Saturday, Oct. 17 Volleyball Results
Western Michigan 3, Toledo 0
Ball State 3, Ohio 0
Bowling Green 3, Akron 1
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Western Michigan | Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team knocked off Toledo for the second consecutive day, dispatching the Rockets in straight sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-18) on Saturday.
Leah Richmond recorded 36 assists and a team-high 12 digs to help Western Michigan hit a season-best .374 in the contest.
Annalise Patchett put down a team-leading 15 kills on a .314 hitting percentage,
Gabby Weihe notched 12 kills while hitting .474 and
Cassidy Pratley collected 11 kills on a .556 hitting percentage.
Elana Erickson contributed 10 digs for the Brown and Gold and
Carley Piercefield totaled eight digs and seven assists.
Western Michigan continues its four-match homestand next weekend with a pair of contests against Buffalo. First serve for Friday's series opener against the Bulls is set for 6 pm.
Ball State | Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio - With Ohio poised to even the match, leading 22-21 in the second set, the Ball State women's volleyball team found another gear Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
The Cardinals (14-5, 5-3 MAC) answered with four of the final five points and never looked back in another dominating sweep of the Bobcats (11-8; 4-4 MAC), this time by a score of 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-15).
Ball State finished the match hitting .301 (40-12-93) as a team, led by senior middles Camyrn Wise and
Gwen Crull who hit .700 (7-0-10) and .667 (8-0-12), respectively. Junior outside
Ava Smith was the team leader in kills, at 10, while freshman outside
Merritt Sliwa added a career-high nine markers.
The effort was guided by senior setter
Lindsey Green who dished out a season-high 31 assists and had a huge afternoon at the net with four total blocks, including a solo stuff. Green rounded out her stat line with six digs, and a kill.
Rounding out Ball State's key contributors on offense were junior opposite
Tiffany Snook with five kills and freshman outside
Mallory Pike with two more service aces.
Overall, the Cardinals' defense limited the Ohio attack to a .128 (31-19-94) rate of success, thanks in part to a career-high three solo blocks from Sliwa. In addition, junior libero
Sophie Ledbetter paced all players with 20 digs.
It will be another quick turnaround for the Ball State women's volleyball team as it travels to Miami for a 6:30 p.m. first serve.
Bowling Green | Box Score
AKRON, Ohio – Three Falcons recorded double-digit kills to help Bowling Green secure a 3-1 (15-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-19) victory over Akron in Mid-American Conference volleyball action Saturday evening at John A. Rhodes Arena.
BGSU grabbed its fourth consecutive victory and improved to 15-4 (7-1 MAC), meanwhile, Akron fell to 8-12 (3-5 MAC) with the loss.
Senior
Avery Hobson and sophomores
Anastasija Bozic and
Karli Molnau were the trifecta of Falcons to finish in double figures with Hobson tallying a match-high 13 kills. Senior
Amanda Otten led all players with a match-best 35 assists and 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
Falcon Facts
- Bowling Green leads the all-time series with a 53-18 record and has won nine of the last 10 matchups and 30 of the last 33 meetings.
- With the win, Bowling Green moved into sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference.
- Otten's double-double was her fifth of the season and 24th of her career. She leads all active players in career double-doubles.
- BGSU recorded a 52-44 advantage in digs with junior Avery Anders leading the charge with 14.
- Sophomore Cecily Waynar tallied six block assists, marking the seventh match this season in which she has recorded five or more.
Up Next: The Falcons return home for a two-match weekend against Central Michigan on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25. Friday's contest is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start while Saturday's match is slated for a 4 p.m. start. Both matches will air live on ESPN+.
