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Thursday, March 4
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Falcons Aim To Make History Against Central Michigan
March 02, 2021 | Volleyball
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University volleyball program will be on the road once again this week, this time traveling to face Central Michigan on Thursday and Friday (March 4 and 5). Thursday's match is set for a 4 p.m. start with Friday's scheduled for 12 p.m. with both matches being streamed on ESPN platforms. For the Falcons, they will enter the matches having received votes in the AVCA's national rankings for the third consecutive week following an 11-0 start to the season.Â
FULL GAME NOTES
Falcons Approaching HistoryÂ
Bowling Green came away with another pair of wins last week over Kent State, moving the team to 11-0 and creating space in the MAC standings with Kent State's 8-3 record being the closest. With the wins, the Falcons are now in position to potentially make history. The current program record for wins to begin a season stands at 12-0 while the record for best start to a conference schedule is set at 13-0. It will take a series sweep to accomplish both this weekend, but that's been the trend of the season so far.Â
Centering On CentralÂ
The Central Michigan Chippewas will enter the series against the Falcons holding a 7-5 standing, coming off of four straight wins. Most recently, Central Michigan topped Akron last week, winning in final scores of 3-2 and 3-1. Before that, Central swept Buffalo in 3-1 and 3-0 scores, being the first set that Buffalo won this season. Overall, the Chippewas have had a season of sweeps, one way or the other, so far. The first series against Ohio was the only split for CMU this season, either winning both or losing both matches of each series since then.
For The First Time Since … Â
For the first time since the 1992 season, and just the second time in program history, the Falcons have reached an 11-0 record to start the conference season. During the 1992 campaign, the Falcons won a record 13 straight games to begin MAC play, however, those wins were broken up by conference losses. The 11-0 start is also the best to begin a season since the 2011 season. In that campaign the Orange and Brown jumped out to a record-setting 12-0 start with the streak ending with the first MAC match of the season. Â
Entering New Territory
For the third consecutive week, the Falcons have received votes in the AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll. The last two weeks Bowling Green has been granted six votes and now has eight votes, receiving votes for the first time since the 2011 campaign. This comes after the Orange and Brown advanced to 11-0, being one of four teams to reach the mark. The others are No. 2 Texas (16-0), No. 3 Kentucky (12-0) and No. 19 Ohio State (11-0). If the Falcons can enter the Top 25, it is believed that it would be the first time in program history.Â
Making Moves In The Record BookÂ
Last week, Katie Kidwell was able to move up in the program record book for both career block assists and career total blocks. With a total of 12 block assists over the two matches, Kidwell now has 384 career block assists, which is fourth all-time in program history, needing 60 to become the program's all-time leader. As for career total blocks, Kidwell is now up to 445, which is sixth all-time. That record is a bit further away with a magic number of 125 total blocks to reach first all-time in program history.
Digging InÂ
With 11 matches completed, the Bowling Green Falcons are currently averaging 17.76 digs per set, the 31st best mark in the nation. Leading the way individually for the Falcons is Julia Walz with an average of 5.10 digs per set, 40th in the country. While Walz's current pace is a bit lower than her mark of 5.55 from a season ago, her average this season would still clock in at seventh in program history for digs per set in a season.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'
FULL GAME NOTES
Falcons Approaching HistoryÂ
Bowling Green came away with another pair of wins last week over Kent State, moving the team to 11-0 and creating space in the MAC standings with Kent State's 8-3 record being the closest. With the wins, the Falcons are now in position to potentially make history. The current program record for wins to begin a season stands at 12-0 while the record for best start to a conference schedule is set at 13-0. It will take a series sweep to accomplish both this weekend, but that's been the trend of the season so far.Â
Centering On CentralÂ
The Central Michigan Chippewas will enter the series against the Falcons holding a 7-5 standing, coming off of four straight wins. Most recently, Central Michigan topped Akron last week, winning in final scores of 3-2 and 3-1. Before that, Central swept Buffalo in 3-1 and 3-0 scores, being the first set that Buffalo won this season. Overall, the Chippewas have had a season of sweeps, one way or the other, so far. The first series against Ohio was the only split for CMU this season, either winning both or losing both matches of each series since then.
For The First Time Since … Â
For the first time since the 1992 season, and just the second time in program history, the Falcons have reached an 11-0 record to start the conference season. During the 1992 campaign, the Falcons won a record 13 straight games to begin MAC play, however, those wins were broken up by conference losses. The 11-0 start is also the best to begin a season since the 2011 season. In that campaign the Orange and Brown jumped out to a record-setting 12-0 start with the streak ending with the first MAC match of the season. Â
Entering New Territory
For the third consecutive week, the Falcons have received votes in the AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll. The last two weeks Bowling Green has been granted six votes and now has eight votes, receiving votes for the first time since the 2011 campaign. This comes after the Orange and Brown advanced to 11-0, being one of four teams to reach the mark. The others are No. 2 Texas (16-0), No. 3 Kentucky (12-0) and No. 19 Ohio State (11-0). If the Falcons can enter the Top 25, it is believed that it would be the first time in program history.Â
Making Moves In The Record BookÂ
Last week, Katie Kidwell was able to move up in the program record book for both career block assists and career total blocks. With a total of 12 block assists over the two matches, Kidwell now has 384 career block assists, which is fourth all-time in program history, needing 60 to become the program's all-time leader. As for career total blocks, Kidwell is now up to 445, which is sixth all-time. That record is a bit further away with a magic number of 125 total blocks to reach first all-time in program history.
Digging InÂ
With 11 matches completed, the Bowling Green Falcons are currently averaging 17.76 digs per set, the 31st best mark in the nation. Leading the way individually for the Falcons is Julia Walz with an average of 5.10 digs per set, 40th in the country. While Walz's current pace is a bit lower than her mark of 5.55 from a season ago, her average this season would still clock in at seventh in program history for digs per set in a season.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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