SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bethel lost to Evangel 3-2 on Saturday, with set scores of 16-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 11-15.
First Set
- Bethel scored first on an
Alayna Vines block, and kills by Vines and
Cameron Offerle kept the set close early before Evangel moved ahead 4-3.
- Evangel built separation with a six-point run to 10-3, using two Jessica Pritchett kills, an Addison Jones ace and Bethel attack errors.
- The Threshers cut into the deficit with a four-point stretch from 15-6 to 15-10, getting Vines kill, consecutive blocks by
Dylan Cochran and Vines, and an Offerle kill.
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Abby Koontz and Cochran added service aces later in the set, but Evangel closed with the final four points to take the set 25-16.
Second Set
- Evangel moved ahead 9-5 with four straight points during the early stretch and later led 15-12.
- Bethel answered with five of the next six points, including kills from
Dalaina Schutte and Offerle, to move in front 17-16.
- After Evangel went back ahead 22-20, the Threshers scored three straight points, with
Lillian Like and Vines recording kills, to take a 23-22 lead.
- The set reached 24-24 before Offerle delivered consecutive kills, the first from Schutte and the second from Cochran, to finish Bethel's 26-24 win.
Third Set
- Evangel scored the first three points and later stretched the set to 15-7 behind kills from Charlotte Hawkins, Cienna Turner and Jessica Pritchett.
- After Evangel reached 20-10, Bethel cut into the gap with kills from
Lillian Like,
Cecil Williams and Cochran, plus a
Reese DeHart ace, to get within 22-17.
- Evangel moved ahead 24-17, but the Threshers answered with six straight points, including a Vines kill and three Cochran aces, to pull within 24-23.
- Simone Johnson finished the set with a kill for Evangel, which took the set 25-23.
Fourth Set
- Evangel moved ahead 4-2 early before Bethel won seven of the next eight points, including a Schutte ace and three straight Offerle kills, to go in front 9-5.
- Evangel cut the margin to 11-10, but kills from
Lillian Like, Cochran and Vines helped the Threshers stay in front through the middle of the set.
- Bethel pushed the lead to 20-14 with an Offerle ace and kills from Like and Cochran, then closed the set 25-21 on an Offerle kill from Schutte.
Fifth Set
- The set stayed within one point through a 7-7 tie before Vines put Bethel ahead with a kill.
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Ava Pizana followed with a service ace to give the Threshers a 9-7 lead before Evangel called timeout.
- Evangel answered with seven straight points, moving in front 14-9 behind four kills during the stretch.
- Offerle had a kill and teamed with
Cecil Williams on a block as Bethel cut it to 14-11, but Evangel closed the set 15-11 on a service error.
Threshers Top Performers
Cameron Offerle
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- team-high 20 kills
- team-high 24 points
- 9 digs
- 4 total blocks
Dylan Cochran
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- 13 kills
- team-high 4 service aces
- 10 digs
- 5 total blocks
Abby Koontz
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- team-high 30 digs
- 6 assists
- 1 service ace
Dalaina Schutte
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- team-high 43 assists
- 8 digs
- 2 total blocks
Alayna Vines
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- team-high 8 total blocks, including 1 solo
- 8 kills
- 12.5 points
Up next, the Threshers travel to York, Neb., to face York University on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.
