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Friday, August 29
Buffalo, N.Y.
7 p.m.
vs
Liberty
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Volleyball Begins Season with Buffalo Invite Presented by UB Dental
8/28/2025 10:44:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (0-0, 0-0 MAC) begin their 2025 campaign as they host the Buffalo Invite presented by UB Dental on Friday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Aug. 31. The Bulls posted a 16-16 overall record and 12-6 in MAC play a season ago earning a trip to the MAC Quarterfinals. The Bulls have reached the MAC Tournament the last three seasons.
The first 150 fans in attendance of the Bulls' first game will receive volleyball arm sleeves presented by UB Dental. The Bulls will play the Liberty Flames on Friday at 7 p.m. for their season opener. The Flames posted a 13-18 overall record as they finished 7-11 in the Conference USA last season. On Saturday, the competition will continue with the team hosting the Marist Red Foxes at 2 p.m. Last season, Marist was 3-25 and 3-15 in the MAAC. The Buffalo Invite will come to a close as the Bulls battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Rutgers finished with a 6-25 overall record a season ago as they went 1-19 in Big Ten play. The entire tournament will be streamed on UB's YouTube channel.
The Bulls bring back nine veteran players while adding six newcomers. Sydney Bell (Orleans, Ontario) and Emerson Matthews (Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) both represented Team Canada at the 2024 U19 Girls' NORCECA Competition in Honduras. Setter Maddie Mitchell (Jefferson City, Mo.) tallied over 1,000 career digs and nearly 2,000 career assists as she helped Jefferson City reach their first State Championship in her senior season. Ashley Ballou (Eden, N.Y.) comes to Buffalo after spending her freshman season at UConn. Jordyn Romano (Fort Collins, Colo.) joins the Bulls' roster as a junior transfer after spending a season at both Fort Lewis (Durango, Colo.) and Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, Calif.). She earned First-Team All-Conference honors in 2024. Rounding out the newcomers is Sadie Gladhill (New Market, Md.) who set the high school record for most career digs.
Manoela Forlin headlines the returning group for the Bulls. The junior outside hitter/right side earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors in 2023. Headed into this season she took home Preseason All-MAC honors. Last year Forlin appeared in 30 matches finishing with the second-most kills on the team with 302. She set the program record for kills and points in a four-set match against Niagara with 27 and 31.5, respectively. Fellow junior Chloe Brown appeared in 20 matches a season ago where the defensive specialist had a career-high nine digs against Niagara and Ohio State. Tehya Shaw earned 16 starts in 2024. She tallied 87 kills and a hitting percentage of .274.
Luli Arcucci had a stellar freshman season as she appeared in 29 matches with 23 starts. She averaged 1.80 kills, 0.48 digs, 0.37 blocks and 1.99 points per set. Arcucci had five matches with double figure kills including a career-high 17 kills at Ohio State. Keira Kleidon made an impact on the roster in her freshman season. Her 107 sets played were the fourth most by any Bull and the most by any freshman last year. Kleidon's 214 digs were the fourth most on the team as she averaged 2.00 digs per set. Looking for solid sophomore campaigns are Ava Kanj, Emma Converse, Eve Adams and Reese Collins.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
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 first 150 fans in attendance of the Bulls' first game will receive volleyball arm sleeves presented by UB Dental. The Bulls will play the Liberty Flames on Friday at 7 p.m. for their season opener. The Flames posted a 13-18 overall record as they finished 7-11 in the Conference USA last season. On Saturday, the competition will continue with the team hosting the Marist Red Foxes at 2 p.m. Last season, Marist was 3-25 and 3-15 in the MAAC. The Buffalo Invite will come to a close as the Bulls battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Rutgers finished with a 6-25 overall record a season ago as they went 1-19 in Big Ten play. The entire tournament will be streamed on UB's YouTube channel.
The Bulls bring back nine veteran players while adding six newcomers. Sydney Bell (Orleans, Ontario) and Emerson Matthews (Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) both represented Team Canada at the 2024 U19 Girls' NORCECA Competition in Honduras. Setter Maddie Mitchell (Jefferson City, Mo.) tallied over 1,000 career digs and nearly 2,000 career assists as she helped Jefferson City reach their first State Championship in her senior season. Ashley Ballou (Eden, N.Y.) comes to Buffalo after spending her freshman season at UConn. Jordyn Romano (Fort Collins, Colo.) joins the Bulls' roster as a junior transfer after spending a season at both Fort Lewis (Durango, Colo.) and Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, Calif.). She earned First-Team All-Conference honors in 2024. Rounding out the newcomers is Sadie Gladhill (New Market, Md.) who set the high school record for most career digs.
Manoela Forlin headlines the returning group for the Bulls. The junior outside hitter/right side earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors in 2023. Headed into this season she took home Preseason All-MAC honors. Last year Forlin appeared in 30 matches finishing with the second-most kills on the team with 302. She set the program record for kills and points in a four-set match against Niagara with 27 and 31.5, respectively. Fellow junior Chloe Brown appeared in 20 matches a season ago where the defensive specialist had a career-high nine digs against Niagara and Ohio State. Tehya Shaw earned 16 starts in 2024. She tallied 87 kills and a hitting percentage of .274.
Luli Arcucci had a stellar freshman season as she appeared in 29 matches with 23 starts. She averaged 1.80 kills, 0.48 digs, 0.37 blocks and 1.99 points per set. Arcucci had five matches with double figure kills including a career-high 17 kills at Ohio State. Keira Kleidon made an impact on the roster in her freshman season. Her 107 sets played were the fourth most by any Bull and the most by any freshman last year. Kleidon's 214 digs were the fourth most on the team as she averaged 2.00 digs per set. Looking for solid sophomore campaigns are Ava Kanj, Emma Converse, Eve Adams and Reese Collins.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
- Friday, Aug. 29 | Marist vs. Liberty | 11 a.m.
- Friday, Aug. 29 | Rutgers vs. Marist | 4 p.m.
- Friday, Aug. 29 | Buffalo vs. Liberty | 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 30 | Buffalo vs. Marist | 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 30 | Liberty vs. Rutgers | 6 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 31 | Buffalo vs. Rutgers | 1 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 Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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