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Wednesday, November 15
Akron, Ohio
6 p.m.
University at Buffalo
at
Akron
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Close Regular Season at Akron on Wednesday
11/14/2023 3:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (22-7, 12-5 MAC) will travel to Akron, Ohio for their final regular season match against the Akron Zips (13-15, 8-9 MAC). The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Bulls are currently in fourth place in the MAC at 12-5 and have already clinched a berth to the MAC Tournament. Overall, UB is 22-7 on the season. With a win over the Zips, they'll have their first 23-win season in program history as a Division I team. The last time they had 23 wins came in the 1990 with a 28-6 record.
Historically, it has been an even series, as the Zips hold edge with a 31-24 record over the Bulls. The Bulls come into the match having won the last four matches while dropping just one set. Head Coach Scott Smith is 8-2 against the Zips.
The Bulls are coming off a rough weekend at Bowling Green. The Falcons took the series as the Bulls only won one set.
On the season, the Bulls are 16-4 when two players have 10 or more kills in a match. Katrin Trebichavska leads the team with 23 matches with 10 or more kills. There have been 26 double-doubles on the year by the Bulls. M. Leigh leads the team with 15, followed by Trebichavska (6), Maurine Calande (1), and Manoela Forlin (2).
Buffalo has the top hitting duo in the MAC with Courtney Okwara and Abby Leigh. Okwara ranks fourth in the nation at .450 with A. Leigh at 30th and third in the MAC with a rate of .388. UB is just one of five teams in the country to have two hitters in the top-50 in hitting percentage. The other four programs are Florida State, Duke, Pittsburgh, and Wisconsin.
Courtney Okwara checks in as the fourth-best hitter in the country, hitting .450. Mandy Leigh is 29th in the NCAA averaging 10.41 assists per set and fourth in the nation with 1,145 total assists. Katrin Trebichavska has 58 service aces on the season, good for fourth in the country and first in the MAC. Her 0.55 aces per set is ninth in the NCAA and leads all MAC players. As a team, they're one of the best offenses in the country. The Bulls have a .268 hitting percentage, which is 30th in the country. The offense has the sixth most kills in the country with 1,506.
The Bulls are currently in fourth place in the MAC at 12-5 and have already clinched a berth to the MAC Tournament. Overall, UB is 22-7 on the season. With a win over the Zips, they'll have their first 23-win season in program history as a Division I team. The last time they had 23 wins came in the 1990 with a 28-6 record.
Historically, it has been an even series, as the Zips hold edge with a 31-24 record over the Bulls. The Bulls come into the match having won the last four matches while dropping just one set. Head Coach Scott Smith is 8-2 against the Zips.
The Bulls are coming off a rough weekend at Bowling Green. The Falcons took the series as the Bulls only won one set.
On the season, the Bulls are 16-4 when two players have 10 or more kills in a match. Katrin Trebichavska leads the team with 23 matches with 10 or more kills. There have been 26 double-doubles on the year by the Bulls. M. Leigh leads the team with 15, followed by Trebichavska (6), Maurine Calande (1), and Manoela Forlin (2).
Buffalo has the top hitting duo in the MAC with Courtney Okwara and Abby Leigh. Okwara ranks fourth in the nation at .450 with A. Leigh at 30th and third in the MAC with a rate of .388. UB is just one of five teams in the country to have two hitters in the top-50 in hitting percentage. The other four programs are Florida State, Duke, Pittsburgh, and Wisconsin.
Courtney Okwara checks in as the fourth-best hitter in the country, hitting .450. Mandy Leigh is 29th in the NCAA averaging 10.41 assists per set and fourth in the nation with 1,145 total assists. Katrin Trebichavska has 58 service aces on the season, good for fourth in the country and first in the MAC. Her 0.55 aces per set is ninth in the NCAA and leads all MAC players. As a team, they're one of the best offenses in the country. The Bulls have a .268 hitting percentage, which is 30th in the country. The offense has the sixth most kills in the country with 1,506.
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