Saturday Volleyball results
Central Michigan 3, Akron 0
Western Michigan 3, Buffalo 0
Toledo 3, Northern Illinois 2
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Central Michigan 3, Akron 0 | Box Score
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Consistency has been the name of the game for senior outside hitter,
Natalia Rejment in the last two weeks of CMU Volleyball.
On Saturday afternoon, Rejment recorded her fourth-straight double-double with 19 kills and 10 digs. Rejment also tallied the achievement against Buffalo in two straight nights and on Friday night against the Zips. The mark against Akron charts her fifth of the 2025 season.
Rejment hit .500 on the outside for the Chippewas – a hitting percentage almost unheard of in that position.
The Chippewas took the sets from Akron 25-21, 25-23 and 25-22 – all closely contested sets where Central Michigan battled to scrap out victories.
In the first set, Central Michigan trailed 11-6 before tying the set at 12, using a 6-1 run to ignite the reset leading to the win. The second set was much of the same at the start, where CMU was not the first to 15 in the set, nor the first to 20. CMU utilized a 4-1 run to close out the second and officially start a hunt for the sweep.
Central Michigan was the first to 15 in set three, 15-11 and held a 3-point advantage when the 20-point mark came around. The Chippewas held the lead at 24-19 as Akron fended off three match points before CMU's
Grace Thomas sealed the deal giving the nod to Central Michigan.
Aside from Rejment, the Chippewas had some significant statistical numbers on the afternoon.
Central Michigan recorded a .280 hitting percentage as a team with 44 kills.
Keelyn Muell aided the team with 37 assists.
At the service line, Muell added two aces while
Brooklyn Conner and
Grace Thomas each added one. Rejment also led the blocking charge for Central Michigan with two solo blocks as the team combined for eight. Conner blocked four and
Abby Olin blocked three.
Hannah Langton and
Rainey Weidman, who held down the libero position for the Maroon & Gold charted 10 and 8 digs respectively.
Next up for the Chippewas: a road trip to Kent State. CMU will take on the Golden Flashes on October 23 and 24 in Kent, Ohio. First serve is a 6 p.m. both nights.
Western Michigan 3, Buffalo 0 | Box Score
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Western Michigan volleyball team earned a straight-set victory (25-11, 25-11, 25-21) at Buffalo on Saturday to earn a weekend sweep over the Bulls.
FINAL SCORE: Western Michigan 3, Buffalo 0
LOCATION: Alumni Arena (Buffalo, N.Y.)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (9-13, 6-3 MAC) | Buffalo (6-12, 3-6 MAC)
Leah Richmond registered a double-double for the second straight match after handing out 32 assists and collecting a team-high 12 digs to help the Broncos hit a season-best .317 in the contest.
Mary Clare Brusek led the WMU attack with 13 kills on a .500 hitting percentage, while
Amanda Glanton added eight kills and hit .438. Glanton also anchored the defensive effort with six blocks (3 solo, 3 assists).
Reeghan Boyer recorded double-digit digs for the fourth consecutive contest, picking up 11.
Western Michigan was out of the gates quickly, as it raced out to a 12-3 start. With the margin at 14-5, WMU reeled off five in a row to boost the cushion to 19-5, and cruised from there to a 25-11 opening-frame win.
The Broncos kept the momentum going to start the second, tallying seven of the frame's first nine points. Buffalo worked the margin down to two, 9-7, but Western Michigan answered with seven in a row to extend its advantage to 16-7. At 19-10, the Brown and Gold put together a 6-1 run to put the frame away and take a 2-0 edge into the break.
WMU got off to a hot start once again in the third, grabbing an early 8-3 edge. The Bulls fought back, closing the gap to one, 14-13. After UB once again drew to within one at 20-19, the Broncos tallied the next three points to build a 23-19 cushion. A key kill by Glanton got the visitors to match point, and a Buffalo error then sealed the victory for Western Michigan.
The Broncos return home next weekend to begin a three-match homestand with a pair of contests against Bowling Green. First serve for Friday's series opener against BGSU is slated for 6 pm.
Toledo 3, Northern Illinois 2 | Box Score
Recap coming soon...
