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Friday, October 11
Buffalo, NY
6 pm
University at Buffalo
5-12,1-4MAC
0
vs
3
Kent State
8-9,4-1MAC
1
2
3
F
Kent St.
25
25
25
3
Buffalo
20
21
23
0
Bulls Drop Three-Setter To Kent State
10/11/2019 7:58:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo volleyball team fell in straight sets on Friday night as the Bulls lost to Kent State, 3-0, at Alumni Arena.
The Golden Flashes took the contest, 25-20, 25-21, 25-23 as Kent State hit .336 opposed to .209 for UB.
Buffalo had its best chance in the second set as the Bulls led 18-15, but Kent State would go on a 6-1 run to take the 21-19 lead, en route to a 25-21 victory in the set.
The Bulls tried to make a late run in the third, erasing a deficit that got as high as seven. With UB trailing 18-11, Buffalo scored four straight, including a kill from senior Rachel Sanks to pull within three. A kill from sophomore Monika Simkova would give the Bulls the lead at 23-22, but those would be Buffalo's final points of the night as Kent State scored the final three to take the set and the match.
Sanks led the Bulls with 13 kills as she hit .321 on the night. Junior Lexi Nordamnn added eight kills and just one error as she hit .467. Simkova and senior Polina Prokudina also finished with eight kills.
Senior Scout McLerran dished out 19 assists, while freshman Emma Puzausky added 16. The Bulls finished with seven aces on the evening, led by two each from freshman Abby Leigh and sophomore Paige Beck.
Defensively, Beck led all players with 17 digs, while Prokudina added 10. Buffalo finished with 7.0 total blocks, paced by freshman Courtney Okwara, who had five, including a pair of solos.
UB will return to action tomorrow night when the Bulls host Ohio at 6pm at Alumni Arena.
The Golden Flashes took the contest, 25-20, 25-21, 25-23 as Kent State hit .336 opposed to .209 for UB.
Buffalo had its best chance in the second set as the Bulls led 18-15, but Kent State would go on a 6-1 run to take the 21-19 lead, en route to a 25-21 victory in the set.
The Bulls tried to make a late run in the third, erasing a deficit that got as high as seven. With UB trailing 18-11, Buffalo scored four straight, including a kill from senior Rachel Sanks to pull within three. A kill from sophomore Monika Simkova would give the Bulls the lead at 23-22, but those would be Buffalo's final points of the night as Kent State scored the final three to take the set and the match.
Sanks led the Bulls with 13 kills as she hit .321 on the night. Junior Lexi Nordamnn added eight kills and just one error as she hit .467. Simkova and senior Polina Prokudina also finished with eight kills.
Senior Scout McLerran dished out 19 assists, while freshman Emma Puzausky added 16. The Bulls finished with seven aces on the evening, led by two each from freshman Abby Leigh and sophomore Paige Beck.
Defensively, Beck led all players with 17 digs, while Prokudina added 10. Buffalo finished with 7.0 total blocks, paced by freshman Courtney Okwara, who had five, including a pair of solos.
UB will return to action tomorrow night when the Bulls host Ohio at 6pm at Alumni Arena.
Team Stats
KentSt
UB
Kills
48
41
Errors
11
18
Attempts
110
110
Hitting %
.336
.209
Points
55
55
Assists
45
39
Aces
2
7
Blocks
5
7
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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