ARDEN HILLS, MN - The Bethel University Royals beat the Cornell College Rams in their first game of the Region IX Invite on Friday evening. The game was decided in 4 sets with scores of (25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-13). This was the first meeting of these two schools since 2012 and Bethel has made it an official winning streak going up 3-0 all time.
How it Happened
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Bethel and Cornell traded major runs throughout the first set to keep the set close all throughout
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Cornell's late 5-0 run kept Bethel on their toes but it wasn't enough to take set 1
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Bethel's offense was severely dampened when Cornell played their best defensive set of the night in set 2
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Kelsie Sealock had several point saving digs in the later stages of the second set to keep Bethel competitive
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After a back-and-forth early third set, the Royals went on a 6-0 run to break away from the Rams
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Bethel had numerous kills from multiple Royals on both sides of the court that kept Cornell on edge in the fourth set
Key Performers
What's Next
Bethel University will play two games on Saturday, Sept. 17 as part of the Region IX invitational. The first will be against Wartburg at noon and the second will be against St. Olaf at 4 p.m. to close the tournament.
