Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Wrap Up Non-Conference Schedule
October 02, 2007 | Volleyball
Oct. 1, 2007
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The Falcons return home for a five match stint in Anderson Arena where they will defend their undefeated home court. The Falcons taken on the IPFW Mastodons on Tuesday October 2 at 7:00 p.m. EST and MAC East Division foes Akron on Friday October 5 at 7:00 p.m. EST and Buffalo Saturday October 6 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
FALCONS HOST IPFW IN LAST NON-CONFERENCE MATCH
BGSU will host their last non-conference match of the season against the IPFW Mastodons. The Falcons are 8-5 in non-conference matches so far this season.
THIS WEEK'S MATCHUPS
Falcons vs. Mastodons
The Falcons will take on the IPFW Mastodons for the second time this season. The Mastodons are currently 9-7 overall and 3-3 in the Summit League. The Mastodons split their two matches this weekend beating Centenary College (3-0) and falling to Oral Roberts (0-3).
The all-time series is tied up 5-5 after the Falcons swept the Mastodons (30-26, 30-26, 30-28) earlier this season at the Dayton Flyer Classic on Aug. 25. The Falcons had their third best offensive game this season against the Mastodons hitting a .311 holding the Mastodons to a .194. The Falcons' victory over the Mastodons marked the first win for BGSU this season.
Falcons vs. Zips
The Orange and Brown will host Akron in their first of two matches against MAC East opponents this weekend. The Zips are currently 9-8 overall and 1-3 in the MAC. Akron fell to Buffalo (1-3) on Sept. 27 and beat Toledo (3-1) on Sept. 29.
The Falcons lead the Zips 22-11 in the all-time series and are 11-6 against the Zips in Anderson Arena. The Falcons are on a six match winning streak against the Zips and have only lost four out of the last 12 meetings between the two teams.
The last meeting between the two teams was on Oct. 21, 2006, which was a record breaking day for the Falcons. The three game sweep over the Zips was the 17th match the Falcons won consecutively last season, making it the longest winning streak in BGSU history.
Falcons vs. Bulls
The Falcons will host the Bulls in the second of their weekend MAC matches. The Bulls are 2-17 overall and 1-3 in the MAC. The Bulls beat Akron (3-1) and lost to Ball State (0-3) this past weekend.
The Falcons lead the all-time series 13-1 and are undefeated against the Bulls at home. The Falcons only loss to the Bulls came in Oct. 2003 in a five game match. The Falcons are on four match winning streak against the Bulls.
The lasting meeting between the Falcons and the Bulls was on Oct. 20, 2006. The Falcons swept the Bulls, which was the 16th match of the record breaking winning streak last season.
THIS WEEKEND LAST YEAR IN BG
This weekend last year in Bowling Green the Falcons hosted Akron (Friday, Oct. 6) and Buffalo (Saturday, Oct. 7) winning both matches in a three game sweep.
FALCONS UNDEFEATED AT ANDERSON ARENA
The Falcons are undefeated in Anderson Arena, 5-0 on their home court. The Falcons have held their opponents collectively to a .137 hitting percentage while the Orange and Brown are hitting a .285 in Anderson Arena.
The only team in volleyball history to go undefeated in Anderson Arena is the 1979 volleyball team.
FALCONS DROP MAC MATCHES
The Falcons now 2-2 in the MAC fell to Kent State (1-3) on Sept. 28 and Ohio (0-3) on Sept. 29. The Falcons look to bounce back against IPFW (Oct. 2) and in the MAC against Akron (Oct. 5) and Buffalo (Oct. 6).
Corey Domek led the Falcons' offense against Kent State with 21 kills hitting a .326 followed by Stephanie Swiger with 15 kills and seven blocks. Sam Fish distributed the ball on offense for 48 assists. On defense Chelsey Meek led the Falcons with 23 digs. Maggie Karges picked up 18 digs and Elizabeth Simon had 13 digs.
Meghan Mohr led the Falcons against Ohio with 10 kills, hitting a .421. Mohr and Fish took turns running the offense with Fish collecting 17 assists and Mohr recording 10 assists. Chelsey Meek led the Falcons' defense with 14 digs.
DOMEK TERMINATES 500
Sophomore Corey Domek recorded her 500th career kill against Kent State (Oct. 28). Domek terminated 21 kills, only one shy of her personal best, hitting a .326 and was her second 20 plus kills match of the season. Domek has amassed 524 kills in her year and half at BGSU.
FISH DISHES OUT 500 ASSISTS
Freshman Sam Fish dishes out her 500th career assist against Ohio (Oct. 29). Fish leads the Falcons with 509 assists averaging 9.25 per game.
FALCONS MOVE UP IN THE BGSU RECORD BOOKS
Three Falcons have continued stellar performances and are moving up the BGSU record books.
Senior Stephanie Swiger started the season 15th in career kills. Swiger has put away 978 career kills thus far, which is 13th in BGSU history. Swiger also a blocking machine at the net started the season seventh in block assists and 11th in total blocks. Swiger has now totaled 338 block assists, third in BGSU history and 377 total blocks, eighth in BGSU history.
Junior Kendra Halm also a wall at the net started the season 12th in block assists and 15th in total blocks. Halm has totaled 276 career block assists, 10th in BGSU history (three shy of Nicky Mudrak) and 312 total blocks, 12th in BGSU history.
Junior Chelsey Meek has 1,340 career digs moving her up to fourth in BGSU history (four shy of Holli Costein).
FALCONS IN MAC LEADER BOARD
The Falcons have three individuals in the top ten in the overall MAC leader board this week.
Senior Stephanie Swiger is ranked fifth in the MAC top ten in hitting percentage with a .295 totaling 187 kills.
Junior Chelsey Meek is fourth in the MAC for digs with 5.48 digs per game totaling 345 digs.
Junior Kendra Halm is sixth in the MAC in blocks with 1.02 blocks per game totaling 64 blocks this season.
ALL-TIME SERIES IN MAC EAST
The Falcons lead all but one of their all-time series against MAC East opponents. The Falcons are ahead against Akron (22-11), Buffalo (13-1), Kent State (39-17), and Ohio (40-20). Miami (21-35) is the only team to lead BGSU in all-times series.
