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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Dickinson volleyball team continued its early season road trip on Saturday afternoon with a visit to Moravian University. The Red and White began the day with a hard-fought 3-1 setback to Eastern University, before knocking off the host Greyhounds 3-1 in their second matchup of the day inside Johnston Hall. Match one: Eagles 3, Devils 1 Set one - Jessie Schreiber recorded the first kill of the match and sent the Eagles on a 13-5 romp ending on a score from Alexis Standford. - Dickinson responded as Jessica Currie, Emery Fishbach, Norah Oppenheim, Amanda Palo and Kylie Schner each recorded points as the Devils got within 17-16. - A kill from Mallie Thomas coupled with a combination block from Caroline Cusson and Schner gave DC an 18-17 edge, but two Schreiber scores pushed the gap to 20-18. - The teams traded points for a little while as a kill from Currie and an EU service error gave the Devils set point opportunities. However, Eastern answered back with three straight to take the set 27-25. People are also reading… Set two - The Eagles once again got out to a fast start with kills by Lane McLaughlin and Schreiber giving them a 9-6 lead. - Consecutive EU mistakes closed the margin to 9-8, before a missed serve by Lora Flynn started a 6-1 run to make it 15-9. - Dickinson used points from Brenna Williams, Cusson, Fishbach, Flynn, Schner and Thomas to cut the deficit down to one (21-20). - A kill from Schreiber had EU staring down set point (24-21), but three errors and kills by Schner and Thomas flipped the scoreline to 26-25 DC. - The sides shared the ensuing eight points to leave things tied at 29-29. Dickinson then picked up a kill each for Schner and Thomas to grab the frame 31-29. Set three - The group of Katie Arcara, Cusson, Fishbach and Thomas sent DC to an early 7-6 advantage. - A kill from Josie Arezina opened up an 11-1 stretch for the Eagles, making it 17-8. - With Flynn on the service line, two Oppenheim kills and one each for Schner and Thomas along with a Flynn ace kept the Devils fighting at 19-13. - Standford put down the final kill of a 6-0 run to close out a 25-13 win. Set four - Maisy Naff joined Cusson, Flynn and Schner to jump out to a 7-5 edge. - The two sides then traded runs with EU winning four straight, while Currie and Palo organized a 5-0 push (12-9). - Grace Cooper, Schreiber and Standford claimed seven of the next eight points to flip the score to 16-13 EU. - A trio of Schner kills nudged DC back on top 17-16, but the Eagles rallied back to finish off the match 25-23 with a kill by Standford. Dickinson leaders vs. Eastern - Kills - Schner and Thomas (12), Cusson (5), Currie and Oppenheim (4) - Digs - Avery Butcher (19), Arcara (16), Thomas (13), Williams (12) - Assists - Flynn (22), Williams (13) Eastern leaders - Kills - Schreiber (17), Arezina and Standford (9) - Digs - Cooper and McGowan (26) - Assists - Furey (24), Heffner (17) Match two: Devils 3, Greyhounds 1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-9) Set one - Ella Kilko and Kelly Tempalsky had Moravian out to an early 5-3 edge, before kills by Currie, Cusson and Williams made it 9-6 DC. - Kills for Kate McBrierty, Payton Reuber and Adi Schwerdtferger helped the Greyhounds jump out to a 19-14 advantage. - Currie and Naff notched kills for the Devils off assists from Flynn and Butcher, respectively, to get within 23-19. - Thomas pounded down a kill to keep DC alive in the set, but Reuber answered with a score of her own for the 25-20 win. Set two - With Moravian up 4-1, the combination of Butcher and Williams set up the group of Currie, Fishbach, Schner and Thomas to draw even at 8-8. - A trio of DC miscues and a kill by Reuber gave Moravian the lead back at 12-9. - Four kills from Thomas and additional contributions from Cusson, Fishbach and Schner bumped the Devils ahead 18-17. - After Moravian fought back to take a 21-19 lead, Dickinson took six of the next seven points thanks to Butcher, Currie, Fishbach and Oppenheim (25-22). Set three - A Butcher ace and kills from Currie and Thomas helped DC jump out to a 7-1 lead. - Following three Dickinson miscues, a kill by Thomas sparked an 8-2 outburst that included three aces from Flynn and additional kills for Cusson and Schner (15-6). - After back-to-back Reuber scores, Currie, Cusson, Fishbach and Thomas embarked on a 10-5 charge to claim the set 25-11. Set four - An ace by Butcher and a solo kill for Currie as well as Oppenheim made it 4-3 DC. - The group of Cusson, Flynn, Schner and Thomas then organized a 13-1 outburst to storm out to a 17-4 lead. - Scores for Kilko and Reuber stemmed the tide for a minute, but Arcara, Palo, Schner, Thomas and Williams finished the match out in style, taking eight of the final 11 points to secure the match 25-9. Dickinson leaders vs. Moravian - Kills - Thomas (16), Schner (10), Currie (9) - Digs - Butcher (23), Thomas (15), Williams (12) - Assists - Williams (22), Flynn (17), Butcher (11) Moravian leaders - Kills - Reuber (9), Kilko (7) - Digs - Love (24), Pringle and Reigner (13) - Assists - Pringle (18), Landazabal (9)