LINDSBORG - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Volleyball went five sets with the Bethany Swedes on Wednesday night at Hahn Gym, but it was the hosts who came away with the victory.
Two sets went to volleyball overtime, including the fifth set which Bethany pulled out for the win. KWU won the first set 25-17, Bethany took the next two 31-29 and 25-19. KWU won the fourth 25-15 before Bethany won the fifth 17-15.
Every set was back and forth between the teams except the fourth which the Coyotes controlled.
Bethany led 9-8 in the first set when the Coyotes scored four straight to take a 12-9 lead. The Coyotes continued the run making it 9-1 to take a 17-10 lead before Bethany pushed back getting within five at 21-16. KWU won the first 25-16.
KWU scored three straight in the second to take an 8-7 lead but the Swedes would take a 10-9 lead before four in a row from the Coyotes made it 13-10 KWU. KWU led 15-12 when Bethany went on a 7-0 run to take a 19-15 lead. The Coyotes answered right back scoring the next five to take a 20-19 lead. The teams traded points until Bethany had the first chance at set point at 24-23, but Ryan Pennington's kill would tie it at 24. A block by Camryn Lewis and Blair Pennington gave KWU set point try at 27-26, but Bethany came back and tied it. Ivi Marcolino's kill made it 28-27 Coyotes and another set point, but again Bethany tied it at 28. Another Marcolino kill gave KWU a third set point try, but Bethany scored the final three points of the set to claim the 31-29 win.
Wesleyan fell behind 12-5 in the third set and later trailed 21-11 before scoring six straight point to get within four at 21-17. KWU would fall 25-19 in the set.
An 11-3 run by the Coyotes broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth and gave the Coyotes a 15-7 lead. After two Bethany points, the Coyotes scored the next five to lead 20-9 before claiming the set 25-15.
The teams traded points to start the fifth set until the Coyotes scored three straight to take a 6-4 lead. Bethany came back and tied it at 6, but KWU scored three of the next four to take a 9-7 lead. The Coyotes led 12-9 but three straight by Bethany tied it up before Ryan Pennington's kill gave KWU the lead. Bethany scored the next two to have match point at 14-13, but the Coyotes spoiled it with two points to have their own match point at 15-14. Bethany would score the final three points to claim the match.
Marcolino had 21 kills for the Coyotes, while Ryan Pennington had 18 and hit .304 in the match. Giovanna Ishii had 29 assists and Blair Pennington had 22 to go along with 13 digs. Marcolino and Tristyn Hedman had 15 digs each. Avery Conner had three blocks.