Reading, Pa (September 24, 2025) - Alvernia University (5-5, 0-1) dropped its MAC Commonwealth season opener to rival Albright College (4-7, 1-0), 3-0, Wednesday night in women's volleyball action on Alvernia's Jack McCloskey Court. 

The Lions recorded a 25-22 victory in set one, a 25-18 victory in set two and secured the 3-0 win with a 25-20 set three victory. 

How it Happened 

• The Golden Wolves jumped out to an early 7-0 lead to force an Albright timeout and then pushed the lead to 8-2 thanks to three kills from Hailey McDevitt and kills from Allison Wolf and Angelina Salera. 
• Albright then turned around and rattled off a 9-3 scoring run to tie the game at 11 and force an Alvernia timeout midway through the first set. 
• Alvernia responded out of the timeout and recorded a 6-2 scoring run to take a 17-13 lead over the Lions but Albright responded with a 12-5 run to end the first set and recorded a 25-22 victory in set one. 
• Albright were the ones to grab the lead early in the second set and took a 5-1 lead to force an early Alvernia timeout. Out of the timeout, Alvernia bounced back with six five straight points to swing the lead in its favor, 6-5. 
• The Lions and the Golden Wolves then traded points back and forth as the set headed to the back half tied at 14 a piece. Alvernia's Wolf and Allie Evangelista both recorded two kills for Alvernia and McDevitt and Olivia Rohrbaugh notched one each during the stretch. 
• Albright would end the set on another scoring run, a 11-4 run, that secured the second set 25-18 and saw the Lions take a 2-0 match lead. 
• The Golden Wolves and Lions traded points yet again to start the third set before the Golden Wolves grabbed a 10-8 lead. 
• Alvernia would then record eight of the next 15 points to grab a three point, 18-15 lead over the Lions and force an Albright timeout. 
• Albright ended the set on yet another scoring run, this one a 10-2 run to post a 25-20 victory in set three and secured the 3-0 win. 

Inside the Box Score

• Allison Wolf recorded a team high 12 kills and 13 digs for the Golden Wolves. 
• Hailey McDevitt tallied seven kills, four assists and nine digs, Olivia Rohrbaugh tallied five kills and Allie Evangelista tallied four kills and three total blocks. 
• Melina Stinsky recorded 13 digs on the night and Caroline Buggy posted nine. 
• Marli Emrich recorded a team high 21 assists on the night and also added seven digs.

Up Next 

• The Golden Wolves are back in action next Tuesday after their matchup with NJCU was canceled on Saturday. Alvernia heads to Widener to take on the Pride in a MAC Commonwealth matchup at 7:00 PM.