MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Bethel Women's Volleyball dropped a four-set league match to Saint Francis (Ind.) on Saturday at Gates Gymnasium, taking the second set but falling 3-1. Taylor Delp recorded 17 kills and 17 digs and Liberty Pierson added 14 kills in the loss..Bethel out-hit Saint Francis .179 to .174 and held a 58-56 edge in kills. The visitors, however, out-blocked the Pilots 12.0 to 5.0 and served seven aces to Bethel's two.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Gates Gymnasium | Mishawaka, Ind.
Match Results: Saint Francis def. Bethel 3-0 (29-27, 25-13, 25-19)
Records: Bethel - 9-20, 3-12 | Saint Francis - 8-19, 4-11
NAIA Top-25: BU - NR | USF - NR
MATCH RECAP
SET ONE
- Bethel pushed ahead 10-7 and led 20-17 behind kills from Hayden Ramsey and Taylor Delp, in a set that was tied 11 times.
- The Pilots stretched the lead to 23-19 when Delp and Delaney Kintz combined to block a Madison Dhoore attack.
- Saint Francis won the final six points, with Brittyn Bruns serving the last five and the set ended on a Cougar block.
SET TWO
- Saint Francis opened a 3-0 lead, but Bethel tied it and moved in front 10-5 on back-to-back Batista kills, both set by Haley Biedenbach, with Kami Vester serving.
- The Pilots' lead faded and Saint Francis went up 19-18, but Ramsey answered with a kill after a Bethel timeout to tie it at 19.
- Bethel closed on a 4-1 run from 21-21, as a Kintz kill and two Karlee Buschur attack errors made it 24-21 before Delp's kill from Biedenbach ended it.
SET THREE
- Saint Francis built a 13-9 lead, helped by a Bella Lozano ace, but Bethel answered with five of the next six points to tie it at 14.
- The set was tied 16 times, with Bethel going up 19-16 after a Ramsey and Delp block and leading again at 23-21 and 27-26.
- After a Batista attack error tied it at 27, Fortkamp put down the last two kills to close out the 29-27 win.
SET FOUR
- Delp delivered three straight kills with Batista serving to give Bethel an 11-6 lead and force a Saint Francis timeout, and the Pilots later pushed it to 14-9.
- Lozano's three straight aces pulled Saint Francis within 14-13, but a Delp ace and a Batista kill helped Bethel rebuild a 19-13 lead.
- Saint Francis erased the deficit with a 12-2 run, tying it at 19, then won the last four points on kills by Fortkamp, Buschur and Kayla Gumbel and a final Delp attack error.
KEY PILOTS
NEXT UP
- The Pilots face Grace on October 28th at 7:00 PM in Winona Lake.
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- Live Video can be found HERE.
NEXT HOME MATCH
- Bethel returns home next Saturday for a pair of games in Goodman Gymnasium
- Live Stats can be found HERE.
- Live Video can be found HERE.
- Tickets can be found HERE.
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