ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University women's volleyball team split a tri-match on Saturday at home. The Knights defeated Rutgers-Camden 3-0 before falling to Marywood University 3-0.
Melissa Eddy led the Knights with 10 kills and 13 digs against the Scarlet Raptors.
Emma Kovacs handed out 19 assists and
Amiya Carter dished out 14.
With the teams tied at 10 in the first set, the Knights scored the next five. The Scarlet Raptors pulled to within two, 16-14, before the Neumann extended its lead to 23-16. A kill by Carter and
Julia Solomon sealed the 25-18 set one win.
Down 6-5 in set two, Neumann scored eight straight points to take a 13-6 advantage. Rutgers-Camden pulled to within four a few times, but a kill by
Bri Gautier gave the Knights the 25-18 set two win and a 2-0 match lead.
The Knights built a 7-11 lead in set three. The Scarlet Raptors pulled within one late, 19-18, and the teams traded points until the score was tied at 21. A kill by
Taylor Dinnis and an attack error by Rutgers-Camden gave Neumann the 25-22 set three and 3-0 match win.
Against the Pacers, Kovacs handed out 12 assists. Marywood used a five-point run to take a 7-6 edge and increase its lead to 12-6. The Pacers used another five-point run to take the set 25-15.
The second set started off back and forth before Marywood started to build a lead. The Pacers went up 13-9 and then after six straight points took a 23-15 lead. Marywood won set two 25-18.
Marywood worked a 9-3 advantage to open set three and won the set 25-11 and the match 3-0.
Neumann (8-12) heads to Alvernia on Wednesday evening for MAC Commonwealth action beginning at 6:00 PM.
