READING, Pa. – The Delaware Valley women's volleyball team traveled to Alvernia to take on the Golden Wolves and New Jersey City University splitting the matches to go 1-1 on the day. DelVal was led by Grace Kane offensively with 28 kills between the two matches.
 
MATCH ONE VS. NJCU (3-1)
The Aggies led early first with a 7-2 run to start followed later by another unanswered five-points to take a six-point lead over NJCU, 13-7. DelVal managed to maintain its lead until a 9-2 comeback from NJCU put the Aggies behind by a single point, 20-19. The Knights held the 5-4 edge through the rest of the set for the 25-23 win.
 
DelVal earned an early lead in the second set using an 8-0 run to pull ahead by seven, 12-5. The Knights would only close the gap to just five before a 4-0 spurt created a nine-point lead for the Aggies, 19-10. DelVal held the 6-3 edge ending the set on a 5-0 run for the 25-13 win.
 
The Aggies capitalized on a service error in the third set putting up six unanswered points for the 10-4 lead. The Knights would cut the deficit to three twice, but a kill from Grace Kane sparked a 5-0 run to extend the advantage to eight, 18-10. Scoring slowed for DelVal with NJCU using an 8-1 run to make it two-point game, but an attack error gave the Aggies the final point they needed to secure the 25-22 win.
 
Three services aces from Gretta Schneider helped the Aggies to an 8-1 run to kickoff the final set. The teams traded points with the Aggies holding a slight edge to build up a nine-point lead, 18-9. A short 4-0 run from the Knights closed the gap to five, 19-14. A kill from Emma Helverson helped the Aggies finish strong with a 6-1 run for the 25-15 win.
 
MATCH TWO VS. ALVERNIA (0-3)
Despite giving up the first point to the Golden Wolves, the Aggies capitalized on two errors and a pair of service aces from Helverson to pull ahead 4-1. The lead changed three more times leaving the Aggies trailing by four, 10-6, when a pair of service errors closed the gap to just three, 11-8. Alvernia responded with an 8-0 run to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish holding the Aggies to just five more points for the 25-13 win.
 
The Aggies got off to a hot start in the second set leading 6-2 thanks to a kill from Kane and pair of service aces from Helverson. DelVal continued to hold a 9-6 scoring advantage to take a six-point lead, 15-9. Alvernia began to creep back using a 12-6 run to even the score, 21-21. A kill and service ace from Cassandra Gloster would put the Aggies within one point of securing the set, but the Golden Wolves held the 5-1 edge to take it 27-25.
 
Kills from Helverson and Kane to start the third set forced two lead changes, but an 11-2 performance from the Golden Wolves created a 10-point deficit, 15-5. Alvernia outscored the Aggies 10-8 to take the set 25-13. Kane secured three of DelVal's eight points in the run.
 
The Aggies return to action on Wednesday, Sep. 18 when they visit Penn State Abington at 7 p.m.