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Volleyball's Season Concludes in Five-Set Loss to Green Bay
November 30, 2017 | Volleyball
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Bowling Green volleyball program (17-12, 13-3 MAC) was able to battle back from a two-set deficit in the First Round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship against Green Bay (16-15, 9-7 Horizon) on Thursday evening, although the Phoenix were able to claim a 3-2 (21-25, 30-32, 25-18, 25-16, 14-16) win in extra points to advance in the postseason tournament.
With the five-set loss, Bowling Green's 2017 season comes to a close holding an overall record of 17-12. A record season, the Falcons earned its first MAC Regular Season title since 1992 and set four program records, in addition to earning a total of 24 individual accolades by seven different members of the program.
Box Score
Statistical Standouts
Coach Tomic's Take
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With the five-set loss, Bowling Green's 2017 season comes to a close holding an overall record of 17-12. A record season, the Falcons earned its first MAC Regular Season title since 1992 and set four program records, in addition to earning a total of 24 individual accolades by seven different members of the program.
Box Score
Statistical Standouts
- After opening the match with 10 digs in the first set, junior libero Kallie Seimet notched her 10th 30+ dig match of the season when she earned 38 in the five set battle. In addition to her efforts in the back row, Seimet also earned a career-best of three service aces while at the line against the Phoenix, helping the Falcons to a total of six on the night.
- Also posting a career-best performance was freshman Katie Kidwell, as she earned a total of 12 blocks on the Falcons season-high of 21.0 against Green Bay. The 12 total blocks surpasses her previous career-best of 11 that she hit on two occasions in the 2017 campaign.
- Now joining the Bowling Green volleyball record book, Kidwell's 125 block assists on the year ties for 10th in program history in block assists in a season, while she ultimately posted a total of 140 blocks for 1.22 blocks per set in her debut season.
- Senior Nicole Slimko led the Falcons offensively as she earned 16 kills while hitting .109. A native of Crystal Lake, Ill., Slimko also earned a season-high mark of seven total blocks on the night. Over her four years with the Bowling Green program, Slimko tallied a total of 1,041 career kills, including a team-leading 294 in the 2017 campaign.
- While four Falcons earned double-digit digs in Seimet (38), junior Ryann Cox (18), sophomore Jessi Holly (13), and sophomore Victoria Iacobelli (11), Cox's 18 ties her career-best that was earned versus Sacramento State (Sept. 8) earlier this season.
- A well-rounded presence for the Falcons was sophomore setter Isabelle Marciniak, who tallied 37 assists, three kills while hitting .333, seven digs and four block assists on the night.
- Also helping out the Falcons offense was junior Isabel Kovacic, who earned nine kills, while junior Madeline Brandewie posted eight.
- Of the Falcons six service aces, three came from Seimet, as well as one a piece from Marciniak, Cox, and V. Iacobelli.
- At the conclusion of her junior season, Seimet currently sits fourth in program history with 1,599 career digs and set four Bowling Green volleyball program records this year, including most total digs in a season (790), digs per set in a season (6.81), most digs in a match (45 at Miami, Sept. 21), and most MAC Player of the Week awards by a single player in a single season (seven).
- Overall, Bowling Green held the advantage in hitting percentage (.098-.063) and total team blocks with a season-best of 21.0 to the Phoenix' 11.0. Green Bay marked the edge in kills (64-46) and digs (126-96), while the teams were square with six service aces each.
- The tournament foes battled through a total of 24 tie scores and 10 lead changes over the course of the five-set marathon, including a match-high of 14 ties and five lead changes in the 32-30 second set.
Coach Tomic's Take
- "This is a tough loss for all of us because we wanted to extend our season and journey together, because this is a special team. I am very proud of our young women for showing the grit and character to bounce back after being down 0-2 and fighting until the last point. This experience will make us better in the future that is very bright for our young players who will be back next season."
- "I want to thank our only senior Nicole Slimko for being a true warrior and giving everything she had tonight. She has made our program better during her four years as a Falcon. She's been a great teammate and without her, we would not have had the year that we did."
- "A big thank you to all of our families and fans who have supported us all season long. We had a great group of Falcon fans in Green Bay tonight and we want to thank them for their unconditional support."
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- For more information on the volleyball program, follow the Falcons on Facebook (Bowling Green State University Volleyball), Twitter (@BGSUVolleyball and @BGAthletics) and Instagram (bgsuvolleyball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
Team Stats
BGSU
GB
Kills
46
64
Errors
25
50
Attempts
215
221
Hitting %
.098
.063
Points
73.0
81.0
Assists
40
61
Aces
6
6
Blocks
21.0
11.0
Game Leaders
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Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
12
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