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Friday, October 16
Buffalo, N.Y.
6 p.m.
University at Buffalo
vs
Bowling Green
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UB Athletics
Bulls Host Falcons in Friday Night Showdown
10/15/2026 9:08:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (11-7, 3-4 MAC) will host the Bowling Green Falcons (13-4, 5-1 MAC) for a Friday night showdown in Broadview Arena. Game coverage on ESPN+ will begin at 6 p.m. This will be the final home match before the Bulls hit the road for four straight matches at Western Michigan and Central Michigan.
THE SERIES
Under Head Coach Scott Smith, the Bulls are 1-15 against Bowling Green. The Falcons lead the all-time series in Buffalo's Division I era (since 1991), 45-10. This includes Bowling Green winning the last 14 meetings dating back to Nov. 29, 2019, in the MAC Tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a tough 3-1 loss on Tuesday at Akron. The Zips recorded higher statistics in kills (57-49), assists (50-41), aces (10-6), digs (51-46), blocks (13-8) and points (80-63). Manoela Forlin led the Bulls with 15 kills as Abbie Willis added 11. Hailey Campagna returned to action where she added 11 kills of her own. Sadie Gladhill recorded a pair of aces with 10 digs. Maddie Mitchell also had 10 digs to go with her 35 assists. Abisola Adebayo had five total blocks, three of which going down as solo blocks.
THE MATCHUP
Buffalo and Bowling Green are the only schools with two players in the top-10 points per set in conference play. Bowling Green features the top scores with Avery Hobson averaging 4.98 points per set with Anastasija Bozic adding 4.41 points per set. Buffalo's Manoela Forlin is seventh with 3.89 points and Hailey Campagna adding 3.43 points per set.
Abbie Willis has had an uptick of kills over the last three matches for the Bulls as she's tallied 34 kills. During that span, she is averaging 2.62 kills per set over the last 13 sets. In the first 18 sets of the season, she had 33 kills for 1.83 kills per set.
Freshman Abisola Adebayo continues to make an impact at the net. She had 10 matches with at least three blocks as she's tallied 0.90 blocks per set.
Along with Bowling Green's duo of Hobson and Bozic, Karli Molnau is averaging 3.15 points per set. Cecily Waynar has a team-best 20 aces for 0.30 per set. Helen Wilford leads the way with 92 total blocks as Waynar is second on the team with 69. Sydnie Hernandez leads the Falcons with 4.03 assists per set.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• The Bulls closed their non-conference slate with an 8-3 record, their best record since 2023 when they went 10-2.
• With their win over Syracuse, UB has beaten a Power Five program in three of the last four seasons. They defeated Missouri for their first win against an SEC program in 2023 as they beat Rutgers last season. This was the program's first win over Syracuse since 2012.
• Throughout their history, Buffalo is 134-343 (.282) in MAC play. During his tenure, Head Coach Scott Smith holds a 62-73 (.459) conference record. In three of the last four seasons, Smith has led the Bulls to 10+ wins in conference play.
• Buffalo's 2026 roster features nine returners, including four rotational starters, eight newcomers in five freshmen and three transfers.
• Buffalo is 6-1 at home in 2026, their most home wins since 2024.
• With 11 wins on the season, the Bulls have exceeded their total wins from a season ago.
• The Bulls are 7-2 when they finish a match with a .200 hitting percentage or better. They are also 10-1 when they hold the opposition to hit below .199.
• Buffalo has recorded eight matches where three Bulls finished with 10+ kills each. They're 7-1 in such matches.
• vs. UIC: Siepierski (15), Forlin (14), Bell (11)
• vs. Lindenwood: Forlin (16), Bell (10), Campagna (10)
• vs. UMBC: Forlin (16), Campagna (15), Bell (13)
• vs. Dartmouth: Bell (15), Campagna (13), Forlin (12)
• vs. Kent State: Forlin (12), Campagna (12), Bell (10)
• vs. Eastern Michigan: Forlin (23), Siepierski (14), Willis (13)
• vs. Eastern Michigan: Forlin (24), Siepierski (12), Willis (10)
• at Akron: Forlin (15), Campagna (11), Willis (11)
• Manoela Forlin reached the 1,000 career kills mark against Toledo on Sept. 27th. She's the first Bull to do so since Katrin Trebichavska (2022-24) when she recorded 1,120 kills, the fifth most in program history. Forlin is now ninth in program history with 1,072 career kills. She needs 11 to pass Tracey Quider (1983-86; 1,075) and Abbey Leigh (2019-24; 1,082) for seventh on UB's all-time career kills list.
