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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Five Falcons Named Academic All-MAC
January 07, 2015 | Volleyball
Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today that five Bowling Green State University volleyball players were named to the league's Academic All-MAC team. Seniors Kelsey Bates and Erica Fullenkamp, along with sophomores Delaney Arkeilpane, Madeline Garda and Alyssa Maloney all earned recognition.
In order to qualify for Academic All-MAC status, a student-athlete must excel in both athletics and academics. A student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and must also participate in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. Freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the honor.
"I am so proud of our whole team, and these fine young women who were recognized, for their outstanding academic accomplishments," BGSU Volleyball Coach Danijela Tomic said. "They represent BGSU's academic excellence and best epitomize the type of student-athlete who we recruit in our program. They are not only excelling on the volleyball court, but more importantly in the classroom."
Bates maintains a 3.507 GPA in exercise science and she started all 28 matches for the Falcons in 2014. She was tied for the MAC lead with 69 blocks in conference matches and ranked second in blocks per set at 1.19. Overall, she was fourth in the league with 1.14 blocks per set. Bates also ranked second on the team in attack percentage and fourth in kills. She had at least 10 kills in a match eight times on the season.
Fullenkamp has a perfect 4.000 GPA in education and she also started all 28 matches for the Falcons in 2014. She was honored as a Capital One Academic All-District Second Team member and was the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Nov. 6 after leading the Falcons to wins over Akron and Buffalo. Fullenkamp ranked fifth in the MAC in assists and was BGSU's leader in service aces with 29 as well. She also was second on the team in digs and had 10 double-doubles on the season.
Arkeilpane holds a 3.846 GPA in visual communication technology and played in 27 of the team's 28 matches, starting 19 times. She was third on the team with 197 digs and added 12 service aces. Arkeilpane was the team leader with a .953 serve receive percentage and had at least 10 digs eight times during the season, including a season-high 14 at Wright State.
Garda has a 3.342 GPA in early childhood education and led the MAC in digs in conference play with 5.88 per set. Overall, she was second in the conference in digs at 4.89 per set and earned three consecutive MAC East Defensive Player of the Week awards during one stretch of the season. She had at least 24 digs in each of the final five matches of the year and broke the school record with 34 in a four-set match at Miami. Her 4.89 digs per set rank fourth in program history and her 513 total digs are sixth.
Maloney recorded a 3.725 GPA in exercise science and played in all 28 matches for the Falcons, starting 25 times. She was second on the team with 86 blocks and fifth in kills with 1.48 per set. She had at least 10 kills in a match three times, including a career-best 16 against Wichita State, adding five blocks in that contest. She had at least four blocks in a match 14 times with a career-best nine blocks against Robert Morris.
In order to qualify for Academic All-MAC status, a student-athlete must excel in both athletics and academics. A student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and must also participate in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. Freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the honor.
"I am so proud of our whole team, and these fine young women who were recognized, for their outstanding academic accomplishments," BGSU Volleyball Coach Danijela Tomic said. "They represent BGSU's academic excellence and best epitomize the type of student-athlete who we recruit in our program. They are not only excelling on the volleyball court, but more importantly in the classroom."
Bates maintains a 3.507 GPA in exercise science and she started all 28 matches for the Falcons in 2014. She was tied for the MAC lead with 69 blocks in conference matches and ranked second in blocks per set at 1.19. Overall, she was fourth in the league with 1.14 blocks per set. Bates also ranked second on the team in attack percentage and fourth in kills. She had at least 10 kills in a match eight times on the season.
Fullenkamp has a perfect 4.000 GPA in education and she also started all 28 matches for the Falcons in 2014. She was honored as a Capital One Academic All-District Second Team member and was the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Nov. 6 after leading the Falcons to wins over Akron and Buffalo. Fullenkamp ranked fifth in the MAC in assists and was BGSU's leader in service aces with 29 as well. She also was second on the team in digs and had 10 double-doubles on the season.
Arkeilpane holds a 3.846 GPA in visual communication technology and played in 27 of the team's 28 matches, starting 19 times. She was third on the team with 197 digs and added 12 service aces. Arkeilpane was the team leader with a .953 serve receive percentage and had at least 10 digs eight times during the season, including a season-high 14 at Wright State.
Garda has a 3.342 GPA in early childhood education and led the MAC in digs in conference play with 5.88 per set. Overall, she was second in the conference in digs at 4.89 per set and earned three consecutive MAC East Defensive Player of the Week awards during one stretch of the season. She had at least 24 digs in each of the final five matches of the year and broke the school record with 34 in a four-set match at Miami. Her 4.89 digs per set rank fourth in program history and her 513 total digs are sixth.
Maloney recorded a 3.725 GPA in exercise science and played in all 28 matches for the Falcons, starting 25 times. She was second on the team with 86 blocks and fifth in kills with 1.48 per set. She had at least 10 kills in a match three times, including a career-best 16 against Wichita State, adding five blocks in that contest. She had at least four blocks in a match 14 times with a career-best nine blocks against Robert Morris.
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