Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, October 2
Kent, Ohio
6 p.m.
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Kent State
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
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| Bowling Green | 26 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| Kent St. | 24 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics
Volleyball Suffers Five Set Defeat to Kent State
October 02, 2026 | Volleyball
Kent, Ohio – Senior Avery Hobson recorded a season-high 23 kills, but it was not enough as Bowling Green fell to Kent State in five sets (26-24, 22-25, 19-25, 25-13, 12-15) in Mid-American Conference volleyball action on Friday evening at the M.A.C. Center.
Sophomore Anastasija Bozic added 17 kills and sophomore Karli Molnau tallied 15. Senior Amanada Otten dished out a match-high 49 assists while Hobson was credited with a team-best 17 digs. As a team, BG recorded a 72-53 advantage in assists throughout the match.
Macie Moreland led the victorious Golden Flashes with 15 kills while hitting at a .271-clip. Mercedez Brown recorded a match-high 22 digs and Adalynn Ginley was credited with seven block assists.
The Falcons outlasted the Golden Flashes in the opening set, rallying late to claim a narrow 26-24 victory. Neither team led by more than three points throughout the frame as the two sides traded momentum in a back-and-forth battle. Trailing by one, BGSU ended the set on a 5-1 run to take a 1-0 advantage in the match.
Kent State answered in the second set, using an early surge to take control and even the match with a 25-22 win before taking the lead with a 25-19 victory in the third frame of play.
Leading by just one point at 11-10, BGSU rattled off six straight points to open a seven-point lead. A few points later, the Orange and Brown tallied seven consecutive points to win the set with a 25-13 victory.
In the fifth set, Kent State claimed four of the set's initial five points. Trailing 6-3, BGSU used a 9-4 run to take an 11-10 lead, however the Golden Flashes won five of the next six points to close the match.
Falcon Facts
Up Next
Bowling Green returns home to face Ohio on Thursday and Friday. Both matches are scheduled for a 6 p.m. start on ESPN+.
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 - @bgsuvolleyball
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
Sophomore Anastasija Bozic added 17 kills and sophomore Karli Molnau tallied 15. Senior Amanada Otten dished out a match-high 49 assists while Hobson was credited with a team-best 17 digs. As a team, BG recorded a 72-53 advantage in assists throughout the match.
Macie Moreland led the victorious Golden Flashes with 15 kills while hitting at a .271-clip. Mercedez Brown recorded a match-high 22 digs and Adalynn Ginley was credited with seven block assists.
The Falcons outlasted the Golden Flashes in the opening set, rallying late to claim a narrow 26-24 victory. Neither team led by more than three points throughout the frame as the two sides traded momentum in a back-and-forth battle. Trailing by one, BGSU ended the set on a 5-1 run to take a 1-0 advantage in the match.
Kent State answered in the second set, using an early surge to take control and even the match with a 25-22 win before taking the lead with a 25-19 victory in the third frame of play.
Leading by just one point at 11-10, BGSU rattled off six straight points to open a seven-point lead. A few points later, the Orange and Brown tallied seven consecutive points to win the set with a 25-13 victory.
In the fifth set, Kent State claimed four of the set's initial five points. Trailing 6-3, BGSU used a 9-4 run to take an 11-10 lead, however the Golden Flashes won five of the next six points to close the match.
Falcon Facts
- Friday's contest marked the 96th all-time meeting between the two programs. BGSU leads the series with a 71-25 record and has won 12 out of the last 13 meetings.
- Hobson's 23 kills was a season-best and one short of tying her career-high 24 kills set against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 12, 2025.
- The Falcons served up eight aces for the fourth time this season and is the highest single-match service ace total during conference play.
- Otten has accumulated 2,820 career assists, 51 assists away from matching Sam Fish (2007-10) who holds the seventh-most assists in program history and the fourth highest in the Rally Scoring Era.
- Hernandez notched her 950th career dig, 50 away from the 1,000-dig milestone.
Up Next
Bowling Green returns home to face Ohio on Thursday and Friday. Both matches are scheduled for a 6 p.m. start on ESPN+.
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 - @bgsuvolleyball
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
BGSU
KentSt
Kills
72
57
Errors
32
16
Attempts
201
179
Hitting %
.199
.229
Points
86.0
75.0
Assists
72
53
Aces
8
5
Blocks
6
13
Game Leaders
Kills
23
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
17
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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