Falcon Volleyball Stays Put In The Stroh Center To Host Kent State and Ohio

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball program will stay put in the Stroh Center for another pair of conference matchups against Kent State and Ohio. The Falcons are set to face the Kent State Golden Flashes (8-10 overall, 1-3 MAC) on Friday, Oct. 5, and the Ohio Bobcats (8-9 overall, 3-1 MAC) on Saturday, Oct. 6.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Live stats throughout the weekend will be provided by BGSU athletics.
• Both matchups will be streamed on ESPN3.
• The Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO) will be in the Stroh Center to provide live coverage of the action-packed week for the Falcons volleyball program.
• All links can be accessed at the top of this page, or by visiting the volleyball schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com.

POST-GAME REFLECTIONS
Coach Tomic on the result against Western Michigan
"I told the team before the match, Western was going to be hungry for their first win. This is a good lesson; any day, any night, you can lose or you can win in the MAC, no matter who you play and this match showed that… We have to be able to put two to three solid performances in a row if we want to win the MAC tournament.

We have some rotations we are still working on that other teams score points on, and we do the same against other teams where we know they struggle. There is nothing new that [Western Michigan] exposed to us that we already knew."

LOOKING AHEAD
Coach Tomic on Kent State and Ohio Matchups
"We are facing two very good teams this week on our home court. It's a great opportunity for us to bounce back and start a new winning streak.

Kent State's record is not a reflection of how talented they are because they have all the tools to win against any MAC team. Ohio is always a tough opponent that runs a very quick and efficient offense, so our blocking and back row defense will have to be very disciplined and aggressive. Offensively, we will need to be efficient against both teams in order to give ourselves a chance to win. Ultimately, everyone on the court will have to do their job and execute our game plan."

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SCOUTING THE KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
• The Golden Flashes are 1-3 in the MAC after suffering defeats against Ohio (1-3), Eastern Michigan (0-3), and Buffalo (2-3). Kent State's only win in conference play came against the Akron Zips, in which the Golden Flashes took three of the five set that were played.
• Bowling Green has defeated Kent State in their past five meetings; Kent State's last victory (3-1) against the Falcons came on Sept. 26 of the 2015 season.
• In the NCAA Ranking Summary, Kent State is No. 14 in the NCAA team digs category. The Golden Flashes have totaled 1,160 digs in 18 matches.

SCOUTING THE OHIO BOBCATS
• The Ohio Bobcats have won three of four conference matches played in the last month. The Bobcats have posted wins versus Kent State (3-1), Central Michigan (3-0), and Akron (3-0). The Bobcat's only defeat in conference play was in a five-set match against Buffalo (2-3).
• The Falcons split matches with the Bobcats in 2017, but in previous years the Falcons had not beaten Ohio since Sept. 21 of the 2012 season.
• The Ohio Bobcats can be a threat from the end line. Outside hitter Jamie Kosiorek has posted 34 service aces this season, putting her at No. 6 in the NCAA in total service aces. Fellow outside hitter Lizzie Stephens also ranks in top 25 (No. 23) in service aces with 27 of her own.

STATISTICAL LEADERS FOR THE FALCONS
• Kallie Seimet continues to lead the NCAA in digs per set with an updated average of 6.58. The libero from Oregon, Ohio is currently at 408 digs this season, putting her in fourth in the NCAA total digs category.
• The Falcons rank third in the NCAA in digs per set and 12^th in team digs with an average of 18.94 and a total of 1,174 digs in the 2018-19 season.
• Isabelle Marciniak has put up 528 assists for her teammates this season. After 59 sets this season, the setter is averaging 8.94 assists per set.
• Isabel Kovacic is once again leading the Falcons in kills with 133. Madeline Brandewie trails closely with 129 kills of her own.
• Katie Kidwell has been involved in 61 blocks. Kidwell is up to 11 solo blocks and 50 block assists this season.

FALCONS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN MAC EAST
• Bowling Green was picked to finish second in the East Division, as voted on by the conference's 12 head coaches.
• The Falcons received three votes to win the regular season, and one vote to win the 2018 MAC Tournament.
• Ohio was picked to win the East Division, regular-season title, and tournament title. Ball State was picked to win the MAC West.
• Additionally, senior libero Kallie Seimet and sophomore middle blocker Katie Kidwell were selected to the seven-member Preseason East All-MAC Team.
• Seimet averaged 6.81 digs per set last year to lead the country. In fact, it marked the second-straight season that a Falcon led the nation in the category, as Madeline Garda averaged 6.66 digs per set in 2016.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons will travel north for a pair of matches versus Central Michigan on Thursday, Oct. 11, and Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 13.

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