BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team celebrated Senior Day as they fell to Thiel (Pa.) College by a final score of 3-0 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match to close the 2026 season on Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse.
Prior to the game, Bethany (8-18, 3-8 PAC) honored seniors
Avery Askew (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute),
Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready),
Madi Donelson (Lanham, Md./Annapolis Area Christian), and
Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio). The Bison came out firing on all cylinders on Senior Day as they dominated Thiel (12-10, 8-3 PAC) in the first set in front of a packed Hummel Fieldhouse. The Tomcats bounced back in each of the next three sets, but that didn't take away from the Green and White's special day as the team wraps up the 2026 season in which they battled all year for a spot in the postseason. Bethany finishes with an 8-18 record and a 3-8 slate in conference play while Thiel heads into the first round of the 2026 PAC Women's Volleyball Tournament with a record of 12-10 and an 8-3 record in the PAC.
Bethany Leaders
- Academic All-PAC seniors Madi Donelson (Lanham, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) and Avery Askew (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute) each put up three digs in their final games wearing the Green and White
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) wrapped up her Bethany career with six kills on 11 attacks, five digs, three blocks, and one ace
- Senior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) finished with a statline of nine kills, four blocks, two digs, and one service ace in her last game at Hummel Fieldhouse
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) led the Bison in kills with 10 and in digs with seven
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) tallied 16 assists and six digs against the Tomcats
- Freshman outside hitter Molly Brown (Lancaster, Ohio/Fairfield Union) also added six kills for the Bethany offense
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) served up a match-high four aces and assisted on 12 attacks
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC outside hitter Analesa Perdue (Steubenville, Ohio) recorded three kills, three digs, and two blocks
- Sophomore libero Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) helped anchor the Bethany defense with five digs
Thiel Leaders
- Freshman right-side hitter Addilyn Vagi led all players with 12 kills
- Freshman setter Sierra Zelenak had a game-high 17 assists
- Sophomore libero Jordan Yoder led the Tomcats with nine digs
First Set (Bethany 25-20)
- Bethany led 12-11 in kills
- Bison hit .226
- Tomcats hit .108
Second Set (Thiel 25-10)
- Thiel led 8-7 in kills
- Bison hit -.032
- Tomcats hit .214
Third Set (Thiel 25-21)
- Thiel led 17-11 in kills
- Bison hit .188
- Tomcats hit .324
Fourth Set (Thiel 25-19)
- Thiel led 13-7 in kills
- Bison hit -.034
- Tomcats hit .219
