LINDSBORG, Kan. — Bethel swept Bethany College 3-0 on Wednesday, winning 25-15, 25-17, 26-24. Bethel totaled 44 kills and hit .258 while holding Bethany College to 29 kills and a .105 hitting percentage.
Bethel won the opening set 25-15, finishing with a 10-7 edge in kills and a 3-1 advantage in service aces.
Cameron Offerle led Bethel with four kills, while
Dalaina Schutte had eight assists and two aces. Bethel used an 8-0 run to move from a 9-7 deficit to a 15-9 lead.
In the second set, Bethel won 25-17 behind a 17-11 edge in kills, with Offerle putting down six and Schutte and
Dylan Cochran adding four apiece. Bethany College got six kills from Ashlynn Gehring, but Bethel added two service aces and two block-assisted points, including Schutte's ace to finish the set.
The Threshers took the third set 26-24, closing from a 24-21 deficit with five straight points. Offerle led Bethel's attack in the set with eight kills, while
Alayna Vines added four kills, including the final two points.
Bethel Top Performers
Cameron Offerle
----------------------
- 18.5 points
- 18 kills on .378 hitting
- 10 digs
Dalaina Schutte
----------------------
- 34 assists
- 11 digs
- 3 service aces
Dylan Cochran
----------------------
- 13.5 points
- 10 kills
- 10 digs
- 3 service aces
Alayna Vines
----------------------
- 8 kills on .438 hitting
- 2 blocks
- 9.0 points
Abby Koontz
----------------------
- team-high 13 digs
- 2 assists
Up next, Bethel travels to Columbia, Mo., to face Stephens College on Friday, Oct. 9.
