POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – Top-seeded defending national champion Bethel Volleyball split a pair of NCCAA National Championship Pool Play matches on Thursday, defeating 8-seeded Warner in three sets before falling to 5-seeded Judson in four.

MATCH VITALS

• Match 1 Score: Bethel def. Warner 25-5, 25-20, 25-21
• Match 2 Score: Judson def. Bethel 20-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-17
• Records: Bethel (29-10) | Warner (6-22) | Judson (24-12)
• NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll:  Bethel – No. 24 | Warner – NR | Judson – NR
• Location: Keeter Gymnasium | College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, Mo.

MATCH 1 STAT TRACKER

• Maddy Payne: 12 kills, 3 blocks. 360 hit pct.
• Cheyanne Seymour: 10 kills, .562 hit pct.
• Caroline Mullet: 33 assists, 2 aces
• Paige Hickey 16 digs, 4 assists

MATCH 2 STAT TRACKER

• Isabelle North: 11 kills, 4 blocks, .250 hit pct.
• Maddy Payne: 7 kills, 12 digs
• Caroline Mullet: 29 assists, 12 digs
• Michaela Whitaker: 6 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Pilots will take on 4-seeded Mid-America Christian (Okla.) on Friday at 2:00 pm ET. A win over the Evangels would likely assure the Pilots a spot in the semifinals on Saturday.

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