CARLISLE, Pa. — The Dickinson volleyball team came within two aces of the program record for a three-set match on Tuesday night in a decisive 3-0 win in just under an hour over the visiting Alvernia University Golden Wolves inside the Kline Center.
First set
The Devils and Wolves were even at 3-3 after the first six points when the Red and White went on a 7-0 scoring run that featured an ace from Amanda Palo, the first of many for the home team, and two kills by Lora Flynn.
Alvernia would get as close as a 16-13 deficit before the Devils went on another run, this one 6-0, led by two kills from Jessica Currie and two aces from Mallie Thomas.
A kill from Caroline Cusson would close the first set for the Red Devils by a score of 25-17.
The Devils scored the first nine points behind two aces from Brenna Williams and two kills apiece from Thomas and Emery Fishbach.
The lead would grow to 17-3 behind a kill by Currie, two from Kylie Schner, and an ace from Avery Butcher.
The Red and White would score five of the final five points including one ace each from Williams and Lilith Roman to take the second set by a score of 25-7.
Third set
For the second straight set Dickinson began strong with two more aces for Williams and kills by the trio of Iona Nelson, Schner and Thomas making it 9-2.
Following an ace by Olivia Jones to trim the gap to 9-4, two aces each from Palo, Roman and Schner coupled with scores for Cusson, Fishbach, Flynn and Thomas amounted to a 16-2 charge capping off the match at 25-6.
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