Avery Hobson, Amanda Otten Earn MAC Weekly Honors
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the MAC Players of the Week Monday afternoon (Sept. 15). Of those named, Bowling Green's Avery Hobson and Amanda Otten were named with Hobson being the week's Offensive Player of the Week and Otten the Setter of the Week. For Otten, this is her first MAC weekly award of the season, her fourth career Setter of the Week honor and her fifth overall weekly MAC award. As for Hobson, this is her first MAC weekly award, but she was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week twice during the 2023 season at Duquesne. Hobson joins Lauryn Hovey, who was named last week, as back-to-back Falcons to be the MAC Offensive Player of the Week.
MAC Volleyball Players of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week: Avery Hobson, Bowling Green, Outside Hitter
Defensive Player of the Week: Gentry Warrick, Miami (OH), Middle Blocker
Setter of the Week: Amanda Otten, Bowling Green, Setter
Avery Hobson
Hobson led a strong BGSU attack at the Loyola Invite, with BGSU going 2-1. Hobson's best match came against SFA, landing a career-high 24 kills while maintaining a .404 hitting percentage in the process. She followed it up with 18 kills in the win over Loyola Chicago. Hobson added eight digs in each match as well, coming close to two more double-doubles.
Amanda Otten
Otten set the BGSU attack to a 2-1 record at the Loyola Invite. Otten began the week with a double-double against Indiana, logging 28 assists and 10 digs in three sets. She followed it up with a near double-double against SFA, registering 44 assists and nine digs in addition to six kills. Otten's best match arguably came against Loyola Chicago, recording a season-high 52 assists while setting the Falcons to a season-best. 312 hitting percentage. Otten contributed a season-high seven kills while also adding five digs.
Up Next
Bowling Green will return home to the Stroh Center on Wednesday (Sept. 17) to host Oakland in the home opener with a 6 p.m. first serve. BGSU will quickly turn around and be back on the road, taking on Michigan State on Friday (Sept. 19) and Binghamton on Saturday (Sept. 20), both in East Lansing.
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