BETHANY, W.V. (Oct. 8)- The Saint Vincent women's volleyball team traveled to Bethany to take on the Bison in their second PAC match of the season, where the Bearcats came away with a tight 3-2 victory.
 
After losing the first set 25-7, Saint Vincent won sets two and three, both by scores of 25-17. Bethany won a tightly fought set four 27-25, and the Bearcats closed it out with a 15-10 win in set five.
 
Carly Augustine led the way for SVC, picking up her second straight triple double. Augustine scored 12 kills, while also picking up 11 assists, and 13 digs. Luciana Polk also had a big day for the Bearcats, recording a team-high 25 digs, while also picking up five kills and two assists.
 
Kaelyn Staples added eight kills for Saint Vincent and Vivian Poach tallied a team-high 16 assists. Lindsey Kocjancic, Lauren Fox, and Haley Stormer all had two blocks a piece in the win for the SVC.
 
The Bearcats got off to a hot start in the first set. Saint Vincent held an early 6-3 lead in the set, but Bethany took full control from that point on. The Bison went on a 22-1 run to close out the set and win set one by the large margin (25-7), taking a 1-0 lead in the set.
 
Saint Vincent never trailed in the second set. After the set was tied 6-6 early on, SVC scored three points in a row to take a 9-6 advantage. Bethany cut into the Bearcats lead scoring the next two points to make the score 9-8. Saint Vincent answered scoring six of the next seven points to take a 15-9 advantage.
 
The Bison went on a quick 5-0, once again cutting the lead to one at 15-14.  The Bearcats responded once again increasing their lead to their three at 19-16. SVC scored six of the final seven points in the set to win the second set (25-17) and even the match up 1-1.
 
In the third set, similarly to the second set the Bearcats led for the majority of the set. Bethany held an early 4-3 lead, but the Bearcats responded with a 3-0 run to take a 6-4 lead and never lost the lead in the rest of the set.
 
The Bison kept it close, with SVC holding a slight 9-8 lead, but the Bearcats scored the next four points, increasing their lead to 13-8. Saint Vincent outscored Bethany 12-9 in the remaining points of the set to win the set, ending the set on a kill by Augustine.
 
It was Bethany who took control for the early and middle portions of the fourth set, hoping to stay alive in the set. Bethany took a commanding 21-14 lead in the set, but Saint Vincent wouldn't go away. SVC scored four points in a row, cutting the lead to 21-18.
 
The Bison scored three of the next four points, taking a 24-19 with the set point in their hands. Saint Vincent stormed back with a 5-0 run to tie the set at 24-24. After the teams traded the next two points to keep the set tied at 25-25, Bethany scored two in a row to win the set (27-25), forcing the fifth winner take all set.
 
Saint Vincent stormed into the fifth set taking a commanding 4-0 lead to open the set. The Bearcats continued to stay on the attack holding a steady 3–4-point lead throughout the set. Bethany cut the lead to 12-9 but that's the closest they'd get, as the Bearcats scored three of the last four points to win the set (15-10), ending the match and securing the win on another kill by Augustine.
 
The Bearcats return to action on Tuesday, October 12 when they play host to Washington and Jefferson in a PAC match in the Robert S. Carey Center. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.