Junior libero Sam Love digs a ball versus Muhlenberg College in Johnston Hall this season. Photo by Marissa Williams '26
Junior libero Sam Love digs a ball versus Muhlenberg College in Johnston Hall this season. Photo by Marissa Williams '26
September 27, 2025

Hounds Split Tri-Match at Dickinson with Pitt-Greensburg

CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s volleyball squad split a non-conference tri-match at Dickinson College Saturday, falling 3-0 to the host Red Devils before defeating Pitt-Greensburg, 3-0.

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CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's volleyball squad split a non-conference tri-match at Dickinson College Saturday, falling 3-0 to the host Red Devils before defeating Pitt-Greensburg, 3-0.

How It Happened - Dickinson

  • The Hounds had a 5-1 lead in the opening set against Dickinson before the Red Devils rallied to go up 7-5. Dickinson led the rest of the way in the first game, taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-21 set win
  • The Blue & Grey had another early edge in the second set with a 4-3 lead. However, the Red Devils went on to win a 25-14 victory for a 2-0 advantage
  • The third set saw Moravian come back from an early deficit to go up 15-13 before Dickinson came back for a 25-18 win to clinch the match
  • Junior outside hitter Kelly Tempalsky led the Greyhounds with nine kills to go with four digs while junior outside hitter Gabbie Reigner had six kills and seven digs
  • Junior middle blocker Payton Reuber posted five kills while sophomore middle blocker Kate McBrierty had three kills and sophomore opposite hitter Ella Kilko added two kills
  • Senior setter Ally Plitnick recorded 16 assists and eight digs while freshman setter Aubrey Pringle had seven assists and a pair of service aces
  • Junior libero Sam Love registered 13 digs while junior defensive specialist Molly Hughes contributed nine digs and sophomore defensive specialist Madalyn Kocsis had three digs 

How It Happened – Pitt-Greensburg

  • Moravian controlled the opening set against the Panthers, 25-13, to take a 1-0 lead
  • Pitt-Greensburg had a 5-0 edge to start the second game, and the Panthers led 11-5 before the Greyhounds rallied to go ahead 17-14. The Blue & Grey eventually captured the set 25-20 for a 2-0 edge
  • The Hounds led the entire third set, posting a 25-17 win to sweep the match
  • McBrierty recorded a team-high eight kills to go with three digs while freshman Lauren Donnelly added seven kills, eight digs and five service aces
  • Senior outside hitter Caroline Melillo posted six kills and four digs while freshman middle blocker Morgan Holland registered five kills and three blocks
  • Reigner had four kills and two digs while Reuber contributed three kills and two digs and freshman outside hitter Adi Schwerdtfeger had three kills
  • Pringle led the offense with 20 kills to go with three digs and three service aces while Plitnick had ten assists
  • Love recorded 15 digs to become the 16th player in school history to reach 1,000 career digs while Kocsis had three digs and two assists

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Wednesday, October 1 at Bryn Mawr College, 7:00 p.m.
  • Friday, October 3 at The Catholic University of America, 6:00 p.m.