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Tuesday, November 10
Buffalo, N.Y.
6 p.m.
University at Buffalo
vs
Akron
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UB Athletics
11/9/2026 4:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo volleyball team (14-11, 6-8 MAC) return to Broadview Arena for their final home match of the season on Tuesday evening against the Akron Zips (11-15, 6-8 MAC). The match will begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
THE SERIES
Under Head Coach Scott Smith, the Bulls are 12-4 against Akron. The Zips lead the all-time series in Buffalo's Division I era (since 1991), 32-28.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a pair of tough losses to the Ball State Cardinals. The Bulls were swept at home against the Cardinals on Friday and Saturday. Hailey Campagna led the offense with 4.50 kills and 5.17 points per set against the Ball State Cardinals. Against the Cardinals, she recorded a .277 hitting percentage (27-9-65). In Friday's match she averaged 5.00 kills per set. Manoela Forlin averaged 3.00 kills per set with 3.33 points per set. She also added 3.00 digs per set.
THE MATCHUP
Freshman Abisola Adebayo continues to make an impact at the net. She had 13 matches with at least three blocks as she's tallied 0.89 blocks per set. This mark ranks eighth in the MAC. Maddie Mitchell leads the Bulls with 8.65 assists and 2.73 digs per set. Manoela Forlin has tallied 342.0 points this season for 3.89 points per set. Hailey Campagna is second on the team with 3.61 points per set.
Akron is led by Delaney Gash who is averaging 3.22 kills and 3.63 points per set. Chidera Ozoh has been Akron's most efficient player on the attack with a .394 hitting percentage, a conference best. She also averages 1.02 blocks per set, a team best. Vanessa del Real averages 3.70 digs per set.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• Buffalo and Akron are tied for seventh in the conference standings at 6-8.
• Buffalo's MAC Tournament hopes are still alive. With a win over Akron and a win against Ohio on Friday, the Bulls will clinch the sixth and final seed of the conference tournament.
• Over the last five matches, Hailey Campagna leads the team with 4.06 kills per set with a .249 hitting percentage (73-29-177). She's also averaged 4.39 points per set in that stretch.
• 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 137-347 (.281) in MAC play. During his tenure, Head Coach Scott Smith holds a 65-77 (.458) conference record. In three of the last four seasons, Smith has led the Bulls to 10+ wins in conference play.
• The Bulls are currently in seventh place in the MAC standings. The top-6 qualify for the conference tournament.
• Buffalo's 2026 roster features nine returners, including four rotational starters, eight newcomers in five freshmen and three transfers.
• Buffalo is 6-2 at home in 2026, their most home wins since 2024.
• Buffalo's 14 wins are the most in a season since they recorded 16 wins in 2024.
• The Bulls are 10-3 when they finish a match with a .200 hitting percentage or better. They are also 12-2 when they hold the opposition to hit below .199.
• The Bulls return 2025 Second-Team All-MAC selection Manoela Forlin for her senior year. The Brazilian tallied 345 kills, 390.0 points, 28 aces, 214 digs and 25 total blocks in her junior season.
• Buffalo has recorded 10 matches where three Bulls finished with 10+ kills each. They're 9-1 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)
• at Western Michigan: Bell (15), Campagna (15), Forlin (11)
• at Central Michigan: Campagna (20), Bell (13), Forlin (12)
• 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 two scorers with Avery Hobson averaging 4.36 points per set with Anastasija Bozic adding 4.34 points per set. Buffalo's Hailey Campagna is fifth with 3.86 points and Manoela Forlin is sixth with 3.82 points per set.
• 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 fourth in program history with 1,146 career kills.
• Manoela Forlin is currently fourth in program history with 1,309.0 career points. She will continue to climb the record book as she needs 55.5 points to pass Katrin Trebichavska's (2022-24) 1,364.0 points for third.
• Additions for the Bulls include Mississippi State transfer Hailey Campagna, Western Carolina transfer Abbie Willis, international transfers in Anaya Cole (Dunedin, New Zealand) and Michal Benaim (Ness Ziona, Israel).
