Sweep Saturday: Bowling Green Sweeps Ohio

Saturday, October 10

Bowling Green, Ohio

6 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

13-4,5-1MAC

Ohio

11-6,4-2MAC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Ohio	17	16	20	0
Bowling Green	25	25	25	3

Team celebrates a point at the Stroh Center

Photo by: Jhwalsh.Creations

October 10, 2026 | Volleyball

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Falcons Have Won Five Out of Their Last Six Matches

By: by Sam Hughes, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Avery Hobson led all players with 14 kills on 34 swings to finish with a .382 hitting efficiency as Bowling Green swept Ohio (25-17, 25-16, 25-20) in Mid-American Conference volleyball action Saturday evening inside the Stroh Center.

Bowling Green improved to 13-4 overall and 5-1 in MAC play with the loss and have won five out of their last six matches. Meanwhile, Ohio dropped to 11-6 overall and 4-2 in conference action with the loss.

Amanda Otten helped the Falcons' offense with 29 assists and four blocks throughout the match. Bowling Green held Ohio to a .178 attack percentage, marking the 13^th time this season that the Falcons have held their opposition to hit under .200.

Bowling Green used a 6-1 run early on in the opening frame and later used a stretch of four consecutive points to cruise to a 25-17 set victory.

Leading 13-10 in the second set, BGSU pieced together another 6-1 run to open up a 18-11 advantage. With BGSU in the driver's seat by a 23-16 margin, Redshirt junior Helen Wilford and sophomore Anastasija Bozic teamed up for back-to-back kills to close out the set.

BGSU claimed six of the initial nine points in the third set and built up a 16-10 lead out of the media timeout. Ohio fought back with a 9-4 slide to draw within one at 21-20. The Orange and Brown responded with four consecutive scores to secure the sweep.

Falcon Facts

Bowling Green won its seventh straight match against Ohio and improved their overall record to 59-40 versus the Bobcats. On home court, Bowling Green has won 12 consecutive meetings with Ohio dating back to 2017.
Hernandez's 9 digs raised her career total to 981, 19 away from the 1,000-dig milestone.
Saturday was the fifth sweep by Bowling Green this season. The Falcons are 5-1 in three-set matches.
Bowling Green finished with a .357 attack percentage which is their highest this season.
Wilford recorded four block assists and has accumulated 269 total blocks throughout her collegiate career which ties Jelena Sunjic for 10^th-most in the Bowling Green's Rally Scoring Era.

Up Next
The Falcons continue their conference road slate against Buffalo and Akron on Oct. 16-17. First serve with the Bulls is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday at Broadview Arena. Saturday's matchup with the Zips is also slated for a 6 p.m. start at James A. Rhodes Arena. Both matches can be viewed live on ESPN+.