OTTAWA, Kan. — Bethel defeated Ottawa 3-1 on Saturday at Wilson Field House. The Threshers hit .357 with 69 kills and closed the match with a .581 hitting percentage in the fourth set. Mari Phillips recorded a season-high hitting percentage of .440.
Bethel outlasted Ottawa 27-25 in the first set, getting 17 kills, four blocks and two service aces. Ottawa finished with 18 kills, but the Threshers used
Abby Koontz's serving run to move from 12-15 down to 16-15 ahead, then closed the set on back-to-back kills from Mari Phillips and
Alayna Vines.
Bethel briefly moved in front 10-9 in the second set after trailing 8-5, but Ottawa took the set 25-17. Ottawa finished with a 17-11 edge in kills, led by Bailee Nickel's eight and Campbell Stark's five, while
Cameron Offerle had four kills for Bethel and
Dalaina Schutte assisted on 10 of the team's 11 kills.
Bethel produced 22 kills in the third set, led by seven from
Dylan Cochran and five from Offerle, while Ottawa finished with 17 kills and got five from Bailee Nickel. Schutte assisted 17 Bethel kills, including Cochran's go-ahead kill at 26-25 and
Alayna Vines' set-ending finish in the 27-25 win.
The Threshers took the fourth set 25-16, producing 19 kills to Ottawa's 11 and getting eight kills apiece from Offerle and Cochran. Schutte assisted 13 of Bethel's kills, and
Abby Koontz's serve carried a four-point run that moved the score from 18-13 to 22-13.
Bethel Top Performers
Cameron Offerle
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- team-high 23 kills
- at least 23 kills in 2 consecutive matches
- team-high 23.0 points
- 11 digs
- .306 hitting percentage
Dylan Cochran
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- career-high 20 kills with no errors on 43 attempts, surpassing previous best of 16
- .465 hitting percentage
- 21.0 points
- 10 digs
Dalaina Schutte
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- career-high 62 assists, surpassing previous best of 53
- 12 digs
- 2 blocks
Abby Koontz
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- team-high 22 digs
- 3 service aces
Alayna Vines
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- team-high 6 blocks
- 10 kills
- 13.5 points
Up next, Bethel volleyball hosts the University of Saint Mary in a KCAC Quarterfinals matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in North Newton, Kan.
