MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Alverno volleyball team was back on the road on Thursday evening, as the Inferno paid a visit to Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The Inferno dropped the first set, but came back to win the second, however, it was ultimately the Raiders that picked up the four-set win.
Alverno was led by junior
Rolin West, who had a team-high 16 kills on the evening, and added two aces.
Izzy Gianniou registered 27 assists on the evening, while
Selena Upshur collected a double-double performance with 14 kills and 20 digs.
Alverno dropped the opening set with a 25-8 score; the Inferno and Raiders went back and forth in the opening set before the Raiders rattled off unanswered points to pull away.
In the second period, the two sides were once again close as Alverno came back on a mission. Alverno College took a 6-4 lead on a service ace. Alverno advanced its lead 23-19 on an attacking error by MSOE. Alverno was able to close out the set on an attacking error by Emily Stratton to give the Inferno a 27-25 victory to close out the set.
The third set opened host MSOE controlling the tempo coming out with the early lead. Both teams would battle for the lead with Alverno cutting the lead 8-6 on a service error by the Raiders. MSOE would then cruise to take a 25-18 set victory over the Inferno.
After MSOE took control leading the entire fourth stanza, the Raiders pulled ahead early taking the lead and then cruised to the 25-19 victory to win the match.
Alverno (2-19, 0-11 NACC) will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, as the Inferno host Dominican University for a 12 p.m. start inside Reiman Gymnasium.
