Bison victorious over W&J, 3-1

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

BETHANY, W.Va. (Sept. 26) – The Bethany College volleyball team earned a 3-1 win (25-19, 26-24, 20-25, 25-15) over Washington & Jefferson in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match Tuesday night inside the Hummel Field House.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Bethany 3, Washington & Jefferson 1 (25-19, 26-24, 20-25, 25-15 | Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 11-6, 4-1 PAC | Washington & Jefferson 5-7, 3-4 PAC
• Location: Hummel Field House | Bethany, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bison held the Presidents to six kills and forced eight errors in their 25-19 first-set win.
• W&J evening the score at 16-16 in the first-set, but Bethany picked up eight of the next 11 points to secure a 1-0 lead in the match.
• The second set went back-and-forth, with both team's possessing the lead throughtout the set.
• W&J pushed the set to set-point with a 24-23 lead and forced a Bethany timeout. 
• The Bison defense forced an attack error to tie the set at 24-24. Junior Lindsey Llewellyn (Vermillion, Ohio/Norwalk St. Paul) earned a kill to give Bethany the lead and a service ace by Keili Terry (Leesburg, Va./Saint Johns) gave the home team a 2-0 lead in the match.
• W&J extended the match to a fourth set with a 25-20 win in the third set. The set was knotted at 20-20 when the Presidents' rolled off five-consecutive points to earn the set win.
• Bethany closed the door on W&J with a commanding 25-15 win in the fourth set. The Bison led 12-10 in the set, before they claimed 13 of the next 18 points to close out their fourth win in conference play this season.

MATCH NOTES

• Sophomore Katie Sparks (Macedonia, Ohio/Trinity) was the team's top all-around threat. She tallied a kill-dig double-double, as she matched a career-high with 17 kills and added 13 digs in the win.
• Llewellyn and senior Sumayyah Muhammad (Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding) also finished with double-digit kills. Llewellyn established her own career-best with 12 kills, while Muhammad 11 for the Bison.
• Freshman Jenna Scott (New Castle, Pa./Liberty Christian), the reigning PAC Rookie of the Week, guided the offense with 46 assists.
• Junior Reilly Parker (North Huntington, Pa./Norwin) was the Bison's top defender, ending the day with 27 digs, while Terry added 22 digs to her final line.

UP NEXT

• The Bison are at home again on Thursday, September 28 when they host Thiel for a PAC match at 7 p.m.
• A live stream of the match will be available here.