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Friday, October 23
Bowling Green, Ohio
6 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
16-4,8-1MAC
3
vs
1
Central Michigan
0-22,0-9MAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Mich. | 18 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Bowling Green | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Hailey Pettit-Mastroianni, BGSU Athletics
October 23, 2026 | Volleyball
Hobson, Molnau, Bozic Lead the Falcons to Victory Friday Night at the Stroh Center
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Three Falcons tallied double-digit kills to lead Bowling Green to a 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-15, 25-14) victory over Central Michigan in Mid-American Conference volleyball action on Friday evening inside the Stroh Center.
Bowling Green won its fifth consecutive match and improved to 16-4 overall and 8-1 in conference action. With the loss, Central Michigan remains winless and fell to 0-22 and 0-9 in MAC play this season.
Senior Avery Hobson recorded a team-high 18 kills on 36 attempts to finish at a .333 hitting efficiency. Sophomore Karli Molnau added 12 kills while fellow second-year Anastasija Bozic finished with 11 to round out the trifecta of Falcons that tallied 10-or-more kills. Senior Amanda Otten dished out 42 assists to a Falcon offense that hit at a .328-clip as a team. Junior Sydnie Hernandez registered a team-best 15 digs while sophomore Cecily Waynar recorded a match-high six block assists.
Taylor Cripe led Central Michigan where she accounted for 23 of the Chippewa's 42 kills that she registered off 50 attempts to notch a .320 attack percentage. Audrey Hackney recorded a team-high 33 assists while Cripe led the Chippewas with 13 digs on the defensive side.
Bowling Green powered its way to a 25-18 set victory to open the match but fell in the second set by a 26-24 margin.
The Orange and Brown won 10 of the first 13 points in the third frame and stretch the lead to as many as 14 points at 22-8, their longest lead at any point this season. The Chippewas pieced together a 7-2 run but a kill from Hobson eliminated any hopes of a comeback and gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead in the match.
With the two sides level at 8-8 in the fourth set, BGSU opened used a 9-4 stretch to create an 18-14 advantage where they went a run of seven consecutive points to claim the match.
Falcon Facts
Up Next
The Falcons close out the weekend Central Michigan tomorrow. First serve between the Falcons and Chippewas is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will stream live on ESPN+.
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FALCONS WIN!!! #AyZiggy | #BGVB26 https://t.co/MsnuOyiUEB
— BGSU Volleyball (@BGSUVolleyball) October 24, 2026
Bowling Green won its fifth consecutive match and improved to 16-4 overall and 8-1 in conference action. With the loss, Central Michigan remains winless and fell to 0-22 and 0-9 in MAC play this season.
Senior Avery Hobson recorded a team-high 18 kills on 36 attempts to finish at a .333 hitting efficiency. Sophomore Karli Molnau added 12 kills while fellow second-year Anastasija Bozic finished with 11 to round out the trifecta of Falcons that tallied 10-or-more kills. Senior Amanda Otten dished out 42 assists to a Falcon offense that hit at a .328-clip as a team. Junior Sydnie Hernandez registered a team-best 15 digs while sophomore Cecily Waynar recorded a match-high six block assists.
Taylor Cripe led Central Michigan where she accounted for 23 of the Chippewa's 42 kills that she registered off 50 attempts to notch a .320 attack percentage. Audrey Hackney recorded a team-high 33 assists while Cripe led the Chippewas with 13 digs on the defensive side.
Bowling Green powered its way to a 25-18 set victory to open the match but fell in the second set by a 26-24 margin.
The Orange and Brown won 10 of the first 13 points in the third frame and stretch the lead to as many as 14 points at 22-8, their longest lead at any point this season. The Chippewas pieced together a 7-2 run but a kill from Hobson eliminated any hopes of a comeback and gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead in the match.
With the two sides level at 8-8 in the fourth set, BGSU opened used a 9-4 stretch to create an 18-14 advantage where they went a run of seven consecutive points to claim the match.
Falcon Facts
- Bowling Green now leads the all-time series with a 39-28 record and has won 12 of the last 15 matchups dating back to 2016.
- BGSU has won eight of its first nine conference contests for the sixth time in the past 10 years.
- Otten reached 3,000 career assists on Friday evening, becoming the seventh Falcon in program history to join the 3,000 assists club.
- Bowling Green's total kills (60), assists (55) and attack percentage (.328) are the most in any four set match this season.
- BGSU tied its season-high for aces in a match during conference play with eight on Friday. The Falcons have recorded five-or-more aces on four occasions during conference play and 13 instances over the entire season.
- Bowling Green out-blocked Central Michigan by an 11-9 margin. The Falcons have won the blocking battle 11 times this season and have posted a perfect 11-0 record in those contests.
- Waynar led the Falcons in blocks for the second consecutive match and for the fourth time in conference play.
- Redshirt sophomore Kate Eigner led all players with a career-high three service aces. She has tallied at least one aces in four of her 12 appearances this season.
Up Next
The Falcons close out the weekend Central Michigan tomorrow. First serve between the Falcons and Chippewas is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will stream live 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
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CMU
BGSU
Kills
42
60
Errors
24
17
Attempts
122
133
Hitting %
.148
.323
Points
51.0
79.0
Assists
41
55
Aces
1
8
Blocks
8
11
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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