Falcons Advance To 15-0, Clinch MAC Tournament Berth With Sweep Against Eastern Michigan

Friday, March 12

Bowling Green, Ohio

4:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

15-0,15-0MAC

Eastern Michigan

6-8,6-8MAC

Eastern Mich.

Bowling Green

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Falcons Advance To 15-0, Clinch MAC Tournament Berth With Sweep Against Eastern Michigan

March 12, 2021 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University volleyball program picked up yet another sweep with a 3-0 victory over Eastern Michigan on Friday (March 12). The win completes the series sweep for the Falcons after topping EMU on Thursday (March 11) in a 3-0 final as well. With the win, the Orange and Brown are now 15-0, matching the 1964 men's tennis team for what is believed to be the best start in BGSU Athletics history. The win, along with other results across the conference, also clinches a spot in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons.

Set Scores (Box Score PDF)
Set 1 - Bowling Green 25, Eastern Michigan 14
Set 2 - Bowling Green 25, Eastern Michigan 20
Set 3 - Bowling Green 25, Eastern Michigan 16

Play-By-Play Notes

The first set began with both teams going back-and-forth deep into the set, seeing a tie as late as 13-13. The Falcons were able to string together a 3-0 run to reach the media timeout with a 15-13 lead.
Out of the media timeout, Bowling Green tallied another three points to extend the streak to 6-0 before Eastern Michigan called a timeout.
Out of the timeout, the Falcons were able to add another trio of points to push the run to 9-0, seeing EMU burn their second timeout of the set.
The run for the Orange and Brown would stretch as far as 12-0 to take the score to 24-13 before EMU ended the run just before the end of the first set at 25-14.
The second set began in a similar fashion as the first with the two teams going back-and-forth up to the media timeout. At the stoppage, Bowling Green held a slim lead at 15-14.
Coming out of the media timeout, the Falcons continued to add points to lead before the Eagles called a timeout with the score at 20-16.
The lead continued to grow for the Falcons, seeing the set end with a 25-20 final with the match lead increasing to 2-0 for BGSU.
The third set began close before a 4-0 run for the Falcons created space with a 13-6 lead that prompted a timeout from the Eastern bench.
Bowling Green continued to add to the lead up to another timeout with the score at 22-14 before closing out the set and the match with a 25-16 final in the third set.

Falcon Stat Facts

With the win, this edition of the BGSU Volleyball program is now tied for what is believed to be the best start in BGSU Athletics history, matching the 15-0 record of the 1964 men's tennis team. The start is now closing in on the program record for most consecutive wins at any point during a season, set at 17 during the 2006 season.
With a team-leading 20 digs on the night, Julia Walz raised her career dig total to 1,005 to reach the millennium mark for career digs with the Falcons. The outing was the seventh 20+ dig performance for Walz this season.
Petra Indrova also registered double-digit digs with 11 to go along with 14 kills for her eighth double-double of the season while maintaining a team-best .414 hitting percentage.
Staying in kills, Katelyn Meyer tallied the most for Bowling Green over the three sets with a total of 17 while also having a .412 hitting percentage.
As for assists, Hanna Laube logged 42 one 101 attempts to average 14 per set.

Coach Tomic's Take

"Our team continues to play at a high level, and more importantly, continues to get better. We again executed our game plan well and were able to make some adjustments during the match that helped us earn a sweep.

Our offense was aggressive and efficient from the beginning to the end. Defensively, we made some adjustments with our blocking in the third set, which helped us keep EMU's offense below their season average. All the players who played today did their job well, and as always, those who did not play were great teammates and encouragers from the sidelines. The team-centered attitude is one of the reasons why this team is exceptional.

We will enjoy today's win for 24 hours and then start preparing for the next match. Our mindset has not changed and is still all about us being the best team that we can be, and making sure that we are staying focused on one match at a time."

Up Next

The Falcons will have a mid-week match against Toledo on Tuesday (March 16) set for a 5 p.m. start in Toledo. The series will shift to the Stroh Center a week later on March 23.
Next up on the home schedule for Bowling Green will be a series against Akron next week on Friday and Saturday (March 19 and 20). The first match is set for a 6 p.m. start while the second is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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