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Toledo Rockets (13-3, 4-0 MAC)
Tuesday, Oct. 7 / vs. Bowling Green / Savage Arena / 6:00 p.m. / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 10 / at Ball State / Muncie, Ind. / 6:00 p.m. / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 11 / at Ball State / Muncie, Ind. / 4:00 p.m. / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats

Women's volleyball hosts Bowling Green for the first edition of the Battle of I-75 at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Savage Arena before hitting the road to take on Ball State in Muncie, Ind., this weekend. Both the Rockets and the Falcons are 4-0 in MAC play coming into the contest. Toledo has won seven-straight matches and sits at 13-3 overall this season, the best start in school history. Sophomore Olivia Heitkamp is leading the offense, averaging 2.62 kills/set, while sophomore libero Grace Freiberger is second in the MAC with 4.24 digs/set.


Bowling Green Falcons (10-6, 4-0 MAC) 
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball team will put their 4-0 MAC record to the test this week with three conference contests on deck. The Falcons will begin against the rival Toledo Rockets on Tuesday (Oct. 7) at Savage Arena with a 6 p.m. start. Both Bowling Green and Toledo will head into the match with undefeated 4-0 records in MAC play. From there, the Orange and Brown will transition back home to the Stroh Center to host Northern Illinois for two matches on Oct. 9 and 10, both 6 p.m. first serves. Thursday night will be a White Out at the Stroh Center while Friday will be Alumni Night for the program.

BGSU Schedule This Week
Tuesday, Oct. 7 | BGSU at Toledo | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, Oct. 9 | BGSU vs. Northern Illinois | 6 p.m. | White Out | ESPN+
Friday, Oct. 10 | BGSU vs. Northern Illinois | 6 p.m. | Alumni Night | ESPN+

First Serve 

• Bowling Green begins the week against Toledo, a match between two of the three teams in the MAC to start 4-0. Additionally, the Falcons have won 13-straight road conference regular season matches while Toledo is 5-0 at home this season.
• The Falcons will return home on Thursday with a 3-0 home start on the season, the best home record to start a season since beginning 5-0 during the 2021 campaign. Going back to last season, the Falcons have won eight consecutive matches when playing at home during the regular season.
• Bowling Green is off to a 4-0 start this season. A win would give the Falcons a 5-0 MAC start in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2020-21. 
• The Falcons head into the weekend having won eight of their last nine matches. The only loss during the streak was to Michigan State, who was 8-0 at the time. MSU is now 12-2 with their only losses being a three-setter to #12 Minnesota and a five-set match against Illinois, who was receiving votes at the time of the match. 
• Bowling Green had the third-hardest non-conference schedule in the MAC behind only Ball State and Ohio. While BGSU is 10-6 on the season, they hold a record of 10-2 when playing teams that aren't receiving votes in the nation's top 25 poll.  
• With the 4-0 MAC start, the Falcons have now won 400 MAC regular season matches, in program history, becoming the fourth team in the conference to hit the mark, joining Western Michigan, Ball State and Miami (OH). 

BGSU Reaches MAC Milestone
Starting the MAC schedule 4-0, the Falcons quickly hit a MAC milestone, reaching 400 conference wins as a program. Bowling Green is the fourth team in conference history to reach the mark, joining Western Michigan, Ball State, and Miami (OH). The RedHawks also hit the mark earlier this season. Ohio is also nearing the mark, currently with 392 MAC wins. During BGSU's program history, the Falcons have put together a record of 400-276 for a .592 winning percentage in MAC regular season matches.

Road MAC Warriors
The Falcons head into the week riding a 13-match winning streak in regular-season road MAC contests. The streak dates back to Nov. 3, 2023 after going a perfect 9-0 on the road in the MAC last season. A win over Toledo would also give BGSU a 3-0 record on the road against MAC foes this year, which would be the first time with a 3-0 road MAC start in back-to-back seasons since going 5-0 in 2021 and an undefeated 11-0 in 2020. On the other side, Toledo is undefeated this year at home with a 5-0 record while also riding a seven-match overall win streak.

 

Ball State Cardinals (8-8, 4-0 MAC) 
It will be a busy week for the Ball State women's volleyball team with three matches on the docket ... The first, a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday match up versus travel partner Miami at Millett Hall ... The Cardinals will then welcome Toledo to Worthen Arena for a pair of weekend matches ... The teams will battle at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.
      
