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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio --- The Bowling Green State University volleyball team captured the MAC Tournament Championship, their first since 2012, on Saturday (April 3) with a 3-1 win over Western Michigan. The win gives the Falcons an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament with the selection show taking place on Sunday (April 4) at 4 p.m. on ESPNU. In this match, the Falcons were paced by the trio of Petra Indrova, Katelyn Meyer, and Jacqueline Askin, with all three registering 15 or more kills in the match while the team maintained a .305 hitting percentage. Across the board the Falcons saw a team attack to achieve the win, marking the program's third MAC Tournament Championship in program history.

Play-By-Play Notes

 *   The Falcons started hot with a 5-0 run to begin the match, quickly prompting the first timeout coming from the Western Michigan bench.

 *   The first run would set the tone for the set, seeing multiple runs of 3-0 or more for the Falcons. With the score at 18-10 Bowling Green and in the midst of another 3-0 run, Western paused the action with their first timeout.

 *   The momentum from the runs would stay through the set as the Falcons captured a 1-0 advantage with a 25-17 first set score.

 *   The second set began back-and-forth between the teams. The Falcons used a 3-0 run to tie it up at 10-10, but the Broncos answered with a 3-0 run of their own to reclaim the lead, seeing Bowling Green call timeout.

 *   Western Michigan would hold the lead to a 25-16 score to tie the match at one set each.

 *   The third set began close, but the Orange and Brown were able to string together a 5-0 run to take a 12-6 lead and force a timeout from Western.

 *   Western Michigan battled back, but a late 3-0 run for the Falcons reclaimed the lead at 22-20 before a Broncos' timeout. The Falcons would then close out the set with a score of 25-22 to push the match score to 2-1.

 *   The fourth set began close as well, but a 4-0 run for the Falcons created a 10-6 lead that led to a Western Michigan timeout. The Falcons would maintain the lead to the next timeout being at 18-15.

 *   The Falcons would use a 4-0 run to push the score to 22-16 before taking the set, the match and the championship with a 25-20 score.

2020-21 MAC Volleyball All-Tournament Team
Avarie Powell, Miami
Vera Giacomazzi, Ohio
Rachel Bontrager, Western Michigan
Logan Case, Western Michigan
Jacqueline Askin, Bowling Green
Petra Indrova, Bowling Green
Katelyn Meyer, Bowling Green - MVP