ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- The Moravian College women's volleyball team earned a pair of victories on the second day of the Buttermaker Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg College as the Greyhounds defeated Rowan University, 3-1, and DeSales University, 3-0, on Saturday.
In the opening match of the morning, the Hounds topped Rowan 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19. Sophomore outside hitter Mary Zacher led Moravian with 20 kills, and she added 23 digs in the match while senior setter Megan Szkolnicki had 41 assists, 16 digs and four kills. Junior middle blocker Taylor Kornmann added eight kills, five digs and three blocks for the Greyhounds while junior outside hitter Jaclyn Smith also had eight kills.
Freshman middle blocker Erin Tiger contributed seven kills, four digs and two blocks while freshman opposite hitter Rachel Farmer had three kills and 14 digs. Sophomore libero Jean Markovic, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, had a team-high 29 digs to go with five assists while freshman setter Rebecca Purcell had 14 digs.
Moravian finished the tournament with a 25-19, 25-21, 26-24 win over DeSales, avenging a 3-0 loss to the Bulldogs from the opening night of the season on September 1. Zacher once again led the Greyhounds with 13 kills to go with 10 digs while Tiger contributed 11 kills.
Smith had 10 kills in the victory while Szkolnicki had 34 assists to run the offense along with nine digs. Kornmann added nine kills and five digs for the Hounds while Markovic had a team-high 19 digs to go along with four assists and three service aces. Purcell contributed 13 digs for Moravian.
"We played two very strong teams yesterday and really came together as a team during the Salisbury match," commented Head Coach Shelley Bauder. "We took that momentum into today's matches, and established a dominant defense against Rowan for a win and then were very excited to face Desales again after losing to them in our home opener. The coaches have noted measurable progress as of late and the team has found its identity and trust in each other and used those things to sweep the Bulldogs today."
The Greyhounds are slated to return to action on Wednesday, September 16 in a non-conference match at Cabrini College starting at 7:00 p.m.
