UPLAND, Ind. – Bethel Women's Volleyball fell to No. 9 Taylor 3-0 on Wednesday, dropping the sets 25-12, 25-15 and 25-20. Taylor Delp led the Pilots with 10 kills and 10 digs. The Trojans hit .298 as a team and finished with 40 kills to Bethel's 30.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Odle Arena | Upland, Ind.
Match Results: Taylor def. Bethel 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-20)
Records: Bethel - 10-23, 3-15 | Taylor - 28-5, 16-2
NAIA Top-25: BU - NR | TU - #9
MATCH RECAP
SET ONE
- Bethel took a 1-0 lead and went ahead again at 7-6 on a Taylor Delp kill, but the Trojans answered with a 3-0 run to go up 9-7.
- Delp tied it at 9 off a Hayden Ramsey serve, but Taylor scored five straight to lead 17-10, forcing a Bethel timeout at 14-10.
- A 6-0 run with Mackenzie Gerig serving, including an ace, made it 24-11. Taylor closed it on a Daya Vestal kill.
SET TWO
- The Pilots led 6-5 and 7-6 on a Delp kill, but Taylor ripped off a 4-0 run to go up 10-7.
- Taylor scored three straight to build a 15-9 lead, which prompted a Bethel timeout, and stretched it to 20-13 as Ellie Herschberger and Margo Hernandez set up repeated kills.
- Two aces from Selah Kolpien made it 23-13. Taylor sealed the set 25-15 on a Ruth Anderson kill.
SET THREE
- Taylor scored the first point of the set and never trailed, jumping out to a 10-4 lead before Bethel called timeout.
- The Pilots cut it to 11-6 and 18-13, but Taylor extended their leadto 21-13 behind kills from Reagan Kleiman and Herschberger.
- Bethel rallied with six straight points, capped by an Alex Brown and Isabelle Schlundt block, to pull within 23-19. Taylor ended the match 25-20 on a Shaye Watson kill.
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