Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcon Volleyball Set for Final Home Match
November 03, 2006 | Volleyball
Nov. 3, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Falcons welcome Western Michigan (15-12, 5-8) to Anderson Arena Saturday afternoon at 3 PM. It's the final home match for Bowling Green this season as they have already clinched a first round in the MAC tournament and will go directly to the quarterfinals held at the SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. It will also mark Senior Chrissy Gothke's last match in front of the home crowd.
The Broncos come off a four-game win at Northern Illinois on Thursday, handing the Huskies only their third conference loss of the season.
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Longest Win Streak in School History
Bowling Green ripped off seventeen consecutive wins, tying the `01 Northern Illinois squad for the third longest overall winning streak in the MAC during the rally scoring era. During that stretch, the Falcons hit a blistering .303 while suffocating the opposing attack by holding them to a .129 hitting pace.
Falcons Making National Noise
BGSU can be found all over the national statistical rankings. At the beginning of the week the Falcons were ranked 13th in hitting percentage (.279), 21st in kills (16.43/game) and 29th in assists (15.06/game). Bowling Green's .880 winning percentage was the 12th best in the country.
Lucky Numbers
Bowling Green won their 13th match in a row on Friday (Oct.) the 13th. Coincidentally, the Brown and Orange later won their 20th match overall on Oct. 20th before taking victory number 21st on Oct. 21st. Unfortunately, the Falcons came up short against the 22nd ranked team in the country (Ohio Bobcats) when looking for win number 22 as well.
Recognized by the Nation
Falcon Volleyball recorded votes in the latest CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, released October 30th. With four points, the Falcons rank T-32nd in the country. It's Bowling Green's first appearance in the poll since 1991.
"It's great for the program and the conference to be mentioned in the poll," said Head Coach Denise Van De Walle. "It's great to have two teams in the poll. Maybe this will help turn some heads as to just how good the MAC really is."
