Falcons Fall To Western Kentucky To Begin Play At Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational

Friday, September 13

Bowling Green, KY

12:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

5-3

Western Kentucky University

7-1

Bowling Green

WKU

Falcons Fall To Western Kentucky To Begin Play At Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational

September 13, 2019 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

Bowling Green, Ky. - The Bowling Green State University volleyball program fell to Western Kentucky on Friday by a score of 3-0, marking the first time this season that Bowling Green has been on the wrong end of a sweep. The loss moves the team's record to 5-3 on the year with two more games scheduled in Bowling Green, Ky. tomorrow, taking on Tulane and Ohio State.

Next Home Match: Bowling Green will return to the Stroh Center on Oct. 4 to take on Akron. Tickets for that game, and all BGSU matches, can be purchased HERE.

Set Scores (Box Score PDF)
Set 1 - Western Kentucky 25, Bowling Green 22
Set 2 - Western Kentucky 25, Bowling Green 20
Set 3 - Western Kentucky 25, Bowling Green 21

Play-By-Play Notes

The first set was one of few offensive errors for the Falcons, committing just one attack error and one service error over the duration of the set.
After trailing by as many as seven in the second set, BGSU closed the margin to four before the Hilltoppers claimed the second set.
Bowling Green made a few key runs in the third set, but were unable to overcome the Western Kentucky attack.

Strong Individual Performances

With 20 assists in Friday's match, Isabelle Marciniak stands just 41 assists way from tying fifth all-time for the Falcons in the category, now with 3,068 in her career.
Julia Walz once again led the team in digs, tallying 17 while also registering a team high two service aces in the match.
As for kills, BGSU used a team approach, seeing four athletes have six or more, being led by Petra Indrova with eight.

Up Next

Next up for BGSU at the WKU Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational in Bowling Green, Ky. will be a Saturday double-header against Tulane and Ohio State. The first match will take place at 12 p.m. followed by their second at 5 p.m.
Bowling Green will close their non-conference schedule by participating in the Queen City Classic, playing Cincinnati and Xavier on Sept. 20 and 21.

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