Falcons Fall To No. 13 Purdue, Loyola Chicago At Tennessee Classic

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Falcons Fall To No. 13 Purdue, Loyola Chicago At Tennessee Classic

August 26, 2022 | Volleyball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball program began the 2022 season on Friday (Aug. 26) with a pair of matches at the Tennessee Classic. The Falcons first took on No. 13 Purdue and went down to the wire with the Boilermakers with a 25-23 score in both the first and third sets. As for the second set, the Orange and Brown faced Loyola Chicago, winning their first set of the season, but coming up short in the 3-1 final. BGSU will take on host Tennessee tomorrow (Aug. 27) at 11 a.m.

How It Happened v. Purdue
Set 1: Purdue 25, Bowling Green 23

The Falcons tallied the first point of the season with Petra Indrova landing a kill to put BGSU up 1-0.
Three straight points for the Boilermakers put Purdue in front 3-1, but Bowling Green soon surged back, including a 7-1 run, to take a 9-5 lead.
The match then became back-and-forth, seeing multiple ties throughout the set. Out of a timeout, the Falcons tallied two kills to make it 20-20, forcing a Purdue timeout.
Bowling Green and Purdue fought to a 23-23 score before Purdue tallied two straight points to take the first set 25-23.

Set 2: Purdue 25, Bowling Green 18

The second set began the way the first ended, with both teams trading points to a 7-7 tie. A 5-1 run for Purdue pushed the Boilermakers ahead 12-8 and forced a BGSU timeout.
Later in the set, the Falcons used a 3-0 run to cut the lead down to 18-15 and force Purdue to use a timeout.
Out of the timeout, Purdue went on a 3-0 run but Bowling Green quickly answered with a 3-0 run of their own to keep the deficit at 21-18.
Purdue closed out the set with a 4-0 run for the 25-18 final, giving them a 2-0 lead in the match.

Set 3: Purdue 25, Bowling Green 23

The third set saw freshman Lauryn Hovey tally her first collegiate kill to start the set. Purdue pushed out in front, but the Falcons soon utilized a 3-0 run to tie it up at 8-8 before BGSU jumped out in front 10-8 and forced a timeout from the Boilermakers.
The Falcons were able to maintain the lead until a 3-0 Purdue run tied the score at 19-19. The score would move to 21-20 Boilermakers before a BGSU timeout.
The set remained close, but the Boilermakers held the lead to a 25-23 set score and match win.

Falcon Stat Leaders v. Purdue
Kills: Petra Indrova (16)
Assists: Hanna Laube (32)
Digs: Yelianiz Torres (15)
Aces: Kat Mandly, Julia Walz, Alexis Mettille (1)
Blocks: Lauryn Hovey, Alexis Mettille (0.5)

How It Happened v. Loyola Chicago
Set 1: Loyola Chicago 28, Bowling Green 26

The Falcons jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, scoring the first three points of the match which included an ace from Kat Mandly. The Orange and Brown extended the fast start to a 6-1 lead, forcing an early timeout from Loyola Chicago.
The Falcons were able to maintain that cushion until a 3-0 run cut down the lead to 17-15 and forced a BGSU timeout. Out of the timeout, the Ramblers added two more points to tie it up at 17-17.
The two teams battled before back-to-back points gave BGSU a 21-19 advantage and forced a timeout from Loyola Chicago.
The Ramblers battled back and forced extra points in the set before taking a 28-26 first set win.

Set 2: Bowling Green 25, Loyola Chicago 20

The Falcons opened the second set with four straight points, taking a 4-0 lead and forcing a timeout from the Loyola Chicago bench.
The Ramblers tallied a 4-0 run of their own later in the set to draw the score to a 7-7 tie with BGSU taking a timeout. Out of the timeout, the run stretched to 6-0 with Loyola Chicago jumping in front 9-7.
The set continued to be back-and-forth with the two teams trading points before a 3-0 run pushed the Falcons ahead 19-16 and forced a timeout from Loyola Chicago.
Another 4-0 run pushed BGSU out in front 24-19, including three straight kills from Katelyn Meyer before a service error for Loyola Chicago ended the set at 25-20 Falcons.

Set 3: Loyola Chicago 25, Bowling Green 18

The third set began close with the Orange and Brown using a 5-1 run to take an 11-8 lead early in the set.
A surge by the Ramblers later in the set tied it up at 13-13.
The set remained close before a 3-0 run created a lead for Loyola Chicago at 20-17 and forced a Bowling Green timeout. Out of the timeout, three more points for the Ramblers extended the score to 23-17 before winning 25-18.

Set 4: Loyola Chicago 25, Bowling Green 18

Loyola Chicago jumped out to a lead in the fourth set, but five straight points for the Falcons put BGSU out in front 6-5 and forced a timeout from the Ramblers.
The set continued to be close with both teams going on runs at various points before Bowling Green used a timeout down 15-13.
A 5-0 run later in the set for Loyola Chicago pushed the Ramblers in front 21-17. The momentum carried through to a 25-18 set win to take the match.

Falcon Stat Leaders v. Loyola Chicago
Kills: Kat Mandly, Katelyn Meyer (14)
Assists: Hanna Laube (26)
Digs: Yelianiz Torres (21)
Aces: Kat Mandly (2)
Blocks: Jessica Andrews (2.0)

Falcon Stat Facts

Logging 10 kills in the first match and another 14 in the second, Katelyn Meyer ended the day with 1,466 career kills in the Orange and Brown, propelling her up to third on the all-time career kills list in program history.
Both Meyer and Petra Indrova logged a total of 24 kills over the two matches for the Falcons. Kat Mandly was close behind with 20.
Over the course of the two matches the Falcons landed 10 service aces, including seven against Loyola Chicago.

Quote From Coach Tomic
"We are disappointed with the outcome of our first two matches, but we saw many good things that we did and are excited to build on. Once we clean up our unforced errors and improve our team defense, which we know we are capable of doing, we will be hard to beat. We have an opportunity to bounce back tomorrow and show that we have learned and got better from the two losses today."

Up Next
The Falcons will conclude the weekend at the Tennessee Classic on Saturday (Aug. 27) against the host Tennessee Volunteers. Bowling Green and Tennessee are set to begin at 11:00 a.m. with the match being available to watch on the SEC Network+.

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