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Friday, December 2
Chestnut Hill, MA
4:00 pm
University at Buffalo
at
Boston College
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Battle Boston College in First Round of the NIVC
12/1/2022 12:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (19-13, 10-8 MAC) will face the Boston College Eagles (19-13, 7-11 ACC) in their first Division I postseason tournament in program history. The match will take place in the Margot Connell Recreation Center starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. It will be streamed on the ACC Network. Boston College will host Buffalo, Binghamton, and St. John's in the regional.
The Bulls are coming off a semifinal appearance at the MAC Tournament, the farthest the program has ever gone in the tournament. After taking down No. 3-seed Ohio, 3-1, Buffalo fell to No. 2-seed Bowling Green, 3-0.
Mandy Leigh earned All-MAC First Team honors with Abby Leigh and Courtney Okwara earning All-MAC Second Team honors.
The MAC had a solid season as well as all six teams that appeared at the MAC Tournament all went on to a postseason tournament. MAC Champion Bowling Green and MAC Runner-Up Ball State made it to the NCAA Tournament. Buffalo, Central Michigan, Ohio, and Toledo made it into the 32-team field for the NIVC.
All-time, Buffalo is 1-1 against Boston College. In their first meeting on August 30, 2003, the Eagles won 3-1. On August 28, 2009, Buffalo was victorious in a 3-0 sweep.
BUFFALO'S LEADERS
KILLS: Katrin Trebichavska // 2.78 // 15th in MAC
HITTING %: Abby Leigh // .367 // 49th in NCAA // 2nd in MAC
ASSISTS: Mandy Leigh // 10.50 // 34th in NCAA // 3rd in MAC
DIGS: Maria Futey // 412 // 8th in MAC
BLOCKS: Abby Leigh // 122 // 79th in NCAA // 3rd in MAC
SERVICE ACES: Katrin Trebichavska // 0.57 // 9th in NCAA // 1st in MAC
"We're very excited for our team and program to be selected for the NIVC and get another chance this season to play together," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "Over the past few years, it has proven to be a great tournament and it looks like a fantastic field to compete against in postseason play! We are looking forward towards representing Buffalo and the University at this next stage of competition."
The Bulls are coming off a semifinal appearance at the MAC Tournament, the farthest the program has ever gone in the tournament. After taking down No. 3-seed Ohio, 3-1, Buffalo fell to No. 2-seed Bowling Green, 3-0.
Mandy Leigh earned All-MAC First Team honors with Abby Leigh and Courtney Okwara earning All-MAC Second Team honors.
The MAC had a solid season as well as all six teams that appeared at the MAC Tournament all went on to a postseason tournament. MAC Champion Bowling Green and MAC Runner-Up Ball State made it to the NCAA Tournament. Buffalo, Central Michigan, Ohio, and Toledo made it into the 32-team field for the NIVC.
All-time, Buffalo is 1-1 against Boston College. In their first meeting on August 30, 2003, the Eagles won 3-1. On August 28, 2009, Buffalo was victorious in a 3-0 sweep.
BUFFALO'S LEADERS
KILLS: Katrin Trebichavska // 2.78 // 15th in MAC
HITTING %: Abby Leigh // .367 // 49th in NCAA // 2nd in MAC
ASSISTS: Mandy Leigh // 10.50 // 34th in NCAA // 3rd in MAC
DIGS: Maria Futey // 412 // 8th in MAC
BLOCKS: Abby Leigh // 122 // 79th in NCAA // 3rd in MAC
SERVICE ACES: Katrin Trebichavska // 0.57 // 9th in NCAA // 1st in MAC
"We're very excited for our team and program to be selected for the NIVC and get another chance this season to play together," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "Over the past few years, it has proven to be a great tournament and it looks like a fantastic field to compete against in postseason play! We are looking forward towards representing Buffalo and the University at this next stage of competition."
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