Offensive Player of the Week
Anastasija Bozic, Outside Hitter, Bowling Green
Sophomore Anastasija Bozic turned in two double doubles this weekend as the Falcons split a series at Ball State. Bozic converted 19 kills on 57 attempts in Friday's win before recording 21 kills on 50 assists to finish at a .271 hitting efficiency. Bozic added 17 digs on Friday and added 20 more on Saturday to complete both double-doubles.
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Grace Freiberger, Libero, Toledo
Grace Freiberger paced the Toledo defense to a 2-0 weekend over the Miami RedHawks this past weekend to move up a spot in the league standings. Freiberger totaled 37 digs throughout the weekend, firing off 4.63 digs/set. The junior libero had 17 digs in Friday's 3-1 win and tallied 20 digs in Saturday's 3-1 decision, marking her fourth match this season with 20-plus digs. Freiberger also added in 10 assists, averaging 1.25 assists/set, and three service aces. The Lima, Ohio native has totaled 196 digs, averaging 4.36 digs/set, to rank third in the conference-only league standings. She has also tallied 344 digs throughout the entire season, firing off 4.14 digs/set, and sitting in third among all MAC players. Freiberger is also second on the team with 25 service aces, averaging 0.30 aces/set.
Sydnie Hernandez, Libero, Bowling Green
Junior Sydnie Hernandez led the Falcons to a victory on Friday with a career-high 32 digs. She amassed 52 digs throughout the week, averaging 4.11 per set. Hernandez added 20 more digs in Saturday's five-set thriller.
Setter Pair of the Week
Maddy Bach & Janelle Green, Toledo
Maddy Bach and Janelle Green combined to facilitate the Toledo offense to a 2-0 weekend against Miami. Bach and Green together fired off 97 total assists, averaging 12.12 assists/set. Bach led the team with 27 assists, 12 digs and three service aces in Friday's 3-1 decision before chipping in 22 helpers and nine digs in Saturday's 3-1 win. Friday was Bach's sixth double-double of the season. Green had 24 assists and 12 digs on Friday night for her ninth double-double of the season before leading the squad with 24 assists and five digs on Saturday. The Rockets recorded a .223 team hitting percentage on the weekend, including helping Lilly Merk record a .487 clip and Ava Siefke get to a .317 hitting percentage against the RedHawks. Heading into the weekend, Bach and Green had helped the Rockets rank top-15 in the country in assists/set with 13.05.