Falcons’ Full Team Effort Earns Five-Set Victory Over Eastern Michigan

Friday, October 3

Ypsilanti, Mich.

6 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Michigan

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Photo by: Jack Walsh, BGSU Athletics

Falcons’ Full Team Effort Earns Five-Set Victory Over Eastern Michigan

October 03, 2025 | Volleyball

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Double-Doubles From Hobson, Otten Lead Group Win

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University volleyball team went the distance with Eastern Michigan Friday night (Oct. 3), picking up a thrilling five-set victory over the Eagles. Bowling Green took the first set, but Eastern Michigan pushed ahead with the second and third. BGSU forced a fifth set before claiming the match with a 15-13 fifth set score. The Falcons hit over .360 in each set they won and utilized a team-effort across the board for the win. With the victory, Bowling Green moves to 3-0 in the MAC with wins in seven of their last eight and extends a 12-match regular season road MAC winning streak that dates back to Nov. 3, 2023.

The Falcons were paced by a group effort in every facet. Jessica Andrews, Avery Hobson and Edyta Waclawczyk all tied for the team-lead in kills with 16 with Andrews and Waclawczyk both hitting above .375. As for Hobson, she posted one of two BGSU double-doubles, adding 13 digs. Amanda Otten registered the other double-double, logging 48 assists and 15 digs. Despite the high dig totals from Hobson and Otten, it was Sydnie Hernandez who led the team, recording her second 20-dig match of the year with a career-high 22.

How It Happened
Set 1: Bowling Green 25, Eastern Michigan 18

Eastern Michigan opened the match with an ace, beginning a 4-0 run to start the match. A block by Helen Wilford and Avery Hobson ended the run for the first Falcon point of the match.
The BGSU point began a back-and-forth in the set between the two teams, moving the score to a 6-3 tally. The point trading ended with a 3-0 run for the Falcons, pulling Bowling Green within one, 6-5.
Eastern Michigan ended the run, but another 3-0 run for Bowling Green followed to push the Falcons out to an 8-7 lead behind a 6-1 stretch.
From there, ties took over with knotted up scores at 8-8, 9-9, 10-10 and 11-11. A 4-1 stretch for the Falcons allowed separation with a 15-12 advantage, including an Anastasija Bozic ace just before the media timeout.
Out of the timeout, the score for the Falcons expanded to 18-13 with another 3-1 stretch after the break. EMU worked to close the gap, narrowing the deficit to 19-16 on the scoreboard.
The Falcons were able to put together a 3-0 run to rebuild the lead to 22-16, forcing a timeout from the Eastern Michigan bench.
After the timeout, the teams traded points to the end of the set with a 25-18 BGSU set win.

Set 2: Eastern Michigan 25, Bowling Green 20

Bowling Green opened the second set with a 3-1 stretch. Eastern Michigan landed a point, but the BGSU lead extended out to 5-2 after winning a challenge.
The teams battled back-and-forth before a 4-1 stretch for the Eagles swung the score to their favor, 10-9. The Falcons quickly tied it up again at 10-10, but EMU pushed out to a 12-10 lead.
The Falcons worked to tie it up at 12-12 and again at 13-13, but consecutive points for the Eagles made it a 15-13 EMU lead at the media timeout.
BGSU landed the first point out of the media break, but another pair of EMU points pushed their lead to 17-14 with a Bowling Green timeout pausing the action.
After the timeout, the Falcons utilized a 3-1 stretch to trim the Eastern lead down to one, 18-17. However, Eastern Michigan put together a 3-0 run to rebuild their lead to 20-17 with the second BGSU timeout of the set.
Jessica Andrews landed a kill after the break, but the Eagles tallied back-to-back points for a 23-18 advantage. Back-to-back kills from Edyta Waclawczyk kept the Falcons close, but Eastern Michigan closed it out to even the match.

Set 3: Eastern Michigan 25, Bowling Green 20

Eastern Michigan began the third set the same way they started the first, taking a 4-0 lead. The run ended with Wilford sending a kill down for the first BGSU point.
The Wilford kill sparked a 6-0 run for the Falcons, including an ace from Amanda Otten, to jump out to a 6-4 advantage.
The trading of runs continued with a 3-0 burst from the Eagles, reclaiming the lead with a 7-6 score. The Falcons ended the run with an Andrews kill tying it up at 7-7.
The tie moved to 8-8, but a pair of EMU points put them in front with a 10-8 score. The back-and-forth resumed with the Falcons tying it up at 10-10 before taking the lead following a 3-0 run.
An EMU point again tied the set, this time at 11-11 followed by a tie at 12-12. A 4-0 run for the Eagles granted Eastern Michigan a 15-12 lead at the media timeout.
Another tally after the timeout made it a 5-0 run and 16-12 lead for EMU. Otten ended the run with a kill, allowing back-to-back BGSU points to cut the lead down to 16-14.
Eastern Michigan answered the points with two of their own, pushing the score to 18-14 with a Bowling Green timeout being called. The Eagles continued after the break to a 3-0 run and 19-14 lead.
The lead for EMU extended to 21-15 with Bowling Green calling their second timeout. The break sparked a 3-0 run for the Falcons, cutting the lead down to 21-18.
Eastern Michigan tallied two, but Bowling Green matched the points, including an ace from Sydnie Hernandez, to pull the score to 23-20. However, the Eagles held on to take the set.

