Falcons Capture First Sweep Of The Season With 3-0 Victory Over American

Saturday, September 10

Pittsburgh, Pa.

4:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

4-5,0-0MAC

American

6-3,0-0Patriot

Bowling Green

American

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Capture First Sweep Of The Season With 3-0 Victory Over American

September 10, 2022 | Volleyball

Box Score BGSU-American Box Score Support Our Student-Athletes

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Bowling Green State University volleyball program captured the team's first three-set victory of the season, topping American 3-0 on Saturday (Sept. 10). The win closes out the weekend for the Falcons at the Panther Challenge in Pittsburgh, bringing the team's record to 4-5 on the season. The Falcons will now shift attention to playing Mississippi State and Michigan next weekend.

Against the Eagles, the Falcons were paced by a balanced attack led by Kat Mandly with 13 kills. Mia Tyler and Lauryn Hovey both added nine kills to the effort. Jaden Walz added a season-high 31 assists along with 11 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.

How It Happened
Set 1: Bowling Green 25, American 21

American came out swinging with the first four points of the game, but the Falcons responded with straight points to take a 7-4 advantage early in the first set.
The Falcons were able to maintain the momentum with a 3-0 run later in the set to push the lead to 12-7 and force a timeout from American.
Out of the timeout, American utilized a 4-0 run to draw the score to 12-11, but the Orange and Brown quickly responded with four straight points to increase the lead back to 16-11.
A 3-0 run by the Eagles pulled the score back to 16-14, but the Falcons forged ahead once again to maintain the lead. However, a 4-1 stretch made the BGSU lead just 19-18 with Bowling Green calling timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, BGSU went on a 3-0 run to regain a 22-18 lead which prompted another timeout, this time from the American bench. The run extended to 5-0 for the Orange and Brown before the next three points went to the Eagles. BGSU was able to take the set 25-21.

Set 2: Bowling Green 25, American 14

The second set began similarly to the first with American taking a 4-2 lead. However, the Orange and Brown stormed back once again with a 4-0 run to jump in front 6-4.
The Falcons continued to grow their lead, taking a 15-10 advantage to the media timeout. The run would stretch to 7-1 for the Falcons with a 21-11 lead with American taking a timeout.
The momentum would continue for the Falcons, finishing out the set with an 11-4 stretch to go up 2-0 for the match.

Set 3: Bowling Green 25, American 17

The Falcons carried the momentum of the second set into the third, jumping to a quick 6-1 lead.
A 4-1 stretch later in the set pushed the Falcons ahead 16-10. The run continued up to a lead of 18-11 when American used a timeout. Out of the timeout, BGSU tallied another two points to push the run to 8-2.
A 3-0 run for American drew the score to 22-15 later in the set, but the Orange and Brown were able to close it out 25-17 to take the set and the match.

Falcon Stat Leaders
Kills: Kat Mandly (13)
Assists: Jaden Walz (31)
Digs: Yelianiz Torres (17)
Aces: Petra Indrova (2)
Blocks: Jessica Andrews (4)

Falcon Stat Facts

Mia Tyler set a new career-high for kills in a match with nine while also matching her career-high for attack attempts with 22. Tyler finished with a hitting percentage of .364, a new season-high.
Alex Laboy matched her career-high for digs in a match with 14 for the Falcons. Laboy also had 12 serve receptions without an error, tied for the most on the team.
Jaden Walz registered a season-high 31 assists for the Falcons while adding 11 digs to her stat line for her fourth double-double this season.
Hannah Best tallied her first two kills of the season for the Falcons, being 2-for-3 on the attack for a hitting percentage of .667.

Quote From Coach Tomic
"We are pleased with the performance today not just because of the outcome that we got, but because of the improvements we made from yesterday and throughout the match. Our serve and serve receive game was strong once again and made a huge difference for us. The biggest improvement that we saw today was the efficiency of our hitters after the first set. That's something that we have been emphasizing and working on, so it was great to see it executed. We also played excellent team defense and created offensive opportunities in transition. We showed the depth that we have this year and everyone on the team contributed to today's win."

Up Next
The Falcons will conclude the non-conference portion of the schedule next weekend with matches against Mississippi State and Michigan. Bowling Green will face Mississippi State on Thursday (Sept. 15) before taking on Michigan on Sunday (Sept. 18), both taking place in Ann Arbor.

Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons volleyball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSUVolleyball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuvolleyball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics' and 'Bowling Green State University Volleyball'
TikTok - @bgsuvolleyball
YouTube - 'Falcon Athletics'