MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University women's volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit, winning the final three sets for a thrilling 3-2 Landmark Conference victory over Moravian University Friday evening in Baldwin Gym.
 
After Moravian won the opening two sets, 25-22 and 25-13, Drew (9-16, 2-4 LC) stormed back to win 25-19 before claiming an epic fourth set in which the Greyhounds twice served for match point, 28-26. The Rangers won the fifth and deciding set, 15-10.
 
The two sides are now tied for sixth place in the Landmark Conference standings with three conference matches remaining for both sides. The top six teams in the final standings qualify for the Landmark Conference Championships.
 
Three Rangers turned in double-doubles, including junior Teeya Desgoutte, who notched a season-high 19 kills and 14 digs. Junior Emily Shirk posted 13 kills and a career-high 26 digs while sophomore Amanda Rachwal contributed 46 assists and 12 digs. Junior Inaya Stanford added 12 kills while senior Lauren Gaza – making her first appearance of the season due to injury – served up three aces.
 
Drew's three other seniors also got into the act, as Genevieve Sarinelli scooped 15 digs while Alyssa Baron threw down six kills. Like Gaza, Kiara Vasquez also made her season debut and tallied three digs.
 
Jenna Deegan paced the Greyhounds (14-10, 2-4 LC) with 16 kills and 17 digs.
 
Moravian never trailed in either of the first two sets and bolted to a 16-9 lead in the opener. The Rangers came back to make it 23-22, but the Greyhounds scored the final two points of the set.
 
The 'Hounds led 12-5 early in the second set and led 20-13 late before pulling away with a set-ending 5-0 run.
 
The Rangers climbed back into it with a 14-9 run to open the third set. The Greyhounds came back with a 6-1 run to tie it at 15-all, but Drew came back with a 6-1 lead to assume a 21-16 lead, then cruised the rest of the way to force a fourth set.
 
In an epic fourth set in which the lead changed six times, the Rangers jumped to a 6-2 lead, only to see Moravian take an 18-17 advantage following a 5-0 spurt. However, Drew answered with a 5-0 run of its own, powered by three kills from Shirk to assume a 22-18 lead. Not to be outdone, Moravian used a 6-0 surge to go up 24-22, setting up a tight finish that included three ties.
 
The Greyhounds were serving for match point, but a kill from Baron kept the Rangers alive, and Gaza followed up with a huge ace to pull Drew even at 24-all.
 
The two sides traded service errors to make it 25-25, and a Drew attack error put the visitors up by one. Serving for the match again, Moravian committed another service error to make it 26-26. The Rangers finally dispatched the 'Hounds on a Moravian setting error and a kill from Stanford.
 
The Rangers never trailed in the final set after scoring the first three points. They led just 6-4, but broke it open with a key 5-0 run. Moravian rallied to pull within 12-9, but Drew scored three of the last four points, with Baron and junior Abigail Pereira clinching the match with a block.
 
Drew closes out its home schedule with a tri-match on Saturday. The Rangers take on Wilkes University in a Landmark Conference tilt starting at noon before facing Arcadia University in a non-conference affair at 4 p.m.