The Bellefontaine Lady Chieftains saw their 2026 volleyball season come to an end Saturday after falling to Archbishop Alter in the first round of the Division IV tournament at Xenia High School.
Bellefontaine battled the Knights throughout the match but was unable to hold onto sizable leads in each of the first two sets. Alter rallied to win both sets by narrow margins before closing out the match with a 25-15 victory in the third set.
The Lady Chieftains fell by scores of 27-29, 23-25 and 15-25.
Ava Layman led Bellefontaine with eight kills and eight digs. She also recorded two assists and two aces while completing 14 of 15 serve-receive attempts.
Jillian Ullom contributed 14 digs, four assists, and an ace while going 12-for-14 on serve receive.
Lexey Brown finished with five kills and three blocks, while Arianna Rangel added five kills and two digs. Rangel also was perfect on serve, going four-for-four.
Presley Vigansky led the Lady Chiefs with 18 assists. She added two kills, two aces, and a block.
Alayna Boyd recorded two kills, three digs and two aces, while Ellie Bosiljevac contributed two kills and two digs and went two-for-two on serve receive.
Jazmin Nelson finished with one kill and one assist. Celine Blinn added three digs and was perfect on serve, going five-for-five. Rosie Lightle recorded three digs and went four-for-four on serve receive.
The loss brings Bellefontaine’s 2026 season to a close with a final record of 6-17.
