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Friday, November 10
Bowling Green, Ohio
6 p.m.
University at Buffalo
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Bowling Green
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Travel to Bowling Green for Weekend Series
11/9/2023 10:06:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (22-5, 12-3 MAC) will travel to Bowling Green, Ohio for their final weekend series against the Bowling Green Falcons (14-12, 8-7 MAC) for a two-game series starting on Friday night at 6 p.m.
The Bulls are currently in second place in the MAC at 12-3. Overall, UB is 22-5 on the season. With their win on Saturday over Miami (OH), the Bulls clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament. The tournament will be hosted by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. starting on Saturday, Nov. 18 and run through Monday, Nov. 20.
Historically, the Falcons have dominated the series against UB. The Bulls are 10-39 against Bowling Green. The Bulls' last win on the road was on Oct. 27, 2018. With a win over the Falcons and a Ohio loss at Central Michigan, the Bulls will win their first ever MAC East Division title.
The Bulls are coming off a weekend sweep over the Miami (OH) RedHawks. UB didn't drop a set on Senior Weekend. Off her performances, Mandy Leigh was named MAC East Setter of the Week for the eighth this this season. She has now brought home the honor 14 times in her UB career.
On the season, the Bulls are 16-4 when two players have 10 or more kills in a match. In the last four matches, there have been at least three Bulls with at least 10 kills. Trebichavska leads the team with 21 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 second in the nation at .457 with A. Leigh at 32nd and third in the MAC with a rate of .392. 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 second-best hitter in the country, hitting .457. Mandy Leigh is 18th in the NCAA averaging 10.59 assists per set and second in the nation with 1,091 total assists. Katrin Trebichavska has 56 service aces on the season, good for third in the country and first in the MAC. Her 0.57 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 .275 hitting percentage, which is 18th in the country. The offense has the third most kills in the country with 1,431.
The Bulls are currently in second place in the MAC at 12-3. Overall, UB is 22-5 on the season. With their win on Saturday over Miami (OH), the Bulls clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament. The tournament will be hosted by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. starting on Saturday, Nov. 18 and run through Monday, Nov. 20.
Historically, the Falcons have dominated the series against UB. The Bulls are 10-39 against Bowling Green. The Bulls' last win on the road was on Oct. 27, 2018. With a win over the Falcons and a Ohio loss at Central Michigan, the Bulls will win their first ever MAC East Division title.
The Bulls are coming off a weekend sweep over the Miami (OH) RedHawks. UB didn't drop a set on Senior Weekend. Off her performances, Mandy Leigh was named MAC East Setter of the Week for the eighth this this season. She has now brought home the honor 14 times in her UB career.
On the season, the Bulls are 16-4 when two players have 10 or more kills in a match. In the last four matches, there have been at least three Bulls with at least 10 kills. Trebichavska leads the team with 21 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 second in the nation at .457 with A. Leigh at 32nd and third in the MAC with a rate of .392. 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 second-best hitter in the country, hitting .457. Mandy Leigh is 18th in the NCAA averaging 10.59 assists per set and second in the nation with 1,091 total assists. Katrin Trebichavska has 56 service aces on the season, good for third in the country and first in the MAC. Her 0.57 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 .275 hitting percentage, which is 18th in the country. The offense has the third most kills in the country with 1,431.
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