MISHAWAKA, IND. – Bethel Women's Volleyball dropped a four-set match to No. 12 Mount Vernon Nazarene on Wednesday night at Gates Gymnasium. Taylor Delp turned in a team-high 17 kills and 10 digs in the loss while also reaching 500 career digs in the fourth set of the match.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Gates Gymnasium | Mishawaka, Ind.
Match One Results: MVNU def. Bethel 3-1 (25-14 24-26, 25-13, 25-20)
Records: Bethel - 4-9, 0-2 | MVNU - 11-3, 2-0
NAIA Top-25: BU - NR | MVNU - #12
MATCH RECAP
SET ONE
- Mount Vernon Nazarene opened with a run of points off Bethel errors to grab an early cushion.
- Kills from Taylor Delp and Liberty Pierson kept the Pilots within reach, but the Cougars extended their lead to 20-10 late in the set.
- The Pilots scored three straight late, including a kill from Delp, but Mount Vernon Nazarene closed out the set on a kill from Emily Aabye off a Bella Claxon set.
SET TWO
- Bethel and MVNU traded points throughout, with the set tied as late as 24-24.
- A kill from Taylor Delp put the Pilots ahead at set point, 25-24, prompting a Cougar timeout.
- Out of the timeout, a block from Hayden Ramsey and Liberty Pierson sealed the 26-24 win and evening the match at one set apiece.
SET THREE
- Mount Vernon Nazarene built a 10-7 edge behind kills from Evelyn Brown and Mady Hungerford.
- The Pilots stayed within striking distance into the mid-set before the Cougars broke away with a run from 16-11 to 25-13.
- Mount Vernon Nazarene closed the set on a three-point burst, capped by a block from Bella Claxon and Mady Hungerford before Emily Aabye's kill off a Claxon set ended it at 25-13.
SET FOUR
- The Pilots and Cougars traded points throughout, with the set featuring eight ties and five lead changes.
- Bethel pulled within 23-20 on a kill from Giuliana Batista, but a service error gave Mount Vernon Nazarene set point at 24-20, and Lilla Nicholas' kill off a Kate Ruffle set ended the match, 25-20.
KEY PILOTS
NEXT UP
- Bethel heads to Kentucky for the Cumberlands (Ky.) Invite on Friday/Saturday.
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NEXT HOME MATCH
- The Pilots are back at home on September 12th at 1:00 PM against Goshen.
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