Alvernia Sweeps Gophers in Home Opener

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Alvernia Sweeps Gophers in Home Opener
September 22, 2023

TOWSON, Md. - Visiting Alvernia University swept Goucher College in non-conference women's volleyball 3-0 Friday evening at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.  Set scores were 25-16, 25-21, 25-16.

First Set

  • Goucher (2-8) jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set following a kill by Madison Amaya.
  • Trailing 8-5 after a kill by Kailee Turner, the Golden Wolves (6-3) scored eight straight points to take a 13-8 lead.
  • The Gophers cut the lead to four twice but Alvernia gradually pulled away.

Second Set

  • After three ties early, Alvernia used a 5-2 spurt to take a 10-6 lead.
  • The guests pushed their lead to 18-10 before a 6-1 Goucher run capped by back-to-back Nicole Kovach service aces cut AU's lead to three, 19-16.
  • Athena Savick's service ace pulled the Gophers within two, 22-20.
  • Alvernia closed out the set with three of the final four points.

Third Set

  • Alvernia jumped out to an early 5-1 advantage.
  • A Turner kill pulled Goucher within 8-5.
  • Down 12-6, three straight Gopher points including kills by Turner and Imani Ward cut the Golden Wolves' advantage in half, 12-9.
  • The visitors responded with six of the next seven points to go up 18-10.
  • Goucher got within 23-16 before Alvernia scored the final two points of the night.

Numbers and. Notes

  • Turner paced the Gophers with 10 kills while also recording seven digs.
  • Olivia DeBiasio added five kills.
  • Amaya handed out 20 assists and posted nine digs.
  • Kovach had a team-high 15 digs.
  • Goucher hit .052 for the match while Alvernia hit at a .243 clip.

What's Next

  • Goucher hosts Widener and Neumann in a tri-match on Saturday beginning at 11 am at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.
  • The Gophers take on the Pride at 11 am and the Knights at 3 pm.