MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ohio volleyball team (8-15, 6-5 MAC) handed Ball State (14-9, 10-1 MAC) its first conference loss of the season, winning the match 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-19) on Saturday, Oct. 25.
 
Ohio finished with a .406 attack percentage, 55 kills, three aces, six blocks, 53 assists and 49 digs. Ball State finished with a .141 attack percentage, 28 kills, three aces, five blocks, 28 assists and 26 digs.
 
Junior Gentry Brown (Shadyside, Ohio) was Ohio's top performer of the game against Ball State. Brown recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs. She recorded a team-high 12.0 points in addition to three assists, two blocks and one ace.
 
Freshman Bailey Blair (Louisville, Ky.) led Ohio's offense against Ball State. Blair recorded a .444 attack percentage with 11 kills and three errors on 18 total attacks. Blair also finished with 11.5 points, four digs and one block.
 
Sophomore Bryn Janke (Westfield, Wis.) tallied a team-high 25 assists while sophomore Lexi Grissett (Albany, Ohio) added 17 assists.
 
Junior Kendall Hickey (Fishers, Ind.) also finished with a team-high 11 digs. Junior Emily Waddell led Ohio in blocking with five block assists.
 
It was a relatively close first set with both teams trading points back-and-forth. Ohio pulled away slightly at the end of the set, taking a 22-19 lead. Ball State was close to tying the set several times, but the Bobcats secured the early 1-0 lead with a 25-22 win. In the first set, Ohio outperformed Ball State in kills, 20-8 but also recorded seven attack errors.
 
The Bobcats extended their lead to 2-0 after winning the second set 25-14. The competition was close until the teams were tied at 11-11. However, Ohio suddenly went on an 8-1 scoring run, isolating themselves from Ball State. Four-straight points by the Bobcats sealed the second set win for Ohio.
 
Ohio secured the 3-0 sweep over Ball State with a 25-19 win in the third set. This marked Ball State's first conference loss of the season. This win is also the Bobcats' first after four-straight losses to the Cardinals over the past four seasons.
 
The Bobcats will be back in action when they host Kent State on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. ET. The game will be available to watch on ESPN+.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo women's volleyball recorded a 3-1 victory over Miami (25-23, 20-25, 25-17, 25-15) on Saturday evening at Savage Arena.

The Rockets improved to 17-6 (8-3 MAC) on the season and have won three of their last four matches.

Sophomore Olivia Heitkamp paced the Toledo offense for the sixth consecutive match, recording 13 terminations, including six in the third set, on a .333 clip. Senior Sophie Catalano poured in nine kills and also totaled a .333 hitting percentage.

Four Rockets totaled double-figure digs, led by sophomore libero Grace Freiberger with a team-best 15 digs to go along with two service aces. Senior Macy Medors added 12 digs while redshirt sophomore middle blocker Sierra Pertzborn recorded a career-best 10 digs in addition to six kills and two service aces. Junior Avery Adamski also added 10 digs and four assists.

Redshirt sophomore Kayla Ozanich tallied a career-best eight total blocks to go along with eight kills, while senior setter Kelsey Smith totaled 37 assists and nine digs on the night.

The Rockets totaled 10 team blocks, marking the third consecutive match this season with double-figure blocks and the 11th contest this season with 10-plus blocks.

AKRON, OHIO -The Akron volleyball team took down the Northern Illinois Huskies in four sets (28-26, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17) Saturday at James A Rhodes Arena.

The Zips rattled off nine aces, led by three from Lyndi Wolf, while Vanessa Del Real, Martina Villani and Reilly Chausse each had two. 

The Blue and Gold's offense, which featured three Zips in double-figure kills, was paced by Delaney Gash, who finished with 15 kills on the day. Gabby Brissett added 14 with a hitting percentage of .462 while Lyndi Wolf chipped in with 13 to go with a .522 hitting percentage. Defensively, Akron had two players reach double figures in digs as Vanessa Del Real had 21 and Jaryn Morgan had 10. From the front row, Chidera Ozoh contributed eight blocks and Wolf added six rejections. Villani added 46 assists to bolster the Zips offense.

The conference win improved Akron's record to 11-11 overall and 4-7 in MAC action.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan senior Mary Clare Brusek put down a career-high 23 kills to help the Broncos come from behind for a second straight day to defeat Bowling Green in five sets (23-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-12, 15-8).   
 
Brusek’s career-high 23 kills came on a blistering .526 hitting percentage. It marked the 11th straight double-digit kill performance for the WMU senior.
 
Leah Richmond posted her 18th double-double of the season and became the first Bronco to have a 20/20 match in 2025 as she tallied 49 assists and a career-high 22 digs. Joining Brusek in double-figures was Annalise Patchett, who put down 14 kills while hitting .323.
 
Defensively, Western Michigan notched 12 blocks, buoyed by Amanda Glanton’s team-leading eight rejections (2 solo, 6 assists). Reeghan Boyer registered 17 digs for the second straight contest.
 
A four-point run helped WMU get out to a 10-6 advantage in the opening stanza. Bowling Green countered with eight of the next 10 to move ahead, 14-12. With BG’s edge sitting at 16-15, the visitors then tallied four straight points to extend the margin to 20-15. The Broncos fended off a pair of set points to get to within one, 24-23, but BGSU grabbed the next point to claim the set.
 
Western Michigan got off to a strong start in the second, building an early 12-5 cushion. The Falcons eventually whittled the margin down to 20-17, but the Brown and Gold responded with a 5-2 run to close out the frame and even the contest at one set apiece.
 
The Broncos started fast in the third frame as well, rolling out to a 9-3 advantage. At 10-4, Bowling Green tallied four consecutive points to trim the gap to 10-8. WMU built its cushion back to four on a couple of occasions, including at 20-16. The Falcons then roared back with four straight points to ignite a 9-1 surge which gave the visitors the set, 25-21.
 
In the fourth, Western Michigan used a 10-3 run to break a 4-4 deadlock and open up a 14-7 lead. At 16-9, the Broncos reeled off another six straight points to stretch the margin to 22-9, putting the frame beyond reach and sending the two teams to a decisive fifth for the second consecutive day.  
 
A three-point burst helped WMU grab a 6-3 edge in the final stanza. With the gap at 7-5, Western Michigan tallied another three consecutive points to jump-start an 8-3 run which sealed the victory.  
 
The Broncos conclude their three-match homestand on Tuesday evening as they welcome Northern Illinois to University Arena for a 6 pm contest. For tickets to any WMU volleyball home match, visit wmubroncos.com/tickets.