WHEN IN WORTHEN: The Cardinals boast a 326-103 (.760) all-time record inside Worthen Arena, including an 84-41 (.672) mark against non-conference foes and a 242-62 (.796) ledger versus league foes ... Overall, no MAC opponent owns a winning record inside Worthen Arena, as the Cardinals have at least a .630 winning percentage against all league schools on its current home floor ... This weekend's foe Toledo is 3-28 all-time in Worthen Arena.
 
BALL STATE IN THE MAC: With a perfect 4-0 record in MAC play this season, Ball State maintains its status as the winningest program in league play with a 463-225 (.673) all-time MAC mark ... Western Michigan is second on the list, three matches behind the Cardinals at 460-228 (.669), while Miami is fourth at 401-287 (.583) and Toledo is 11th at 229-458 (.333).
 
BALL STATE QUICK HITS:
• Sophomore outside Carson Tyler has been one of the nation's top attackers so far this season, ranking fifth nationally with 279 kills for a MAC-best 4.29 kills-per-set average ... She has reached double-digit kills in all 16 matches so far this season, including a career-high 28 kills versus Cincinnati (Sept. 18), 26 kills versus James Madison (Sept. 14) and 21 kills at UConn (Sept. 5) ... Last season, Tyler averaged 3.34 kills per set to become the first player in program history to earn AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year accolades.
 
• With double-digit kills in all 16 matches this season, Carson Tyler has raised her career total to 36 matches ... She needs seven more matches in double figures to break into the top 20 in program history at 43 ... In addition, Tyler is one of just nine players in program history to register 20-or-more kills in at least 10 career matches.
 
• A six-rotation player, Carson Tyler is currently second on the squad with 168 digs this season ... She has recorded kill/dig double-doubles in nine matches this season, with her latest coming in last Friday's 3-1 win over Western Michigan ... Tyler registered career-high 19 digs in the win at Marquette (Sept. 12) and collected 18 versus Cal Poly (Aug. 31) and James  Madison (Sept. 14) ... Tyler also leads Ball State's primary passers with a .971 reception percentage, successfully passing 367 of the 378 serves she has faced ... Tyler also led the Cardinals' primary passers with a .963 reception percentage last season by successfully passing 650 of the team-high 675 serves she faced.
 
• Graduate outside Noelle VanOort has made quite an impact during her first six weeks playing for the Cardinals, smashing 207 total kills, collecting 144 digs and hitting .257 (207-62-.257) ... A member of the Golden Gopher Invitational All-Tournament Team, VanOort has tallied double digit kills in 13 of BSU's 16 matches, including a season-high 20 kills twice ... Throw in 97 matches with double-figure kills during her career at Indiana Tech and VanOort has been credited with at least 10 kills in 110 collegiate matches ... She has also raised her collegiate total to 11 matches with 20+ kills, including a 20/20 effort Nov. 5, 2022, with 23 kills and 25 digs versus Siena Heights.
    
• Sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter paces the Ball State defense with 256 digs and a 3.94 digs-per-set average this season ... The total currently ranks second among MAC defenders, while the average is third ... Ledbetter has recorded double-digit digs in 14 of BSU's 16 matches, upping her career total to 37 ... The effort includes a career-high tying 27 digs versus Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 20) and 26 digs in the season-opener versus St. Thomas (Aug. 29).
  
• Junior Lindsey Green and freshman Reese Axness have combined to lead the Ball State offense to a .255 attack percentage so far this season which is first in the MAC and 47th nationally ... The mark includes a .285 rate of success over the team's four MAC matches ... Green, who dished out a career-high 51 assists twice this season, currently ranks eighth in the MAC with a 7.92 assists-per-set average, with her 507 total assists ranking 73rd nationally ... She also leads the squad with 22 service aces ... Axness, meanwhile, enters the week with a 4.23 assists-per-set average and has served up seven aces.
 
• Junior middle Gwen Crull has turned up the offensive heat over the last three weeks, reaching double-digit kills for the four three times in her collegiate career ... She started with a career-high 12 kills versus Cincinnati (Sept. 18) and followed with 11 two matches later versus Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 20) ... She tied her career-high with 12 more kills at Akron (Sept. 26) and added 11 more last Friday vs. Western Michigan ... Crull also leads the Ball State defense with a 0.76 blocks-per-set average, including 10 total blocks last week.
 
