ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. (October 17) – On Saturday afternoon, the Alvernia University women's volleyball team defeated Wilkes University 3-2 in a come-from-behind, five-set thriller in the opening match of the Elizabethtown tri-match. In the second match of the day, Alvernia fell to host Elizabethtown University 3-0 to close out the tri-match.
How It Happened
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Wilkes got off to a dominant start, taking a commanding 14-3 lead over the Golden Wolves. Alvernia responded with a 4-0 run, featuring contributions from Maylin Ortiz and Olivia Rohrbaugh, to cut the deficit to 14-7. However, a 4-0 run by the Colonels extended their advantage to 18-7. Alvernia continued to fight back with a 7-2 run to pull within 20-14, but Wilkes closed out the set by scoring five of the final seven points to claim a 25-16 win.
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In set two, the Golden Wolves came out stronger and built an early 10-8 lead behind points from Angelina Salera, Casey Treude, Zoe Velez, and Rohrbaugh. However, an 8-1 run by the Colonels shifted the momentum and gave Wilkes a 16-11 advantage. Despite a Wilkes error briefly halting the run, three consecutive points extended the Colonels' lead to 19-12. Alvernia responded with six of the next eight points, including kills from Olivia Jones and Treude, to cut the deficit to 21-18. Wilkes then closed out the set with a 4-2 run, earning a 25-20 victory and taking a two-set lead.
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Facing a two-set deficit, the Golden Wolves showed resilience and began their comeback with a third-set victory. Treude recorded three kills to help Alvernia take an early 6-4 lead. After the teams traded points, the Golden Wolves erupted for a 12-2 run to build a commanding 21-11 advantage. The Colonels fought back to cut the deficit to 24-18, but a Wilkes service error sealed the set for Alvernia, 25-18.
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Carrying their momentum into the fourth set, the Golden Wolves jumped out to a 10-6 lead. Points from Salera, Maylin Ortiz, and Zoe Velez helped Alvernia maintain a 15-9 advantage midway through the set. After the Colonels briefly slowed Alvernia's momentum, the Golden Wolves scored five of the next eight points to extend their lead to 20-13. Alvernia capitalized on several Wilkes errors down the stretch to secure a 25-17 win and force a decisive fifth set.
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With momentum seemingly on their side, the Golden Wolves fell behind 6-3 early in the fifth set. A Wilkes service error provided a spark for Alvernia, which followed with a 5-1 run featuring two points from Treude and one from Ortiz to take a 9-7 lead. The Colonels quickly tied the score with back-to-back points, and the teams traded the next four points before Wilkes scored twice to take a late 14-13 advantage. A Colonel error and a point from Jones evened the score at 15-15. After Wilkes recorded a kill, Alvernia rallied to score three consecutive points, capitalizing on another Wilkes error and getting kills from Melina Stinsky and Salera to complete the reverse sweep with an 18-16 fifth-set victory.
Inside the Box Score
Match Two: Elizabethtown 3, Alvernia 0
How It Happened
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The first set was competitive early, with both teams trading points to reach a 10-10 tie. Zoe Velez and Casey Treude each recorded two kills during the opening stretch. However, a 9-2 run by the Blue Jays gave them a 19-12 advantage. Olivia Rohrbaugh broke up the run with back-to-back kills, and a Blue Jay error cut the deficit to 20-15. Despite the teams trading points for the remainder of the set, Elizabethtown held on to take the opener 25-18.
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In set two, the Blue Jays controlled the action for most of the frame, jumping out to an early 10-4 lead. Following a kill from Treude, Elizabethtown went on a 10-1 run to build a commanding 20-6 advantage. Despite back-to-back kills from Angelina Salera and Olivia VonNeida, the Blue Jays closed out the set by scoring the final five points to secure a 25-8 victory.
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In the third set, the Golden Wolves looked to replicate their comeback against Wilkes by winning three consecutive sets. However, Elizabethtown opened with a 10-5 lead, putting Alvernia in an early hole. The Blue Jays extended their advantage to 17-9 with a 7-4 run, but the Golden Wolves continued to battle, cutting the deficit to 20-13. After an Elizabethtown kill, Alvernia surged with a 7-0 run, fueled by Rohrbaugh's serving, to pull within 21-20. The teams traded points down the stretch, with the Blue Jays scoring three of the next five to reach match point at 24-22. Jones delivered a kill to keep Alvernia's hopes alive, but Elizabethtown secured the final point to take the set 25-23 and complete the sweep.
Inside the Box Score
Up Next
The Golden Wolves will take on Neumann University on Wednesday, October 21st at 6:00p.m on senior night.
