Falcons Complete Weekend Sweep Of Buffalo

Saturday, October 2

Bowling Green, OH

5:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

8-6,4-0MAC

Buffalo

9-7,2-2MAC

Buffalo

Bowling Green

Photo by: Nick Amspaugh, BGSU Athletics

October 02, 2021 | Volleyball

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons volleyball team (8-6, 4-0) swept Buffalo (9-7, 2-2) for the second consecutive night, giving the Falcons their fifth consecutive victory. BGSU is now 4-0 in conference play, the best record in the East Division.

How It Happened
Set 1: BGSU 25, Buffalo 20
After trailing 3-1 to open the set, the Falcons scored seven of the next eight points to force a Buffalo timeout. The teams traded points, with the Bulls remaining within five throughout the set. An ace from Katie Kidwell made it 22-17 in favor of the Orange and Brown, leading to another Bulls timeout. A few points later, Petra Indrova and Madelynn Luebcke combined on a block to give the Falcons a 1-0 set lead.

Set 2: BGSU 25, Buffalo 18
The Falcons never trailed in the second set, with a 4-0 run sparking them to a 15-7 lead at the media timeout. Petra Indrova registered five kills in the set, all before the media break. Buffalo made a run after the pause, outscoring the Falcons 7-3. BGSU took a timeout, then responded with a 5-1 run to extend their lead. Kat Mandly's kill and Julia Walz's ace clinched the second set for the Falcons.

Set 3: BGSU 25, Buffalo 18
In another set that did not stop until the media timeout, the Falcons took a commanding lead early. A pair of 3-0 runs and a 4-0 run gave the Orange and Brown a 15-6 advantage at the media break. During this stretch, Petra Indorva registered three kills and a block assist, while Katelyn Meyer landed three kills. Katrin Trebichavska's kill expanded their lead to 22-12, but Buffalo answered with a 4-0 run. Bowling Green took advantage of a Buffalo attack error, then won the set and match on Katelyn Meyer's kill.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Kills: Katelyn Meyer (13) Petra Indrova (12)
Assists: Hanna Laube (38)
Digs: Julia Walz (21)
Aces: Yelianiz Torres (2)
Blocks: Madelynn Luebcke (6 block assists)

Falcon Facts

Madelynn Luebcke logged six block assists, a career-best and the highest total of the night for BGSU.
Katelyn Meyer swung .333 and led the Falcons with 13 kills. She tallied four or more kills in all three sets.
Katie Kidwell tallied six kills, with five coming in the opening set. In that set, she swung .833.
Julia Walz led the Falcons with 21 digs. Joining her in double-digit dig totals were Yelianiz Torres and Kerstie Shaw, each with 11.
Hanna Laube recorded 38 assists, her highest number of the season in three-set matches.

Coach Tomic's Take

Player Interview: Julia Walz

Up Next
The Falcons return to the Stroh Center next weekend, hosting Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8, and Western Michigan at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.

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