• Junior middle Camryn Wise enters the week leading the Mid-American Conference with a .374 attack percentage ... She has hit .300-or-better in 11 of the team's 16 matches, paced by a season-high .579 (12-1-19) rate of success at Marquette (Sept. 12) ... Looking at just league matches, Wise's mark jumps up to .471 with just two errors on 51 swings, to go along with 26 kills ... Wise has hit at least .385 in all four MAC outings, starting with a .545 (6-0-11) effort at Buffalo (Sept. 25)
 

Miami RedHawks (9-7, 3-1 MAC) 
The Red and White continue conference play at home against Ball State on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks continue conference play by traveling to Ohio for a pair of matches on Friday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m.

NUMBERS WATCH: Gentry Warrick is currently tied for fourth all-time in Miami history with 1.00 career blocks per set. She holds a total of 75 career solo blocks (sixth all-time in Miami history). Warrick also ranks third in the nation in total blocks (88) and 14th in blocks per set (1.49). Warrick leads the MAC in both total blocks and blocks per set currently. The Red and White stand at eighth in the country in team total blocks (159) as well. Senior Hayden Hicks has recorded a total of 1,992 assists, and senior Lindsay Kahren has 965 digs in her career.

RECENT ACTION: Last week, Miami went 1-1, as it earned a three-set victory over Northern Illinois on Friday. Offensively, junior outside hitter Chelsea Williams recorded 2.50 kills per set while maintaining a .375 hitting percentage. Defensively, Senior libero/defensive specialist Lindsay Kahren totaled 37 digs (5.29 digs/set) and went 42-for-43 (.977) in serve receive. Senior setter Hayden Hicks and sophomore setter Kamryn Utley also made a huge impact on the RedHawks' success, as they combined for 69 assists (9.9 assists/set), helping Miami to 82 kills (11.7 kills/set) on the week.
 

Western Michigan Broncos (6-11, 3-1 MAC)
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team wraps up its three-match road swing on Tuesday night as it travels to DeKalb, Ill., to face NIU.

WMU (6-11, 3-1 MAC) vs NIU (9-4, 2-2)
Tuesday, Oct. 7 | 7 pm | WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS

END OF THE ROAD
Western Michigan wraps up its stretch of three consecutive road contests on Tuesday evening as it heads to DeKalb, Ill., to face Northern Illinois.

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos split the first two matches of this road swing, winning at Miami in four on Thursday and falling at Ball State in four on Friday. Leah Richmond collected two more double-doubles for the Brown and Gold, averaging 10.88 assists per set and 3.50 digs per set for the week. Mary Clare Brusek paced WMU in kills for the week, putting down 3.13 per set on a .311 hitting percentage.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
Leah Richmond continues to rack up the double-doubles for the Broncos, and picked up two more last week to run her double-double streak to eight consecutive matches. The redshirt freshman recorded 45 assists and 16 digs in Thursday's win at Miami, and followed that up with 42 assists and 12 digs on Friday at Ball State to increase her season double-double total to 13. For the year, Richmond now leads the MAC in both total assists (626) and assists per set (9.63), with her assist total ranking as the fourth-highest in NCAA Division I. She also ranks just outside of the top-10 in the Mid-American Conference in digs per set at 3.22.

LEAGUE-LEADING LIBERO
Elana Erickson has flourished as WMU's new libero this season. The sophomore has won a pair of MAC Defensive Player of the Week awards and currently sits atop the conference in both total digs (309) and digs per set (4.75). Erickson's 309 digs rank 13th in all of NCAA Division I, while her 4.75 digs per set are 26th nationally. Led by their new libero, the Broncos rank fifth in the nation in total digs (1,125) and ninth in digs per set (17.31).

BRONCO BLOCK PARTY
Western Michigan has recorded double-digit blocks in each of its four conference matches. After recording 16 blocks in the two matches last week, including a season-high 10 in the win at Miami, senior Amanda Glanton leads the conference with 28 total blocks and an average of 1.65 blocks per set in MAC play. As a team, WMU (2.71) is just behind league leader Bowling Green (2.73) in blocks per set in conference play and ranks third in league play in opposing hitting percentage at .143.
 

Northern Illinois Huskies (9-4, 2-2 MAC) 
Tuesday, Oct. 7: vs. Western Michigan, 6 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
Thursday, Oct. 9: at Bowling Green, 5 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 10: at Bowling Green, 5 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats

Huskie volleyball returns to Victor E. Court for a midweek matchup against the Broncos of Western Michigan on Tuesday, October 7 at 6 p.m. before traveling to Bowling Green for games on Thursday and Friday, October 9 and 10.
 
