Bettendorf started playing volleyball at Portland Central Catholic High School.[1] During her studies at the University of Oregon, she played for the University of Oregon Ducks team. In 2014, she was nominated as an All American player.[2] Following that, Bettendorf made the jump to a professional volleyball player and received a contract with Azerrail Baku in Azerbaijan. With Baku she finished second in the national championship. She joined the international club in 2016/17 in the Champions League but missed as the worst runner-up the entry into the play-offs. For the 2017/18 season, she became the successor of her compatriot Ariel Gebhardt, a German champion SSC Palmberg Schwerin.[3]
For the 2018/19 season, she played in Neuchatel Switzerland where she helped lead her team to a league championship, CEV cup second runner up, and Swiss cup champions.
For the 2019/20 season, she was in Nancy, France where she assisted in the teams first run to the post season playoffs. Season was cut short due to COVID.
