Senior Sela Herber about to attack the ball during the Greyhound Premiere Invitational.
Senior Sela Herber about to attack the ball during the Greyhound Premiere Invitational.
September 4, 2021

Volleyball Drops Five-Set Match on Final Day of 18th Greyhound Premiere

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s volleyball team fell in their final game of the 18th Greyhound Premiere Invitational to Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-2, in Johnston Hall on Saturday morning.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's volleyball team fell in their final game of the 18th Greyhound Premiere Invitational to Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-2, in Johnston Hall on Saturday morning.

How It Happened

  • The Greyhounds came out with four points in a row before the Leopards scored their first point. Wentworth would even the match at 10-10, but Moravian would continue to extend their lead, taking the first set 25-19.
  • Wentworth took a 7-0 lead to begin the second set and pushed their lead up to ten points, 14-4, before pulling away and downing the Greyhounds 25-18, tying the match at 1-1.
  • Moravian the Wentworth were tied at 3-3 before the Blue & Grey went on a run of scoring 10-straight points to take a 13-3 lead. Keeping distance between them in the set, Moravian claimed set three, 25-14 to take a 2-1 lead.
  • A closely played fourth set saw the Leopards and Greyhounds tied at 14-14, but Wentworth would win set four 25-19 and force a fifth set, tied at 2-2.
  • Wentworth took the first point before the Greyhounds scored the next three, but the Leopards took the lead for good. Trailing 11-6, Moravian scored three consecutive points to cut the deficit to just two, but Wentworth would finish the set and defeat the Greyhounds 15-10.

Inside the Numbers

  • Senior outside hitters Kirah Dreisbach and Sela Herber led Moravian with 12 kills each. Dreisbach, who was also named to the Greyhound Premiere All-Tournament Team, also added 13 digs and had a pair of service aces while Herber had 10 digs and three block assists.
  • Freshman middle blocker Jenna Deegan contributed 7 kills, five block assists and a solo block.
  • Senior middle blocker Renee Mapa contributed six kills, a block solo, block assist, and a dig.
  • Freshman setter Emily Solomon ended the evening with 35 assists, six digs, two kills and two service aces.

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Tuesday, September 7 at Lancaster Bible College, 7:00 p.m.