BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College men's volleyball team defeated Hiram (Ohio) College by a final score of 3-0 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Joe Kurey Memorial Court inside Hummel Fieldhouse.
Bethany (2-12, 1-6 PAC) earned yet another historic win by defeating Hiram (6-7, 2-3 PAC) to earn the program's first conference victory in which the Bison set new team records for the most kills in a single match with 50 and the most assists in a single match with 46. The Green and White took the first set and fell in the second, and despite facing a sizable deficit in each of the final two sets, Bethany mounted a comeback in each to complete the record-setting win in front of the home crowd.
Bethany Leaders
- Sophomore All-PAC outside hitter Riley Burdett (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) led the team with a season-high 14 kills and three aces while also tallying eight digs and an assist
- Freshman libero Tyshon Francis (McKeesport, Pa.) set a new single-match record for digs with 20 while adding two assists
- Junior middle blocker Rylan Trapp (Belleville, Ill./Belleville Township) notched a career-high 11 kills on 18 attacks and contributed two digs, two assists, two blocks, and a service ace
- Sophomore setter Baylen Loosier (Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Science & Tech Academy) assisted a match-high 30 times and totaled six kills, four digs, two aces, and two blocks
- Junior outside hitter Tyler Johnson (Oswego, Ill.) recorded a season-high six kills and six digs along with two assists
- Freshman setter Zachary Kay (Little Egg Harbor, N.J./Pinelands) finished with a statline of a career-high eight kills, eight assists, and six digs
- Freshman middle blocker/right-side hitter Caden Johnson (Oswego, Ill.) had career-highs in digs with seven, in kills with two, and in aces with two
- Freshman setter Jason Martin (McKeesport, Pa.) added three digs, two kills, and an ace
Hiram Leaders
- Senior outside hitter Cullen Sivak recorded a match-high 15 kills with 10 digs to complete the double-double
- Junior setter Darren Chiang tallied 29 assists for the Terriers
- Sophomore defensive specialist Julian Singles-Torres led the Hiram defense with 11 digs
First Set (Bethany 25-22)
- Bethany led 11-8 in kills
- Bison hit .037
- Terriers hit .138
Second Set (Hiram 25-20)
- Bethany led 12-10 in kills
- Bison hit .250
- Terriers hit .273
Third Set (Bethany 26-24)
- Bethany led 12-9 in kills
- Bison hit .154
- Terriers hit .000
Fourth Set (Bethany 25-23)
- Bethany led 15-12 in kills
- Bison hit .225
- Terriers hit .100
The Bison are back in action on Saturday, March 14 as they travel to Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania to take on St. John Fisher (N.Y.) University and Elizabethtown (Pa.) College in a non-conference tri-match beginning at 2 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium.
