Rohrbaugh, Marli Emrich, and Angelina Salera. An ace by Caroline Buggy and a block by Allison Wolf also contributed to Alvernia's early run.
• Alvernia continued to lead later in the set, 14-7, off of a Rohrbaugh kill and Messiah attack error. But, the Falcons began to close in and dropped Alvernia's lead down to four, 16-12.
• A kill by Allie Evangelista and a Hailey McDevitt ace brought Alvernia's lead back up to six, 18-12, and a block from Evangelista and Presley Carnes made it a seven-point set, 19-12. 
• The Falcons threatened and used a 9-3 run to close within one, 22-21. But, a Salera kill and Messiah attack error brought Alvernia to set-point, 24-21. McDevitt then finished off the set, 25-21, with a kill.
• The Falcons quickly bounced back in the second set, jumping out to a 7-1 lead and never looking back. Alvernia came within four of the Falcons on three occasions during the set, but Messiah cruised to the 25-9 set two win to even the match at 1-1. 
• Messiah picked up set three right where it left off in set two, taking a 7-3 lead early and building it up to a 13-5 lead. 
• After Messiah continued to push its lead to 11, 20-9, later in the set, Alvernia rattled off a quick three points behind a pair of kills from Rohrbaugh and a third from Salera to get back within eight, 20-12. But, the Falcons closed out the set, 25-16, and took the 2-1 match lead.
• Alvernia battled back in the fourth set. The Falcons led 5-2 early, but Alvernia closed within two, 6-4, on a Presley Carnes kill. The set was back and forth from there. Alvernia closed within two once again, 8-6, on a Salera kill. But, the Falcons pulled away to a 14-10 lead and pushed it to 17-11 before Alvernia called a timeout.
• Alvernia got hot coming out of the timeout, taking seven of the next eight points to even the match at 18-18. Wolf recorded two kills during the quick run, and Evangelista added an ace.
• Three straight points by the Falcons put an end to Alvernia's run and gave the Falcons a 21-18 lead. A trading of service errors got Alvernia back within two, 22-20 and an ace by Buggy made it a one point set, 22-21. 
• Messiah pushed it to set and match point on a kill and bad set by Alvernia. But, the Golden Wolves held off the Falcons on a kill from McDevitt and Falcon attack error to make it a 24-23 set. The Golden Wolves could not hold off the Falcons any longer as Messiah came out of a timeout and ended the set, 25-23, and the match, 3-1, with a kill.

Inside the Box Score

• Olivia Rohrbaugh led Alvernia with 13 kills on 29 attacks and she added three digs. 
• Angelina Salera tallied seven kills for the Golden Wolves on nine attacks and Hailey McDevitt and Allison Wolf both hammered home six kills each. McDevitt also added ten assists, an ace and six digs and Wolf tallied eight digs. 
• Allie Evangelista recorded five kills and two aces. 
• Marli Emrich recorded a team high 19 assists and added 12 digs and Caroline Buggy led the way with 18 digs. 

Tonight ends the season for the Golden Wolves, they finished with a 7-17 overall record and an 0-7 record in the MAC Commonwealth.