SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Bethel Women's Volleyball fell to Spring Arbor in straight sets Saturday, falling 25-19, 25-22, 25-18. Liberty Pierson paced the Pilots with 10 kills, while Alex Brown hit .444 on nine kills of his own in the loss.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, Mich.
Match Results: Spring Arbor def. Bethel 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-18)
Records: Bethel - 7-15, 1-7 | Spring Arbor - 13-4, 5-3
NAIA Top-25: BU - NR | SAU - RV
MATCH RECAP
SET ONE
- Spring Arbor grabbed control early, building an 8-2 cushion behind kills from Isabelle Kirkendall and Natasha Bickel.
- Bethel clawed back within striking distance, cutting an 8-2 deficit down to 19-14 on a stretch that included a Hayden Ramsey service ace and kills from Taylor Delp and Giuliana Batista.
- Spring Arbor closed it out from there, taking the set 25-19 to open the match with a 1-0 lead.
SET TWO
- Bethel came out sharp, scoring the first three points behind a Spring Arbor attack error and a Liberty Pierson kill.
- Spring Arbor answered with a run to take a 6-3 lead and force an early Bethel timeout, kicking off a back-and-forth set that saw nine ties and five lead changes.
- Bethel pushed ahead 20-19 late on an Alex Brown kill, but Spring Arbor finished on a 6-2 run to take the set 25-22 and a 2-0 match lead.
SET THREE
- Spring Arbor jumped out to an 8-2 lead, forcing Bethel to burn an early timeout to try to slow the momentum.
- Bethel trimmed the deficit in stretches, cutting into a 16-7 deficit behind kills from Alex Brown and Delaney Kintz.
- Spring Arbor pulled away down the stretch and closed out the set, and the match, 25-18 for the sweep.
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- The Pilots return to Gates Gymnasium on September 30th against Taylor at 7:00 PM.
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