Ava Grevengoed and Emma McCartney lead the Huskies offense with over 2.90 kills per set as Autumn Flynn and Jordyn Tynsky lead the Huskies behind the service line with a combined 40 service aces. With 47 blocks, Rylea Alvin leads the Huskies in that defensive category while Tynsky has 3.65 digs per set. Alvin and Tynsky are in the top-10 in the MAC for blocks per set, aces per set, and digs per set respectively.


Kent State Golden Flashes (7-8, 2-2 MAC)
The Kent State volleyball team returns to action at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday and will host Ohio in a Mid-American Conference contest that is scheduled for 6 p.m.

PREVIEWING THE FLASHES
Kent State (7-8, 2-2 MAC) was finally able to play on the brand new court inside of the M.A.C. Center this past weekend and opened the home schedule with wins over Buffalo (3-0) and rival Akron (3-1). Led by middle blockers Adalynn Ginley and Nadia Miller, the Golden Flashes averaged 3.71 blocks per set and held their opponents to a .077 hitting percentage over the two matches. Both recorded double-digit blocks and also made big contributions to the offense. Miller (19 kills) and Ginley (14 kills) both hit above .500 for the weekend.

Senior Mackenzie McGuire has been among the best offensive players in the MAC this and ranks second in kills per set (4.07) and third in points per set (4.60). McGuire is No. 47 nationally with 224 total kills. She has recorded at least 10 kills in 13 of 15 matches.

A trio of newcomers have made immediate impacts to Kent State's attack, as freshman Macie Moreland (95), junior Mercedez Brown (91) and Ginley (76) are the next three kills leaders. Ginley ranks second in the MAC in hitting percentage (.339) and sixth in blocks per set (1.15).

Junior Christina Vigil ranks fifth in the MAC at 9.18 assists per set and also leads the Flashes at 2.58 digs per set.

MCGUIRE MAKING HER MARK
The only four-year member of the program, outside hitter Mackenzie McGuire officially entered the Kent State record book on Sept. 6 against Morgan State as the 17th member of the 1,000 kills club. She moved into the No. 8 spot on the Flashes career list during Saturday's match against Akron and enters the weekend with 1,139 kills.

McGuire tallied the 500th dig of her career during the Morgan State match.

Akron Zips (8-7, 1-3 MAC)
AKRON, Ohio -  Akron returns to James A. Rhodes Arena on Tuesday, October 7, to battle the Buffalo Bulls before traveling to Western Michigan for a pair of games starting on Thursday, October 9.

How To Follow The Action
(Tuesday) Buffalo: Stats | Video
(Thursday) Western Michigan: Stats | Video
(Friday) Western Michigan: Stats | Video

Zips At A Glance:
Akron enters the week with an 8-7 overall record and a 1-3 record in the MAC.

The Zips split the previous week with a 3-1 win at Ohio while falling 3-1 at Kent State.

Akron starts the week with Buffalo at the JAR on Tuesday, while traveling to battle Western Michigan on Thursday and Friday.

Delaney Gash led the Zips' offense with 40 kills the past week, which featured a 24 kill performance and a .366 hitting percentage at Ohio. Martina Villani led Akron in assists with 85. Villani had 53 at Ohio while recording a double-double behind a career-high 15 digs. She also set a career-high in blocks (4) at Kent State. Lyndi Wolf set a career-high in blocks (7) at Kent State, while Vanessa Del Real recorded 35 digs on the week and tied her career-high in aces (5) at Kent State.

The Zips are led by Gash in kills (225) and points (240) while Villani leads the way in assists (569). Del Real is the leader in aces (31) and digs (220). Chidera Ozoh is the Zips' leader in blocks (61).

Milestones To Watch For:

• Vanessa Del Real is 421 digs from tying Jennifer Borton (1992-95) for 10th in all-time digs (1,469).
• Del Real is 18 aces away from tying Ashley Lewis (1997-2000) for 10th in all-time aces (136).
• Del Real is 164 assists away from 500 as a Zip.
• Martina Villani is 146 assists away from 1,000 as a Zip.
• Maureen Mathews is 348 kills away from 1,000 career kills.
• Mathews is 286 points away from 1,000 in her career.
• Reilly Chausse is 205 digs away from 500 as a Zip.
• Delaney Gash is 127 kills away from 500 as a Zip.
• Gash is 99.5 points away from 500 as a Zip.
• Jordyn Aeschliman is 17 kills away from 100 as a Zip.
• Chidera Ozoh is 39 blocks away from 100 as a Zip.
• Lyndi Wolf is 1 kill away from 100 as a Zip.
• Gabby Brissett is 223 kills away from 500 as a Zip.
• Brissett is 161 kills away from 750 career kills.

