Women's Volleyball | 10/14/2026 6:39:00 PM
LORETTO, Pa. -- Two Red Wolves registered double digits. Bethany pulled ahead and beat Saint Francis 3-2.
Saint Francis started the game off hot with a 6-2 lead. Alexandra Sappia set Jordyn Vincent up for a kill down the right side to put the Red Wolves on the board first. Ava Holden nabbed the second kill, which was also set up by Sappia. Emmi Adrian switched to setter and aided Rylan Crowell for back-to-back kills. Then to cap off the run, Ana Andrades-Villa collected a service ace. Bethany pulled ahead with kills and went on to win the set 25-19.
Late in the second set, the Red Wolves went on a 6-1 run to claim the set. Vincent, Holden, and Madison Roman all had kills. Yasmin Berres nabbed an ace to before forcing Bethany to take a timeout. An attacking error by the Bison gave Saint Francis its 25th point.
During the third set, the Red Wolves went on a little run to close the gap that Bethany had developed. Vincent once again started the run with a kill. Libero Aleya Talmadge set Roman up for a kill down the left side. Lorah Thomas had a huge solo block that helped raise the energy. Vincent nabbed another kill before the Bison went on a run of their own. Bethany did not stop, winning the set 25-15.
The Red Wolves were not satisfied with a 7-6 lead in the fourth set, so they went went on a 7-1 run. This time, Adrian set up Sappia for a kill of her own. Sappia then recorded an ace to follow, however, she was not done there. She proceeded to assist Thomas, Crowell, and Roman for a kill a piece. Talmadge then aided Roman in another kill, which fueled the fire to give her the last kill of the set. The only difference was Berres was the one who assisted her. Saint Francis won the set 25-20.
Bethany took the fifth set 15-10 and won the game 3-2.
Offensively, Crowell led with 16 kills, seven digs, and one block assisted. Roman followed behind her with 13 kills, five digs, two aces, and one assisted block.
Defensively, Talmadge had 14 digs and five digs. Sappia collected nine digs, 34 assists, five kills, and three aces.
Red Wolves will continue home play this Saturday against Allegheny at 5:00 p.m.