• With eight newcomers on the roster and six departures, the Bulls return at least 55% of their key statistics; 56.4% of kills, 58.6% of points, 58.5% of digs, 64.3% of aces, 69.3% of blocks and 86.0% of sets.
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 12-4 against Akron. The Zips lead the all-time series in Buffalo's Division I era (since 1991), 32-28.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bulls are coming off a pair of tough losses to the Ball State Cardinals. The Bulls were swept at home against the Cardinals on Friday and Saturday. Hailey Campagna led the offense with 4.50 kills and 5.17 points per set against the Ball State Cardinals. Against the Cardinals, she recorded a .277 hitting percentage (27-9-65). In Friday's match she averaged 5.00 kills per set. Manoela Forlin averaged 3.00 kills per set with 3.33 points per set. She also added 3.00 digs per set.
THE MATCHUP
Freshman Abisola Adebayo continues to make an impact at the net. She had 13 matches with at least three blocks as she's tallied 0.89 blocks per set. This mark ranks eighth in the MAC. Maddie Mitchell leads the Bulls with 8.65 assists and 2.73 digs per set. Manoela Forlin has tallied 342.0 points this season for 3.89 points per set. Hailey Campagna is second on the team with 3.61 points per set.
Akron is led by Delaney Gash who is averaging 3.22 kills and 3.63 points per set. Chidera Ozoh has been Akron's most efficient player on the attack with a .394 hitting percentage, a conference best. She also averages 1.02 blocks per set, a team best. Vanessa del Real averages 3.70 digs per set.
THE BULL-ETIN BOARD
• Buffalo and Akron are tied for seventh in the conference standings at 6-8.
• Buffalo's MAC Tournament hopes are still alive. With a win over Akron and a win against Ohio on Friday, the Bulls will clinch the sixth and final seed of the conference tournament.
• Over the last five matches, Hailey Campagna leads the team with 4.06 kills per set with a .249 hitting percentage (73-29-177). She's also averaged 4.39 points per set in that stretch.
• 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 137-347 (.281) in MAC play. During his tenure, Head Coach Scott Smith holds a 65-77 (.458) conference record. In three of the last four seasons, Smith has led the Bulls to 10+ wins in conference play.
• The Bulls are currently in seventh place in the MAC standings. The top-6 qualify for the conference tournament.
• Buffalo's 2026 roster features nine returners, including four rotational starters, eight newcomers in five freshmen and three transfers.
• Buffalo is 6-2 at home in 2026, their most home wins since 2024.
• Buffalo's 14 wins are the most in a season since they recorded 16 wins in 2024.
• The Bulls are 10-3 when they finish a match with a .200 hitting percentage or better. They are also 12-2 when they hold the opposition to hit below .199.
• The Bulls return 2025 Second-Team All-MAC selection Manoela Forlin for her senior year. The Brazilian tallied 345 kills, 390.0 points, 28 aces, 214 digs and 25 total blocks in her junior season.
• Buffalo has recorded 10 matches where three Bulls finished with 10+ kills each. They're 9-1 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)
• at Western Michigan: Bell (15), Campagna (15), Forlin (11)
• at Central Michigan: Campagna (20), Bell (13), Forlin (12)
• 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 two scorers with Avery Hobson averaging 4.36 points per set with Anastasija Bozic adding 4.34 points per set. Buffalo's Hailey Campagna is fifth with 3.86 points and Manoela Forlin is sixth with 3.82 points per set.
• 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 fourth in program history with 1,146 career kills.
• Manoela Forlin is currently fourth in program history with 1,309.0 career points. She will continue to climb the record book as she needs 55.5 points to pass Katrin Trebichavska's (2022-24) 1,364.0 points for third.
• Additions for the Bulls include Mississippi State transfer Hailey Campagna, Western Carolina transfer Abbie Willis, international transfers in Anaya Cole (Dunedin, New Zealand) and Michal Benaim (Ness Ziona, Israel).
• With eight newcomers on the roster and six departures, the Bulls return at least 55% of their key statistics; 56.4% of kills, 58.6% of points, 58.5% of digs, 64.3% of aces, 69.3% of blocks and 86.0% of sets.
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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