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Saturday, September 20
Fort Wayne, Ind.
11 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
2-8,0-0Horizon
2
vs
3
Bellarmine
6-6,0-0ASUN
1
2
3
4
5
F
Bellarmine
14
25
25
16
15
3
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
15
18
25
10
2
Mya Plemons
Photo by: Josh Gales
'Dons Fall to Bellarmine in Five-Setter
9/20/2025 3:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team dropped a five-set contest 14-25, 25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 15-10 to Bellarmine on Saturday morning (Sept. 20).
The Mastodons played two sets of strong offensive volleyball, hitting .464 in the first and .308 in the fourth. Those numbers were in large part to Trinity Rye, who had four kills on eight errorless swings in both frames.
Rye finished with a team-high 17 kills with a .227 hitting percentage.
The Mastodons had a 4-0 run midway through the first set that had two aces from Rye. This put the 'Dons up 14-10. After the 19-14 point, the Mastodons rattled off six in a row, finishing with two kills in a row from Mya Plemons.
The fourth set was similar, as the 'Dons had a 6-0 run to go up 12-5. The Knights cut the lead to 18-14 with a 4-0 run, but Purdue Fort Wayne had a 6-1 finish to the frame, including a solo block from Plemons on set point.
Bellarmine jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set, which put the Mastodons behind for the duration. The 'Dons cut the deficit to two, but the Knights answered with four of the last five.
Haiden Means had 44 assists and six digs. Rye had a double-double of 17 kills and 10 digs, both season-highs. Becky Barrett had 16 digs. Plemons had nine kills and seven blocks.
Natalie Bland had a match-high 18 kills for the Knights.
Bellarmine improved to 6-6. Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 2-8. The Mastodons will play Toledo at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 20).
The Mastodons played two sets of strong offensive volleyball, hitting .464 in the first and .308 in the fourth. Those numbers were in large part to Trinity Rye, who had four kills on eight errorless swings in both frames.
Rye finished with a team-high 17 kills with a .227 hitting percentage.
The Mastodons had a 4-0 run midway through the first set that had two aces from Rye. This put the 'Dons up 14-10. After the 19-14 point, the Mastodons rattled off six in a row, finishing with two kills in a row from Mya Plemons.
The fourth set was similar, as the 'Dons had a 6-0 run to go up 12-5. The Knights cut the lead to 18-14 with a 4-0 run, but Purdue Fort Wayne had a 6-1 finish to the frame, including a solo block from Plemons on set point.
Bellarmine jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set, which put the Mastodons behind for the duration. The 'Dons cut the deficit to two, but the Knights answered with four of the last five.
Haiden Means had 44 assists and six digs. Rye had a double-double of 17 kills and 10 digs, both season-highs. Becky Barrett had 16 digs. Plemons had nine kills and seven blocks.
Natalie Bland had a match-high 18 kills for the Knights.
Bellarmine improved to 6-6. Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 2-8. The Mastodons will play Toledo at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 20).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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Team Stats
BU
Pur-FW
Kills
56
49
Errors
25
19
Attempts
142
131
Hitting %
.218
.229
Points
70.0
68.5
Assists
51
48
Aces
8
7
Blocks
6
12.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
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