Saturday, Nov. 7 Volleyball Results
Ball State 3, Buffalo 0
Western Michigan 3, Bowling Green 1
Akron 3, Central Michigan 0
Miami 3, Kent State 0
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Ball State | Box Score
BUFFALO, N.Y. - - Led by three players with double-digit kills, the Ball State women's volleyball team secured a spot in the 2026 MAC Women's Volleyball Championship with a second straight sweep at Buffalo Saturday afternoon.
In winning the match 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-20), the Cardinals improved to 18-7 (9-5 MAC) and guaranteed itself a top six finish in the league standings along with a spot in the tournament to be played November 20-22 inside Worthen Arena.
In Saturday's sweep of the Bulls (14-11; 6-8 MAC), junior outside
Audrey Geer turned in a dominating performance, leading all players with 13 kills and 14 digs. It was Geer's seventh double-double of the season and the 20th of her collegiate career. She also served up one of BSU's five aces, while hitting .333 (13-4-27) on the night.
Junior outside
Ava Smith chipped in 11 kills and a .267 (11-3-30) hitting mark, while senior middle
Camryn Wise blasted 10 kills and hit a match-best .409 (10-1-22). Both also added a solo block, while Wise collected two digs and Smith tallied one.
Overall, senior setter
Lindsey Green and freshman setter
Lucy McCollum combined to lead the Ball State offense to a .325 (48-11-114) hitting mark. Green tied for match-high honors with 26 assists, while chipping on nine digs and an ace. McCollum added 14 assists and four digs.
Along with Geer's match-high 14 digs, junior libero
Sophie Ledbetter added 11 and freshman outside
Mallory Pike corralled 11 to help BSU finish the match with a 54-to-45 advantage in total digs.
Pike would also add five kills, while junior opposite
Tiffany Snook notched six and senior middle
Gwen Crulladded three.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes out the 2026 regular season next weekend with a 6 p.m. home match versus Kent State Friday and a 4 p.m. first serve at Eastern Michigan Saturday.
With Ball State's MAC Volleyball Championship berth secured, fans can purchase their tickets in advance by visiting Ticketmaster at the links
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Western Michigan | Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team dropped the first frame, but rallied back to win the next three for a four-set, Senior Day victory (18-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-17) over Bowling Green on Saturday.
Gabby Weihe celebrated her Senior Day by putting down 12 kills without an error for a .571 hitting percentage. She was a force on the defensive end as well, narrowly missing out on a double-double by posting nine blocks, one shy of the career high she set on Tuesday at Eastern Michigan. Led by her nine rejections, Western Michigan racked up a season-high 14 blocks for the second straight contest. Weihe was honored after the match as WMU's lone senior.
Weihe was one of four Broncos to collect double-digit kills in the contest, with
Annalise Patchett leading the way with 15. Also in double-figures for Western Michigan were
Cassidy Pratley (11) and
Izzy Swiercz (10). The quartet was set up by
Leah Richmond, who handed out 48 assists and tied for the team lead 13 digs to pick up her team-leading 13th double-double. Swiercz (13) and Patchett (12) added double-digit digs to record double-doubles of their own.
Carley Piercefield also chipped in 13 digs for the Brown and Gold.
Western Michigan wraps up its 2026 home schedule next Friday, Nov. 13, as Miami visits University Arena for a 6 pm match.
Akron | Box Score
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron volleyball team closed out its weekend series against Central Michigan with a 3-0 sweep on Saturday afternoon at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Zips earned the victory by scores of 25-17, 25-15 and 26-24 to improve to 11-15 overall and 6-8 in Mid-American Conference play.
Akron finished with a .464 hitting percentage, recording 46 kills with just seven errors on 84 attacks. The Zips also totaled 45 assists, seven service aces and six team blocks.
GAME NOTES
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Delaney Gash paced Akron with 16 kills while hitting .552. She added three assists, one service ace and four digs.
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Jordyn Aeschliman finished with 11 kills and a team-best .600 hitting percentage, adding one block assist.
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Lauren Wilson contributed six kills on 10 attacks for a .500 hitting percentage and added two block assists.
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Clara Christensen directed the offense with 25 assists and added one kill, one service ace and two digs.
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Payton Evans recorded 10 assists and eight digs.
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Vanessa Del Real led Akron with nine digs and added three assists and one service ace.
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Reilly Chausse and
Lyndi Wolf each contributed two service aces.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Akron hit .464 as a team, compared to .209 for Central Michigan.
• The Zips recorded 46 kills on 84 attacks, while Central Michigan finished with 36 kills on 91 attacks.
• Akron finished with 45 assists, seven service aces, 34 digs and six total team blocks.
• The Zips held Central Michigan to a .209 hitting percentage and 17 points or fewer in each of the first two sets.
• The match lasted 1 hour, 19 minutes, with an attendance of 213 at James A. Rhodes Arena.
UP NEXT: Akron travels to Buffalo for the final road contest of the 2026 season on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m.
Miami | Box Score
KENT, Ohio— The Miami University volleyball team (17-7, 9-4 MAC) rolled past the Kent State Golden Flashes (11-14, 5-9 MAC) in a three-set match (25-16, 25-20, 25-22) on Saturday to clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament for the second consecutive season.
Molly Creech and
Lauren Coyne each had 12 kills to lead all players.
Grace Kreutz and
Holland Van Deusen each totaled two service aces, and Van Deusen also added 21 assists to lead the RedHawks. Defensively, Creech, Coyne and
Lydia Michelin each totaled three blocks, and Kreutz recorded 11 digs.
NOTES:
- With 17 total wins, the RedHawks have totaled their most wins in a season since 2019.
- Miami hit .350 from the court, while Kent State was held to a .198 hitting percentage.
UP NEXT: The Red and White continue conference play on the road at Ohio on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m.
