Falcons Lose To Ohio And Finish Tied For Ninth In MAC

Saturday, November 14

Bowling Green, Ohio

6:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Ohio

November 14, 2009 | Volleyball

By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

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Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green volleyball team completed its regular season Saturday evening, losing to Mid-American Conference regular season champion Ohio in three sets on Senior Day 25-19, 26-24, 25-21.

The Falcons honored their three seniors after the match in Corey Domek, Shari Luther, and Kaitlin Jackson. But during the match, Ohio hit .337 and held Bowling Green to just a .179 attack percentage. Domek led the team with 11 kills and Jackson added nine, followed by Luther with six.

Bowling Green took an early 6-5 lead in the first set but Ohio scored the next three points and never trailed again. The Bobcats built a five-point lead at 14-9 but Bowling Green rallied to get within two points on numerous occasions, including at 21-19. Ohio, though, answered with blocks on three consecutive points and won the set 25-19.

The Falcons were much more aggressive in the second set, turning a 15-11 deficit into a 23-21 lead and forcing Ohio to burn a timeout. Coming out of the break, the Bobcats struck again at the net, picking up a key block and kill to tie the score. Ohio had a set point at 24-23 before a service error tied the score, but the Bobcats executed with a 25-24 lead, getting a Mandy Nichols kill for the set.

In the third set, neither team was able to get a lead larger than two points until Ohio scored two in a row to go on top 21-18. Lauren Mizgalski and Jackson had back-to-back kills to make it 21-20 but Ohio answered with two straight points and finished off the match with kills by Nichols and Faith Robins.

Ohio finishes the regular season with a record of 23-5 overall and 15-1 in MAC play. Bowling Green ends the regular season at 12-19 overall and 5-11 in the MAC. The Falcons will go on the road for the first round of the MAC Tournament Tuesday against an opponent yet to be determined. Keep following BGSUFalcons.com for the latest news regarding Bowling Green's opponent in the MAC Tournament.