The school’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament highlighted the season for the women’s volleyball team as the Lady Greyhounds completed the fall with a 24-6 record and a 6-1 slate in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth League. Head coach Shelley Sorensen-Bauder was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year as well as the MAC Commonwealth League Coach of the Year.

Moravian opened the season with four straight wins before running into Central College (IA), which made the NCAA Division III Final Four. The Lady Greyhounds lost four of their next six matches, three of the losses were to teams that made the NCAA Tournament, before going on a 18-match winning streak. During the streak, Moravian won championships at the Bison Invitational hosted by Gallaudet in Washington, D.C., and the Halloween Invitational hosted by Elizabethtown. The Lady Greyhounds lost to rival Lycoming in both the MAC playoffs and the NCAA Tournament to end the year.

Leading the Lady Greyhounds on the court was junior middle hitter Stephanie Rickards (Lansdowne/Upper Darby HS) with 394 kills, a .356 hitting percentage and 87 blocks. The All-MAC Commonwealth League first team and AVCA Mid-Atlantic Region honoree added 252 digs and 39 service aces. Sophomore Amy Sandt (Allentown/William Allen HS) was also named to the All-MAC Commonwealth League first team and led Moravian in digs with 287 and service aces with 52. She added 353 kills.

Sophomore setter Kaitie Kramer (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic HS) made the All-MAC Commonwealth league first team and ran the Moravian offense with 10.51 assists per game. Senior Kristi Manley (Lancaster/Hempfield HS) closed out her career with 272 kills and 236 digs.

In her first season with the team, freshman Sara Young (Tunkhannock/Tunkhannock Area HS) was named the MAC Commonwealth League Rookie of the Year after posting 106 kills, 40 blocks and 34 digs. Classmate Emily Shonk (Ligonier/Ligonier HS) made 49 service aces and 112 digs in her first season.

Earning a spot on the MAC All-Academic squad were Manley, Rickards and Sandt. Rickards also garnered GTE/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-District first team honors. She was also named to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team.