Wilkes Women's Volleyball Falls to Moravian 3-0
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Wilkes women's volleyball team was defeated by the Moravian Greyhounds on Tuesday evening in three-straight sets.
The Colonels fall to 13-9 overall and 2-3 in Landmark play, while Moravian improve 14-9 on the season and 4-1 in conference.
In the first set, the Colonels went down 10-5 early but found a spark with kills from
Mia Leon (Ponce, PR/Caribbean),
Abby Dornblaser (Gilbertsville, PA/Boyertown), and
Ava Wahlers (Coudersport, PA/Coudersport). Wilkes kept their momentum going as they dug themselves out of another four-point deficit. The Greyhounds quickly responded with six-straight points that went unanswered by Wilkes. Moravian took the set 25-18, putting Wilkes into an early disadvantage.
The Greyhounds went into the second set with the same momentum, taking an early 12-1 lead. Despite the early lead, the Colonels attempted to crawl their way out of the deficit with essential kills from
Emilee Atherholt (Coudersport, PA/Coudersport) and Leon, but were quickly shut down by Moravian's persistent offensive attacks. The Greyhounds finished the set 25-14 with two back-to-back points.
Wilkes opened the third set with energy as they went up on Moravian 10-5 with contributions from Leon and Dornblaser. The Greyhounds answered the Colonels' attack with key service aces and kills to put them back into the set. Despite Wilkes finding a lead, Moravian was able to battle back into the game. Moravian took the set 25-22, securing the victory in three sets.
Leon led the team in kills (14), aces (2), and shared the top spot for blocks (2) with Wahlers.
Maddy Durfee (Attica, NY/Attica) had 10 assists and nine digs, and
Annalyse Santowasso (Middlesex, NJ/Rutgers Prep) led the Colonels' defense with 11 digs.
The Colonels continue their on-the-road series as they travel to Susquehanna University on Friday, October 16 for a 7 p.m. start.
