Friday, September 19
Pittsburgh, Pa. / UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
6 p.m.
3-5,0-0MAC
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Duquesne
8-2,0-0Atlantic 10
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2
3
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Buffalo
23
20
16
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Duquesne
25
25
25
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Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Stumble Against Duquesne
9/19/2025 8:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Buffalo Bulls volleyball team (3-5, 0-0 MAC) lost to the Duquesne Dukes (8-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) to open the weekend in Pittsburgh, 23-25, 20-25, 16-25.
Manoela Forlin led the Bulls in kills (7), digs (7) and aces (1) on the night. Tehya Shaw tied her career high in blocks with a team-high seven. Her six block assists were a career best mark.
Duquesne outhit the Bulls, .222 to .140. On serves, the Dukes tallied nine aces to Buffalo's three.
SET 1
The Bulls looked in control of the first set as they took a 12-7 lead forcing a Duquesne timeout. UB reached the 15-point mark first, they entered the set with a 9-1 set record when doing so. Unfortunately, the momentum swung toward the Dukes out of the timeout as they tied the set at 16. Duquesne grabbed their first lead since 2-1 as they took a 22-21 lead. The Dukes came away with a 25-23 set win.
SET 2
It was a back and forth set as both teams traded point in the middle portion of the set. The Dukes outhit the Bulls, .312 to .111, as the Bulls managed just eight kills while forcing 12 errors. Out of the media timeout, Duquesne led, 15-14. Buffalo battled as much as they could, but couldn't stop the Dukes from taking the set, 25-20.
SET 3
Buffalo's offense struggled in the third set as they hit just .036. Duquesne kept their foot on the gas as they held a healthy lead at 14-6 as Buffalo called their second timeout. It was fairly even the rest of the way as Duquesne won, 25-16.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will play at Robert Morris for a 5 p.m. match. The match can be seen on ESPN+.
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.
Manoela Forlin led the Bulls in kills (7), digs (7) and aces (1) on the night. Tehya Shaw tied her career high in blocks with a team-high seven. Her six block assists were a career best mark.
Duquesne outhit the Bulls, .222 to .140. On serves, the Dukes tallied nine aces to Buffalo's three.
SET 1
The Bulls looked in control of the first set as they took a 12-7 lead forcing a Duquesne timeout. UB reached the 15-point mark first, they entered the set with a 9-1 set record when doing so. Unfortunately, the momentum swung toward the Dukes out of the timeout as they tied the set at 16. Duquesne grabbed their first lead since 2-1 as they took a 22-21 lead. The Dukes came away with a 25-23 set win.
SET 2
It was a back and forth set as both teams traded point in the middle portion of the set. The Dukes outhit the Bulls, .312 to .111, as the Bulls managed just eight kills while forcing 12 errors. Out of the media timeout, Duquesne led, 15-14. Buffalo battled as much as they could, but couldn't stop the Dukes from taking the set, 25-20.
SET 3
Buffalo's offense struggled in the third set as they hit just .036. Duquesne kept their foot on the gas as they held a healthy lead at 14-6 as Buffalo called their second timeout. It was fairly even the rest of the way as Duquesne won, 25-16.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will play at Robert Morris for a 5 p.m. match. The match can be seen on ESPN+.
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
UB
DU
Kills
26
44
Errors
14
20
Attempts
86
108
Hitting %
.140
.222
Points
37.0
62.0
Assists
21
42
Aces
3
9
Blocks
8
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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