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BGVB Prepares for Road Trip to Buffalo and Akron
October 14, 2026 | Volleyball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University volleyball team heads on the road to continue MAC play against Buffalo and Akron on Friday (Oct. 16) and Saturday (Oct. 17). Both games are scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.Â
Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 16
Bowling Green at Buffalo | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, October 17
Bowling Green at Akron | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
First ServeÂ
DIALED IN ON DEFENSE
Bowling Green continues its best defensive start for the program in six seasons with a .169 opponent attack percentage. That is the program's lowest opponent attack percentage through 17 matches since the 2020-21 season. During that COVID-shortened campaign, when BGSU played a MAC-only schedule, opponents hit just .157 through the first 15 contests. Since then, Falcon opponents have hit .200 (2021), .202 (2022), .220 (2023), .212 (2024), and .200 (2025) through 17 contests.
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OTTEN CHASING RECORDS
Senior setter Amanda Otten continues to move up Bowling Green's career assists list leaderboard during her final season. Otten entered 2026 with 2,333 career assists after three seasons in Orange and Brown and has since moved into fourth-most during the Rally Scoring Era and seventh-most all-time with 2,902 assists. Otten sits 217 assists away from claiming the third-place spot in the Rally Scoring Era and sixth place all time by surpassing Amber Mareski (2002-04) who amassed 3,119 career assists. The all-time record belongs to Linda Popovich, who recorded 4,406 assists from 1986-89 and Isabelle Marciniak's 3,916 assists (2016-19) are the most in the Rally Scoring Era. Otten's 2024 season, when she totaled 1,179 assists, ranks seventh on BGSU's Rally Scoring Era single-season list.
WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY
Bowling Green's success this season has been anchored by one of the MAC's top blocking units. The Falcons recorded 173.5 total blocks, averaging 2.63 blocks per set. Bowling Green's total blocks figure ranks 20th among the nation while the Falcons' blocks per set is the 33rd-best in the NCAA. BGSU has amassed 277 block assists and 35 solo blocks through 17 matches this season.
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
Bowling Green has piled up 12 double-doubles this season, with three different Falcons reaching the milestone. Anastasija Bozic leads the Falcons with five double doubles, while Amanda Otten has recorded four and Avery Hobson has added three. In Bowling Green's Oct. 2 meeting at Kent State, three Falcons recorded double doubles in the same match. Otten finished with 49 assists and 16 digs, Hobson posted 23 kills and 17 digs, and Bozic added 17 kills and 16 digs, marking the first time this season the Falcons had three players register double-doubles in the same match. Earlier in the year, Bowling Green had two players reach the milestone against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 24.
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BGSU VS. BUFFALO, ALL-TIME
Bowling Green leads the all-time series against Buffalo by a 45-10 margin, including a 20-6 record on the road. The Falcons have won each of the last 14 meetings dating back to 2019. During that span, BGSU has claimed 42 out of 46 sets played. In the most recent outing, Bowling Green earned a sweep which clinched a spot into the MAC Tournament. A night earlier, Otten and Bozic each posted double-doubles in a four-set victory, while the Falcon defense recorded six solo blocks, a single-match total the team has yet to surpass since.
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BGSU VS. AKRON, ALL-TIME
Bowling Green owns a 52-18 record in the all-time series against Akron dating back to 1976, including a 25-8 record on the road. The Falcons have won nine of the last 10 matchups and 29 of the last 32 meetings overall, highlighted by a stretch of ten consecutive victories from 2019 through 2024. During that recent run, Bowling Green has posted six sweeps and has not dropped a road match in Akron since 2014. The Falcons bested the Zips in five sets on Nov. 8, 2025, with Jessica Andrews leading the way with 13 kills and six blocks.
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Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 16
Bowling Green at Buffalo | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, October 17
Bowling Green at Akron | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
First ServeÂ
- The Falcons head on the road to battle Buffalo and Akron on Oct. 16-17. The Falcons open the weekend against the Bulls on Friday before facing off with the Zips on Saturday. Both matches are slated for a 6 p.m. start on ESPN+.
- BGSU has won five of its six conference contests this season for the second time in the past three seasons.
- Bowling Green averages 14.35 kills, 13.7 assists and 2.52 blocks per set during conference play. Each of those figures lead the MAC through the initial six matches.
- Anastasija Bozic and Avery Hobson recorded 22 kills apiece in Friday's five set victory over Ohio, marking the first time two Falcons finished with 20-or-more kills since Nov. 18th, 2023, when Lauren Hovey led the team with 28 kills and Mia Tyler added 20 in a five-set win over Ball State in the opening round of the 2023 MAC Championship.
