Lebanon Valley def. Albright 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-21)
LVC StartersSides, Deshong, Moltz, Weidemoyer, Barnhart, Garrett (L)
Albright StartersVazquez, Schmerse, Guise, Greth, Wainwright, Davis (L)
How It HappenedAn impressive team performance gave Lebanon Valley the 3-0 road victory over Albright on Wednesday evening in Reading.
First Set – The Dutchmen got off to a fast start, jumping out to a 12-6 lead that was capped off by a
Greta Weidemoyer kill. A 7-1 run occurred next which ended with an
Amber Deshong kill, as LVC went on to take the set with ease at 25-13.
Second Set – The Lions made the second set more competitive early on with the Dutchmen ahead by just two points 7-5, however LVC tallied six consecutive points (four kills) to increase the advantage to 13-5. From then on, Albright was unable to get to within less than six and the Dutchmen took the set at 25-13 for a two-sets-to-none lead.
Third Set – The last set was closer than the first two and the Lions held the lead in the middle of the set at 12-10. LVC was able to come back and tie the set 17-17 thanks to an Albright service error, and then scored three straight points to go up 20-17. Later at match point, a Nicole Vazquez service error clinched the third and final set for the Dutch at 25-21.
Inside the Numbers -
Alli Quirk led the attack with 10 kills, while Deshong finished with eight and Weidemoyer and Abbey Barnart had four apiece.
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Rachel Moltz racked up 15 assists and
Emily Sides notched 14 more.
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Allie Garrett had 13 digs and as a team, the Dutchmen recorded six blocking assists.
LVC Stays in Third Place in the MAC CommonwealthWith the Dutchmen's victory tonight, they maintained their third-place spot in the MAC Commonwealth.
Who's Next?The Dutchmen return home on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. match against Hood.