PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Chatham Men's Volleyball (8-4, 2-1 PAC) defeated Bethany (1-9, 0-4) in straight sets (28-26, 25-22, 25-18) in their first home PAC match of the season on Wednesday night.
 
Junior Tim McCabe was the Cougars' leader in kills with 15 while also serving up 2 aces. First year Derek Paul recorded 12 kills with a 3.60 hitting percentage, 2 aces and 6 digs. First year Derek Kintzer contributed with 8 kills, hitting at a .462 clip, and 5 digs. Sophomore RJ Nagg dished out a match-high 40 assists, the most in a 3-set match in the conference this season, along with 6 digs, 2 blocks and 2 kills. Junior Jordan Haas had 3 blocks, and first year Evan Barrick finished with 6 digs for Chatham.
 
The Bison held a 16-10 lead in the opening set, but 5 consecutive Cougar points brought the score back to 16-15. Bethany would stay ahead, leading 23-21 and eventually having 2 set points, but two kills each from Paul and McCabe allowed Chatham to come back and claim the set. Consecutive kills by Nagg would give the Cougars an 8-3 advantage in set two, but a 7-2 Bison run tied the score. Chatham would barely hang on, up by just a point at 20-19, but again McCabe came through with two late kills and Kintzer contributed a couple of kills to give the Cougars a 2-0 match lead. In the third and what would be final set, Chatham led 17-14 but allowed just 4 Bethany points in the remainder of the match. Three Kintzer kills got the Cougars to match point, and Armani George sealed the victory with a big swing for a kill.
 
Chatham had a .290 hitting percentage for the match, its highest percentage in 8 matches. The Cougars held Bethany to a .122 attacking percentage, and held a 46-24 edge in kills, the second-most in a three-set match by a PAC team so far in 2025-26.
 
Men's Volleyball returns to the Athletic and Fitness Center on Saturday, when they take on Thiel at noon.