DELAWARE, Ohio - The Bethany College women's volleyball team competed at the 2026 Bishop Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University in Branch Rickey Arena.
vs. Anderson (6-3)
- Senior Academic All-PAC libero Avery Askew (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute) had a team-high nine digs with one assist against the Ravens
- Freshman outside hitter Molly Brown (Lancaster, Ohio/Fairfield Union) tallied eight digs and four kills
- Junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) led the Bison offense with five kills and added one block
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) put up a team-high 11 assists, three digs, and one ace
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) finished with four kills and three total blocks
- Junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local) was the third Bison with four kills or more
- Sophomore outside hitter Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) landed two aces and racked up eight digs
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) assisted nine times and dug out four Anderson attacks
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC outside hitter Analesa Perdue Steubenville, Ohio) defended the net with two blocks
vs. Heidelberg (9-3)
- Freshman middle blocker Haylee Stewart (New Cumberland, W.Va./Oak Glen) totaled six kills and six digs in Bethany's rematch against the Student Princes
- Brown was just short of a double-double with nine digs and a team-high eight kills
- Thomas notched six kills with four digs and one block assist
- Evanko tallied 12 assists with nine digs while Padavick added nine assists with eight digs
- Askew had another big game defensively with 12 digs and had two assists
The Bison are back in action on Wednesday, September 23 as they travel to Latrobe, Pennsylvania to take on Saint Vincent (Pa.) College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 7 p.m. in the Robert S. Carey Center.