Leaders In The MAC 
Akron ranks in the top-five in the MAC in points per set (2nd - 16.80), hitting % (3rd - .219), , fewest opp assists per set (5th - 11.25), total assists (4th - 734), assists per set (2nd - 12.23),  fewest opp kills per set (5th - 12.23), total kills (3rd - 798), kills per set (2nd - 13.30), total blocks (5th - 98), total aces (4th - 75), aces per set (5th - 1.74), fewest opp digs (5th - 775), and fewest opp digs per set (4th - 12.46).

Individually, the Zips see Delaney Gash ranked 3rd in total kills (225) and kills per set (3.95) while ranked 4th in total points (240) and 5th in points per set (4.21). Maureen Mathews is 5th in total kills (214), 6th in kills per set (3.57), 6th in total points (230) and 7th in points per set (3.83). Vanessa Del Real is 1st in total aces (31), 2nd in aces per set, (.52), 6th in total digs and 5th in digs per set (3.67). Martina Villani is 3rd in total assists (569) and assists per set (9.48). Chidera Ozoh is 5th in total blocks (61) and 7th in blocks per set (1.02).

What's Next?
Akron stays on the road as it travels to Central Michigan for a pair of conference contests on October 17 and 18.

Buffalo Bulls (4-9, 1-3 MAC) 
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (4-9, 1-3 MAC) will stay on the road for their final match of a three-match road trip on Tuesday when they play the Akron Zips (8-7, 1-3 MAC). The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

The Bulls have won their last six matches over the Zips. Head Coach Scott Smith is 11-2 against Akron, but the Zips hold the overall series record at 31-26.

After falling to the Kent State Golden Flashes on Friday, the Bulls came away with their first conference win of the season over Ohio, 19-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13. Emerson Matthews had a career night against the Bobcats. She finished with 25 kills and 27.0 points to go with her .315 hitting percentage. The last Bull to finish with 25 kills in a match was Manoela Forlin against Niagara (9/18/24).

In the five-set win, Maddie Mitchell recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 46 assists and 14 digs.

Sophomore middle blocker Ava Kanj had a solid outing against the Bobcats as she tallied six kills on 11 attacks for a .455 hitting percentage. Her stat line set career highs.

Over the course of the weekend, Matthews led the Bulls with 4.38 kills per set and 5.13 points per set to go along with a .232 hitting percentage. She also added 17 digs over the course of the matches.

ABOUT THE BULLS
 • Junior Manoela Forlin has 10+ kills in nine of the 13 matches this season.
• In just conference play, Emerson Matthews is second and third in the MAC in kills per set (4.21) and points per set (4.82), respectfully. She also has the most kills in a MAC match with 25 against Ohio (10/4/25).
• Preseason All-MAC honoree Manoela Forlin and Emerson Matthews have been the Bulls' one-two punch on the offensive attack. Through the entire season, Forlin is averaging 3.36 kills per set as Matthews has 3.24.
• Maddie Mitchell has four double-doubles on the season, including one against Robert Morris (9/20/25) where she recorded a career-high 16 digs.
• The Bulls currently have the sixth-best hitting percentage in the MAC at .204, good for 189^th in the nation.
• The Bulls are 12-2 in sets where they reach 15 first, but are 3-30 when the opposition gets to 15 first.


Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-9, 0-4 MAC)
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- In search of its first Mid-American Conference win of the season, the Eastern Michigan University volleyball team will travel north for a rivalry match against Central Michigan University Tuesday, Oct. 7, at McGuirk Arena, 6 p.m., before welcoming the Golden Flashes of Kent State University to the George Gervin GameAbove Center for two matches Thursday-Friday, Oct. 9-10, 6 p.m., 4 p.m.

MICHIGAN VS. MICHIGAN
Despite both EMU and CMU being located in Michigan, under 35% of each roster hails from the Mitten State as the Eagles have four Michiganders on the roster while the Chippewas total five.

