Volleyball To Open 2021 MAC Campaign At Akron

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons volleyball team (4-6) will open their 2021 Mid-American Conference (MAC) campaign with two road matches at Akron (6-6). Both matches will be played in the James A. Rhodes Arena. The first match begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, and the second match begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25.

This will be the first conference action for the Falcons, who played ten non-conference games to begin the season. BGSU participated in three invitationals: Top Dawg Challenge, Shamrock Invitational, and Panther Challenge. On Sunday, Sept. 19, the Orange and Brown swept Oakland in their 2021 home opener.

How to Follow
Friday's match will be televised on ESPN+. The live stream is available HERE.
Live stats for both matches are available HERE.
The match will also have live updates on BGSU Volleyball's official Twitter page, @BGSUVolleyball.

Tickets, Parking, and Attendance Guidelines
Tickets for both matches are for sale beginning at $6.
Tickets for Friday's match are available for digital purchase HERE.
Tickets for Saturday's match are available for digital purchase HERE.
Parking is available for free in Lot 1, located on the east side of the arena.
Per University of Akron policy, all fans will be required to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Falcon Facts

Through ten games, the Falcons have three players with over 100 digs. Julia Walz leads the team with 127, Yelianiz Torres has 116, and Petra Indrova has 109.
Indrova has tallied a team-best five double-doubles this season, with Hanna Laube registering three.
Katie Kidwell leads the team with 40 total blocks, giving her a career total of 544. She is one of only four players in program history to record over 500 total blocks. Her career mark of 472 block assists is the current program record.
Indrova, Kat Mandly, and Katelyn Meyer recorded season-best hitting percentages against Oakland, helping the Falcons achieve a team hitting percentage of .418, their best of the season.
The Falcons limited Oakland to a .012 hitting percentage, the lowest opponent total of the season.

Series Info
Bowling Green holds a 45-17 series advantage over Akron, including a 9-1 advantage in the last ten matches. Last season, the Falcons hosted the Zips for a weekend series, winning the first match in five sets and the second match in four sets. The last time the Falcons played in Akron was Nov. 9, 2019, when they swept the Zips.

Opponent Information
Friday's MAC opener will mark the first home match of the season for Akron, who played 12 non-conference matches. They began the season with three wins at the Youngstown State Tournament, then played in the Virginia Tournament and the DePaul Invite. Most recently, Akron traveled to College Park for the Maryland Tournament. They lost all three matches, playing Maryland, Columbia, and Stony Brook. On Aug. 30, senior Teagan Ochaya was named MAC East Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week.

Coach Tomic's Take
"Our team is excited to open MAC play tomorrow at Akron. We believe that our tough non-conference schedule prepared us well for the rest of the season. Each opponent we played so far gave us an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and sharpen our tactical and technical skills. It also humbled and reminded us that what happened last season has no correlation with what will happen this season. This is a new team, a new season, and it is up to each of us to show up every day, giving our best to help the team be the best. We have a group of women who love to play for each other, who work hard every day to get better, and when we compete in the BGVB style, we are hard to beat."

Up Next
The Falcons continue conference competition with their 2021 MAC home opener. On Friday, Oct. 1, BGSU will host Buffalo for a 6 p.m. match. The Falcons and Bulls will face off the following night, playing at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2.

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'
TikTok - @bgsuvolleyball
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'

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