BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team fell to Chatham (Pa.) University by a final score of 3-1 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse.
Bethany (4-12, 1-4 PAC) Leaders
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) notched her first double-double of the season with 12 digs and 11 assists
- Junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local) hit .348 on 23 attacks to finish with 10 kills and seven digs
- Senior Academic All-PAC libero Avery Askew (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute) was the sixth member of the Green and White with six or more digs
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) led the team on both sides of the net with 16 kills and 16 digs while also recording a block, an ace, and an assist
- Sophomore outside hitter Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) tallied six digs and tied a team-best two service aces
- Junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) also served up two aces and put down three kills
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) and sophomore Academic All-PAC outside hitter Analesa Perdue (Steubenville, Ohio) each added four kills against the Cougars
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) assisted 18 times for the Bison and also added six digs
Chatham (7-6, 2-2 PAC) Leaders
- Senior outside hitter Zoie Bateman had a game-high 17 kills with six digs
- Freshman setter Kate Giannetta also finished with a 24-assist, 11-dig double-double
- Junior libero Kelly Dougherty led the visiting defense with 14 digs
First Set (Bethany 27-25)
- Chatham led 15-13 in kills
- Bison hit .171
- Cougars hit .244
Second Set (Chatham 25-17)
- Chatham led 12-8 in kills
- Bison hit .188
- Cougars hit .036
Third Set (Chatham 25-16)
- Chatham led 10-9 in kills
- Bison hit .125
- Cougars hit .083
Fourth Set (Chatham 25-23)
- Chatham led 17-10 in kills
- Bison hit .136
- Cougars hit .212
The Bison are back in action Saturday, October 10 as they travel to Gambier, Ohio to compete at the Kenyon Tri-Match hosted by Kenyon (Ohio) College. Bethany will take on the host Kenyon at 12 p.m. and will then face off against The University of Olivet (Mich.) at 2 p.m. in Tomsich Arena.
