Friday, Oct. 9 Volleyball Results
Western Michigan 3, Akron 1
Toledo 3, Kent State 1
Buffalo 3, Eastern Michigan 2
Bowling Green 3, Ohio 2
Miami 3, Central Michigan 0
Recap courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Western Michigan | Box Score
AKRON, Ohio – Redshirt sophomore setter
Leah Richmond collected her fourth straight double-double to help the Western Michigan volleyball team rebound from a five-set loss to Akron on Thursday and defeat the Zips in four sets (26-24, 27-25, 15-25, 25-20) on Friday evening.
Richmond handed out 47 assists and added 14 digs, setting up three Broncos for double-digit kills.
Cassidy Pratley led the WMU attack with a career-high 15 kills while hitting .323 for the evening.
Annalise Patchett tallied 13 kills and
Gabby Weihe put down 12 kills on a .455 hitting percentage.
Elana Erickson and
Carley Piercefield spearheaded the defensive effort with 16 digs apiece.
The Broncos begin a four-match homestand next weekend with a pair of contests against Toledo. The first match against the Rockets is slated for 6 pm on Friday evening.
Toledo | Box Score
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's volleyball team pushed its winning streak to six-straight matches with a 3-1 win (25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22) at Savage Arena on Friday night.
The win moves the Rockets to 14-2 (6-0 MAC), extending the best start in program history. It also marks the first time in program history that UT has started Mid-American Conference play with a 6-0 record.
Three Rockets reached double-figure kills, led by
Sophie Catalano with 14 kills on a .333 hitting percentage.
Sierra Pertzborn added 11 kills and four blocks, while
Kayla Ozanich tallied 10 kills and four blocks.
Junior libero
Grace Freiberger had a career-high 33 digs and five assists, marking her fourth career match with 30-plus digs and her first this season.
Maddy Bach and
Janelle Green each turned in double-doubles. Bach had 23 assists and 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season, while Green totaled 22 assists and 13 digs for her sixth double-double of the year.
Jessica Costlow recorded 19 digs, her 12th contest of the season with double figures, and added in four service aces to tie her career-best.
Avery Adamski collected 10 digs of her own.
Toledo hits the road for a pair of matches against Western Michigan on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Buffalo | Box Score
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (10-6, 2-3 MAC) defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-9, 2-3 MAC) on Friday evening in five sets, 22-25, 27-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-10. The win snapped their three-match losing streak.
Buffalo's offense was led by
Manoela Forlin as she finished with a season-high 23 kills. She finished with 24.5 points, also a season high.
Angelina Siepierski and
Abbie Willis rounded out Buffalo's attack with 14 and 13 kills, respectfully.
For the second time this season, Buffalo had three players record double-doubles in the same match. Forlin added 15 digs to go with her 23 kills. Siepierski tallied 14 kills and 14 digs as
Maddie Mitchell had 25 assists and 16 digs in three sets played.
Buffalo is now 6-0 when they have three players finish a match with 10+ kills each.
Neither team had a solid hitting percentage, but the Bulls held the edge, .157 to .105.
Mitchell and
Sadie Gladhill both had a pair of aces on the evening as the squad finished with six. In two sets of action
Michal Benaim had 19 assists.
The Bulls and Eagles will have a rematch tomorrow at 4 p.m. with coverage on ESPN+.
Bowling Green | Box Score
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Senior
Avery Hobson and sophomore
Anastasija Bozic each tallied 22 kills to lead Bowling Green to a 3-2 (25-13, 25-27, 25-27, 25-23, 15-11) win over Ohio in Mid-American Conference volleyball action on Friday evening inside the Stroh Center.
Amanda Otten dished out a season-high 51 assists to fuel the Falcons' offense that finished with a .257 team attack percentage. Junior
Sydnie Hernandez led all players with 22 digs while redshirt junior
Helen Wilford got up for a match-best six blocks.
Falcon Facts
- Bowling Green won its sixth straight match against Ohio and improved their overall record to 68-50 versus the Bobcats.
- Junior Sydnie Herandez has recorded 972 career digs, 78 away from the 1,000-dig milestone that has been achieved by 13 players in program history.
- Bozic finished with a .410 attack percentage, marking the second time this season that she has hit at a .400-clip or better.
- Otten's 51 assists is her highest single-match total since Sept. 13 at Loyola Chicago when she recorded 52 helpers.
- Wilford has got up for 18 solo blocks this season and 32 throughout her career. She is two solo blocks away from tying Jelena Sunjic (2015) for the 10th most solo blocks in a season during the Rally Scoring Era and is four away from 10th highest career solo blocks in the Rally Scoring Era which is also occupied by Sunjic.
- Bowling Green's .257 attack percentage was the highest in a five-set match in nine contests that have gone to the deciding set. The last time that the Falcon's hit at a .287-clip at #17 Purdue on Sept. 4, 2025.
Bowling Green concludes its weekend series with the Bobcats tomorrow evening. First serve against Ohio is scheduled for 6 p.m. and can be viewed live on ESPN+.
Miami | Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University volleyball team (12-5, 4-2 MAC) defeated Central Michigan (0-18, 0-5 MAC) in a three-set match (25-21, 25-9, 25-17) on Friday evening.
Molly Creech led the RedHawks with 13 kills, and
Grace Kreutz added 11 of her own.
Kamryn Utley and
Holland Van Deusen each produced 17 assists for the RedHawks; Van Deusen also served three aces, which led the match.
Rachel Morgan had a team-high nine digs, while Michelin and
Lauren Coyne both had two blocks to lead the RedHawks defensively.
NOTES:
- The Red and White hit .441 in this evening's match.
- Miami produced 46 kills in comparison to 35 from Central Michigan.
- Miami totaled four more service aces than CMU (six to two).
- This is the fourth straight win for the RedHawks.
The Red and White continue conference play by traveling to Eastern Michigan for a pair of matches on Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m.