HISTORIC HITTING PERCENTAGES
Eastern hit .424 (41-5-85) in the sweep over Purdue Fort Wayne, Sept. 4. The clip ranks second in the MAC and sixth in program history. The Eagles followed that up with a .381 hitting percentage in the three-set win over Oakland, Sept. 19, a mark that stands ninth in program history and sixth in the MAC.

The 2025 season is the second in program history where the Eagles have recorded multiple program top-10 hitting percentages. It previously recorded four program top-10 marks in the 1999 campaign, including the second-best mark in program annals, a .594 clip against Chicago State, Sept. 3.

RECENT CAREER-HIGHS
Ava Siefke recently matched a career best with 22 kills against Bowling Green, Oct. 3. Along with Siefke, Freshman Layna Waselewsky grabbed a career-best 21 digs and five assists against the Falcons, and Wrigley Takats drilled a career-best six kills.

Against Toledo, Oct. 4, Waselewsky recorded her second consecutive career-high in assists, this time dishing six, Taeley Mahler recorded a career-best six digs, and Siefke tied a career-best with six blocks. 

UP NEXT
Eastern travels to Athens, Ohio, for two matches against Ohio University Thursday-Friday, Oct. 16-17.


Central Michigan Chippewas (3-13, 0-4 MAC) 
Despite the 0-4 record in MAC play, the Central Michigan Volleyball team has competed in every set of every match they have played thus far. 9 of the 12 sets the Chippewas have dropped in conference play have been by three points or less. The only sets where they have lost by more have been the fifth set at NIU (11-15), the fifth set at Western Michigan (8-15) and the fifth set against Toledo (9-15).

RANKINGS IN THE MAC
All three of Central Michigan's middle blockers have proven to be efficient attackers ranking 4, 5 & 6 for hitting percentage in the conference through four games. Abby Olin (4th) has 95 kills (.299), Grace Thomas ranks 5th with 99 kills (.290) and Brooklyn Conner, who has spent time as a MB and RS this season, has 55 kills (.289), which gives her the 6th place spot. In MAC play, Keelyn Mueel has charted 9.78 assists/set, giving her the No. 3 spot of all setters in the conference. Natalia Rejment and Tayor Cripe have produced great numbers from behind the service line through four MAC games, tied for 7th in the MAC with 0.39 aces/set, 18 a piece.

COMPETITION WITH THE TOP DOGS
The Chippewas traveled to State College, Pa. over the weekend. Despite CMU falling to both Princeton and No. 13 Penn State, 0-3, Central Michigan put up a fight that looks to be sending them into MAC play on a high note. In the battle with the reigning national champions, CMU dropped the sets 21-25, 20-25 and 22-25. Coach Wilson believes this is a huge step in the right direction to see the growth of her squad heading into conference play.


Ohio Bobcats (2-14, 0-4 MAC) 
Oct. 7 / at Kent State / Kent, Ohio / M.A.C. Center / 6 p.m. ET / ESPN+ / Watch / Live Stats 
Oct. 10 / vs. Miami / Athens, Ohio / Convocation Center / 6 p.m. ET / ESPN+ / Watch / Live Stats / Digital Guide / Tickets
Oct. 11 / vs. Miami / Athens, Ohio / Convocation Center / 4 p.m. ET / ESPN+ / Watch / Live Stats / Digital Guide / Tickets

The Ohio volleyball team (2-14, 0-4 MAC) is back in action for three MAC contests this week, starting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, when Ohio travels to Kent, Ohio, to take on Kent State (7-8, 2-2 MAC). First serve is set for 7 p.m. ET inside the M.A.C. Center and can be seen on ESPN+. Ohio then returns to the Convocation Center Oct. 10-11 for the 'Battle of the Bricks.' Ohio will host Miami (9-7, 3-1 MAC) on Friday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. ET, before wrapping up the weekend against the RedHawks on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. ET. Both matchups can be seen on ESPN+. 
 
Ohio is coming off a hard-fought weekend. Against Akron, Ohio finished with 71 kills, four aces, four blocks, 61 assists, 65 digs, and recorded a team attack percentage of .251. Junior Torre Kildow and freshman Bailey Blair powered Ohio's offense, recording a team-high 18 kills each. Blair also recorded a team-best attack percentage of .516. Then against Buffalo, Ohio finished with 62 kills, nine aces, four blocks, 56 assists, and 62 digs. Buffalo finished with 56 kills, four aces, six blocks, 53 assists, and 60 digs. Junior Gentry Brown led Ohio's offense with 17 kills and 17.5 points.