ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Bethel University volleyball team concluded the Kathryne Pals Legacy Invitational with wins over Wisconsin-Lutheran (25-23, 25-22, 25-11) and Pacific (25-19, 25-13, 25-20). Between the two matches the Royals combined for 22 team blocks as they finished the weekend 3-1.
 
Emily Rossing combined for 10 block assists and three solo blocks while also on the defensive side of things Kelsie Sealock had 35 digs. A combined 20 kills on the day for Kirstin Cotter brought her weekend total to 43 as she was named to the All-Tournament Team. Also named to the All-Tournament Team was Hannah Wilhite finishing the weekend with 125 assists.

BU head to Kenosah, Wis. next weekend for the Carthage College Tournament. The Royals open up Friday against Wisconsin-Plateville before taking on taking on top-5 ranked Carthage.
 
Bethel 3, Wis.-Lutheran 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-11)
The Royals never trailed in the opening set while back-to-back kills from Cotter opened up the lead to 12-7. WLC rallied getting within 16-15 before a dump set by Wilhite opened the lead to three. Neither team scored more than two in a row before BU came away with it.
 
Wisconsin Lutheran opened the second scoring the first three points. BU tied it right back up with three of their own. Tied at 9-9, BU went on to score six of the next seven points which included a pair of kills from Cotter and three attacking errors from the Warriors. The Royals kept feeding Cotter who put down the set winning kill.
 
In the third, BU opened with a 10-3 advantage capped by a block from Rossing and Fauth. The fuel was running out of the WLC tank while BU kept connecting at the net. Bethel captured the match earning six of the final seven points.
 
Cotter finished the match with 13 kills and Hannah Wilhite 32 assists. Sealock concluded with 32 digs.
 
Bethel 3, Pacific 0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-20)
The opening set wasn't the prettiest where Bethel hit .114 but thankfully Pacific hit .000 only getting nine kills on 37 attempts with nine errors. There were 16 ties and 11 lead changes before the Royals finished the opening set with four straight points.
 
The second set was much better for BU hitting .400 with only two attacking errors on 25 attempts. A solo block from Rossing gave Bethel a 4-1 lead which eventually jumped to 15-8.
 
Riding the serve of Rossing, BU's four straight put them at set point before a service error. A service error right back by the Boxers put BU up 2-0 in the match.
 
Following a handful of ties in the opening part of the third, Pacific went up 11-9. Kills by Forshee and Fauth followed with three straight blocks turning the tide. Neither team would score more than two in a row until BU won the final three points. A block assist from Rossing and Cotter put the finishing touches on the match.