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MVB
3
Winner Bethel BETHEL 1-1, 1-1
1
Siena Heights SIENA HE 1-1, 1-1
Winner
Bethel BETHEL
1-1, 1-1
3
Final
1
Siena Heights SIENA HE
1-1, 1-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bethel BETHEL 17 25 25 25 (3)
Siena Heights SIENA HE 25 14 16 19 (1)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men's Volleyball glides past Siena Heights for first ever program victory 3-1

Adrian, Mich. --- The Bethel Pilots (1-1) win the program's first-ever match against the Siena Heights Saints (1-1) 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.
 
The first set started with a 5-1 run by the Saints, but a service error broke up the run along with a kill by freshman Marcos Henrike to tally the Pilots' third point. A bad set by Siena Heights would put their lead to three points, but despite late set kills by Freshmen Mustafa Yildiz and Arthur Barreto, the Pilots would lose set one 25-17.
 
Set two was closer out of the gate, but the lead ballooned to 20-9, with freshman outside hitter Tuna Konukcu swinging two straight kills. After miscues by the Siena Heights offense, the Pilots glided to a 25-14 set-two victory.
 
The Pilots broke away early in set three with a 6-0 run that started with a kill by Henrike and was supplemented by five straight attack errors by the Saints. The Pilots led by eight points before Erik Malek sealed the third set 25-16 with a kill.
 
The fourth set began neck and neck and tied up six times before the Pilots pumped up the lead to a quick 19-12 score. Barreto and Konukcu put the match away with a kill each to win set four 25-19 and walked away with the Pilots' first-ever match victory.
 
Barreto led the Pilots in kills for the second match in a row with 12 kills on five errors, Henrike swung 10 kills on four errors, and Gerardo Sanchez led with 11 digs.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
  • Bethel outhit the Saints 44-36 in kills and 41-33 in assists.
  • The Pilots had six aces, while Meric Akovali led with three.
  • The fourth set was the Pilots' most efficient, with an impressive .480 hitting percentage.
 
NEXT TIME OUT
The Pilots return home for a two-game weekend home stretch against the Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars for the first time in program history in the Goodman Gymnasium on Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 4 at 6 p.m.
 
For the latest information on each of Bethel University's 31 intercollegiate athletic teams, visit BUPilots.com or follow the Pilots on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @BUPilots or YouTube at /BethelSportsNetwork.
 
 
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