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Friday, November 14
Buffalo, N.Y.
6 p.m.
University at Buffalo
vs
Bowling Green
Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Host Bowling Green with MAC Tournament Hopes on the Line
11/13/2025 1:49:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (9-16, 6-10 MAC) will host the Bowling Green Falcons (14-14, 8-8 MAC) for the final weekend of conference play and a trip to the MAC Tournament on the line. Friday's match will begin at 6 p.m. with Saturday's match at 4 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Bulls are looking for their first win over the Falcons since Nov. 8, 2019, when they won at home, 3-1. Bowling Green has won the last 12 meetings over Buffalo. Head Coach Scott Smith is 1-13 against the Falcons with his lone win coming in his first season at the helm.
Last weekend, the Bulls split their matches at Toledo as they won a thrilling match on Friday night, 3-2. After dropping the first set, the Bulls rallied to win the next two sets. The Rockets forced a fifth set, but the Bulls were victorious behind the efforts of Emerson Matthews, Manoela Forlin, Maddie Mitchell and Sadie Gladhill. For the second time this season, three Bulls recorded double-doubles in the same match. Matthews finished with a match-high 25 kills and 13 digs as Forlin added 21 kills and 18 digs. Mitchell tallied a match-high 42 assists with 24 digs as Gladhill had a career-high 25 digs. Keira Kleidon totaled 19 digs. Mitchell, Matthews, Forlin, Gladhill and Kleidon all finished with double figure digs. In the win, the Bulls totaled 112 digs, this was the first time since Oct. 29, 2022, against Central Michigan that the Bulls reached 100+ digs in a match.
The last time two Bulls had 20+ kills in a match was on Oct. 22, 2024, against Akron where Katrin Trebichavska and Manoela Forlin did so with 23 kills each.
As a team on the weekend, the Bulls finished with 20.75 digs per set, which was the best in the conference. UB entered last week just averaging 14.26 digs per set. Toledo was second on the week with 19.25 digs per set.
MAC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
Following last weekend's results, the Bulls are still alive to make the MAC Tournament. UB will need the following results to occur:
ABOUT THE BULLS
• Junior Manoela Forlin has 10+ kills in 18 of the 25 matches this season.
• Last week at Toledo, Emerson Matthews was the best offensive player on the week as she was first in total kills (43), kills per set (5.38), total points (46.0) and points per set (5.75).
• In just conference play, Emerson Matthews is top-10 in the MAC in total kills (240), kills per set (3.87), total points (275.5) and points per set (4.44).
• Sophomore middle blocker Ava Kanj has recorded 27 total blocks in the last nine matches, good for 0.79 blocks per set.
• Preseason All-MAC honoree Manoela Forlin and freshman Emerson Matthews have been the Bulls' one-two punch on the offensive attack. The duo has combined for 657 kills, which is 57.2% of the Bulls' total kills on the season. This is the highest rate in the MAC as Ball State's Carson Tyler and Noelle VanOort make up 52.0% of the Cardinals' kills are just behind for second.
• Maddie Mitchell has 13 double-doubles on the season. Mitchell has recorded double-doubles in nine of the last 12 matches against Ohio (10/4), Akron (10/7), Central Michigan (10/10) and Eastern Michigan (10/23-24), Akron (10/28), Northern Illinois (10/31) and Toledo (11/7-8).
• The Bulls are 27-6 in sets where they reach 15 first, but are 10-52 when the opposition gets to 15 first.
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 Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
The Bulls are looking for their first win over the Falcons since Nov. 8, 2019, when they won at home, 3-1. Bowling Green has won the last 12 meetings over Buffalo. Head Coach Scott Smith is 1-13 against the Falcons with his lone win coming in his first season at the helm.
Last weekend, the Bulls split their matches at Toledo as they won a thrilling match on Friday night, 3-2. After dropping the first set, the Bulls rallied to win the next two sets. The Rockets forced a fifth set, but the Bulls were victorious behind the efforts of Emerson Matthews, Manoela Forlin, Maddie Mitchell and Sadie Gladhill. For the second time this season, three Bulls recorded double-doubles in the same match. Matthews finished with a match-high 25 kills and 13 digs as Forlin added 21 kills and 18 digs. Mitchell tallied a match-high 42 assists with 24 digs as Gladhill had a career-high 25 digs. Keira Kleidon totaled 19 digs. Mitchell, Matthews, Forlin, Gladhill and Kleidon all finished with double figure digs. In the win, the Bulls totaled 112 digs, this was the first time since Oct. 29, 2022, against Central Michigan that the Bulls reached 100+ digs in a match.
The last time two Bulls had 20+ kills in a match was on Oct. 22, 2024, against Akron where Katrin Trebichavska and Manoela Forlin did so with 23 kills each.
As a team on the weekend, the Bulls finished with 20.75 digs per set, which was the best in the conference. UB entered last week just averaging 14.26 digs per set. Toledo was second on the week with 19.25 digs per set.
MAC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
Following last weekend's results, the Bulls are still alive to make the MAC Tournament. UB will need the following results to occur:
- (8) Buffalo wins both matches against (7) Bowling Green
- (9) Central Michigan loses one match to (1) Ball State
- (4) Toledo beats (6) Akron twice
- Buffalo (3-1)
- Akron (2-2)
- Bowling Green (1-3)
ABOUT THE BULLS
• Junior Manoela Forlin has 10+ kills in 18 of the 25 matches this season.
• Last week at Toledo, Emerson Matthews was the best offensive player on the week as she was first in total kills (43), kills per set (5.38), total points (46.0) and points per set (5.75).
• In just conference play, Emerson Matthews is top-10 in the MAC in total kills (240), kills per set (3.87), total points (275.5) and points per set (4.44).
• Sophomore middle blocker Ava Kanj has recorded 27 total blocks in the last nine matches, good for 0.79 blocks per set.
• Preseason All-MAC honoree Manoela Forlin and freshman Emerson Matthews have been the Bulls' one-two punch on the offensive attack. The duo has combined for 657 kills, which is 57.2% of the Bulls' total kills on the season. This is the highest rate in the MAC as Ball State's Carson Tyler and Noelle VanOort make up 52.0% of the Cardinals' kills are just behind for second.
• Maddie Mitchell has 13 double-doubles on the season. Mitchell has recorded double-doubles in nine of the last 12 matches against Ohio (10/4), Akron (10/7), Central Michigan (10/10) and Eastern Michigan (10/23-24), Akron (10/28), Northern Illinois (10/31) and Toledo (11/7-8).
• The Bulls are 27-6 in sets where they reach 15 first, but are 10-52 when the opposition gets to 15 first.
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 Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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