BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Match as they fell to Grove City (Pa.) College by a final score of 3-0 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse.
Prior to the match, Bethany junior Academic All-PAC Middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) and sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) led the ceremony of this year's Breast Cancer Awareness Match as the Bison women's volleyball team brought the Bethany community together to honor survivors, to remember those we have lost, and to raise awareness for everyone affected by breast cancer.
Bethany (6-14, 1-5 PAC) Leaders
- Freshman middle blocker Haylee Stewart (New Cumberland, W.Va./Oak Glen) posted three kills and two blocks for the Green and White
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) did it all for the Bison with five kills, four digs, and three blocks
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) assisted 12 times against the Wolverines and added six digs while sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) totaled 11 assists with two digs
- Junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) and junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local) each notched four kills in the Bison's Pink Out
- Sophomore defensive specialist Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) led the defense once again with 16 digs and served the Bison's only ace
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) had a team-best seven kills with 11 digs
- Freshman Academic All-PAC libero Maddie Koprivec (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Northwest) was the fourth member of the Bison with six digs
Grove City (18-4, 6-1 PAC) Leaders
- Senior outside hitter Sarah Hart had a match-high 12 kills and hit .393 on the day
- Junior libero Lily Wojtala tallied a team-best 18 digs with seven assists
- Junior setter Brooke Manfull led all players with 18 assists
The Bison are back in action Wednesday, October 14 as they travel to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to take on Waynesburg (Pa.) University in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 7 p.m. at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.