- Otten has tallied 2,902 career assists and sits 217 away from surpassing Amber Mareski (2002-04) for third-most in the Rally Scoring Era and sixth place on the all-time leaderboard.\
- Junior Sydnie Hernandez has notched 981 career digs, 19 away from the 1,000-dig milestone and 72 away from tenth-most in the Rally Scoring Era, currently held by Yelianiz Torres (2019-22).
- Opponents are hitting at a frigid .169-clip against the Falcons' who own the lowest opponent attack percentage in program history at this point in a season since the COVID-shortened 2020-21 campaign (.157). That .169 mark is the lowest by any MAC team and is the 27th-lowest in the nation.
DIALED IN ON DEFENSE
Bowling Green continues its best defensive start for the program in six seasons with a .169 opponent attack percentage. That is the program's lowest opponent attack percentage through 17 matches since the 2020-21 season. During that COVID-shortened campaign, when BGSU played a MAC-only schedule, opponents hit just .157 through the first 15 contests. Since then, Falcon opponents have hit .200 (2021), .202 (2022), .220 (2023), .212 (2024), and .200 (2025) through 17 contests.
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OTTEN CHASING RECORDS
Senior setter Amanda Otten continues to move up Bowling Green's career assists list leaderboard during her final season. Otten entered 2026 with 2,333 career assists after three seasons in Orange and Brown and has since moved into fourth-most during the Rally Scoring Era and seventh-most all-time with 2,902 assists. Otten sits 217 assists away from claiming the third-place spot in the Rally Scoring Era and sixth place all time by surpassing Amber Mareski (2002-04) who amassed 3,119 career assists. The all-time record belongs to Linda Popovich, who recorded 4,406 assists from 1986-89 and Isabelle Marciniak's 3,916 assists (2016-19) are the most in the Rally Scoring Era. Otten's 2024 season, when she totaled 1,179 assists, ranks seventh on BGSU's Rally Scoring Era single-season list.
WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY
Bowling Green's success this season has been anchored by one of the MAC's top blocking units. The Falcons recorded 173.5 total blocks, averaging 2.63 blocks per set. Bowling Green's total blocks figure ranks 20th among the nation while the Falcons' blocks per set is the 33rd-best in the NCAA. BGSU has amassed 277 block assists and 35 solo blocks through 17 matches this season.
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
Bowling Green has piled up 12 double-doubles this season, with three different Falcons reaching the milestone. Anastasija Bozic leads the Falcons with five double doubles, while Amanda Otten has recorded four and Avery Hobson has added three. In Bowling Green's Oct. 2 meeting at Kent State, three Falcons recorded double doubles in the same match. Otten finished with 49 assists and 16 digs, Hobson posted 23 kills and 17 digs, and Bozic added 17 kills and 16 digs, marking the first time this season the Falcons had three players register double-doubles in the same match. Earlier in the year, Bowling Green had two players reach the milestone against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 24.
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BGSU VS. BUFFALO, ALL-TIME
Bowling Green leads the all-time series against Buffalo by a 45-10 margin, including a 20-6 record on the road. The Falcons have won each of the last 14 meetings dating back to 2019. During that span, BGSU has claimed 42 out of 46 sets played. In the most recent outing, Bowling Green earned a sweep which clinched a spot into the MAC Tournament. A night earlier, Otten and Bozic each posted double-doubles in a four-set victory, while the Falcon defense recorded six solo blocks, a single-match total the team has yet to surpass since.
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BGSU VS. AKRON, ALL-TIME
Bowling Green owns a 52-18 record in the all-time series against Akron dating back to 1976, including a 25-8 record on the road. The Falcons have won nine of the last 10 matchups and 29 of the last 32 meetings overall, highlighted by a stretch of ten consecutive victories from 2019 through 2024. During that recent run, Bowling Green has posted six sweeps and has not dropped a road match in Akron since 2014. The Falcons bested the Zips in five sets on Nov. 8, 2025, with Jessica Andrews leading the way with 13 kills and six blocks.
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UP NEXT
The Falcons return home for a two-match set with Central Michigan on Friday (Oct. 24) and Saturday (Oct. 25). Friday's match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start while first serve on Saturday is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media:
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
TikTok - @bgsuvolleyballÂ
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
The Falcons return home for a two-match set with Central Michigan on Friday (Oct. 24) and Saturday (Oct. 25). Friday's match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start while first serve on Saturday is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media:
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
TikTok - @bgsuvolleyballÂ
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
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