LORETTO, Pa. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) University by a final score of 3-2 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match in DeGol Arena.
Bethany (6-13, 1-4 PAC) Leaders
- Sophomore defensive specialist Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) had a match-high 18 digs and led all players with six service aces
- Freshman outside hitter Molly Brown (Lancaster, Ohio/Fairfield Union) totaled eight kills on 19 attacks for a .263 hitting percentage
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) finished with a statline of 17 assists, 13 digs, and three service aces
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready), junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local), and sophomore Academic All-PAC outside hitter Analesa Perdue (Steubenville, Ohio) each posted five kills and two blocks
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC defensive specialist Kyra Pattison (Oswego, Ill.) added three aces and eight digs for the Bison
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) added 12 assists and six digs for the Green and White
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) did it all with a game-high 19 kills and 10 digs
- Junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) blocked a team-high three Red Wolves attacks
Saint Francis (7-9, 2-4 PAC) Leaders
- Senior setter Alexandria Sappia tallied 34 assists and nine digs
- Freshman outside hitter Rylan Crowell led the SFU offense with 16 kills
- Freshman setter Aleya Talmadge had a team-high 14 digs against the Bison
First Set (Bethany 25-19)
- SFU led 10-7 in kills
- Bison hit .043
- Red Wolves hit .200
Second Set (Saint Francis 25-18)
- SFU led 15-8 in kills
- Bison hit .063
- Red Wolves hit .243
Third Set (Bethany 25-15)
- Bethany led 13-12 in kills
- Bison hit .423
- Red Wolves hit .189
Fourth Set (Saint Francis 25-20)
- SFU led 15-7 in kills
- Bison hit .120
- Red Wolves hit .243
Fifth Set (Bethany 15-10)
- Bethany led 9-5 in kills
- Bison hit .667
- Red Wolves hit .067
The Bison are back in action Saturday, October 17 as they host a Breast Cancer Awareness Match and a Presidents' Athletic Conference game against Grove City (Pa.) College at 1 p.m. on Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse.
