KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bethel defeated Avila (MO) 3-1 on Saturday, winning 25-16, 25-17, 19-25, 25-13. The Threshers closed the match with a 9-0 run in the fourth set. Bethel finished with a season-high 13 service aces.
In the first set, Bethel took the frame 25-16, using a six-point run from down 6-4 and a seven-point run from 10-7 to 17-7 to create separation. The Threshers finished with 14 kills to Avila (MO)'s six, led by five kills apiece from
Dylan Cochran and
Cameron Offerle, and added two service aces.
Bethel won the second set 25-17 with 14 kills, including four apiece from
Alayna Vines, Offerle and Cochran.
Dalaina Schutte assisted on nine Bethel kills and added two kills, while Avila (MO) countered with three kills apiece from Kaylee McClanahan, Maddie Jones and Megan Davies plus three service aces.
The Threshers led 16-13 in the third set following an Offerle kill and a block by
Savannah Ung and Mari Phillips, but Avila (MO) scored the final five points to take the set 25-19. Avila finished with 16 kills to Bethel's 10, including six from Davies, while Bethel added three service aces and got three kills apiece from Offerle and Vines.
Bethel closed the fourth set with nine straight points, including eight consecutive points on
Abby Koontz's serve, to take the set 25-13. The Threshers finished the set with seven service aces, two each from Cochran, Vines and Koontz, while Avila (MO) had seven kills and eight attack errors.
Bethel Top Performers
Alayna Vines
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- team-high 17 points
- 10 kills on .316 hitting
- recorded at least 10 kills for the second consecutive match
- team-high 4 service aces
- 4 blocks, including 2 solo
Dalaina Schutte
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- team-high 33 assists
- recorded at least 33 set assists for the eighth consecutive match
- reached 1,500 career set assists and now has 1,515 after adding 33 in the match
- 10 digs
- 5 kills
- 2 service aces
Abby Koontz
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- team-high 18 digs
- 3 service aces
- 2 assists
Cameron Offerle
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- team-high 13 kills
- 10 digs
- 13 points
Mari Phillips
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- team-high, season-high 6 blocks, including 1 solo
- 4 kills
- 7.5 points
Up next, Bethel volleyball team hosts McPherson College on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in North Newton, Kan.
