By: Athletic Communications Student Assistant Caleigh Moon '29
GAMBIER, Ohio - The Bethany College women's volleyball team fell to Kenyon (Ohio) College by a final score of 3-2 and defeated The University of Olivet (Mich.) by a final score of 3-1 at the Kenyon Tri-Match in Tomsich Arena.
at Kenyon (6-13)
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) recorded a Bethany season-high 24 kills and hit .268 with 11 digs to lead the Bison against the Owls
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) had her best game as a member of the Green and White after assisting 28 times and adding nine digs
- Sophomore defensive specialist Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) had a team-high 15 digs and five assists
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready), junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio), and sophomore Academic All-PAC outside hitter Analesa Perdue (Steubenville, Ohio) each assisted on three blocks
- Junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local) was the only other Bison in double figures with 12 kills
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) finished with eight assists and seven digs
- Freshman outside hitter Molly Brown (Lancaster, Ohio/Fairfield Union) also tallied nine digs for the Bethany defense
vs. Olivet (5-16)
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC defensive specialist Kyra Pattison (Oswego, Ill.) had a career-high five digs in Bethany's rematch against the Comets
- Poppelriter also had a defensive career high as she dug out 26 Olivet attacks
- Padavick notched an assist on 21 of the Bison's 49 attacks
- Thomas put up a team-best five blocks and put down nine kills
- Stokes finished with a statline of 20 kills, nine digs, and four service aces
- Perdue and Hornyak contributed seven kills and six kills, respectively
- Evanko concluded her day with 17 more assists
The Bison are back in action on Wednesday, October 14 as they travel to Loretto, Pennsylvania to take on Saint Francis (Pa.) University in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 6 p.m. at DeGol Arena.
