Posted: Sep 22, 2017
Bison open York Invite with wins over King's and York
Bethany
(8-5)
3
AT
York (Pa.)
(9-4)
0
In Progress - 3rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bethany (8-5) | 27 | 29 | 25 | 3 | |
York (Pa.) (9-4) | 25 | 27 | 20 | 0 |
King's (Pa.)
(9-6)
0
AT
Bethany
(8-5)
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
King's (Pa.) (9-6) | 15 | 27 | 17 | 0 | |
Bethany (8-5) | 25 | 29 | 25 | 3 |
Game Leaders
York (Pa.)
K:
Brooke Krebs
- 10
B:
2 Players
(#7,
#10)
- 3
D:
Alexis Harbold
- 21
SA:
Gabby Emeigh
- 3
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Bethany | York (Pa.) |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .191 | .183 |
Blocks | 7.5 | 5.0 |
Digs | 72 | 54 |
Aces | 9 | 5 |
Game Leaders
King's (Pa.)
K:
Katelyn Shifflett
- 9
B:
3 Players
(#12,
#14,
#21)
- 1
D:
Julie Kollar
- 12
SA:
Katelyn Shifflett
- 2
Team Stats
Game Statistics | King's (Pa.) | Bethany |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .198 | .245 |
Blocks | 2.0 | 6.0 |
Digs | 54 | 69 |
Aces | 2 | 8 |
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 22) – The Bethany College volleyball team earned a pair of 3-0 wins over King's College and York College to open play at the York Invitational Friday night.
THE MATCHUPS
- Match 1 Final: Bethany 3, King's 0 (25-15, 29-27, 25-17 | Box Score)
- Match 2 Final: Bethany 3, York 0 (27-25, 29-27, 25-20) | Box Score)
- Records: Bethany 8-5, King's 9-6, York 9-4
- Location: Wolf Gymnasium | York, Pennsylvania
BETHANY vs. KING'S MATCH NOTES
- The Bison cruised to a 25-15 win in the first set behind a .355 hitting percentage and 14 kills.
- King's pushed Bethany in the second set, but the Bison prevailed with a 29-27 win.
- Despite a .125 hitting percentage in the final set, Bethany closed out the match with a 25-17 victory.
- Sophomore Katie Sparks (Macedonia, Ohio/Trinity) was the top offensive player with 17 kills in the win.
- Freshman setter Jenna Scott (New Castle, Ind./Liberty Christian) helped the offense with 35 assists and added five digs.
- Junior Reilly Parker (North Huntington, Pa./Norwin) led three players with double-digit digs with 19 for the match.
BETHANY vs. YORK MATCH NOTES
- The Green & White battled to a 3-0 win over York to close the evening. Two of the three sets needed extra points to settle the scores.
- Sparks was the team's top player again, posting a kill-dig double-double with a team-high 10 kills to go with 11 digs.
- Scott posted 28 assists and added several digs to her final line, while Parker's 19 digs paced the defensive effort.
UP NEXT
- Bethany will conclude play at the York Invitational with matches against FDU-Florham and Albright tomorrow, Saturday, September 23 starting at 8 a.m.
- Live video of the matches is available here.