Friday, September 5
Milwaukee, Wisc.
5 p.m. ET
2-2,0-0MAC
0
vs
3
#25 Dayton
3-2,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
3
F
Dayton
25
25
25
3
Buffalo
16
16
19
0
Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Fall to No. 25 Dayton
9/5/2025 9:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – The Buffalo Bulls volleyball team (2-2, 0-0 MAC) fell to the #25 Dayton Flyers (3-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) to open the Marquette Invite, 16-25, 16-25, 19-25.
Emerson Matthews led the Bulls with 12 kills and 13 digs as she has now recorded back-to-back double-doubles. Manoela Forlin finished the night with 10 kills, an ace and three assists. She's the only Bull on the team to have 10+ kills in every match of the season. Sydney Bell tied her career-high in blocks with three.
The Flyers managed to get 11 aces on the night to Buffalo's four.
SET 1
It was an offensive struggle for both teams as Dayton outhit the Bulls, .120 to -.032. UB took an early 2-0 lead as they forced a pair of errors by the Flyers. Dayton tied the set before Buffalo taking a 7-5 lead, but that would be the last lead they'd hold in the set.
SET 2
The offenses improved in the second set, but the Flyers still held a .424 to .237 hitting percentage advantage. Dayton was error free on the attack as they had 14 kills on 33 attempts.
SET 3
The Bulls managed to get a lead in every set on the night, but couldn't hold off the nationally ranked Flyers. Dayton just edged UB, 11-10, in kills in the set, as the Bulls had 14 total errors in the set.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will battle the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
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.
Emerson Matthews led the Bulls with 12 kills and 13 digs as she has now recorded back-to-back double-doubles. Manoela Forlin finished the night with 10 kills, an ace and three assists. She's the only Bull on the team to have 10+ kills in every match of the season. Sydney Bell tied her career-high in blocks with three.
The Flyers managed to get 11 aces on the night to Buffalo's four.
SET 1
It was an offensive struggle for both teams as Dayton outhit the Bulls, .120 to -.032. UB took an early 2-0 lead as they forced a pair of errors by the Flyers. Dayton tied the set before Buffalo taking a 7-5 lead, but that would be the last lead they'd hold in the set.
SET 2
The offenses improved in the second set, but the Flyers still held a .424 to .237 hitting percentage advantage. Dayton was error free on the attack as they had 14 kills on 33 attempts.
SET 3
The Bulls managed to get a lead in every set on the night, but couldn't hold off the nationally ranked Flyers. Dayton just edged UB, 11-10, in kills in the set, as the Bulls had 14 total errors in the set.
UP NEXT
The Bulls will battle the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
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
UD
UB
Kills
34
30
Errors
8
19
Attempts
97
113
Hitting %
.268
.097
Points
53.5
37.0
Assists
31
28
Aces
11
4
Blocks
8.5
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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