OWENSBORO, Ky. – Kentucky Wesleyan volleyball (5-20, 1-12 G-MAC) concluded the home portion of their 2026 season schedule tonight in a battle with Tiffin (7-18, 7-6 G-MAC) Saturday evening, earning an opening set win but eventually falling 3-1 in four sets at Jones Gymnasium.
Arielis Hernandez led Kentucky Wesleyan with 14 kills, while
Emmy Goering added 11 kills and
Mackenzie Bristol finished with six.
Ana De Sevilla-Acosta recorded 18 assists and 12 digs, while
Sophie Spanier also finished with 12 digs. Gracie Lewis added 14 assists and three service aces, and the Panthers totaled 45 kills, 47 digs, and eight aces as a team.
Kentucky Wesleyan 1-3 Tiffin (25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 14-25)
SET ONE: Kentucky Wesleyan 25-23 Tiffin
Kentucky Wesleyan battled through a back-and-forth opening set, with the teams combining for six ties and four lead changes. The Panthers trailed 23-21 before closing the set on a four-point run. Bristol recorded consecutive kills to pull Kentucky Wesleyan within one, Goering tied the set at 23-23, and Lewis followed with a service ace before a Tiffin attack error gave the Panthers a 25-23 victory.
SET TWO: Kentucky Wesleyan 23-25 Tiffin
The Panthers opened the second set with an early 4-2 advantage and continued to trade points with Tiffin throughout the frame. Kentucky Wesleyan later pulled even at 23-23 behind a Lewis service ace, but Tiffin answered with a kill and closed the set with a 25-23 win to even the match.
SET THREE: Kentucky Wesleyan 23-25 Tiffin
Kentucky Wesleyan took control early in the third set, building a 17-14 lead behind kills from Hernandez, Goering and Wolfe. Tiffin rallied to tie the set at 17-17, and the teams remained within one possession of each other late. The Panthers tied the set at 22-22 and again at 23-23 following a Hernandez kill, but Tiffin scored the final two points to take the set 25-23.
SET FOUR: Kentucky Wesleyan 14-25 Tiffin
Tiffin jumped out to a 3-0 lead and continued to build its advantage throughout the fourth set. Kentucky Wesleyan responded with kills from Hernandez, Wolfe, and Butterworth to pull within 14-7, but the Dragons extended their lead to 22-11. The Panthers added three more points late, including a Goering kill and a block from Bristol and Butterworth, before Tiffin closed out the match, 25-14.
UP NEXT
Kentucky Wesleyan will travel to Ursuline (3-25, 0-14 G-MAC) on Friday, November 6. First serve is set for 5 p.m. CT.
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