BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team fell to Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College by a final score of 3-1 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse.
Bethany (8-15, 3-6 PAC) Leaders
- Junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker and PAC Defensive Player of the Week Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) blocked three President attacks and tallied six kills with a service ace
- Sophomore libero Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) led the team with 14 digs while also assisting once
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) reached double figures once again with 14 kills while recording 12 digs, defensively
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) finished with 15 assists, seven digs, a team-high three service aces, and one kill
- Junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local) continued her tear with eight kills and three block assists
- Academic All-PAC seniors Avery Askew (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute) and Madi Donelson (Lanham, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) each added seven digs for the Bison defense
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) assisted on three blocks and put down four kills
- Freshman setter Ava Luft (McKeesport, Pa./South Allegheny) tied a match-high 17 assists and notched five digs
W&J (7-15, 3-5 PAC) Leaders
- Sophomore outside hitter Cali Dagen led all players with 17 kills on 54 attacks while also adding 11 digs
- Sophomore setter Isabella Bottiglieri had a team-high 17 assists with seven digs
- Sophomore libero Sydney Allen dug out 15 Bison attacks for a game-high
First Set (W&J 25-20)
- Bethany led 9-5 in kills
- Bison hit .000
- Presidents hit -.100
Second Set (W&J 26-24)
- Both teams had 10 kills
- Bison hit .098
- Presidents hit .025
Third Set (Bethany 25-16)
- Bethany led 12-11 in kills
- Bison hit .235
- Presidents hit .023
Fourth Set (W&J 25-13)
- W&J led 10-5 in kills
- Bison hit -.148
- Presidents hit .138
The Bison are back in action Saturday, October 31 as they travel to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania to take on Westminster (Pa.) College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 1 p.m. in Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
