NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Bethel defeated Saint Mary 3-0 on Tuesday at Thresher Gym, taking the match 25-21, 25-15, 25-19. The Threshers finished with 48 kills and a .295 hitting percentage, while holding Saint Mary to 32 kills and a .102 mark. With her 18th kill in the match,
Cameron Offerle broke the Bethel volleyball career kills record set by Kari Stucky Lindeman set in 1997.
Bethel won the opening set 25-21, using a 7-of-8 rally stretch to turn a 15-12 deficit into a 19-16 lead.
Dalaina Schutte served during the four-point push from 15-16 to 19-16, including an ace, and
Cameron Offerle added two kills during Bethel's larger run.
The Threshers turned the second set with a 7-0 run after falling behind 8-4, moving in front 11-8 behind six straight service points from
Reese DeHart. Bethel finished with 16 kills to Saint Mary's 10, including seven from Offerle, and took the set 25-15.
Bethel took the third set 25-19, finishing with a 16-7 advantage in kills while both teams recorded two service aces. Offerle led Bethel's attack with seven kills in the set, while
Alayna Vines added four and Schutte was credited with 14 assists.
Bethel Top Performers
Cameron Offerle
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- 21 kills (6 errors, 43 attempts) on .349 hitting
- 17 digs
- 22.5 points
- 1 service ace
Abby Koontz
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- 20 digs
Dalaina Schutte
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- 41 assists
- 7 digs
- 2 kills
- 1 service ace
Alayna Vines
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- 10 kills (1 error, 20 attempts) on .450 hitting
- 10.5 points
- 1 block
Mari Phillips
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- 7 kills with no errors on 20 attempts
- .350 hitting percentage
- 2 blocks
Next up, the Threshers will take on Ottawa in the KCAC Semifinals in McPherson, Kan. at 3 PM on Friday, November 13th.
