In total, the Bulls had five service aces in the set, four coming from A. Assaley would finish it off with a service ace. Gielas had back-to-back kills giving the Bulls a 25-24 lead. After a UB service error, Kent State was just one point away from taking the set, but the Bulls fought back. With Kent State holding a 22-18 lead, the Bulls called their last timeout. Out of the break, the Golden Flashes scored three straight points taking a 12-10 lead. The Bulls trailed 8-5, but with two service aces courtesy of Abby Leigh, UB took a 10-9 lead forcing a Kent State timeout. The second set was full of ups and downs. Mandy Leigh and Olivia DeBortoli added three kills apiece. Cali Assaley and Emma Gielas led the team with four kills each. In the first set, the Bulls took an early 6-1 lead and never looked back. 162 hitting percentage, compared to the Bulls'. Once again, Kent State struggled on the attack as they finished with a. In total, there were just 10 ties and eight lead changes, all of which occurred in the second set. UB improved to 7-2 at home this season with five home games remaining. It wasn't déjà vu as the Bulls swept the Golden Flashes in back-to-back nights, 25-16, 26-24, 25-13. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (13-10, 5-6 MAC) swept the night away on Friday evening with another huge win over Kent State (12-10, 3-8 MAC). first serve in Worthen Arena.īUFFALO, N.Y. The teams will battle again tomorrow night with another 6 p.m. BSU held a 90-to-77 edge in total digs, and out-aced WMU by an 8-to-6 margin. 263 hitting mark for the night, aided by the strong fourth set. Broncos' libero Andelyn Simkins collected a match-best 22 digs. Maggie King would lead the WMU attack with 23 kills, while Abi Wilcoxson scored 14. Busick's 11 digs were a career-high, while she was the only primary passer on either squad with a perfect reception percentage at 15-for-15. Rounding out Ball State's defenders in double figures were senior defensive specialist Havyn Gates and freshman defensive specialists Paige Busick with 11 each. Sophomore setter Megan Wielonski added 14, to go along with a season-high 59 assists for her 13th double-double of the season. On the defensive end, five Cardinals finished the night with double-digit digs, led by 21 from senior libero Maggie Huber. 421 hitting mark, finishing the match with nine kills on 19 swings with just one error. Junior middle Lauren Gilliland led the Ball State offense with a. 414 (13-1-29) and chipped in eight digs, while Mitchem connected at a. Rounding out Ball State's attackers in double figures were senior middle Marie Plitt with 13 and senior opposite Natalie Mitchem with 11. She also served up a pair of aces and tallied a pair of solo blocks. Senior outside Natalie Mitchem was right behind with her 10th double-double of the season, scoring 15 kills and adding a season-best 19 digs. Junior outside Cait Snyder led the quartet of Cardinals attackers in double figures with 18 kills, while hitting at a. However, the Ball State defense rallied in the fourth set, while the offense added 14 more kills and a. After three sets, with Ball State leading 2-1, the Cardinals were hitting. 312, while BSU won the second with an even more impressive. In the first three sets, it was all offense. 019 hitting mark in the final set, including posting three of its four total blocks in the frame. BSU limited the Broncos (13-9, 5-5 MAC) to a. In addition to BSU's solid offensive play, it was a late rally by the defense which helped the Cardinals earn their eighth consecutive win. It was pivotal because coupled with a Bowling Green five-set loss to Eastern Michigan, the Cardinals (16-6 8-2 MAC) moved into a tie with the Falcons (13-8 8-2 MAC) for the top spot in the conference standings. 327 as a team and had four players smash double-digit kills in a 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-22, 25-17) come-from-behind victory over Western Michigan in a pivotal Mid-American Conference matchup Friday night in Worthen Arena. Stories courtesy of MAC Sports Information Departments
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