Women's Volleyball

Zips, Cardinals, RedHawks and Bobcats Complete Weekend Sweeps

Saturday Volleyball results
Akron 3, Eastern Michigan 0
Ball State 3, Kent State 0
Miami 3, Bowling Green 0
Buffalo 3, Northern Illinois 0
Ohio 3, Central Michigan 1
Western Michigan 3, Toledo 1
 
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Akron 3, Eastern Michigan 0 | Box Score 
AKRON, Ohio -The Akron volleyball team walked away with a three-set victory (25-19, 26-24, 25-15) over the Eastern Michigan Eagles Saturday at James A Rhodes Arena.

Delaney Gash finished with 17 kills on the day to lead the Zips offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .280. Maureen Mathews and Lyndi Wolf added seven kills each while Wolf led the squad with three aces. Defensively, Akron had two players reach double figures in digs as Vanessa Del Real had 22 and Martina Villani recorded a double-double with 36 assists and 12 digs. Chidera Ozoh led the Blue and Gold with four blocks while Gabby Brissett followed close behind with three.

The win boosted the Zips' record to 14-11 overall and 7-7 in MAC action.

Game Notes

» Wolf had a match-high three aces in the win.
» Akron never trailed on the way to winning the third set 25-15.
» Gash had a match-high 17 kills for Akron.
» Akron got a match-high 22 digs from Del Real.
» Akron attackers were helped by a match-high 36 assists from Villani.

What's Next?
Akron travels to battle the Bowling Green Falcons on November 7 and 8.



Ball State 3, Kent State 0 | Box Score
KENT, Ohio - The Ball State offense was firing on all cylinders Saturday afternoon, hitting a season-best .437 (43-5-87) to sweep past Kent State by a score of 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-19) at the M.A.C. Center.

With the win, the Cardinals moved to 17-9 on the year and to 13-1 in Mid-American Conference action. With four matches remaining in the league season, Ball State is one win shy of locking up at least a share of the MAC regular season championship and earning hosting rights to the 2026 MAC Volleyball Championship.

Ball State's .437 hitting mark in Saturday's sweep of the Golden Flashes (8-17; 3-11) is the ninth-best single-match total in program history and was fueled by a match-high 15 kills and .519 (15-1-27) attack percentage by sophomore outside Carson Tyler. Tyler, who also had seven digs, a solo block and a service ace in the win, did not commit an attack error until the third set. 

In fact, the Cardinals did not trail the entire match, with the lone tie, minus the start of each set, came at 11-11 in the third. However, Ball State used a kill from junior setter Lindsey Green to spark a three-point run and never looked back.

Green, who dished out 20 assists, also served up five of the Cardinals' nine aces and tallied six total digs. Freshman setter Reese Axness also had a solid outing, handing out 13 assists and collecting six digs. Their combined effort helped nine different Ball State players score at least one kill in the victory.

Behind Tyler's offensive performance, junior middles Gwen Crull and Camryn Wise, along with sophomore opposite Tiffany Snook, were tied for second on the squad with six kills apiece. Crull hit .667 (6-0-9), Wise hit .462 (6-0-13) and Snook hit .500 (6-1-10) in the victory.

In the backcourt, sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter led all players with 14 digs, while sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Tabeling added seven. Ball State also held a 5.0 to 2.0 advantage in total blocks which helped limit Kent State to a .190 (34-14-105) attack percentage for the match.

Mackenzie McGuire led the Golden Flashes with nine kills, while Hailey Brenner notched a team-high nine digs.

The Ball State women's volleyball team closed the road portion of its 2025 regular season slate next week with a pair of matches at Eastern Michigan. The Cardinals and the Eagles will square off at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Gervin GameAbove Center.


Miami 3, Bowling Green 0 | Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio— The Miami University volleyball team (13-13, 7-7 MAC) swept Bowling Green (13-13, 7-7 MAC) in a three-set match (25-20, 25-14, 25-7) on Saturday at Millett Hall. Chelsea Williams led all players with 11 kills, and Raegan Lantz followed closely behind with 10 kills. Lindy Radaszewski set the tone for the RedHawks by recording the most blocks (six) and service aces (two) of the match.

