MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Bethel Women's Volleyball split a Saturday doubleheader at home, beating NCAA D3 Adrian 3-1 before falling 3-0 to Spring Arbor (MI). Isabella Schlundt hit .421 with nine kills, three aces and three solo blocks while Isabelle Leffers put up a triple-double with 10 kills, 22 assists, and 11 digs in the win over Adrian. Taylor Delp led the attack with 13 kills in the second match.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Goodman Gymnasium | Mishawaka, Ind.
Match One Results: Bethel def. Adrian 3-1 (25-10, 15-25, 25-19, 25-20)
Match Two Results: Spring Arbor def. Bethel 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-16)
Records: Bethel - 10-22, 3-14 | Adrian - 6-13, 2-4 | Spring Arbor - 18-10, 10-7
NAIA Top-25: BU - NR | SAU - NR
MATCH ONE RECAP
SET ONE
- Adrian led by as many as four points, 12-8, before Bethel began to chip away in a set that was tied six times.
- With Lissa Roesti serving, Bethel won three straight points to turn a 14-12 deficit into a 15-14 lead, and a Searle ace later made it 17-15.
- Bethel closed the set on an 8-3 run from 17-17, ending it when Schlundt put down a kill from Leffers.
SET TWO
- The Pilots opened up a 3-0 lead, including a Kaylee Lawrence ace, but Adrian answered with three straight points on Kora Nicolanti's serve, two of them aces.
- Adrian built a 13-8 lead and then ran off four straight points on Emma Leinberger's serve to go up 20-12, forcing a second Bethel timeout.
- Bethel hit .000 in the set, and Adrian finished it on a Lauren Kilbarger kill from Leinberger.
SET THREE
- Bethel never trailed, jumping to a 6-2 lead on kills from Searle and a Schlundt service ace.
- The Pilots led 16-11 when Adrian called timeout, and Peyton Oertel's back-to-back aces cut the margin to 19-15 before a Smith kill stopped the run.
- Leffers' kill made it 24-17, and the set ended on a Kaiya Denny service error.
SET FOUR
- Bethel scored seven of eight points to break away from a 2-2 tie, including four straight on Schlundt's serve with two aces, to build a 9-3 lead.
- Roesti's serve produced four straight points for a 14-5 lead, and Searle's ace made it 17-6 before Oertel's two aces helped Adrian cut it to 17-11.
- Adrian pulled within 22-18, but Bethel closed it out on a Leffers kill from Smith.
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MATCH TWO RECAP
SET ONE
- Neither team led by more than three points in a set that was tied 13 times, with Bethel's largest lead coming at 20-17 on a bad set by Spring Arbor.
- Spring Arbor erased that deficit, tying it at 22 on a Liberty Pierson attack error and going ahead 23-22 on an Iyla Weeks kill.
- Bethel had set point at 24-23, but Spring Arbor won the final three points, closing on back-to-back Gianna Kanitz aces.
SET TWO
- The Cougars opened with a 5-0 run on Isabelle Kirkendall's serve and never trailed.
- Four straight points on Kirkendall's serve stretched the lead to 16-9 and forced a Bethel timeout.
- Alex Brown's kill pulled Bethel within 19-15, but Spring Arbor closed it on a Hayden Ramsey service error.
SET THREE
- Spring Arbor jumped to a 7-2 lead, capped by a Keely Hinzman ace on Delp, and Bethel called an early timeout.
- Camy Wedge then served eight straight points, seven of them off Bethel attack errors, to stretch the lead to 23-9.
- Bethel scored seven of the final nine points, but Spring Arbor ended it 25-16 on a Kami Vester service error.
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NEXT UP
- Bethel wraps up the regular season against Taylor on Wednesday at 7:00 PM in Upland, Ind.
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