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Hounds Begin 2019 Slate by Hosting 17th Annual Greyhound Premiere Invitational on August 30-31

The Greyhounds celebrate a point versus rival Muhlenberg College in Johnston Hall during the 2018 season.
The Greyhounds celebrate a point versus rival Muhlenberg College in Johnston Hall during the 2018 season.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College women's volleyball squad is slated to open the 2019 season by hosting the 17th Annual Greyhound Premiere Invitational on Friday and Saturday, August 30-31 in Johnston Hall and Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse.

The Greyhounds will take on Penn State-Harrisburg and Grove City College on August 30 to start the tournament before hosting Misericordia University and Alvernia University on August 31. The Hounds head out on the road to Manhattanville College on Wednesday, September 4 before a tri-match at Penn State-Harrisburg with Penn State-Altoona on Saturday, September 7. The squad comes home to host DeSales University on Tuesday, September 10 before a trip to the Kean (N.J.) University Invitational on Friday and Saturday, September 13-14 with contests against Kean, New York University, Lycoming College and Gettysburg College.

The Blue and Grey make the short trip to Allentown to play rival Muhlenberg College on Tuesday, September 17 before heading to the Knights Invitational at Neumann University for matches versus Rosemont College and Widener University on Friday, September 20 and Hood College and Keystone College on Saturday, September 21. Moravian hosts Cedar Crest College on Wednesday, September 25 and then finishes the month with a tri-match at The United States Merchant Marine Academy with Rutgers-Newark on Saturday, September 28.

The Greyhounds start October at home by welcoming Lancaster Bible College to Johnston Hall on Tuesday, October 1, and Moravian will begin its 2019 Landmark Conference season on Saturday, October 5 with at Elizabethtown College with contests versus the Blue Jays and Goucher College. The Hounds head to Susquehanna University for a conference match on Wednesday, October 9 before a tri-match at Montclair State University with Kenyon (Ohio) College on Saturday, October 12.

The Blue and Grey have two more home matches for the season with The University of Scranton coming to Johnston Hall on Wednesday, October 23 and Penn State-Berks in town on Tuesday, October 29. Moravian will travel to Lebanon Valley College for a tri-match with Eastern University on Saturday, October 26 before heading to Juniata College for the final two Landmark Conference contests of the season on Saturday, November 2 versus the Eagles and The Catholic University of America.

Moravian looks to qualify for the postseason for the 2019 Landmark Conference Championships that begins with the semifinals on Wednesday, November 6 and the finals slated for Saturday, November 9 at the highest remaining seeds' home court.

2019 Moravian College Women's Volleyball Schedule

Overall 10-21
Pct. .323
Conf. 1-5
Pct. .167
Streak Lost 2
Home 4-5
Away 1-9
Neutral 5-7
Matches 31
Kills per set 9.96
Hitting % .108
Assists per set 9.03
Blocks per set 1.19
Service Aces per set 2.22
Digs per set 15.04
Date Opponent Notes Result Status Links
August
Fri. 30 vs. Penn St.-Harrisburg 17th Annual Greyhound Premiere W, 3-2 Final
  vs. Grove City College 17th Annual Greyhound Premiere L, 3-0 Final
Sat. 31 vs. Misericordia University 17th Annual Greyhound Premiere L, 3-1 Final
  vs. Alvernia University 17th Annual Greyhound Premiere W, 3-0 Final
 
September
Wed. 4 at Manhattanville College W, 3-2 Final
Sat. 7 at Penn St.-Harrisburg L, 3-2 Final
  vs. Penn St.-Altoona @ Middletown, Pa. L, 3-1 Final
Tue. 10 vs. DeSales University L, 3-0 Final
Fri. 13 at Kean University Kean University Invitational L, 3-0 Final
  vs. New York University @ Union, N.J. Kean University Invitational L, 3-0 Final
Sat. 14 vs. Lycoming College @ Union, N.J. Kean University Invitational L, 3-0 Final
  vs. Gettysburg College @ Union, N.J. Kean University Invitational L, 3-1 Final
Tue. 17 at Muhlenberg College L, 3-0 Final
Fri. 20 vs. Rosemont College @ Aston, Pa. Knights Invitational at Neumann University W, 3-0 Final
  vs. Widener University @ Aston, Pa. Knights Invitational at Neumann University W, 3-1 Final
Sat. 21 vs. Hood College @ Aston, Pa. Knights' Invitational W, 3-0 Final
Wed. 25 vs. Cedar Crest College Gold Out for Pediatric Cancer W, 3-1 Final
Sat. 28 vs. Rutgers-Newark @ Kings Point, N.Y. W, 3-1 Final
  at The United States Merchant Marine Academy L, 3-0 Final
 
October
Tue. 1 vs. Lancaster Bible College L, 3-2 Final
Sat. 5 at Elizabethtown College * L, 3-1 Final
  vs. Goucher College * @ Elizabethtown, Pa. W, 3-1 Final
Wed. 9 at Susquehanna University * L, 3-0 Final
Sat. 12 vs. Kenyon (Ohio) College @ Montclair, N.J. L, 3-2 Final
  at Montclair State University L, 3-0 Final
Wed. 23 vs. The University of Scranton * L, 3-1 Final
Sat. 26 vs. Eastern University @ Annville, Pa. L, 3-0 Final
  at Lebanon Valley College L, 3-0 Final
Tue. 29 vs. Penn St.-Berks W, 3-1 Final
 
November
Sat. 2 at Juniata College * Landmark Conference Tri-Match L, 3-0 Final
  vs. The Catholic University of America * @ Huntingdon, Pa. L, 3-0 Final
* Conference
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