Zips Volleyball Topped by Bowling Green, 3-0 - University of Akron Athletics

Friday, November 10

Akron, OH

7 p.m.

University of Akron

6-21, 2-13MAC

Bowling Green

16-10, 12-3MAC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Bowling Green	25	25	27	3
Akron	14	21	25	0

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November 10 | Women's Volleyball

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AKRON, Ohio. - The University of Akron volleyball team dropped a three-set decision against Bowling Green (14-25, 21-25, 25-27) on Friday night at the James A. Rhodes Arena.

Freshman Alexis Adleta (West Chester, Ohio) led the Zips' offensive efforts on the evening with a season-high 16 digs and two assists, followed by sophomore Elya Karsner (Frankfort, Ky.) who tallied eight kills, respectively. Freshman Emily Weigand (Burton,Ohio) and senior Jessica Kloehn (Milwaukee, Wisc.) led the Zips with two solo blocks, while freshman Taylor Sharrits (Concord, Ohio) paced the Akron's defense with 12 digs.

The Zips saw their ledger drop to 6-21 overall and 2-13 in Mid-American Conference play, while the Falcons improved to 16-10 overall and 12-3 in league action.

The Falcons got off to an early 6-2 lead to start the match before the Zips scored two-straight points from a Bowling Green error, and a kill from Weigand that cut the deficit to two. Bowling Green added to its lead with the help from a four-point scoring run that was halted by a block from Weigand. With the Falcons ahead 16-9, Bowling Green's offense went on a 5-1 run that put the Falcon's on-top, 21-10. Akron put together back-to-back points in late efforts to score, but Bowling Green completed the first set victory, 25-14.

In the second set, Bowling Green jumped ahead 11-8. Akron answered back and stayed within striking distance closing the Falcon's lead to only one, 13-12, with the help of a kill from junior Madi Baer (Stow, Ohio). The two teams continued to trade scoring before the Zips completed three-straight points from two kills by Kloehn, and a solo kill from Adleta, that made it 19-18 in the Falcon's favor. Bowling Green went on a 6-1 run en route to take the 25-21 second set victory.

The Zips' offense caught fire as they led the beginning of the final set, 6-5. Akron added to its lead when Karsner completed back-to-back kills that put the Zips ahead, 9-7. Bowling Green took its first lead of the set, 16-6 from Katie Kidwell kill, but Akron re-gained the lead with completing two points. Bowling Green pressured the Zips as the Falcons completed three points that put them ahead, 23-21 before the Zips tied things up with two kills from Adleta. The two teams traded scoring before the Zips went ahead 25-24 from Adleta's eighth kill of the set, but Bowling Green completed the final three points and took the third set, 27-25

The Zips close out the regular season Saturday afternoon against Miami (Ohio) at 3 p.m. The contest against the RedHawks will be Akron's senior night, as the Zips honor their three seniors- Kloehn, Aubrey Kozer (Norton, Ohio), and Julie Shallman (Holt, Mich.)- after their final match at James A. Rhodes Arena. Saturday's match will be broadcasted on ESPN 3.