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Tuesday Volleyball Results
Buffalo 3, Akron 1
Ball State 3, Miami 1
 
Buffalo 3, Akron 1 | Box Score
AKRON, Ohio – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (8-10, 4-1 MAC) defeated the Akron Zips (7-10, 3-2 MAC) on Tuesday evening, 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18). The Bulls have now won four straight to improve to 4-1 in conference play.

Akron was very aggressive throughout the match on the attack. The Bulls, however, capitalized on their attacks. The Zips had 149 attempts to Buffalo's 123 and had 56 kills to the Bulls' 51. Buffalo outhit the Zips, .260 to .201. In total, Akron had 38 errors on the attack and from the service line.

It was a block party for the Bulls as they finished with a four-set season-high 14 blocks. Abby Leigh led the way with ten total blocks, setting a new career high. With her performance, A. Leigh passed Kristin Bignell (2007-11, 389) for sixth all-time in program history for total blocks in a career. Katrin Trebichavska and Luli Arcucci were key contributors at the net, as they had five and four blocks, respectively.

Mandy Leigh had her sixth double-double of the season with 42 assists and ten digs. Trebichavska also recorded her sixth double-double on the season with ten kills and 13 digs.

After having 12 digs on the night, Maria Futey passed Lindsay Matikosh (2000-03, 1,414) for fourth all-time in program history in career digs.

Ball State 3, Miami 1 | Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio - The Ball State women's volleyball team dropped its first set to rival Miami but regrouped to take the next three frames, earning the Cardinals the 3-1 victory tonight over the RedHawks.

Tonight's mid-week Mid-American Conference victory improved Ball State's overall record to 9-7 and 2-3 in league action, while the RedHawks dropped to 6-10 on the year and 0-5 in conference play.

Ball State's defense played a big role in pulling off the 3-1 (25-21, 25-12, 25-15) victory at Millett Hall.

As a team, the Cardinals registered 56 digs, with Megan Wielonski leading the way with 17. Sophie Ledbetter would also reach double-figure digs, finishing the night with 10.

Along with the solid dig performance, BSU also shined at the net in the block assist category, with the Cardinals leading the RedHawks 26-12. Both Aayinde Smith and Gwen Crull each had six block assists apiece for the Cardinals.

It wasn't a typical night offensively for BSU, with only one Cardinal reaching double-digit kills, which was Aniya Kennedy, as she wrapped up the night with 12.