Set 4: Bowling Green 25, Eastern Michigan 15

Helen Wilford landed the first point of the fourth set, beginning a back-and-forth to a 3-3 tie. The Falcons tallied a 4-0 run from there, jumping out to a 7-3 advantage.
Eastern Michigan registered a point, but another 3-0 run for the Falcons followed, creating a 7-1 stretch, to jump out to a 10-4 lead, prompting an EMU timeout.
A 3-1 spurt out of the break for Eastern Michigan cut the Bowling Green lead down to 11-7. The Falcons answered with back-to-back points for a 13-7 lead.
EMU again chipped away, this time using a 4-1 stretch to bring the score to 14-11. However, consecutive BGSU points, including an ace from Hernandez, made it a 16-11 lead with the second Eagle timeout of the set.
The Eagles tallied two points after the break, but the Falcons responded with a 5-0 run to push the lead to 21-13 in the set.
A point for EMU stopped the run, but the Orange and Brown went back to work with a pair to make it a 7-1 run and 23-14 lead.
The Falcons were able to close out the set, forcing a fifth with a 25-15 set score, holding EMU to an .069 hitting percentage in the set.

Set 5: Bowling Green 15, Eastern Michigan 13

Eastern Michigan began the fifth set with back-to-back points with a block from Andrews and Wilford giving BGSU their first point of the set.
From there, the two teams went back-and-forth, trading points up to a 4-3 score. The Falcons were able to register a 3-0 run to take a 6-5 lead, but EMU knotted it up at 6-6.
Two points for BGSU followed, including an ace from Marija Tabak, creating an 8-6 lead and switching sides with a media timeout.
A 3-1 stretch in favor of the Eagles after the side switch resulted in ties at 8-8 and 9-9. The Falcons broke the tie with back-to-back points, including a successful challenge, to take an 11-9 lead.
BGSU added a point, but a successful challenge, this time by EMU, resulted in a replay of the point, keeping the score at 11-9.
After the challenge, the teams resumed going back-and-forth to a 14-13 score. Avery Hobson ended the match with a kill, giving the Falcons the set.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Kills: Jessica Andrews, Avery Hobson, Edyta Waclawczyk (16)
Assists: Amanda Otten (48)
Digs: Sydnie Hernandez (22)
Aces: Anastasija Bozic, Sydnie Hernandez (2)
Blocks: Helen Wilford, Kendal Williams (6)

Falcon Stat Facts

Jessica Andrews recorded a season-high 16 kills, tying for the team lead as well as matching her career-high. The total pushed Andrews past the 500-kill mark for her BGSU career, now with 512 in the Orange and Brown. Andrews' 16 kills included a team-best .467 hitting percentage, landing the total on 30 attacks with just two errors.
Andrews added five block assists in the match, bringing her career block total to 395. The mark adds Andrews' name to the top 10 all-time for career total blocks, passing Nicky Mudrak for 10th on the list.
As a team, the Falcons logged a season-high 65 digs, including three players with double-digits. Sydnie Hernandez topped the stat sheet with a career-high 22, her second 20-dig match this season.
Avery Hobson recorded her second-straight double-double, finishing with 16 kills and 13 digs, her kill total tying for the team-lead and her dig total being a new season-high. Her 52 attacks also set a new season-high while matching her career-high. Hobson added a season-high three assists and two blocks to finish out her stat line.
Amanda Otten added her team-leading fifth double-double of the season, logging a team-high 48 assists as well as a career-high 15 digs. Otten nearly had a triple double, landing seven kills while adding three blocks and an ace to complete her stat line.
With Hobson and Otten having double-doubles, it marks the second time this season BGSU has had multiple double-doubles after posting two as a team against Purdue on Sept. 4. Through three MAC matches, the Falcons have four double-doubles as a team.
Edyta Waclawczyk joined Andrews and Hobson for the team lead in kills with a career-high 16. For the third-straight match, Waclawczyk hit above .300 with a .379 mark, landing her 16 kills on a season-high 29 attacks with five errors.
Helen Wilford and Kendall Williams tied for the team-lead in blocks, each with six. For Williams, the mark matches her season-high.
Anastasija Bozic landed a pair of aces, tying for the team-lead while matching her season-high. She also recorded seven digs, tying her season-high, as well as three assists, setting a new career-high.
The Falcons have now won seven of their last eight contests, including the last four to advance to 9-6 on the year and 3-0 in the MAC.
The win for Bowling Green marks the 399th MAC win in program history, just one shy of becoming the fourth team in conference history to eclipse 400.
With the win, BGSU now has a 12-match regular season road winning streak against MAC opponents, dating back to Nov. 3, 2023.
The win is the first five-set win of the season for the Falcons after falling short in their two five-set matches earlier this year.

Up Next
The Falcons will continue their MAC road trip with a match against Central Michigan on Saturday (Oct. 4) with a 4 p.m. start. Bowling Green will remain on the road for a non-conference midweek match against Toledo on Tuesday (Oct. 7) with a 6 p.m. first serve.

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