• Manoela Forlin is currently fourth in program history with 1,219.0 career points. She will continue to climb the record book as she needs 145.5 points for third to pass Katrin Trebichavska's (2022-24) 1,364.0 points.
For all the latest on UB volleyball, follow the team on Twitter/X and Instagram at @UBuffaloVB 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 SERIES
Under Head Coach Scott Smith, the Bulls are 1-15 against Bowling Green. The Falcons lead the all-time series in Buffalo's Division I era (since 1991), 45-10. This includes Bowling Green winning the last 14 meetings dating back to Nov. 29, 2019, in the MAC Tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a tough 3-1 loss on Tuesday at Akron. The Zips recorded higher statistics in kills (57-49), assists (50-41), aces (10-6), digs (51-46), blocks (13-8) and points (80-63). Manoela Forlin led the Bulls with 15 kills as Abbie Willis added 11. Hailey Campagna returned to action where she added 11 kills of her own. Sadie Gladhill recorded a pair of aces with 10 digs. Maddie Mitchell also had 10 digs to go with her 35 assists. Abisola Adebayo had five total blocks, three of which going down as solo blocks.
THE MATCHUP
Buffalo and Bowling Green are the only schools with two players in the top-10 points per set in conference play. Bowling Green features the top scores with Avery Hobson averaging 4.98 points per set with Anastasija Bozic adding 4.41 points per set. Buffalo's Manoela Forlin is seventh with 3.89 points and Hailey Campagna adding 3.43 points per set.
Abbie Willis has had an uptick of kills over the last three matches for the Bulls as she's tallied 34 kills. During that span, she is averaging 2.62 kills per set over the last 13 sets. In the first 18 sets of the season, she had 33 kills for 1.83 kills per set.
Freshman Abisola Adebayo continues to make an impact at the net. She had 10 matches with at least three blocks as she's tallied 0.90 blocks per set.
Along with Bowling Green's duo of Hobson and Bozic, Karli Molnau is averaging 3.15 points per set. Cecily Waynar has a team-best 20 aces for 0.30 per set. Helen Wilford leads the way with 92 total blocks as Waynar is second on the team with 69. Sydnie Hernandez leads the Falcons with 4.03 assists per set.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• The Bulls closed their non-conference slate with an 8-3 record, their best record since 2023 when they went 10-2.
• With their win over Syracuse, UB has beaten a Power Five program in three of the last four seasons. They defeated Missouri for their first win against an SEC program in 2023 as they beat Rutgers last season. This was the program's first win over Syracuse since 2012.
• Throughout their history, Buffalo is 134-343 (.282) in MAC play. During his tenure, Head Coach Scott Smith holds a 62-73 (.459) conference record. In three of the last four seasons, Smith has led the Bulls to 10+ wins in conference play.
• Buffalo's 2026 roster features nine returners, including four rotational starters, eight newcomers in five freshmen and three transfers.
• Buffalo is 6-1 at home in 2026, their most home wins since 2024.
• With 11 wins on the season, the Bulls have exceeded their total wins from a season ago.
• The Bulls are 7-2 when they finish a match with a .200 hitting percentage or better. They are also 10-1 when they hold the opposition to hit below .199.
• Buffalo has recorded eight matches where three Bulls finished with 10+ kills each. They're 7-1 in such matches.
• vs. UIC: Siepierski (15), Forlin (14), Bell (11)
• vs. Lindenwood: Forlin (16), Bell (10), Campagna (10)
• vs. UMBC: Forlin (16), Campagna (15), Bell (13)
• vs. Dartmouth: Bell (15), Campagna (13), Forlin (12)
• vs. Kent State: Forlin (12), Campagna (12), Bell (10)
• vs. Eastern Michigan: Forlin (23), Siepierski (14), Willis (13)
• vs. Eastern Michigan: Forlin (24), Siepierski (12), Willis (10)
• at Akron: Forlin (15), Campagna (11), Willis (11)
• Manoela Forlin reached the 1,000 career kills mark against Toledo on Sept. 27th. She's the first Bull to do so since Katrin Trebichavska (2022-24) when she recorded 1,120 kills, the fifth most in program history. Forlin is now ninth in program history with 1,072 career kills. She needs 11 to pass Tracey Quider (1983-86; 1,075) and Abbey Leigh (2019-24; 1,082) for seventh on UB's all-time career kills list.
• Manoela Forlin is currently fourth in program history with 1,219.0 career points. She will continue to climb the record book as she needs 145.5 points for third to pass Katrin Trebichavska's (2022-24) 1,364.0 points.
For all the latest on UB volleyball, follow the team on Twitter/X and Instagram at @UBuffaloVB 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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