MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Bethel Women's Volleyball fell to Indiana Wesleyan 3-0 on Wednesday at Gates Gymnasium in Crossroads League play. The Pilots pushed the visitors to extra points in the opening set and were led with 11 kills from Liberty Pierson.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Gates Gymnasium | Mishawaka, Ind.
Match Results: IWU def. Bethel 3-0 (29-27, 25-13, 25-19)
Records: Bethel - 9-19, 3-11 | Indiana Wesleyan - 19-8, 11-3
NAIA Top-25: BU - NR | IWU - NR
MATCH RECAP
SET ONE
- Bethel jumped to a 9-4 lead behind Pierson kills and a block from Delp and Kintz, forcing an Indiana Wesleyan timeout.
- The set was tied eight times, with Bethel holding set point at 24-23 before the teams traded points through 27-27.
- Indiana Wesleyan closed it on back-to-back kills from Shae Williams and Aubree Deshetsky.
SET TWO
- Indiana Wesleyan opened on a 4-0 run, and Bethel answered with kills from Delp and Kintz to tie the set at 10-10.
- The visitors broke it open with an 8-0 run on Morgan Osborn's serve, including two aces, to turn a 14-11 edge into a 22-11 lead.
- Bethel added points from Pierson, Giuliana Batista and Aiva Kresge's serve, but Williams ended the set with a kill.
SET THREE
- The set was tied at 4-4 before Indiana Wesleyan built a 10-5 lead, then pushed it to 14-5 with another Osborn serving run.
- Bethel fought back to within four at 21-17 after a Vester ace and kills from Pierson and Batista, forcing an Indiana Wesleyan timeout.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a Deshetsky kill and closed the match when a Bethel service error gave it the 25-19 win.
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NEXT UP
- The Pilots face USF on October 24th at 1:00 PM in Gates Gymnasium.
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