BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College women's volleyball team fell to the Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio) by a final score of 3-0 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match on Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse.
Bethany (4-10, 1-2 PAC) Leaders
- Sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio) led the team with five kills and totaled six digs, an assist, and a service ace in her Green and White debut
- Freshman Academic All-PAC libero Maddie Koprivec (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Northwest) posted a team-high nine digs with two assists
- Junior Academic All-PAC middle blocker Ashton Thomas (Toronto, Ohio) had three solo blocks at the net and also notched four kills for the Bison
- Graduate middle blocker Megan Chesser (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) tallied four service aces thanks to a few Franciscan miscues and recorded a kill and a block
- Sophomore setter Aleia Evanko (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local) assisted eight times with five digs and a service ace
- Junior Academic All-PAC right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local) finished with three kills and two digs
- Sophomore outside hitter Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio) also had six digs for the Bethany defense
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC setter Grace Padavick (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) and freshman setter Sophia Marshall (Caldwell, Ohio) added four assists and three assists, respectively
- Freshman outside hitter Molly Brown (Lancaster, Ohio/Fairfield Union) put down four kills against the Barons
Franciscan (9-5, 2-0 PAC) Leaders
- Sophomore outside hitter Logan Hickey hit .378 with a game-high 17 kills
- Freshman setter Reese Anderson led all players with 27 assists
- Junior outside hitter Anna Guard finished with a 15-kill, 13-dig double-double
First Set (Franciscan 25-13)
- Franciscan led 16-7 in kills
- Bison hit .061
- Barons hit .286
Second Set (Franciscan 25-18)
- Franciscan led 12-6 in kills
- Bison hit -.037
- Barons hit .133
Third Set (Franciscan 25-20)
- Franciscan led 13-6 in kills
- Bison hit .000
- Barons hit .257
The Bison are back in action Saturday, October 3 as they travel to Hiram, Ohio to take on Hiram (Ohio) College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at 1 p.m. in Price Gymnasium.
