GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The Bethel University Volley Cats earned their first Mid-South Conference victory of the season Friday night, sweeping Georgetown 3-0 at Davis-Reid Alumni Gym.
Bethel won 25-22, 25-18 and 25-19 to improve to 4-15 overall and 1-8 in conference play. Georgetown fell to 17-9 and 3-5 in the MSC.
Emma Fistarol paced the Cats with 12 kills, four service aces and five digs. Kennedi Morrison delivered nine kills while hitting .381, committing just one attack error in 21 attempts.
Mackenzie McCammon directed the offense with 29 assists, adding four digs, two kills and two block assists. Clara Sestini led the back row with 17 digs, while Somaia Jones anchored the net with seven total blocks, including two solo stops. Jones also contributed four kills and an ace.
After taking a tight opening set, Bethel found its offensive rhythm in the second, collecting 14 kills against just two errors for a .444 hitting percentage. The Cats used that efficiency to secure a 25-18 victory and a commanding two-set advantage.
Bethel broke open the third set with six consecutive points, stretching a 13-11 lead to 19-11. Fistarol recorded three aces during the surge. Georgetown trimmed the margin late, but McCammon finished the sweep with a kill off an assist from Sestini.
Carlota Vela added four kills and hit .333, while Miley Hartney supplied two service aces.
The Cats finished with 35 kills, eight aces and eight team blocks, holding Georgetown to a .078 hitting percentage. Giara Ferrari led the Tigers with 11 kills.