DECORAH, Iowa — The Bethel University volleyball team earned a two game sweep Friday night in Decorah, Iowa. The Royals took down Northland College 3-0 in game one, by scores of 25-9, 25-11 and 25-15. Bethel earned another 3-0 victory in game two over Luther College, by scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-14. Improving their record to 4-3 overall this season.
Game One:
Bethel grabbed a 12-4 lead in the first set and never looked back, limiting the Lumberjacks to a -0.12 hitting percentage in the first set. The Royals closed out the set with a 9-2 run,taking the opening set 25-9 with 15 kills.
BU continued to dominate in set two, with a 7-0 run to begin the set. Northland narrowed the gap to 8-4, before another 9-3 run gave the Royals a 17-7 lead with a pair of kills from
Camille Renken. A pair of kills from
Hannah Penken gave the Royals a 25-11 lead to close out the set.
The Royals opened up another big lead in set three taking a 16-5 lead on a kill by
Eleanor Pelzel. Bethel dominated on defense once again limiting Northland to a 0.0 hitting percentage to close out game one. Winning the third set 25-15 and the game 3-0.
Sophie Jacques led the way in game one with 12 kills,
Camille Renken had 8 kills and 2 assists.
Ellie Van Namen racked up 22 assists in game one.
Game Two:
The opening set of game two was tied early 4-4, before a 9-1 run gave the Royals a 13-5 lead. Luther cut the deficit to 18-15 before Bethel closed out the first set with a 7-1 run on a kill from
Hannah Penke, taking set one 25-16.
Set two was a back-and-forth battle early, with five lead changes. Bethel took a 14-11 advantage on a pair of kills from
Hannah Penke, followed by an 11-2 run to close out set two with a 25-13 final score.
Bethel opened up a 6-2 advantage to begin set three, with kills from
Grace Solberg and
Ellie Van Namen. The Royals' lead narrowed to 13-10, before a 6-1 run gave Bethel a 20-11 lead. Closing out the set and the game with a kill from
Camille Renken, giving Bethel a 25-14 win in the third set and winning the game 3-0.
Hannah Penke tallied 12 kills in game two and
Peyton Howie racked up 11 kills of her own. Ellien Van Namen earned 6 kills and 5 assists against Luther and
Ellie Van Namen managed 26 assists in game two.
Up next:
The Royals hit the court again in Iowa Saturday afternoon, taking on Bethany Lutheran College at 12 p.m.
