Moriah Johnson recorded 14 kills, but Bethune-Cookman University’s women’s volleyball team fell to Stetson 3-1 on Sept. 5 at the Edmunds Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Stetson won 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 25-11 to improve to 3-2, while Bethune-Cookman dropped to 1-4. Johnson finished with 14 kills on 26 attacks, one error, a .500 hitting percentage and three blocks.
Stetson controlled the opening two sets before Bethune-Cookman responded in the third. Bethune-Cookman hit .326 in the third set, its best attacking percentage of the match, and used a 5-0 run to turn an 8-7 deficit into a 12-8 lead. The Wildcats extended the advantage to 17-12 before closing the set with a 25-20 win.
Stetson regained control in the fourth set by taking a 7-2 lead. Bethune-Cookman pulled within 9-5 and later stayed within 15-9, but Stetson used a 7-0 run to build a 22-9 advantage. Stetson then finished the match, 25-11.
Bethune-Cookman recorded 43 kills on 161 attacks and hit .143 as a team, along with 8.0 team blocks. Alaya Rhodes added 11 kills, 17 digs and two block assists, while Kaleigh Williams recorded nine kills, hit .368 and contributed five digs and two block assists. Kylynn White led Bethune-Cookman with 20 assists, Taylor Ellis had a team-high 14 digs and Aaniya Thornton contributed 12 digs.
Stetson finished with 65 kills and hit .280 as a team. Karsu Bayraktar led Stetson with 17 kills and a .378 hitting percentage, followed by Andrea Diaz Dominguez with 13 kills, Lelia Fitz with 10 and Sofia Torcello with nine. Vanessa Shevchenko added eight kills and 19 digs.
Bethune-Cookman will open a tournament at Charleston Southern against Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. EST. The match will be played on the campus of Charleston Southern. It will be Bethune-Cookman’s next scheduled match after the loss to Stetson.
Source: Original report