Friday, October 4
Oxford, OH
7 pm
5-10
0
at
3
Miami (OH)
7-7
1
2
3
F
Buffalo
16
16
19
0
Miami (OH)
25
25
25
3
Bulls Drop Road Contest At Miami (OH)
10/4/2019 8:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
OXFORD, OH – The University at Buffalo volleyball team hit the road for the first time in Mid-American Conference play on Friday night, falling to the host Miami (OH) RedHawks, 3-0. The loss drops UB to 5-10 on the season and 1-2 in league play.
Miami took the contest, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19 as the RedHawks outhit the Bulls, .330 to .110. Buffalo trailed just 9-7 in the opening set when Miami scored five straight to take a 14-7 lead. UB fought off a pair of set points before the RedHawks took the opening set.
The Bulls had to fight off a couple of big Miami leads in the second, but the RedHawks ultimately took a 2-0 lead in the match. UB had its best chance in the third set as the Bulls overcame an early 8-4 deficit by going on an 8-0 run thanks to the serving of freshman Abby Leigh. UB got a pair of blocks from Rachel Sanks and Lexi Nordmann during the run. Buffalo led 13-10 before Miami scored five straight to pull back ahead. The two teams were tied at 19-19 when the RedHawks scored the final six points to clinch the set and the match.
Sophomore Monika Simkova led the way with 11 kills, while Polina Prokudina added six. Senior Scout McLerran had 21 assists to pace the Bulls.
Defensively, sophomore Paige Beck led all players with 16 digs, while Sanks added seven and freshman Jenna Sonnenberg had four. Nordmann finished with a team-high three blocks.
The Bulls will remain on the road tomorrow when they head to defending regular season champion, Bowling Green. The match is set to begin at 5pm and can be seen on ESPN+.
Miami took the contest, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19 as the RedHawks outhit the Bulls, .330 to .110. Buffalo trailed just 9-7 in the opening set when Miami scored five straight to take a 14-7 lead. UB fought off a pair of set points before the RedHawks took the opening set.
The Bulls had to fight off a couple of big Miami leads in the second, but the RedHawks ultimately took a 2-0 lead in the match. UB had its best chance in the third set as the Bulls overcame an early 8-4 deficit by going on an 8-0 run thanks to the serving of freshman Abby Leigh. UB got a pair of blocks from Rachel Sanks and Lexi Nordmann during the run. Buffalo led 13-10 before Miami scored five straight to pull back ahead. The two teams were tied at 19-19 when the RedHawks scored the final six points to clinch the set and the match.
Sophomore Monika Simkova led the way with 11 kills, while Polina Prokudina added six. Senior Scout McLerran had 21 assists to pace the Bulls.
Defensively, sophomore Paige Beck led all players with 16 digs, while Sanks added seven and freshman Jenna Sonnenberg had four. Nordmann finished with a team-high three blocks.
The Bulls will remain on the road tomorrow when they head to defending regular season champion, Bowling Green. The match is set to begin at 5pm and can be seen on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UB
Miami
Kills
28
46
Errors
17
11
Attempts
100
106
Hitting %
.110
.330
Points
36
59
Assists
27
41
Aces
3
8
Blocks
5
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
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