Bulls Host Akron to Close Out Regular Season

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (17-12, 9-8 MAC) will host the Akron Zips (6-22, 3-14 MAC) this Wednesday at Alumni Arena. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. Following the match, the Bulls will honor their four seniors.

Currently, the Bulls are in seventh place in the MAC standings. The final spot for the MAC Tournament is up for grabs between Northern Illinois (17-10, 10-7 MAC) and the Bulls. Both teams split their season series in sweeping fashion. With a win over the Zips and a Northern Illinois loss, the Bulls will take the sixth and final spot of the MAC Tournament. Buffalo would win the tiebreaker on division win percentage. The Bulls would finish 7-3 in the MAC East as Northern Illinois would finish 6-4 in the MAC West.

Katrin Trebichavska ranks 11th in the country with 0.54 aces per set and 10th in total aces with 56. Both are 1st in the MAC. Mandy Leigh ranks 29th in Division I averaging 10.60 assists per set. She's also 43rd with 1,007 total assists on the season. Abby Leigh is 2nd in the MAC and 51st in the NCAA with an overall hitting percentage of .364.

The Bulls will honor Emma Puzausky, Cali Assaley, Olivia DeBortoli, and Jenna Sonnenberg after the match.

AKRON	*BY THE NUMBERS*	BUFFALO
.156 – 12^th	Hitting %	*.225 – 5^th*
.256 – 11^th	Opponent Hitting %	*.196 – 5^th*
11.12 – 10^th	Assists Per Set	*12.32 – 6^th*
11.91 – 10^th	Kills Per Set	*13.54 – 5^th*
1.66 – 9^th	Blocks Per Set	*2.17 – 4^th*
1.22 – 11^th	Service Aces Per Set	*1.65 – 1^st*
13.69 – 10^th	Digs Per Set	*15.05 – 9^th*

Bulls Host Akron to Close Out Regular Season

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Players Mentioned

Cali Assaley

Olivia DeBortoli

Abby Leigh

Mandy Leigh

Emma Puzausky

Jenna Sonnenberg

Katrin Trebichavska

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