NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Bethel defeated Kansas Wesleyan 3-1 on Wednesday at Thresher Gym for Bethel's senior night. Bethel broke a 15-15 tie in the fourth set with a 9-0 run and went on to take the set 25-17. The Threshers recorded a season-high 94 digs in the victory
Bethel won the opening set 25-21, finishing with 16 kills to Kansas Wesleyan's 15 behind six from
Cameron Offerle, four from
Alayna Vines and three from Mari Phillips. Kansas Wesleyan got seven kills from Campbell Bohling, but the Threshers moved from an 18-all tie to a 21-18 lead with Offerle's kill, Vines' service ace and a Kansas Wesleyan attack error, then scored four of the final five points after Kansas Wesleyan closed within 21-20.
The Threshers cut a 9-4 deficit to 10-8 in the second set, but Kansas Wesleyan took the set 25-16. Kansas Wesleyan recorded 13 kills to Bethel's 10 and held a 4-1 edge in service aces; Offerle led Bethel with four kills and an ace, while Campbell Bohling had four kills and two aces for Kansas Wesleyan.
Bethel produced 22 kills in the third set, doubling Kansas Wesleyan's 11, and took the set 25-19. Offerle led Bethel with eight kills, while
Cecil Williams and Mari Phillips added four apiece and
Dalaina Schutte recorded 20 assists.
In the fourth set, Bethel won 25-17, using a 9-0 run from a 15-15 tie to take control. Schutte served eight straight points in that stretch and recorded three aces, while the Threshers finished the set with five service aces and 13 kills.
Bethel Top Performers
Cameron Offerle
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- team-high 23 kills
- team-high 24.5 points
- 16 digs
- 1 service ace
Abby Koontz
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- team-high 33 digs; season high, exceeding her season average of 16.81
- 2 assists
Dalaina Schutte
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- 51 assists
- 3 service aces
- 6 digs
Dylan Cochran
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- 20 digs
- 9 kills
- 2 service aces
Mari Phillips
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- 12 kills with 1 error on 26 attempts
- .423 hitting percentage
- 12.5 points
Up next, Bethel travels to Ottawa, Kan., to face Ottawa University on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m.
