Bison defeated at Grove City, 3-1

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

GROVE CITY, Pa. (Oct. 24) – The Bethany College volleyball team was defeated by Grove City 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-20) in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match Tuesday night inside the Grove City College Gymnasium.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Grove City 3, Bethany 1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-20 | Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 19-11, 10-6 PAC | Grove City 10-17, 7-9 PAC
• Location: Grove City College Gymnasium | Grove City, Pennsylvania

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bethany looked poised in the opening set of the match, claiming a 25-23 win to take a 1-0 lead.
• Grove City led 14-10, but a Bison timeout refocused the team and helped them rally back to tie the set.
• The first set would see five more tie scores, including a 21-21 tie, before the Bison rolled off four of the next six points to earn the set win.
• Bethany fell behind by as many as 13 in the second set, before bowing out at 25-15 to even the score.
• The third set did not go much better for the Bison, as 12 attack errors allowed Grove City to edge Bethany 25-23 in the third set for a 2-1 lead.
• Bethany kept the third set close, but did not hold the lead past the 11-10 mark. The Bison closed the gap to one at 24-23 on a block by senior Sumayyah Muhammad (Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding) and freshman Jenna Scott (New Castle, Ind./Liberty Christian), but the Wolverines managed to win the set on an attack error by Bethany.
• Bethany seemed to rebound in the fourth set, opening up the session with a 6-1 lead, but 10 of the next 11 points went to Grove City to flip the score at 11-7 in favor of the Wolverines.
• The Green & White rallied back to take the lead at 15-13, but another slump allowed Grove City to reclaim the lead. The Wolverines took nine of the following 12 points to stake a 22-18 lead, before closing the set and the match with a 25-20 win.

MATCH NOTES

• Muhammad was the team's top offensive threat with 12 kills and four blocks (one solo) on the night.
• Junior Reilly Parker (North Huntington, Pa./Norwin) tallied 20 digs to lead the defense.
• Scott tossed around a team-high 23 assists and added 14 digs for a double-double.

UP NEXT

• The Bison are on the road this Thursday, October 26 when they travel to Waynesburg for a 7 p.m. match.
• Fans can watch the match online here.