NOTES:

  • The RedHawks complete the weekend sweep over Bowling Green with back-to-back victories.
  • Radaszewski set a career-high six total blocks.
  • Hicks had the most assists (18) and Lindsay Kahren totaled the most digs (14) of the match.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks hit the road for two conference matches at Central Michigan next week. Miami will take on the Chippewas on Friday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m.



Buffalo 3, Northern Illinois 0 | Box Score
DEKALB, Ill. – The Buffalo Bulls volleyball team (8-15, 5-9 MAC) swept the Northern Illinois Huskies (11-121, 4-10 MAC) on Saturday evening, 25-16, 26-24, 34-32. With Northern Illinois leaving the conference after this season, this marked the final conference match between both programs.

Manoela Forlin had a match-high 16 kills as Jordyn Romano had 11 kills and five blocks. Romano finished with a .381 hitting percentage. Maddie Mitchell recorded a career-high 34 digs in a 3-set match. Tehya Shaw had four blocks on the night.

Keira Kleidon and Sadie Gladhill each had 11 digs for the Bulls.

The Bulls outhit the Huskies, .243 to .171, as they also finished with more points, 65-54.

"I am really happy with how we responded after such a tough match yesterday," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "It really shows the grit this team is developing late into the season. We served aggressively and found ways to reduce our errors. We emphasized the importance of staying steadier offensively. The fight at the end of the match was more exciting than we had wanted but we feel great about earning a sweep on the road!"

UP NEXT
The Bulls will stay on the road they'll play at Toledo next weekend.


Ohio 3, Central Michigan 1 | Box Score
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Ohio volleyball team (11-15, 9-5 MAC) earned the series sweep over Central Michigan (9-17, 6-8 MAC) with a 3-1 (28-26, 25-21, 21-25, 25-19) victory on Saturday, Nov. 1.
 
Ohio finished with a .287 attack percentage, 54 kills, six aces, nine blocks, 48 assists and 42 digs. Central Michigan finished with a .193 attack percentage, 44 kills, four aces, eight blocks, 38 assists and 43 digs.
 
During the game, sophomore Bryn Janke reached the 1,000 career assist milestone after recording her 13th assist of the game. Janke led the team in assists with 22 total while sophomore Lexi Grissett added 15 assists. Grissett also recorded her first career double-double with a team-high 11 digs.
 
Junior Torre Kildow led the team in kills with 13 total in addition to tallying 14.0 points and two blocks. Junior Gentry Brown recorded a team-high 15.5 points in addition to 12 kill, two aces, three blocks and seven digs.
 
Junior Emily Waddell led Ohio in blocking with a team-high six block assists. Waddell also recorded five kills, five digs and 8.0 points.
 
The Bobcats will be back in action at Northern Illinois on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. ET.
 

Western Michigan 3, Toledo 1 | Box Score
TOLEDO, Ohio – Western Michigan redshirt freshman Leah Richmond eclipsed the 1,000-assist mark on Saturday and helped lift the Broncos to a four-set win (25-12, 27-29, 25-19, 25-22) at Toledo.
 
FINAL SCORE: Western Michigan 3, Toledo 1
LOCATION: Savage Arena (Toledo, Ohio)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (13-14, 10-4 MAC) | Toledo (18-8, 9-5)
 
Richmond handed out 42 assists for the afternoon, picking up the 1,000th of her career in the second set. She also added 15 digs to register her 21st double-double of the season.
 
Four Broncos tallied double-digit kills, with Mary Clare Brusek's 14 kills on a .419 hitting percentage, leading the charge for the Brown and Gold. Joining Brusek in double figures were Annalise Patchett (13), Mia Jurkovic (11) and Amanda Glanton (10).
 
Reeghan Boyer once again led WMU's defensive effort, registering a team-leading 19 digs in the contest. Richmond (15), Elana Erickson (14) and Maddie Kmetz (11) all posted double-digit digs as well for Western Michigan.
  
Western Michigan returns to University Arena for its final home matches of the regular season next Friday and Saturday against Kent State. First serve for Friday's series opener against the Golden Flashes is slated for 6 pm. For tickets to any WMU volleyball home match, visit wmubroncos.com/tickets.