Maloney Tabbed MAC East Defensive Player of the Week

MAC Announces Volleyball Players of the Week (Official Release)

Cleveland, Ohio – Bowling Green State University junior middle Alyssa Maloney was tabbed the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division Defensive Player of the Week for the opening weekend of play on Aug. 28-29, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Maloney was a force at the net for the Falcons this past weekend, as BGSU went 2-2 overall at the Blue Raider Bash, including posting a 3-1 win over Notre Dame of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The BGSU middle led the Falcons with a total of 24 blocks, an average of 1.41 per set, over the four matches as BGSU totaled 11.5 more blocks than its opponents overall. She was second on the team with an attack percentage of .262 overall and third in kills with 30 spikes overall.

The junior totaled six kills and five blocks in the five set loss to Indiana in the season opener on Aug. 28. She then had 12 kills and 10 total blocks in the 3-1 win over Notre Dame on Aug. 29, the Falcons' first win over an ACC foe since beating Maryland in 2001. Her 10 total blocks was a new career-high. Against Cleveland State in the tournament finale, Maloney registered seven kills and an attack percentage of .333 overall for the match. She also added five total blocks and an ace in the 3-2 win over the previously unbeaten Vikings.

The MAC weekly award is the first of Maloney's career.

BGSU (2-2) will return to action this weekend, Sept. 4-5, as the Falcons will host Wright State, Loyola (Chicago) and IPFW in the Hampton Inn Invitational at the Stroh Center.

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