Women's Volleyball

Bowling Green, Toledo Earn Volleyball Player of the Week Recognition

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.