Top-ranked Bellevue College volleyball’s undefeated streak came to an end at 22 as the visiting Edmonds Tritons defeated Bellevue in four sets (27-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17) at Courter Family Athletic Pavilion. The match was billed as a showdown between two of the top teams in the NWAC as the Bulldogs entered with a number one ranking and undefeated record at 22-0 while Edmonds was ranked third with a 24-1 record in the conference and had the longest winning streak at 23.
Edmonds took the nail-biting first set after extending an early lead to 16-9 as Bellevue committed three consecutive errors to stake the Tritons’ early momentum. Bellevue then rallied from three down at 21-18 to set point at 24-22 as Olivia Chilton paced the comeback with three big swings but the Bulldogs couldn’t hold on committing three key errors down the stretch, falling 27-25.
The tentativeness up front continued for Bellevue as more attack errors spotted Edmonds to an early 4-0 lead, but the momentum shifted mid-set when the Tritons went on a 6-0 run to go up 18-8, as Edmonds ran away with set two.
Bellevue got the offense rhythm going in set three as the ‘dogs were led by freshman Cadence Lyon who had three kills in a seven point stretch as Bellevue extended an 11-10 lead to 18-12. The ‘dogs would hold on hope winning set three 25-21.
In set four, the Tritons rode the heavy arm of Haley Yost, who racked up big swings late in the set to put Edmonds up 22-16 and ended the match with a kill at 25-17. Yost led Edmonds with 21 kills and had 10 digs.
Bellevue was led by Mya Hejl who had 10 kills and hit at a .500 clip. The ‘dogs struggled offensively, hitting .110 on the night and got beat in serve receive, committing 10 errors.
Bellevue returns to action this Tue. Oct. 14 at Whatcom.
Last Updated October 11, 2025
