Alvernia University Athletics

Center Valley, Pa. (October 15, 2026) - Alvernia University (9-7) dropped a non-conference women's volleyball matchup to DeSales University (15-5), 3-1, Thursday night at DeSales University's Billera Hall. 

The Bulldogs took the first two sets, 25-15, before the Golden Wolves got one back in the third set with a 26-24 victory. DeSales then secured the victory with a 25-17 win in the fourth set to seal the 3-1 victory over the Golden Wolves. 

How it Happened 

• The Bulldogs got off to a quick start in the first set and jumped out to a ten point, 15-5 lead to start the set. 
• DeSales maintained the lead over the next nine points before taking five of the final 11 points of the set to take the first set, 25-15.
• The Golden Wolves and the Bulldogs traded points back and forth to start the second set before the Bulldogs took a three point, 8-5 lead. 
• Both teams continued to trade points over the next 12 points of the second set as the Bulldogs maintained a three point, 14-11 lead. 
• DeSales then turned the corner and ripped off an 11-4 scoring run over the next 15 points to grab the second set, 25-15, and take a 2-0 lead in the match. 
• The Golden Wolves continued to battle with the Bulldogs at the start of the third set as the two teams were tied at ten through the first 20 points of the third set but DeSales would score the next five points to grab a 15-10 advantage. 
• Alvernia tallied back to back points to pull within two, 15-13, but the Bulldogs answered with a 5-2 scoring stretch that gave them a five point, 20-15 lead heading into the back half of the third set. 
• After DeSales pulled within two of securing the match, 23-16, Alvernia ripped off an 8-1 scoring stretch that leveled the set at 24 and after an Allison Wolf kill and a DeSales error, the Golden Wolves took the third set from the Bulldogs, 26-24, and made it a 2-1 overall set score in the match. 
• Alvernia and DeSales continued to match each other at the start of the fourth set before the Bulldogs rattled off a 12-3 scoring stretch that gave them an 11 point, 16-5 lead and forced an Alvernia timeout. 
• DeSales then secured the 3-1 victory over the Golden Wolves with an 11-10 stretch over the final 21 points of the fourth set and took the set 25-17 and secured the match. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Allison Wolf led the way for the Golden Wolves with a career high 20 kills and added eight digs. 
• Olivia Rohrbaugh tallied eight kills and also added three digs, one block assist and three solo blocks. 
• Olivia VonNeida dished out a team high 38 assists and added a team high 18 digs and two service aces. VonNeida's 38 assists marks the fourth game in a row that she has totaled 38 or more assists for the Golden Wolves. 
• Olivia Jones added five kills and ten digs for the Golden Wolves and Caroline Buggy tallied 11 digs and a service ace. 

Up Next 

• The Golden Wolves head to Elizabethtown this weekend for a tri-match with the Blue Jays and Wilkes University and will play the back half of the tri-match. Alvernia takes on Wilkes at 2:00 PM before taking on the host Blue Jays at 4:00 PM.