Women's Volleyball

Chippewas, Bulls Start the Weekend with Road Wins

Thursday Volleyball results
Buffalo 3, Eastern Michigan 0
Central Michigan 3, Kent State 1
 
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Buffalo 3, Eastern Michigan 0 | Box Score
YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Buffalo Bulls volleyball team (7-12, 4-6 MAC) got themselves back in the win column with a sweep over the Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-13, 2-8 MAC) on the road, 25-20, 25-20, 25-17.

For the second time this season, three Bulls recorded double-doubles in the same match. Manoela Forlin finished with a match-high 15 kills with 14 digs as freshman Emerson Matthews had 14 kills and 10 digs. Setter Maddie Mitchell tallied 33 assists and 13 digs.

Saddie Gladhill had 11 digs as Keira Kleidon finished with 23 of her own. Kleidon also led the team in aces with three. Ava Kanj continues to be a force at the net as she finished with five total blocks. Luli Arcucci and Tehya Shaw each had three blocks on the night.

The Bulls limited the Eagles' attack to just a .134 hitting percentage as they hit .217.

UP NEXT
The Bulls will stay in Ypsilanti as they'll face the Eagles tomorrow at 6 p.m.


Central Michigan 3, Kent State 1 | Box Score 
KENT, Ohio – The Central Michigan Volleyball team collected a fourth consecutive win with a 3-1 victory over Kent State. The Chippewas reach the .500 mark in MAC play, moving to 8-14 overall, and 5-5 in the conference. The Golden Flashes shift to 8-13 and 3-7 in the conference.

CMU and Kent State will face off again for a rematch on Friday at 6 p.m. at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio.

The Golden Flashes committed seven service errors through the four sets, and commonly in momentum areas that sent the side-out back to the Chippewas.

Grace Thomas and Natalia Rejment led all scorers with 17 and 12 kills, respectively. Thomas hit an incredibly efficient .647 out of the middle, helping the Chippewas reach their .275 hitting percentage as a team. The two combined for nine blocks, Thomas on seven of them. The seven blocks for Thomas grab her a new four-set career high.

Central Michigan recorded 10 service aces on the night – tying the season high for a four-set match. Three of those aces came from the hands of Rejment, and two from both Thomas and Izzy Swiercz.

Abby Olin recorded a career high 10 digs as well with one block and six kills.