Indrova Logs Tenth Double-Double Of Season As Falcons Sweep Bobcats

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Indrova Logs Tenth Double-Double Of Season As Falcons Sweep Bobcats

November 12, 2021 | Volleyball

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

ATHENS, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons volleyball team (19-7, 15-1) swept the Ohio Bobcats (10-17, 10-6) on Friday, Nov. 12. This marks the third consecutive conference sweep for the Falcons, who improve to 15-1 in MAC play. Petra Indrova paced the Falcons with a double-double, logging 19 kills and 11 digs.

How It Happened
Set 1: BGSU 25, Ohio 22
The Falcons took control early in the opening set, taking a 7-3 lead and forcing a timeout by Ohio. During this start, Petra Indrova landed three kills and one ace. The Bobcats landed a kill out of the timeout, but Bowling Green answered with three kills of their own. OU climbed back in after a pair of blocks, trimming BGSU's lead to 13-10. The Falcons responded with a 4-0 run, capped by a block by Hannah Best and Nikolija Katanic. Ohio took another timeout and responded with a 5-2 run, forcing a timeout from the Orange and Brown. The Falcons went on a 3-0 run after the break, but the Bobcats rallied to cut the deficit to 24-22 in favor of BGSU. The Falcons called their final timeout, then Katanic landed her team-best sixth kill of the set to clinch the opening frame.

Set 2: BGSU 25, Ohio 21
Bowling Green's gained the upper hand early in the second set as well, jumping out to a 6-2 lead. The Bobcats chipped away at the deficit, cutting it to 8-6 after a pair of Caitlin O'Farrell kills. The Falcons responded with a Hanna Laube kill and block by Katanic and Katelyn Meyer to force an Ohio timeout. After the timeout, Bowling Green extended the lead with a 3-1 run. Ohio answered with a 3-0 run, then BGSU went on another 3-1 run. The Bobcats fired back with a 5-0 run to tie the set, 16-16. The squads traded points to bring the set to an 18-18 tie, then Bowling Green went on a 5-1 run. The teams traded points for the rest of the set, with Petra Indrova's kill clinching the set two victory for BGSU.

Set 3: BGSU 25, Ohio 20
Like the first two sets, Bowling Green started fast, building a 6-2 lead. After taking a timeout, Ohio responded with a 4-1 run. The Falcons answered with a 3-0 run, but the Bobcats stayed in striking distance after another 4-1 run. The alternating runs continued, with OU answering a 3-1 Falcon run with their own 3-0 run. With the set tied at 14-14, the Falcons took control with a 5-2 run, leading to another Ohio timeout. The teams traded scores out of the break, but a Katelyn Meyer kill was followed by two Hannah Best kills to give BGSU a 23-18 lead. The final four points of the night were kills, with Petra Indrova landing the last two for the Falcons to secure a Friday night sweep.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Kills: Petra Indrova (19)
Assists: Hanna Laube (33)
Digs: Julia Walz (23)
Aces: Nikolija Katanic (2)
Blocks: Hannah Best (1 solo block, 2 block assists), Nikolija Katanic (3 block assists)

Falcon Facts

Petra Indrova registered a double-double for the second consecutive match. The junior has totaled ten double-doubles this season.
Nikolija Katanic landed a career-best two aces and was just one kill shy of her career-high in kills. She landed seven tonight, including six in the opening set.
Julia Walz recorded 23 digs, her ninth match of the year with over 20 digs. The senior has tallied 20-plus digs in every weekend of conference play.
Hannah Best notched three kills, three digs, and three total blocks, all career-highs.

Coach Tomic's Take
"We are proud of our team's performance that earned us a hard-fought road win. We played with poise and composure and executed most of our game plan. I thought our defense improved from last weekend, which created transition opportunities for our offense. Even though we had a couple of outstanding individual performances, this was, as always, a complete team win."

Up Next
The Falcons play their second match against Ohio tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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