Volleyball Claims 700th Program Victory in Five-Set Win

Saturday, September 16

Richmond, VA

10:30 AM

Bowling Green State University

3-7

Northwestern

10-1

Northwestern

Bowling Green

September 16, 2017 | Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Jenna Jorgensen (Assistant Director of Athletic Communications)

RICHMOND, Va. – The Bowling Green volleyball program (4-7) claimed its 700^th win in program history in dramatic fashion as they rebounded in a 3-2 (15-25, 24-26, 25-17, 27-25, 15-12) victory over Seton Hall (6-7) Saturday evening at the VCU Invitational.
The Falcons completed non-conference action after dropping the first match of the day in a 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-16) final to Northwestern (10-1), but ultimately rebounded to close out the tournament with a win in which junior libero Kallie Seimet set a program record in digs and junior Madeline Brandewie was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Box Score vs. Northwestern
Box Score vs. Seton Hall

Highlights vs. Northwestern

Sophomore setter Isabelle Marciniak marked her third double-double of the season after she posted 14 assists and 11 digs in the morning's matchup against a Big Ten program.
Junior libero Kallie Seimet led the Falcons by tallying 16 digs over the course of the three sets. A native of Oregon, Ohio, Seimet also earned three assists against the Wildcats.
Defensively, junior Madeline Brandewie topped the team when she tallied three block assists on the Falcons 7.0 of the match.
At the net, freshman Jacqueline Askin led the Falcons with five kills while hitting .211. Overall, seven different Falcons notched a kill against Northwestern.
The pair of non-conference rivals battled through six tie scores and three lead changes over the course of the three sets, including five ties in the opening stanza.

Highlights vs. Seton Hall

Libero Kallie Seimet set a BGSU Volleyball program record when she tallied 44 digs in the five-set win. It is also a career-high mark for Seimet, shattering her previous high of 36 set last weekend in the NKU Invitational.
Four Falcons posted 10 kills or more on the night, including Celena Kanagin and Madeline Brandewie, who each marked 15 across the five sets. 15 kills is a new season-high for both Kanagin and Brandewie, while Brandewie hit .306.
Freshman Jacqueline Askin earned her fourth double-double of the season when she tallied 13 kills paired with 16 digs on the night. A native of Louisville, Ky., Askin hit .216 on the night.
Defensively, freshman Katie Kidwell led the Falcons with eight block assists on the Falcons 9.0 total team blocks. Kanagin also jumped for five successful block assists.
Sophomore Victoria Iacobelli marked her first 20+ dig match of the season when she earned 21. The Novi, Mich. native also tallied two of the Falcons eight service aces on the night, and now has a team-leading eight on the year.
At the net, sophomore setter Isabelle Marciniak earned her third 50+ assist match of the season when she tallied 52, and now averages 9.47 assists per set through 11 matches played.
The Falcons fought back after dropping the first two sets, and consistently improved its attack percentage over the course of the match, ultimately finishing with a .250 in the fifth.
On the night, Bowling Green held the advantage in attack percentage (.187-.186), service aces (8-3), and total team blocks (9.0-4.0), while Seton Hall held a narrow edge in kills (69-61), assists (63-59) and digs (115-106).
The pair of non-conference rivals battled through a total of 21 tie scores, including a match-high of seven in the third set. The teams also saw seven lead changes on the night.

Coach Tomic's Take

"This was a great comeback against a very gritty Seton Hall team and from our struggles in the first two matches of the tournament. Every player had a role in this win. We had different people stepping up when we needed them, especially our defense that created more opportunities for our hitters, who did a better job on converting those opportunities into points. Overall, a great way to finish our non-conference slate and start the MAC play on a winning streak."

Up Next

The Falcons will begin Mid-American Conference play this Thursday, Sept. 21 as they travel to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami. Bowling Green will then return back to the Stroh Center as they host Northern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 23.

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