BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team fell to the Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio) by a final score of 3-0 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Joe Kurey Memorial Court in Hummel Fieldhouse.
Bethany (7-13, 4-7 PAC) Leaders
- Senior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Averie Braymer (Saegertown, Pa.) had a team-leading nine kills on the night to reach 179 on the year as she continues to be one of the best attackers in the PAC
- Senior Academic All-PAC libero Andie Clark (Columbus, Ind./Hauser) dug out a team-best 11 attacks from the Lady Barons
- Freshman outside hitter Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) finished with a stat line of 10 digs, six kills, two block assists, and an ace
- Freshman setter and PAC Newcomer of the Week Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) notched 21 assists and eight digs
- Sophomore middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) tallied four kills and tied a game-high three blocks
- Senior outside hitter JaSona Belyeu (McKeesport, Pa.) added seven digs for the Green and White defense
Franciscan (9-10, 5-6 PAC) Leaders
- Freshman outside hitter Logan Hickey hit .350 on 40 attacks with 17 kills to lead the Franciscan offense
- Junior setter Mary Smart assisted a game-high 30 times
- Sophomore libero Kaitlan Hickey led all players with 14 digs
First Set (Franciscan 31-29)
- Bethany led 15-14 in kills
- Bison hit .167
- Lady Barons hit .244
Second Set (Franciscan 25-19)
- Franciscan led 13-10 in kills
- Bison hit .081
- Lady Barons hit .105
First Set (Franciscan 25-10)
- Franciscan led 8-4 in kills
- Bison hit -.241
- Lady Barons hit .200
The Bison are back in action on Friday, October 24 as they travel to Greenville, Pennsylvania to take on Thiel (Pa.) College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup at 7 p.m. on Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium.
