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Friday, November 15
Buffalo, N.Y.
6 p.m.
15-15,11-6MAC
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Eastern Michigan
13-18,7-10MAC
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Eastern Mich.
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Buffalo
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Photo by: Ken Smith/UBBulls.com
Bulls Clinch MAC Tournament Berth with Win Over Eastern Michigan
11/15/2024 9:58:00β―PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. β For the third straight season, the University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (15-15, 11-6 MAC) clinched a berth into the MAC Championship Tournament with a 3-1 (25-13, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19) victory over the visiting Eastern Michigan Eagles (13-18, 7-10 MAC).
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Katrin Trebichavska and Manoela Forlin led the Bulls with 13 kills each. Abby Leigh had her 17th career error free performance with 9 kills on 19 attacks, good for a .474 hitting percentage.
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Mandy Leigh earned her 12th double-double of the season with 39 assists and 15 digs. Maria Futey and Keira Kleidon had 16 and 14 digs, respectively. Tehya Shaw had 5 total blocks on the night. Also recording blocks were A. Leigh (4), M. Leigh (3), Luli Arcucci (2) and Forlin (1).
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The Bulls continued to rack up the aces on their home court as they added 12 to their season total.
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Even though neither team found a groove on the offensive attack, the Bulls ran away with the first set. The Bulls outhit the Eagles, .056 to -.073. Eastern Michigan finished with 18 total errors in the set, 6 of which came from Buffalo's serves. The Bulls jumped out to an 8-1 lead after A. Leigh gave them a 6-0 run with 3 aces. Buffalo won the set, 25-13.
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Buffalo found their groove in the second set as they hit .286 to Eastern Michigan's .080. The Bulls doubled the Eagles' kill total, 16-8. Buffalo's largest lead in the set came at 15-10 at the media timeout. The Bulls' had 4 service errors in the set that kept the Eagles in the set. Buffalo didn't trail the rest of the set as they squeaked out a 25-23 win.
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Buffalo's offense struggled in the third set as they hit -.025. Despite their offensive attack, the Bulls led 20-16. Eastern Michigan closed the set on a 9-1 run to win, 25-21.
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In the fourth set, Buffalo was back as they had 17 kills to Eastern Michigan's 9. After trailing 2-0, the Bulls didn't trail the rest of the way. They outhit the Eagles, .262 to .081. Forlin had a set-high .417 hitting percentage to go with her 6 kills. Buffalo won the set, 25-19.
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The Bulls are back in action tomorrow against the Eastern Michigan Eagles for Senior Day.
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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.
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Click here for ticket information.
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Click here for information on the Blue & White Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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Katrin Trebichavska and Manoela Forlin led the Bulls with 13 kills each. Abby Leigh had her 17th career error free performance with 9 kills on 19 attacks, good for a .474 hitting percentage.
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Mandy Leigh earned her 12th double-double of the season with 39 assists and 15 digs. Maria Futey and Keira Kleidon had 16 and 14 digs, respectively. Tehya Shaw had 5 total blocks on the night. Also recording blocks were A. Leigh (4), M. Leigh (3), Luli Arcucci (2) and Forlin (1).
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The Bulls continued to rack up the aces on their home court as they added 12 to their season total.
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Even though neither team found a groove on the offensive attack, the Bulls ran away with the first set. The Bulls outhit the Eagles, .056 to -.073. Eastern Michigan finished with 18 total errors in the set, 6 of which came from Buffalo's serves. The Bulls jumped out to an 8-1 lead after A. Leigh gave them a 6-0 run with 3 aces. Buffalo won the set, 25-13.
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Buffalo found their groove in the second set as they hit .286 to Eastern Michigan's .080. The Bulls doubled the Eagles' kill total, 16-8. Buffalo's largest lead in the set came at 15-10 at the media timeout. The Bulls' had 4 service errors in the set that kept the Eagles in the set. Buffalo didn't trail the rest of the set as they squeaked out a 25-23 win.
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Buffalo's offense struggled in the third set as they hit -.025. Despite their offensive attack, the Bulls led 20-16. Eastern Michigan closed the set on a 9-1 run to win, 25-21.
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In the fourth set, Buffalo was back as they had 17 kills to Eastern Michigan's 9. After trailing 2-0, the Bulls didn't trail the rest of the way. They outhit the Eagles, .262 to .081. Forlin had a set-high .417 hitting percentage to go with her 6 kills. Buffalo won the set, 25-19.
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The Bulls are back in action tomorrow against the Eastern Michigan Eagles for Senior Day.
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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.
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Click here for ticket information.
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Click here for information on the Blue & White Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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Team Stats
EMU
UB
Kills
35
49
Errors
26
27
Attempts
136
153
Hitting %
.066
.144
Points
51.0
71.0
Assists
33
47
Aces
5
12
Blocks
11
10
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
4
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballOH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
L/OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
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