Saturday, September 13
Buffalo, N.Y.
7 p.m.
3-3,0-0MAC
3
vs
0
Niagara
0-8,0-0MAAC
1
2
3
F
Niagara
18
23
21
0
Buffalo
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Soar to Victory with Sweep Over Niagara
9/13/2025 9:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bulls volleyball team (3-3, 0-0 MAC) swept their Big 4 rival Niagara (0-8, 0-0 MAAC) on Saturday evening, 25-18, 15-23, 15-21.
The Bulls improved to 3-3 on the season as the Purple Eagles remain winless.
Buffalo's Manoela Forlin and Emma Converse led the team with 12 kills apiece. Forlin has now had at least 10 kills in every match this season. Converse had a career night as she set career high marks in kills, digs (9) and solo blocks (1).
Maddie Mitchell put up 23 assists as Ashley Ballou added 13 of her own, a career high.
Emerson Matthews led the Bulls with a .389 hitting percentage as she finished with eight kills on 18 attempts. Sydney Bell chipped in seven kills of her own.
Keira Kleidon finished with 12 digs.
Buffalo his .254 in the match and held Niagara to .174. The Bulls tallied 51 kills to the Purple Eagles' 36.
SET 1
The Bulls never trailed in the set as their offense got off to a hot start. They managed to get 20 kills with a .378 hitting percentage. Forlin totaled seven kills with Matthews adding five. Niagara tied the set four times, but could only muster 11 kills on the attack. Leading 19-18, the Bulls closed the set on a 6-0 run as Forlin put the set away with a kill.
SET 2
There were 11 ties and four lead changes in the set as Niagara captured their first lead of the night at 2-1. The Bulls didn't capture the lead back until 8-7 as Converse served up an ace. The Bulls slowly shut down Niagara's offense as they hit just .136 in the set. Trailing 18-16, Buffalo closed the set on a 9-5 run with Bell slamming the door with a kill.
SET 3
Both teams were perfect on receptions as the Bulls were 21-for-21. Blocks were a big difference in the set. Buffalo finished with four blocks as Ava Kanj had a pair of solo blocks and block assist. Tied at 17, the Bulls doubled up on points outscoring Niagara 8-4 to finish off the night. Converse came away with two kills for two of the last three points for the Bulls.
"It was really great to get the sweep tonight over Niagara," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "They are great defenders and really make you work for points, while not making many of their own hitting errors. We had to really clean up our unforced errors and apply pressure from all areas tonight. We were able to get contributions from nearly every player on our roster as well, so it is always good to get a team win in Alumni Arena!"
UP NEXT
The Bulls will host Cornell tomorrow at 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.
The Bulls improved to 3-3 on the season as the Purple Eagles remain winless.
Buffalo's Manoela Forlin and Emma Converse led the team with 12 kills apiece. Forlin has now had at least 10 kills in every match this season. Converse had a career night as she set career high marks in kills, digs (9) and solo blocks (1).
Maddie Mitchell put up 23 assists as Ashley Ballou added 13 of her own, a career high.
Emerson Matthews led the Bulls with a .389 hitting percentage as she finished with eight kills on 18 attempts. Sydney Bell chipped in seven kills of her own.
Keira Kleidon finished with 12 digs.
Buffalo his .254 in the match and held Niagara to .174. The Bulls tallied 51 kills to the Purple Eagles' 36.
SET 1
The Bulls never trailed in the set as their offense got off to a hot start. They managed to get 20 kills with a .378 hitting percentage. Forlin totaled seven kills with Matthews adding five. Niagara tied the set four times, but could only muster 11 kills on the attack. Leading 19-18, the Bulls closed the set on a 6-0 run as Forlin put the set away with a kill.
SET 2
There were 11 ties and four lead changes in the set as Niagara captured their first lead of the night at 2-1. The Bulls didn't capture the lead back until 8-7 as Converse served up an ace. The Bulls slowly shut down Niagara's offense as they hit just .136 in the set. Trailing 18-16, Buffalo closed the set on a 9-5 run with Bell slamming the door with a kill.
SET 3
Both teams were perfect on receptions as the Bulls were 21-for-21. Blocks were a big difference in the set. Buffalo finished with four blocks as Ava Kanj had a pair of solo blocks and block assist. Tied at 17, the Bulls doubled up on points outscoring Niagara 8-4 to finish off the night. Converse came away with two kills for two of the last three points for the Bulls.
"It was really great to get the sweep tonight over Niagara," stated Head Coach Scott Smith. "They are great defenders and really make you work for points, while not making many of their own hitting errors. We had to really clean up our unforced errors and apply pressure from all areas tonight. We were able to get contributions from nearly every player on our roster as well, so it is always good to get a team win in Alumni Arena!"
UP NEXT
The Bulls will host Cornell tomorrow at 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.
Team Stats
Niag
UB
Kills
36
51
Errors
16
19
Attempts
115
126
Hitting %
.174
.254
Points
43.0
61.0
Assists
33
47
Aces
2
3
Blocks
5
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
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