CARLISLE, Pa. - After a heartbreaking five-set loss to Salisbury University on Friday night the Dickinson volleyball team was right back to action less than 24-hours later hosting both Moravian University and University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Saturday afternoon inside the Kline Center. Fortunately, for the Red and White they were able to get back on the winning track posting a pair of 3-0 over the Greyhounds and Bobcats.
Match One - DEVILS 3, Greyhounds 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-18)
Set One
- Moravian jumped to an early 5-1 lead, capitalizing on Dickinson's attack errors.
- Kills for Emery Fishbach, Mallie Thomas and Eliette Whittaker helped the hosts get six straight for a 7-5 edge.
- After the visitors collected the next three, DC then used scores for Jessica Currie, Camille Dofiles, Amelia Kim and Thomas to seize command at 16-11.
- The Hounds did not quit though as Kate McBrierty, Gabbie Reigner and Payton Reuber pulled them all the way back to 18-18.
- However, single kills each by Currie, Fishbach and Kim would allow the Red and White to finish off a 25-21 win.
Set Two
- Six of the first ten belonged to the Devils on scores for Fishbach and Thomas.
- Four different Hounds put home kills to keep the margin at two (10-8).
- Points from Lora Flynn, Currie, Kim, Thomas and Whittaker contributed to a 10-4 stretch making it 18-11.
- A Kelly Tempalsky score stunted the Devils rampage, but the unit of Fishbach, Kim, Thomas and Whittaker helped DC earn a 25-14 victory.
Set Three
- The trio of Fishbach, Flynn and Thomas made it 6-2 hosts early.
- A kill for Reuber sparked a 7-1 charge ending on an ace by Aubrey Pringle leaving the score at 11-10 guests.
- Four of the ensuing seven when the way of Moravian to bump their margin to two at 15-13.
- However, the Devils would put the match away in grand style as kills for Avery Butcher, Cassidy Davis, Iona Nelson, Fishbach and Thomas capped off the match with a 12-3 outburst to take it 25-18.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Kills - Thomas (13), Fishbach and Kim (7), Davis (6)
- Digs - Butcher (14), Dofiles (11), Amanda Palo (8)
- Assists - Flynn (19), Dofiles (18)
Opponent Top Performers
- Kills - Tempalsky (9), Reigner (6)
- Digs - Love (13), Hughes (9)
- Assists - Plitnick (16)
Match Two - DEVILS 3, Bobcats 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-19)
Set One
- The teams traded scores early with points from Caroline Cusson, Kylie Schner, Davis and Kim leaving it at 9-9.
- Lillian Bigsby, Currie, Kim and Schner continued the seesaw battle as things remained locked up at 14-14.
- Dickinson then seized control ripping off eight straight points with Butcher on the service line. During that time she picked up two aces, while Currie and Davis chipped in kills making it 22-14.
- A Lily Show kill slowed the DC romp, before scores by Davis and Kim ended the set at 25-16.
Set Two
- A combo block between Kim and Schner along with three kills by Cusson had the Red and White out to a 7-1 lead.
- Maelyn Dutko and Mia Stohon cut the deficit to 10-7, but three errors and a score by Davis bumped it back to six (14-8).
- Three straight for the Bobcats gave the guests some life at 14-11, before kills from Katie Arcara, Bigsby, Cusson, Kim, Nelson and Schner aided an 11-2 run for the 25-13 win.
Set Three
- Dickinson opened with a service ace from Cusson and quickly capitalized on multiple attack errors by Pitt.-Greensburg, taking an early 6-2 lead.
- Cusson continued to contribute with a kill and a block assist alongside Kim, extending Dickinson's advantage to 11-7.
- The Bobcats narrowed the gap with a service ace from Phillips, but Dickinson responded with a kill from Lillian Bigsby to maintain a four-point lead at 14-10.
- Schner delivered back-to-back service aces to push Dickinson ahead 21-12, and Davis closed the set with a decisive kill, sealing the 25-19 victory.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Kills - Davis (8), Cusson (7), Kim (6)
- Digs - Kim (8), Arcara and Butcher (5)
- Assists - Schner (12), Flynn (11)
Opponent Top Performers
- Kills - Stohon (10)
- Digs - Buckles (11), Hernandez (10)
- Assists - Buckles (12)
Up Next
- Dickinson (11-5) returns to action on Thursday night when they head to Center Valley for a non-conference battle against DeSales University at 7pm.
