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Volleyball Team
3
Winner Bethel BU 14-1, 3-0 CL
1
Spring Arbor SAU 7-8, 0-3 CL
Winner
Bethel BU
14-1, 3-0 CL
3
Final
1
Spring Arbor SAU
7-8, 0-3 CL
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bethel BU 27 16 25 25 (3)
Spring Arbor SAU 25 25 19 17 (1)
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Winner Spring Arbor SPRING A 8-8, 1-3
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Goshen GOSHEN 3-12, 0-4
Winner
Spring Arbor SPRING A
8-8, 1-3
3
Final
0
Goshen GOSHEN
3-12, 0-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Spring Arbor SPRING A 25 25 25 (3)
Goshen GOSHEN 13 17 20 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball picks up first league win with sweep of Goshen

GOSHEN, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University volleyball team earned its first Crossroads League victory of the season after defeating Goshen College 3-0 on Saturday.
 
Prior to making the trip to Goshen, the Cougars suffered a hard-fought loss to No. 25 ranked Bethel University at home on Friday night.
 
 
VS. BETHEL
SCORE: Spring Arbor 1, (25) Bethel 3 (27-25, 16-25, 25-19, 25-17)
LOCATION: McDonald Athletic Center | Spring Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 7-8 (0-3 CL), Bethel 14-1 (3-0 CL)

 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
  • For the second consecutive match, Spring Arbor hosted a Top 25 ranked opponent, and for the second straight time, the Cougars gave the visitors all they could handle.
  • Spring Arbor took Bethel to extra points in the first set before the Pilots ultimately came away with a 27-25 win. The Cougars were nearly perfect in the second set, hitting .417 as a team with zero errors, on their way to a 25-16 win and evening the match at one set apiece.
  • After a back and forth start, a late 5-1 run helped Bethel capture the third set, before the visitors would clinch the match in the fourth.
  • Alison Ford had 13 kills and 10 digs to lead the Cougars. McKenna Peters followed with 10 kills and Claudia Ellis chipped in nine.
  • Hope Notter dished out 40 assists to go along with eight digs. Frances Churchwell registered a team-high 12 digs while Alison Nibbelink and Macey Rupp recorded four blocks each.
 
 

VS. GOSHEN
SCORE: Spring Arbor 3, Goshen 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-20)
LOCATION: Goshen, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 8-8 (1-3 CL), Goshen 3-12 (0-4 CL)

 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
  • Spring Arbor made quick work of Goshen to grab their first league win of the season.
  • Ellis finished with 12 kills – just one off her season-high – with a .500 hitting percentage. Ford had nine kills on the day and Peters posted seven.
  • Churchwell picked up nine digs and had five aces. Nibbelink and Rupp finished with four blocks apiece.
 
 

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor plays host to No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan University on Wednesday, Sept. 15. First serve is set for 7 p.m. from the McDonald Athletic Center.

 
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