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- Coaches Show Set For Full Slate With Simon, Chmiel, DelPiombo Joining Monday NightBOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The weekly Falcons Nest Coaches Show presented by Fricker's, returns Monday night (Jan. 13) on Falcon Sports Radio Network stations. The "Voice of the Falcons" Todd Walker will be joined by three guests over the course of the show. Head men's basketball coach Todd Simon will leadoff this week followed by head women's basketball coach Fred Chmiel and the newly named head volleyball coach Alex DelPiombo. The show will begin at 6 p.m. inside Fricker's where fans can watch live.
- Falcons Land Seven On Academic All-MAC TeamCLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced Monday morning (Dec. 30) the 2024 Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team. A total of 83 student-athletes were named across the conference with Bowling Green totaling seven. Ball State led the way in the MAC with 10, followed closely by Western Michigan's nine and Toledo's eight. The Falcons were one of six teams in the MAC with seven honorees. Bowling Green has now had at least seven student-athletes named Academic All-MAC in each of the last nine seasons.
- Alex DelPiombo Elevated to Head Coach of the Falcon Volleyball ProgramBOWLING GREEN, Ohio - BGSU Director of Athletics Derek van der Merwe has announced the promotion of associate head coach Alex DelPiombo to become the fifth head coach in program history. DelPiombo spent nine years on Danijela Tomic's BGSU staff.
- Danijela Tomic Leaves BGSU to Lead the Cincinnati Bearcats Volleyball ProgramBOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University (BGSU) volleyball head coach Danijela Tomic has been hired for the same position at the University of Cincinnati. Tomic departs BGSU as the program's second-winningest coach, amassing a 236-161 record and a program-best seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships. Her .594 winning percentage is the highest in the 49-year history of the program.
- Hovey Earns First Career AVCA All-American Honor, Third In Program HistoryLEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Associate (AVCA) announced on Wednesday morning (Dec. 18) the list of All-American recipients for the 2024 campaign. Among those named was Bowling Green's junior opposite hitter, Lauryn Hovey. This marks Hovey's first career All-American honor and the third in BGVB history.
- Falcons Conclude Historic Season With Electric Five-Set Finish In NIVC ChampionshipTUCSON, Ariz. – The Bowling Green State University volleyball team concluded their historic run in the NIVC Championship Tuesday night (Dec. 17) against Arizona. The Falcons and Wildcats traded sets through the first four up until Arizona took the fifth for the match. As a team, the Falcons landed 10 aces in the match, breaking the program's single-season aces record. Additionally, Alexis Mettille secured her spot in the BGVB record book, breaking the program records for single-season and career hitting percentages. The two records add to a long list of historic accomplishments this season for the Falcons.