August 29, 2025
Greyhounds Sweep Elmira to Begin 2025 Season
ELMIRA, N.Y. --- The Moravian University women’s volleyball team opened the 2025 season and the tenure of new Head Coach Amable Martinez with a 3-0 sweep of host Elmira (N.Y.) College Friday evening to start the Elmira Invitational.
Moravian University
1-0
3
Elmira (N.Y.) College
0-1
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
|
|
14 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Elmira (N.Y.) College
K:
Morgan Sica
- 6
B:
N/A
D:
Ivanna Torres Cuevas
- 14
SA:
2 Players
(#28,
#15)
- 1
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Moravian University | Elmira (N.Y.) College |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .347 | .024 |
| Blocks | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Digs | 38 | 39 |
| Aces | 19 | 2 |
ELMIRA, N.Y. --- The Moravian University women's volleyball team opened the 2025 season and the tenure of new Head Coach Amable Martinez with a 3-0 sweep of host Elmira (N.Y.) College Friday evening to start the Elmira Invitational.
How It Happened
- The Soaring Eagles had an early 4-1 lead in the opening set before the Hounds scored 11 of 12 points to take a 12-5 edge. The Blue & Grey took the first set 25-14 for the 1-0 lead
- Moravian earned the first three points of the second set and posted a 25-6 set win for a 2-0 advantage
- The Greyhounds snapped a 2-2 tie in the third set with five straight points on the way to a 25-13 victory to complete the sweep
- Junior outside hitter Kelly Tempalsky led the Hounds with eight kills, eight digs and two service aces while sophomore opposite hitter Ella Kilko also had eight kills to go with a pair of blocks
- Sophomore middle blocker Kate McBrierty posted five kills, three blocks, four assists and two digs while junior middle blocker Payton Reuber had five kills and two blocks
- Junior outside hitter Gabbie Reigner recorded seven service aces, four digs and two kills while senior setter Ally Plitnick added 23 assists, seven digs, two kills and a pair of service aces
- Junior libero Sam Love contributed 11 digs and four service aces while junior defensive specialist Molly Hughes had three digs
- Sophomore defensive specialist Madalyn Kocsis and freshman defensive specialist Lauren Donnelly both had two service aces
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, August 30 vs. SUNY Oswego at Elmira (N.Y.) College Invitational, 11:30 a.m.
- Saturday, August 30 vs. Bard (N.Y.) College at Elmira (N.Y.) College Invitational, 1:30 p.m.
