2025 Volleyball Roster

Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon

4 Lily Bechina

  • Class Senior
  • Position Setter
  • Height' 5-11
  • Letters 3
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Major(s) Environmental studies, geography
  • High School Jones College Prep

Biography

2025:  Setter.
2024:  Won second-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors as setter...played in all 29 matches and won third letter.
  • Ranked second in NCAC in assists per set (7.88) and 18th in digs per set (2.65).
  • Dished out team-high 30 assists and shared team lead with 2 blocks vs. Widener Aug. 31...had team-best 43 assists vs. Rowan later in the day.
  • Led Bishops with 7 blocks and 35 assists vs. North Park Sept. 1.
  • Recorded team-high 43 assists to help Bishops rally from 2-0 deficit in win vs. Albion Sept. 6.
  • Had team-best 18 assists vs. second-ranked Hope Sept. 7...led Bishops with 19 assists vs. 18th-ranked Calvin later in the day.
  • Led Bishops with 44 assists vs. Texas Lutheran Sept. 12.
  • Shared team lead with 16 assists vs. Heidelberg Sept. 13.
  • Had team-high 11 assists vs. Wisconsin-Platteville Sept. 14...had team-high 28 assists vs. Case Reserve later in the day.
  • Led Bishops with 40 assists vs. Mount Union Sept. 20...also shared team lead with 19 digs and contributed 5 blocks.
  • Recorded team-best 30 assists at Carnegie Mellon Sept. 21...had kill and block to end second set as Bishops rallied for win vs. Susquehanna later in the day...shared team lead with 4 blocks and dished out 51 assists vs. Susquehanna.
  • Led Bishops with 27 assists vs. Capital Sept. 25.
  • Posted team bests of 27 assists and 18 digs at Wittenberg Sept. 28.
  • Had team-high 12 assists at Oberlin Oct 4.
  • Led Bishops with 17 assists vs. Earlham Oct 8.
  • Finished with team-high 30 assists vs. Kenyon Oct 15.
  • Recorded team-best 30 assists at Hanover Oct. 15.
  • Led Bishops with 24 assists at Wooster Oct. 23.
  • Posted team-high 28 assists at Denison Oct. 26.
  • Led Bishops with 46 assists in NCAC win vs. DePauw Oct. 29.
  • Finished with team bests of 41 assists and 14 digs vs. Hiram Nov. 2.
  • Named NCAC Athlete of Week after the DePauw and Hiram matches.
  • Collected team-leading 26 assists at ninth-ranked Marietta Nov. 8.
  • Registered 30 assists in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. DePauw Nov. 15.
  • Delivered kill during 3-0 burst that broke 9-9 tie and put Bishops ahead to stay in fifth set of NCAC tournament championship at Denison Nov. 16...later added block that moved fifth set to match point...led team with 49 assists and 23 digs...the win gave the Bishops their first NCAC tournament title since 1996 and clinched Ohio Wesleyan’s first-ever NCAA Division III playoff appearance.
  • Named to NCAC all-tournament team.
  • Led Bishops with 29 assists in NCAA Division III first-round matchup at sixth-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater Nov. 21.
  • Received Academic All-District® recognition from College Sports Communicators.
2023:  Won second letter as setter...played in all 28 matches.
  • Ranked 18th in NCAC in digs per set (2.36).
  • Shared team lead with 13 assists vs. Buffalo State Sept. 1.
  • Led Bishops with 37 assists and 12 digs in win at Capital Sept. 6.
  • Collected team-high 21 assists in win vs. fourth-ranked Calvin Sept. 9.
  • Contributed 17 assists vs. Heidelberg Sept. 15.
  • Shared team lead with 12 assists vs. Spalding Sept. 15.
  • Dished out 13 assists vs. Bethany Sept. 16.
  • Collected 17 assists vs. Franklin Sept. 16.
  • Contributed 17 assists in NCAC opener vs. Wittenberg Sept. 23...the win snapped 34-match conference skid against Wittenberg.
  • Led Bishops with 39 assists vs. Oberlin Sept. 30.
  • Distributed team-high 21 assists vs. Kenyon Oct. 7.
  • Led Bishops with 16 assists and shared team lead with 12 digs vs. 16th-ranked Transylvania Oct. 14.
  • Collected team-high 33 assists at Bluffton Oct. 14.
  • Led Bishops with 18 assists vs. Wooster Oct. 18.
  • Distributed team-leading 19 assists vs. Denison Oct. 21.
  • Shared team lead with 16 digs and recorded 12 assists vs. Hanover Oct. 21.
  • Contributed 21 assists at DePauw Oct. 24...raised career total to 1020 to become 11th Bishop to surpass 1000 mark.
  • Finished with 23 assists at Hiram Oct. 28.
  • Led Bishops with 22 assists in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. Wittenberg Nov. 10.
2022:  Named NCAC Newcomer of the Year and was third-team all-conference choice as setter...played in 20 matches and won first letter.
  • Ranked second in NCAC in assists (9.30/set) and 16th in service aces (0.33/set).
  • Led Bishops with 33 assists vs. Wilmington Sept. 2...recorded 42 assists at Mount St. Joseph in second match of the day.
  • Dished out team-high 45 assists at Ohio Northern Sept. 6.
  • Led Bishops with 62 assists vs. Albion Sept. 9...the 62 assists tied for third place on the Bishop single-match list.
  • Recorded team-high 18 assists vs. third-ranked Calvin Sept. 10...led Bishops with 22 assists at sixth-ranked Hope in second match of the day.
  • Led Bishops with 36 assists vs. Capital Sept. 14.
  • Had team-high 34 assists and shared team lead with 3 blocks vs. Anderson Sept. 16.
  • Collected team-high 25 assists vs. Trine Sept. 17...had team-high 45 assists vs. Bethany in second match of the day.
  • Finished with team-high 31 assists vs. Muskingum Sept. 21.
  • Led Bishops with 37 assists in NCAC opener vs. Hiram Sept. 24.
  • Recorded team-high 25 assists at Oberlin Oct. 1.
  • Led Bishops with 19 assists at Denison Oct. 8.
  • Posted team bests of 33 assists and 17 digs at Wooster Oct. 12.
  • Chalked up 42 assists vs. DePauw Oct. 15.
  • Led Bishops with 24 assists and shared team lead with 10 digs and 2 blocks at ninth-ranked Wittenberg Oct. 19.
High School:  Won 4 letters in volleyball.
  • Helped team finish as city runner-up 4 times.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022Freshman

    Setter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2023Sophomore

    Setter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2024Junior

    Setter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2025Senior

    Setter
    5'11"
    4