Volleyball: Bethany Drops a Pair in PAC Tri-Match

Grove City, Pa. – The Bethany Volleyball team faced the Grove City Wolverines and the Saint Vincent Bearcats in a Presidents' Athletic Conference tri-match Saturday evening inside Grove City College Arena. The Bison suffered a pair of losses to the Wolverines and Bearcats.  

THE HIGHLIGHTS (MATCH ONE – GROVE CITY)

• Bethany and Grove City battled in five sets with the Wolverines taking the match, 3-2
• The Bison took set one 25-18
• The Wolverines bounced back taking the second set 25-15
• The third and fourth sets were almost identical to the first two sets, Bethany took set three, 25-23 and Grove City forced a fifth set winning set four 25-15
• In the final set, Bethany trailed from the start. The Wolverines slowly built a comfortable lead 9-3, before the Bison brought the score to within four, 10-6. Grove City held onto the lead, earning the win

BY THE NUMBERS (MATCH ONE – GROVE CITY)

• 3 – The Bison had three with double-digit kills; Jess Moore led the Bison with 14, Riley Felton had 12 and Emma Marthins finished with 11
• 14 – Bethany had 14 blocks in the match; Emma Marthins led the block party with seven (six solo)
• 43 – Alaina Torres had all 43 assists for the Bison

THE HIGHLIGHTS (MATCH TWO – SAINT VINCENT)

• The Bison took the first set 25-20
• Saint Vincent outlasted Bethany in the final three sets to take the match (25-22, 25-22, 28-26)

BY THE NUMBERS (MATCH TWO – SAINT VINCENT)

• 14 – Emma Marthins led the Bison with 14 kills
• 15 – The Bison had 15 blocks; led by Marthins' seven blocks
• 46 – Alaina Torres had 46 assists
• 16 – Asia Crim led the Bison with 16 digs

WHAT'S NEXT?  

Bethany returns to the court on Tuesday, September 21 when they travel to Waynesburg University for a PAC match beginning at 7 pm.