READING, Pa. – The Neumann University women's volleyball team picked up a 3-0 win at Alvernia University on Wednesday evening in a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth match. Set scores were 25-13, 27-25 and 25-15.
Julia Solomon led the Knights with 14 kills and a .407 hitting percentage.
Melissa Eddy added 10 kills, just one error, a .429 hitting percentage and 16 digs.
Amiya Carter handed out 17 assists and
Emma Kovacs dished out 14.
The Knights jumped out to an early 10-3 lead in the first set, capped by a kill by Solomon.
Kyndra Dale put Neumann up 17-8 with a kill of her own. The Knights kept the pressure on and sealed the first set win, 25-13, with a kill by Eddy.
Set two went back and forth. With the score tied at 19, the Knights scored the next four points, including three kills by Solomon. The Golden Wolves tallied the next three points for a 23-22 score. Another kill by Solomon put Neumann up 24-22, but Alvernia scored the next two points to knot the set at 24. Again, Solomon notched a kill, but the Golden Wolves answered for a 25-25 set. An Alvernia attack error and a kill by Eddy gave the Knights a 27-25 set two win.
Tied at three in set three, the Knights scored seven straight points, capped by a service ace by Carter. Neumann used a six-point run to extend its lead to 19-9 and wrapped up the set 25-15 and the match 3-0.
Neumann (9-12, 3-3 MAC Commonwealth) will host York College (Pa.) next Tuesday for senior night beginning at 7:00 PM.
