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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Askin, Laube Named MAC East Players Of The Week
February 15, 2021 | Volleyball
Cleveland, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced Monday (Feb. 15) the MAC Honors for volleyball for the past week of competition. Of those named, Bowling Green claimed two of the three East Division recognitions with senior Jacqueline Askin being named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week and junior Hanna Laube being named MAC East Setter of the Week. This comes after the Falcons completed a sweep over Ball State to advance to 8-0 on the season.Â
Askin put together two strong performances against Ball State this past week, helping the Falcons capture two 3-0 wins. Askin began the series with a season-high 12 kills on Thursday night (Feb. 11), however that only stood for about 24 hours as she landed 13 kills on Friday (Feb. 12). Askin was also able to maintain a .312 hitting percentage the first night and improved to .343 the second night. In addition to her kills, she also registered four block assists on Thursday followed by two on Friday.
As for Laube, she paced the Falcons in assists in the series sweep over Ball State. In the first match, Laube logged 42 assists being the second time this season she has surpassed the 40 mark in a three-set match and averaged 14 assists per set. As for the second match, Laube registered another 37 assists, once again averaging double-digit sets for the night. The two performances have her up to a tie for 10th in the nation for assists per set with a mark of 11.64.Â
The Orange and Brown will return to action this coming week at the Stroh Center as they will play host to the 4-2 Ohio Bobcats. The first match is set for a 6 p.m. start on Thursday (Feb. 18) with Friday's (Feb. 19) match being a 5 p.m. start. Both matches will be streamed on the ESPN platforms.Â
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
Askin put together two strong performances against Ball State this past week, helping the Falcons capture two 3-0 wins. Askin began the series with a season-high 12 kills on Thursday night (Feb. 11), however that only stood for about 24 hours as she landed 13 kills on Friday (Feb. 12). Askin was also able to maintain a .312 hitting percentage the first night and improved to .343 the second night. In addition to her kills, she also registered four block assists on Thursday followed by two on Friday.
As for Laube, she paced the Falcons in assists in the series sweep over Ball State. In the first match, Laube logged 42 assists being the second time this season she has surpassed the 40 mark in a three-set match and averaged 14 assists per set. As for the second match, Laube registered another 37 assists, once again averaging double-digit sets for the night. The two performances have her up to a tie for 10th in the nation for assists per set with a mark of 11.64.Â
The Orange and Brown will return to action this coming week at the Stroh Center as they will play host to the 4-2 Ohio Bobcats. The first match is set for a 6 p.m. start on Thursday (Feb. 18) with Friday's (Feb. 19) match being a 5 p.m. start. Both matches will be streamed on the ESPN platforms.Â
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
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