ASHLAND, Wis. - Northland College (1-17, 0-6 UMAC) dug themselves a hole to big to dig out of early in the match and fell to Bethany Lutheran by scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-21.

The match started out extremely even with both teams battling point for point to a 9-8 Bethany Lutheran lead. Bethany then was able to go on a quick 4-0 run to extend the lead to 13-8. A Northland timeout was able to break up the momentum for a moment, but Northland wasn't able to make up the slim deficit and eventually dropped the set 25-15.

The second set saw Bethany jump out to an early 10-3 lead. Northland found holes in the defense after the slow start, but were unable to maintain possession of the ball, and couldn't put together any runs. The Vikings pieced together a 5-0 run late to put the set away at 25-11.

The LumberJills were able to jump out to a quick lead in the third set as they had an early 8-3 lead in the set. Bethany was able to chip away at this lead slowly to a 13-9 Northland advantage. At that point the Vikings were able to find the floor and went on an 8-1 run. The Jills had an answer with a quick 3-0 run, which put the set at a 17-17 tie. The teams battled to a 22-21 Bethany lead, when the Vikings would take advantage of some late miscues defensively by Northland, and take the final set 25-21.

Tayler Viegut put together a solid day with a game high 11 kills, two block assists, and a block solo kill. Alison Blackford led the defense with eight digs, and 21 service receptions.

BOX SCORE

The Jills host rival College of St. Scholastica on Wednesday, October 9th, with first serve scheduled for 7 pm.