2008 Woodie Awards
Rough weekend for Falcon volleyball
By: Sean Shapiro
Issue date: 9/29/08 Section: Sports
BG didn't have the start they were looking for in MAC play during a two-match road trip this weekend.
The Falcons dropped matches to the Miami Redhawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies only winning one set the whole weekend.
Against Miami, BG started the right way winning the first set 27-25 while neither team was able to take more than a three-point lead the whole set. With the set tied at 25, BG was able to win the set on a pair of attacks by senior Kendra Halm.
Miami was able to come back and win the next two sets in similar conditions to the first wining a pair of 25-23 sets. The biggest lead of both sets was four when the Redhawks started the third set on a 4-0 run.
"It was a great match, with two teams battling it out in the first three sets, it could have gone either way in all three sets. We took the first one and they were able to squeeze out the next two," said head coach Denise Van De Walle.
The Redhawks were able to finally separate themselves from BG in the fourth set jumping out to an 11-5 lead. BG was able to battle back but could never take a lead as they fell 25-21.
As a team BG struggled offensively with the exception of junior Corey Domek who was the only Falcon to record double-digit kills as she recorded a career high of 24.
"Corey Domek was unstoppable against Miami, it was the Corey Domek show all match. She was the best hitter on either side of the net, she was jumping and not just hitting the ball but crushing the ball. Six kills a set is off the charts," Van De Walle said.
Despite Domek's strong play BG's weekend struggles continued Saturday when they headed to Northern Illinois and dropped a three-set match to the Huskies.
The Huskies were able to control the first set right from the start while BG never held a lead during a 25-17 loss. BG couldn't put together more than a four-point run while Northern dominated at the net hitting a match high .432.
Set two saw BG take their first lead of the match, as they were able to string together a pair of four-point runs. However, down by one late in the set BG failed stop a Husky run leading to set point for Northern. A point by BG only delayed the Huskies victory as senior Meghan Mohr was stuffed at the net on the next play.
Northern Illinois was able to close out the match in the third despite being out hit by BG in the 25-20 match clincher. Domek was once again the only Falcon to have a strong match at the net recording a team high 12 kills in a hostile environment.
"Northern Illinois was loud. The band in that gym makes it the toughest environment in the MAC to play. It's so loud in there it is deafening. We had to change how we did timeouts to deal with all the noise," Van de Walle said.
Defensively senior Chelsey Meek led the team with 19 digs and BG's front court combined for four blocks.
BG currently sits at 10-6 this season and 0-2 in the MAC. The Falcons host their first MAC match of the season next weekend when they host Kent State and Ohio at Anderson Arena.
The Falcons dropped matches to the Miami Redhawks and the Northern Illinois Huskies only winning one set the whole weekend.
Against Miami, BG started the right way winning the first set 27-25 while neither team was able to take more than a three-point lead the whole set. With the set tied at 25, BG was able to win the set on a pair of attacks by senior Kendra Halm.
Miami was able to come back and win the next two sets in similar conditions to the first wining a pair of 25-23 sets. The biggest lead of both sets was four when the Redhawks started the third set on a 4-0 run.
"It was a great match, with two teams battling it out in the first three sets, it could have gone either way in all three sets. We took the first one and they were able to squeeze out the next two," said head coach Denise Van De Walle.
The Redhawks were able to finally separate themselves from BG in the fourth set jumping out to an 11-5 lead. BG was able to battle back but could never take a lead as they fell 25-21.
As a team BG struggled offensively with the exception of junior Corey Domek who was the only Falcon to record double-digit kills as she recorded a career high of 24.
"Corey Domek was unstoppable against Miami, it was the Corey Domek show all match. She was the best hitter on either side of the net, she was jumping and not just hitting the ball but crushing the ball. Six kills a set is off the charts," Van De Walle said.
Despite Domek's strong play BG's weekend struggles continued Saturday when they headed to Northern Illinois and dropped a three-set match to the Huskies.
The Huskies were able to control the first set right from the start while BG never held a lead during a 25-17 loss. BG couldn't put together more than a four-point run while Northern dominated at the net hitting a match high .432.
Set two saw BG take their first lead of the match, as they were able to string together a pair of four-point runs. However, down by one late in the set BG failed stop a Husky run leading to set point for Northern. A point by BG only delayed the Huskies victory as senior Meghan Mohr was stuffed at the net on the next play.
Northern Illinois was able to close out the match in the third despite being out hit by BG in the 25-20 match clincher. Domek was once again the only Falcon to have a strong match at the net recording a team high 12 kills in a hostile environment.
"Northern Illinois was loud. The band in that gym makes it the toughest environment in the MAC to play. It's so loud in there it is deafening. We had to change how we did timeouts to deal with all the noise," Van de Walle said.
Defensively senior Chelsey Meek led the team with 19 digs and BG's front court combined for four blocks.
BG currently sits at 10-6 this season and 0-2 in the MAC. The Falcons host their first MAC match of the season next weekend when they host Kent State and Ohio at Anderson Arena.
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