Falcons Capture 3-0 Win To Complete Weekend Sweep Against Kent State

Saturday, September 24

Kent, Ohio

4:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

7-6,2-0MAC

Kent State

9-4,0-2MAC

Bowling Green

Kent St.

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Capture 3-0 Win To Complete Weekend Sweep Against Kent State

September 24, 2022 | Volleyball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

KENT, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball program completed the weekend sweep to open conference play with a 3-0 win over Kent State on Saturday (Sept. 24). The Falcons began strong with a 6-0 run and closed out the first set with a 5-0 run. The momentum carried through a dominant second set, winning 25-15, before claiming the third set and the win.

Lauryn Hovey led the way for the Falcons with another double-double, logging 15 kills and 16 assists to go with six digs, three aces and three block assists. The win pushes the Falcons to 7-6 on the season while being 2-0 within the MAC. Next up for the Falcons will be the first MAC matches of the season at the Stroh Center, hosting Ohio on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

How It Happened
Set 1: Bowling Green 26, Kent State 24

The Falcons jumped out to a quick 6-0 run to start the match and force an early timeout from the Kent State bench.
The Golden Flashes began to work their way back into the set with a 7-1 run to take an 11-10 lead.
A 3-0 run later in the set forced a BGSU timeout with the run extending to 5-0 with a 17-12 Kent State lead.
The Falcons were able to string together a 5-0 run to close out the set, interrupted by a Kent State timeout, with four kills by Lauryn Hovey to go ahead 1-0 on the day with a 26-24 set score.

Set 2: Bowling Green 25, Kent State 15

The second set saw the momentum of the first set carry over with the Falcons beginning with a 4-0 run. The lead grew to 8-2 for BGSU before a Kent State timeout.
The lead continued to grow for the Falcons with a 7-3 stretch to expand the lead to 18-11 and force another Golden Flashes timeout.
A 6-0 run late in the set pushed the score to 24-13 Falcons before taking the set 25-15.

Set 3: Bowling Green 25, Kent State 21

The third set began with the teams trading points before a 3-0 BGSU run pushed the Falcons in front 5-3.
A 6-0 run later in the set increased the Bowling Green lead to 12-5 and forced a timeout from the Kent State bench.
The Golden Flashes responded with a 3-0 run out of the timeout to pull the score to 12-8, but the Falcons remained in front with a 3-0 run bringing the lead back to 16-9. The lead remained going into a Kent State timeout, up 19-12.
A 4-1 stretch out of the timeout increased the Falcons' lead to 23-13 before a 3-0 run pulled the score closer to 23-16 to prompt a BGSU timeout.
The Kent State run continued, but the Falcons closed down the set and the match at 25-21.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Kills: Lauryn Hovey (15)
Assists: Jaden Walz (22)
Digs: Yelianiz Torres (13)
Aces: Jaden Walz, Lauryn Hovey (3)
Blocks: Alexis Mettille, Lauryn Hovey (3)

Falcon Stat Facts

For the second straight match, and the third time in the last four matches, Lauryn Hovey logged a double-double for the Falcons, finishing with 15 kills and 16 assists. The 15 kills matches Hovey's career-high while she also set new career-highs for digs with six and aces with three. She rounded out her stat line with three block assists.
The sweep for the Falcons marks the team's second of the season. BGSU also swept American earlier this year.
After winning the first set, the Falcons are now 7-0 this season in matches when they win the first set.

Quote From Coach Tomic
"We are happy to start the MAC with two road wins against a tough KSU team. We are pleased with the mental toughness and grit that our team showed again today. We will continue to improve our side-out game and hitting efficiency which we struggled with during some stretches of the match today.

We are excited and look forward to playing at home again next week after three weeks on the road. We need our Falcon fans to show up in big numbers and help us create the best atmosphere and home-court advantage in the MAC."

Up Next
The Falcons will return home to the Stroh Center next weekend to host the Ohio Bobcats for two matches. The first is set for a 6:00 p.m. first serve on Friday (Sept. 30) before the weekend series concludes on Saturday (Oct. 1) with a 4:00 p.m. start. Friday will be Dollar Night, featuring dollar tickets and concessions, while Saturday will be Title IX Night.

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