Falcons Travel To Oxford Before Home Series Against EMU

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons volleyball team (12-6, 8-0) will continue conference play with three matches this week. The action begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, when the Falcons travel to Oxford to face the Miami (OH) Redhawks (3-15, 1-7). Bowling Green then returns home to play two matches against Eastern Michigan (8-11, 3-5). Friday's match begins at 6 p.m., and Saturday's starts at 5 p.m.

How to Follow
Wednesday: ESPN+ streaming available HERE, live stats available HERE.
Friday: ESPN+ streaming available HERE, radio streaming available HERE, live stats available HERE.
Saturday: ESPN3 streaming available HERE, radio streaming available HERE, live stats available HERE.

All matches will also have live updates on BGSU Volleyball's official Twitter page, @BGSUVolleyball.

Tickets, Parking, and Attendance Guidelines
Wednesday: Tickets for the match are for sale beginning at $7. Tickets are available for digital purchase HERE. Parking will be available for free in the West Millett Parking Lot. Face coverings are required indoors at all times regardless of vaccination status, per Miami University campus policy.

Friday/Saturday: Tickets for both matches are for sale beginning at $6. Tickets for Friday's match are available for digital purchase HERE. Tickets for Saturday's match are available for digital purchase HERE.
Parking will be available at the Stroh Center.
Regardless of vaccination status, all guests, staff, and vendors will be required to wear a face covering while in the Stroh Center. Fans are not required to show proof of vaccination to enter the Stroh Center, but face coverings – covering the nose and mouth – are required for all fans as they watch the game from their assigned seat and enter, exit, and move around. Children 2 and younger will not be required to wear a face covering. If spectators are unable to wear face coverings, they are encouraged not to attend games in-person for the sake of their health and the health of others.

Falcon Facts

On Monday, the Mid-American Conference recognized Petra Indrova (Offensive) and Hanna Laube (Setter) as players of the week. This is the third time Indrova has been honored this season, and the first time in October. Laube has been recognized four weeks in a row and five times overall. Bowling Green has had multiple MAC East Player of the Week recipients on five occasions this season.
Last Thursday, Katie Kidwell recorded two solo blocks and six block assists, tying her season-best of eight total blocks. More notably, she set a new program record with her 570th career block. The senior now holds the school record for block assists (498) and total blocks (576). She has 78 career solo blocks, leaving her one shy of cracking the program's top ten.
In the latest NCAA Women's Volleyball RPI, Bowling Green is ranked 47^th of 340 teams.

Series Info
Miami (OH): In their last matchup, Bowling Green defeated Miami in a five-set thriller on April 2, 2021, giving the Falcons a berth in the MAC Tournament Championship. BGSU landed nine aces that night, with three coming from Petra Indrova. The Redhawks lead the all-time series, 51-36, but the Falcons have won the last four matches. This will be Bowling Green's first match in Oxford since Oct. 10, 2019, a three-set win for the Redhawks.

Eastern Michigan: In their latest meeting, the Falcons swept the Eagles on March 12, 2021, the 15th consecutive win of the season for the Orange and Brown. BGSU swung .333 on the evening, with Petra Indrova and Katelyn Meyer combining for 31 kills. Historically, the Falcons hold a 37-28 series lead. The three most recent matches between the Falcons and Eagles have been held in the Stroh Center, with Bowling Green winning all three.

Opponent Outlook
Miami (OH): The Miami Redhawks enter the week with one conference win, coming last Friday against Eastern Michigan. The Redhawks have struggled at home this season, losing all seven matches in Millett Hall. Miami has won at least one set in six of their eight conference matches. The Redhawks are led by Carolyn Condit, the winningest coach in MAC history. In her 38-year tenure at Miami, the Redhawks have won 369 conference matches.

Eastern Michigan: The Eagles enter the week with a 3-5 conference record, giving them a fourth-place standing in the MAC West. Before their trip to the Stroh Center, Eastern Michigan will host Central Michigan for a Wednesday night match. EMU is 2-2 in conference road matches, with wins coming over Northern Illinois and Ohio. On Monday, Kamryn Stilwell was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week. The sophomore has been recognized by the MAC twice this season.

Coach Tomic's Take
"We are in the middle of a difficult two-week stretch of travel and competition, so it continues to be important for us to stay focused on one match at a time. We are prepared for Miami, who will challenge us to be dialed in on each point and work to play at our standards. With a quick turnaround after our match in Oxford, we will look forward to being back in the Stroh Center this weekend and competing against a talented Eastern Michigan team. We hope our Falcon fans will turn up in big numbers to help us create a high-energy atmosphere and home-court advantage. In return, we promise championship-level volleyball and passionate players competing hard for BGSU."

Up Next
The Falcons are on the road next weekend for matches against two MAC opponents. On Friday, Oct. 29, Bowling Green heads to Muncie for a 6:30 p.m. match against Ball State. The following night (Oct. 30), BGSU travels up I-75 for a 6 p.m. match against Toledo.

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