Saturday, October 5
Buffalo, N.Y.
4 p.m.
7-10,3-1MAC
3
vs
0
Kent State
1-13,0-4MAC
1
2
3
F
Kent St.
18
10
19
0
Buffalo
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Stay Golden at Home After Sweeping Kent State
10/5/2024 7:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (7-10, 3-1 MAC) swept the Kent State Golden Flashes (1-13, 0-4 MAC) on Saturday afternoon (25-18, 25-10, 25-19). The Bulls have now swept the Golden Flashes in five of the last six meetings.
The Bulls were aggressive on the attack as they had 17 more attempts than last night. Buffalo outhit the Golden Flashes, .283 to .053. The three-headed attack from Abby Leigh, Katrin Trebichavska and Emma Converse was lethal for the Bulls. A. Leigh had an error-free day with 11 kills and a career-high hitting percentage of .786. Trebichavska had a match-high 12 kills with Converse adding nine. Converse led the match with three aces setting a new career high.
Mandy Leigh added 30 assists to her career total as Maria Futey totaled 18 digs on the day. Futey is five digs away from passing Lindsay Matikosh (2000-03, 1,414) for fourth all-time in career digs.
It was not the best offensive set for both sides as Buffalo outhit Kent State, .075 to .000. At the media timeout, the Bulls were in the middle of a 5-0 run as they led, 17-10. The Golden Flashes fought their way back into the set, but the Bulls had three opportunities to reach set-point and capitalized on a Kent State service error to win the set, 25-18.
The Bulls kept it short and sweet in the second set as the took down the Golden Flashes, 25-10. Buffalo dominated with their attack as they outhit the opposition, .583 to .038. The Bulls closed the set on a 9-0 run.
Despite winning the third set, 25-19, the set was a one-sided affair. After being tied at 10, the Bulls pulled away as they led 15-11 at the media timeout. Buffalo totaled 17 kills in the set to Kent State's eight.
"It was great to get two sweeps over Kent State this weekend," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "Both matches highlighted our offense, but what I was most pleased with was our defense. I thought we shut down Kent with tough serving and gritty defense. While there were plenty of standout performances, I was pleased with how well we played as a team."
The Bulls are back in action on Tuesday at Akron (7-9, 3-1 MAC) at 6 p.m.
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The Bulls were aggressive on the attack as they had 17 more attempts than last night. Buffalo outhit the Golden Flashes, .283 to .053. The three-headed attack from Abby Leigh, Katrin Trebichavska and Emma Converse was lethal for the Bulls. A. Leigh had an error-free day with 11 kills and a career-high hitting percentage of .786. Trebichavska had a match-high 12 kills with Converse adding nine. Converse led the match with three aces setting a new career high.
Mandy Leigh added 30 assists to her career total as Maria Futey totaled 18 digs on the day. Futey is five digs away from passing Lindsay Matikosh (2000-03, 1,414) for fourth all-time in career digs.
It was not the best offensive set for both sides as Buffalo outhit Kent State, .075 to .000. At the media timeout, the Bulls were in the middle of a 5-0 run as they led, 17-10. The Golden Flashes fought their way back into the set, but the Bulls had three opportunities to reach set-point and capitalized on a Kent State service error to win the set, 25-18.
The Bulls kept it short and sweet in the second set as the took down the Golden Flashes, 25-10. Buffalo dominated with their attack as they outhit the opposition, .583 to .038. The Bulls closed the set on a 9-0 run.
Despite winning the third set, 25-19, the set was a one-sided affair. After being tied at 10, the Bulls pulled away as they led 15-11 at the media timeout. Buffalo totaled 17 kills in the set to Kent State's eight.
"It was great to get two sweeps over Kent State this weekend," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "Both matches highlighted our offense, but what I was most pleased with was our defense. I thought we shut down Kent with tough serving and gritty defense. While there were plenty of standout performances, I was pleased with how well we played as a team."
The Bulls are back in action on Tuesday at Akron (7-9, 3-1 MAC) at 6 p.m.
For all the latest on UB Volleyball, follow @ubvolleyball on Twitter/X, @ub_volleyball on Instagram and like the UB Women's Volleyball Facebook page.
Click here for ticket information.
Click here for information on the Blue & White Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
Team Stats
KentSt
UB
Kills
20
45
Errors
15
15
Attempts
94
106
Hitting %
.053
.283
Points
29.0
54.0
Assists
20
40
Aces
3
6
Blocks
6
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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