Falcons Volleyball Travels To Michigan To Face Central and Eastern

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball program will be in Michigan this week for a pair of road matches against the Central Michigan Chippewas (3-15, 0-6 MAC) on Thursday, Oct. 11, and the Eastern Michigan Eagles (13-7, 5-1 MAC) on Saturday, Oct. 13.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Live stats will be provided by Central, and Eastern Michigan athletics.
• Bowling Green's matchup versus Central Michigan will be streamed on ESPN+. Eastern Michigan will stream Saturday's match through their athletics website.
• The Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO) will be on the road with the team to provide live coverage of the action-packed week for the BGSU volleyball program.
• All links can be accessed at the top of this page, or by visiting the volleyball schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com.

COACH TOMIC QUOTE
"The next two road matches will be big tests for us. Any time we play teams from the east division, we know that might be the only time we get to play them that year. There might not be a chance for a rematch, except in the MAC tournament.

CMU is a team whose record does not reflect how good they are. They are on the verge of a breakthrough and those teams are always very dangerous. Our team will need to be fully mentally and physically prepared for a tough offensive team that is hungry for a win.

EMU is one of the hottest teams in the MAC this season. They lead in every offensive statistical category in the conference, so our strong defense will definitely tested. We will also have to terminate offensively while being efficient, which was our strength in almost all of our wins this season."

SCOUTING THE CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS
• The Chippewas are last in the MAC west division after failing to win a single conference game to date.
• Central Michigan is currently on a nine-match losing streak, and were swept three times in a row prior to their most recent match against NIU.

SCOUTING THE EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES
• The Eagles are second in the MAC west Division, and are currently on a three-match winning streak.
• In the 2018 season, the Eagles have swept three of six conference opponents.
• Eastern Michigan's only defeat in the MAC came against first place leader in the west division Ball State.
• The Eagle's libero Alyssa LaFace is just behind Kallie Seimet in two categories of the NCAA rankings. LaFace is currently fifth in digs per set with an average of 5.97, and is also sixth in total digs (406).
• Eastern Michigan is averaging 18.31 digs per set as a team (eighth in the NCAA), and holding opponents to a .145 clip.

STATISTICAL LEADERS FOR THE FALCONS
• Kallie Seimet continues to lead the NCAA in digs per set with an updated average of 6.51. The libero from Oregon, Ohio is currently at 443 digs this season, making her fifth in the NCAA total digs category.
• The Falcons rank fourth in the NCAA in digs per set and 12^th in team digs. The Orange and Brown are averaging 18.94 digs per set, and have registered 1,288 digs in the 2018-19 season. On The offensive end, the Falcons are third in team attacks per set, averaging 40.25.
• Isabelle Marciniak has put up 589 assists for her teammates this season. After 65 sets this season, the setter is averaging 9.06 assists per set.
• Madeline Brandewie leads the Falcons in kills with 135. Isabel Kovacic (133), Katelyn Meyer (128), and Katie Kidwell (126) all trail closely behind.
• Katie Kidwell has been involved in 69 blocks. Kidwell is up to 11 solo blocks and 58 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
• After taking care of business in Michigan, the Falcons will return to the Stroh Center to host the Toledo Rockets on Friday, Oct. 19, and the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday, Oct. 20.

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