Falcons Volleyball Falls To Ball State In Three Sets

Saturday, October 20

Bowling Green, Ohio

5:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

14-9, 8-2MAC

Ball State

17-6, 8-2MAC

Ball State

Bowling Green

October 21, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: by Edward Perez, BGSU Athletic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University volleyball program had their five-game win streak snapped by MAC west division leaders Ball State on Saturday, Oct. 20. The Falcons' defeat to the Cardinals marks the first occasion in which the Orange and Brown are swept in the 2018 Mid-American Conference season.

With six matches left to play in the regular season, the Falcons are now 14-9 overall and 8-2 in conference, moving them to second in the MAC East division.

Set #1: 16-25 Set #2: 25-27 Set #3: 20-25

COACH TOMIC QUOTE
"We knew that Ball State was going to be a tough opponent, they are definitely one of the best teams in the MAC right now. They played a near perfect match; they outplayed us in every category, they executed their game plan perfectly and we had no answers for them.

I was proud of our team, especially in the second set. We had our chances, we had a set point, we just couldn't convert and get that last point. I was proud of the team that they did not quit, we were fighting until the last point."

HIGHLIGHTS
• Miami defeated Ball State in five sets on Friday, and moved to first place in the MAC East following the Faclons' most recent defeat.
• Leading 25-24 in the second, set, the Falcons could have avoided the sweep against Ball State, but a three-point scoring run saw the Cardinals win the set, and enter the third at a 2-0 lead.
• The Cardinals swung at .271 throughout the match, and held Falcons' hitting efficiency to .161.
• Ball State setter Amber Seaman put more up assists (39), than Bowling Green setters Isabelle Marciniak (16) and Hanna Laube (18) that had a combined total of 34.

FALCON STANDOUTS
• Katelyn Meyer (14) and Celena Kanagin (11) led the team's attack with a combined 17 kills.
• Kallie Seimet needs only 53 digs to reach the 2,200 mark in career digs after getting low for the ball 26 times against the Cardinals.

UP NEXT
Falcons Volleyball play their last pair regular season matchups in the Stroh Center when they face Akron on Oct. 26, and Buffalo on Oct. 27.