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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball team captured a three-set sweep over the Toledo Rockets Tuesday night (Oct. 28) in front of a packed Stroh Center. The sweep marked the first for either team in the Battle of I-75 since Oct. 25, 2008, which was also a 3-0 BGSU win at home. For the Falcons, the team registered 79 digs, the most in a three-set match since 2006. Additionally, Avery Hobson, Amanda Otten and Anna Sitek all registered double-doubles, giving BGSU three double-doubles in the same match for the third time in the last two weeks after previously not having done it since 2023. The win moves BGSU to 13-11 on the season while being 7-5 in the MAC. 

How It Happened 
Set 1: Bowling Green 26, Toledo 24

• An early 3-0 run for Toledo put them in front 5-2 in the early going, but the Falcons closed the gap to 6-4. From there, BGSU rattled off a 4-0 run to jump in front 8-6.
• The back-and-forth continued with Toledo working to tie it up at 9-9. Consecutive BGSU points pushed the Falcons ahead, 11-9, but Toledo again tied, this time at 13-13.
• The teams traded points from there to the media timeout with Bowling Green leading 15-14 at the break.
• After the media timeout, ties followed at each point from 15-15 up to 17-17 before back-to-back BGSU points made it a 19-17 lead with a Toledo timeout.
• Out of the timeout, Toledo tied it up at 19-19 to force a Bowling Green timeout. The Toledo run stretched to 3-0 with a 20-19 lead before being tied at 20-20.
• Ties again followed up to a 22-22 score before back-to-back BGSU points made it 24-22 with a Toledo timeout. The Rockets again responded after the break to tie it at 24-24 with a BGSU timeout.
• The Falcons responded with a block to take the advantage before an Avery Hobson kill clinched the set in extra points.

Set 2: Bowling Green 25, Toledo 20

• The second set began similarly to the first with Toledo jumping out to a 5-2 lead, but the Falcons continued to chip away at the deficit, tying it up at 9-9. The run rolled into a 5-0 burst for BGSU, taking a 12-9 lead to force a Toledo timeout.
• The run continued after the timeout, reaching 6-0 for the Falcons, before Toledo answered back. A 3-0 run for the Rockets later in the set closed the gap to 14-13.
• The two teams traded points to a 15-15 tie, extending to 16-16 with a 4-0 BGSU run pushing the Falcons back to a 19-16 lead with the second Toledo timeout of the set.
• BGSU added another after the break for a 5-0 run. From there, the two teams traded points through the end of the set with the Falcons taking a 25-20 score. 

Set 3: Bowling Green 29, Toledo 27

• The Falcons opened the third set with a 3-0 run, but Toledo worked to tie it up at 5-5. The run for Toledo reached 5-0 with a 7-5 advantage.
• Bowling Green worked to tie it up again at 7-7, but a 4-1 stretch for the Rockets pushed them out to an 11-8 lead.
• The Falcons ended the run, but a 4-0 run for the Rockets worked around a BGSU timeout, creating a 15-9 lead. The Orange and Brown tallied two points to cut the lead down to 15-11 with a Toledo timeout.
• BGSU stretched the run to 4-0, pulling within two at 15-13, but Toledo answered with two points for a 17-13 lead and the second Bowling Green timeout of the set.
• The teams continued going back-and-forth until the Falcons pulled back within two, 20-18, with Toledo taking their second timeout of the set. 
• After the break, Toledo added two points to move their lead to 22-18, but the Falcons answered back with a 5-0 run to reclaim the lead, 23-22.
• Toledo tied it up at 23-23 with the ties carrying at each point up to 27-27, sending the set deep into extra points. A kill from Edyta Waclawczyk gave BGSU the advantage before a Toledo attack error sealed the set and the match, 29-27.

Falcon Stat Leaders 
Kills: Edyta Waclawczyk (17)
Assists: Anna Sitek (19)
Digs: Sydnie Hernandez (17)
Aces: Avery Anders (1)
Blocks: Helen Wilford (7)

Falcon Stat Facts

• The sweep for the Falcons marks the first for either team in the Battle of I-75 in 17 years. The last sweep in the series came nearly 17 years ago to the day with BGSU sweeping Toledo on Oct. 25, 2008 at home. 
• As a team, the Falcons recorded a season-high 79 digs in just three sets of action. The mark just missed the program's Rally Scoring Era record for digs in a three-set match, currently set at 88. The total is the most overall since having 79 against Western Michigan in a five-set match last year on Nov. 23, 2024. As for a three-set match, it's the most by the Falcons since logging 81 on Oct. 15, 2006 against Eastern Michigan.
• For the third time in the last two weeks, the Falcons had three players log a double-double in the same match. Additionally, two more Falcons just missed double-doubles by two or fewer tallies in a category. 
• Amanda Otten led the way with her sixth double-double of the season in her return to the court. Otten finished with 18 assists and 11 digs for the Falcons.
• Avery Hobson followed Otten's lead, also posting her sixth double-double of the season, finishing with 13 kills and 12 digs, finishing second on the team in both stats.
• Anna Sitek rounded out the trio of double-doubles, her third of the season. Sitek concluded with a team-high 19 assists while adding 10 digs.
• Sydnie Hernandez just missed what would have been her first double-double of her collegiate career. Hernandez tallied a team-high 17 digs and a career-high nine assists.
• Edyta Waclawczyk just missed a double-double as well. Waclawczyk landed a team-high 17 kills while registering eight digs, coming two digs shy. She also hit a team-best .311 in the match and was perfect on 21 serve receive attempts. 
• Helen Wilford posted a team-high seven blocks of the Falcons, knocking down one solo and six block assists. Wilford has now led the team in blocks a team-high seven times this season. With 10 blocks as a team, Wilford was in on 70-percent. 
• Marija Tabak filled the stat sheet for BGSU as well. In addition to Tabak's seven kills, she added a career-high eight digs while also registering two block assists.
• Avery Anders landed the lone ace for the Falcons while adding six digs and an assist to her stat line. 
• With the win, the Falcons add five points to the BGSU total in the Battle of I-75 presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union. The Falcons now lead 26-5. Visit bgsufalcons.com/sports/2025/9/26/battle-of-i-75 for more information.
• Bowling Green is now 31-5 all-time when hosting Toledo and 62-19 overall against the Rockets. 

Up Next
The Falcons will be back on the road this weekend for a pair of matches against Miami (OH). Bowling Green and Miami are set for a 6 p.m. start Friday night (Oct. 31) before a 4 p.m. first serve on Saturday (Nov. 1). 

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