PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Bethany College men's volleyball team defeated Carlow (Pa.) University by a final score of 3-2 in a non-conference match in St. Joseph Athletic and Fitness Center. 

Bethany (1-8) secured its first victory of the year and the third in program history after hitting a season-best .203 on 128 attempts for 46 kills falling just four short of tying the program single-match record. The Bison and Carlow (0-16) traded victories in the first four sets to set up a winner-take-all fifth. After the Celtics tied it up at nine in Set 5, the Green and White scored six straight to close out yet another historic program win.

"We played resilient volleyball tonight through the back-and-forth fight," comments third-year head coach Chuck Shoemaker. "We executed when we needed. I'm proud of the finish as we build for what lies ahead."

Bethany Leaders

• Junior middle blocker McKay Ginez (Santa Maria, Calif./Pioneer Valley) tied career-high 11 kills to lead the Bethany offense while recording seven digs with four block assists defensively
• Freshman setter Jason Martin (McKeesport, Pa.) assisted a career-best 20 times and also recorded four kills, two digs, and a team-best two aces
• Freshman middle blocker Julian Perez (Pleasantville, N.J.) put down three solo blocks and a kill for four points
• Sophomore Academic All-PAC libero Cole Thomas (Lindside, W.Va./James Monroe) led the team with nine digs while adding five assists
• Junior middle blocker Rylan Trapp (Belleville, Ill./Belleville Township) continued his big all-around week with eight kills, two digs, two service aces, and a block
• Freshman right-side hitter Julian Huerta (Bolingbrook, Ill.) tallied a new career high with 10 kills and added six digs and an ace
• Freshman setter Zachary Kay (Little Egg Harbor, N.J./Pinelands) made 13 assists and also tallied four digs and two kills
• Junior outside hitter Tyler Johnson (Oswego, Ill.) notched a season-high six digs with three kills and an ace
• Sophomore middle blocker Emilio Feliciano (El Mirage, Ariz./Dysart) contributed four block assists and added four digs in just two sets of play

Carlow Leaders

• Freshman right-side hitter Rohan Bhattari had a 14-kill, 13-assist, 11-dig triple-double to lead the Celtics
• Junior setter Ryan Callahan tallied a team-best 18 assists
• Junior libero Angelo Fernandez added 10 digs

First Set (Bethany 25-19)

• Both teams had seven kills
• Bison hit .107
• Celtics hit -.179

Second Set (Carlow 25-19)

• Both teams had 10 kills
• Bison hit .107
• Celtics hit .286

Third Set (Bethany 25-17)

• Bethany led 11-7 in kills
• Bison hit .308
• Celtics hit -.097

Fourth Set (Carlow 25-23)

• Bethany led 12-11 in kills
• Bison hit .276
• Celtics hit .148

Fifth Set (Bethany 15-9)

• Bethany led 6-5 in kills
• Bison hit .235
• Celtics hit -.059

The Bison are back in action on Wednesday, February 25 as they travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to take on Chatham (Pa.) University in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 8 p.m. in the Athletic and Fitness Center.