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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Head West To California
August 30, 2007 | Volleyball
Aug. 30, 2007
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The Orange and Brown will head west this weekend to compete at the Holiday Inn Buena Park Titan Classic in Fullerton, California. There the Falcons will take on host Cal State Fullerton on Friday (Aug. 31) at 7:00 p.m. PT. On Saturday (Sept. 1) they will face Portland State at 10:00 a.m. PT and Stony Brook at 4:30 p.m. PT.
TITAN CLASSIC MATCHUPS
Falcons vs. Titans
The Falcons will take on host Cal State Fullerton to start the tournament. The Falcons have only met the Titans once in the past and were victorious in that meeting. The Titans return eight letterwinners, including three starters. They opened their season at the Bronco Invitational in Boise, Idaho where they lost to Santa Clara (3-0) and Boise State (3-0) and beat UT San Antonio (3-0).
Falcons vs. Vikings BGSU volleyball will match up against the Portland State Vikings for the first time n history in game number two. The Vikings are currently 3-0 after winning the Air Force Invitational, beating Bucknell (3-0), Air Force (3-0), and Chicago State (3-0).
Falcons vs. Seawolves The Orange and Brown are set to play the Stony Brook University Seawolves in their first ever match against each other. The Seawolves are 2-1 after a weekend at the Buffalo Invitational, with wins over Buffalo (3-0) and Baylor (3-2) and a loss to North Carolina (0-3).
FALCONS LIVE FROM CALIFORNIA
With the Falcons heading to the west coast fan will still be able to follow the Falcons live in action this weekend in Fullerton, California. Cal State Fullerton will be broadcasting the Holiday Inn Buena Park Titan Classic live over the internet for listners free of charge at:
http://fullertontitans.cstv.com/multimedia/csfu-multimedia.html
FALCONS DEFEAT GOLDEN GRIZZLES, 3-0
The Falcons continued their success against Oakland University with a home opener win, 3-0 Tuesday night (Aug. 28). The Falcons dominated the play at the net hitting a .248 and keeping Oakland to a mere .061.
The Falcons offensive strike was led by Kendra Halm with 11 kills hitting at .368 and Stephanie Swiger with 10 kills hitting a .208. Mohr ran the offense collecting 32 assists. Chelsey Meek led the Falcon defense with 19 digs followed by Elizabeth Simon with 11 digs.
FALCONS MAKE IT EIGHT YEARS
The Orange and Brown went into Tuesday's game with a seven year winning streak in home openers at Anderson Arena, which they kept alive after a 3-0 victory over Oakland University. With the decisive win over the Golden Grizzles the Falcons remain undefeated against Oakland holding an all-time series record of 11-0.
FALCONS SWEEP IPFW
Head coach Denise Van De Walle and the Falcons put the pieces together in their final match at the Dayton Flyer Classic as they defeated the IPFW Mastodons, 3-0 on Saturday.
For the third straight match Corey Domek led the Falcons offensive arsenal with 17 kills. Madeline Means recorded 11 kills and 10 digs, picking up her second double-double of the season. Meghan Mohr quarterbacked the offense with 34 assists.
DOMEK NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT
Sophomore Corey Domek continues to put up impressive numbers after being named to the All- MAC freshman squad last season. Domek was named to the Dayton Flyer Classic All-Tournament team this past weekend because of her outstanding performance leading the Falcons in all three if their matches. She totaled 50 kills averaging 4.55 kills per game and hitting .354 for the weekend.
MEANS RECORDS TWO DOUBLE-DOUBLES TO OPEN THE SEASON
Senior Madeline Means had two strong all around performances on the court this weekend picking up two double-doubles. Means recorded 16 digs and 13 kills against Illinois and 11 kills and 10 digs in the Falcons win against IPFW.
25TH SEASON FOR COACH VAN DE WALLE
BGSU head volleyball coach Denise Van De Walle is in her 25th season with the Falcons. Coach Van De Walle has an all-time record of 442-303 with a .592 winning percentage. Van De Walle has coached BGSU to three regular-season MAC titles, two MAC East division titles, one MAC tournament title, one NCAA tournament appearance, and has been named the MAC coach of the year four times.
