DANIELLE TONYAN - MAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK!

TONYAN HITS THE BALL A TON!

Sorry Danielle - had to say it at least once...Danielle Tonyan opened conference play with a big bang! In six sets she pounded out 25 kills while hitting a sizzling .354. No one in the East Division had more kills, scored more points, or had a higher hitting percentage than Danielle this past weekend. What a way to open MAC play! For her performance this past weekend she was named MAC East Offensive Player-of-the-Week. This is the second time Tonyan has earned Player-of-the-Week honors. Congratulations Danielle!

DINNER IS DELIGHTFUL!
THANK YOU TO THE KAUTH'S FOR HAVING THE TEAM OVER FOR A GREAT PRE-GAME MEAL. IT WAS AWESOME!
*** and I am sad I don't have any pictures =( ***

BOUNCING BACK...14-1!

After suffering our first loss of the year on Friday - we bounced back with two 3-0 wins on the road over Kent State and Wright State. Now it is time to see if we can keep the Stroh Center winning streak going. Friday, September 30th we host Akron at 7 pm and then on Saturday Buffalo comes into the Stroh for a 3 pm contest. Come and be part of the action this weekend and help us go undefeated in the Stroh! It would be awesome to have another 3,000 fans fill up the Stroh and make some NOISE!

STAT HIGHLIGHTS:

Nationally Kari Galen ranks 15 in hitting percentage! As a team the Falcons rank 9th in winning percentage, 12 in hitting percentage, 36th in kills-per-set, 48th in assists-per-set, and 66th in aces-per-set. BGSU ranks well within the MAC as well. Check out the rankings below:
Hitting percentage - Team ranks 1st hitting .275. Individually Kari Galen ranks 1st (.409), Emily Kauth is 4th (.339), and Danielle Tonyan is 9th (.314).
Kills-per-set - Danielle Tonyan ranks 4th (3.65) and Paige Penrod is 7th (3.21).
Points-per-set - Danielle Tonyan ranks 4th (4.20) and Paige Penrod is 7th (3.81).
Aces-per-set - Paige Penrod ranks 3rd (.38) and Laura Avila ranks 6th (.35).
Digs-per-set - Bowling Green native Ashley Dunn ranks 7th (3.58).
Blocks-per-set - Kari Galen is 2nd (1.12).

ROLL ALONG!!!

MAC PLAY STARTS TONIGHT!

After a great BGSU record 12-0 start - we are ready to begin MAC play. We head down to Athens tonight for a match up with Ohio who is pick to win the East Division. Should be a great match! Then Saturday we head up to Kent State for a match with the Golden Flashes. The MAC should be very competitive this year and we are very excited about the start of conference play. Both matches are at 7 pm.

ANOTHER TOURNAMENT...ANOTHER TITLE...

Last weekend we won our 4th tournament of the season at Bucknell with three 3-0 sweeps! It was awesome! Kari Galen and Laura Avila were named to the All-Tournament Team. Congrats!

Laura Avila delivering a gem!

GETTING VOTES!

In the latest AVCA Coaches Poll we earned some votes...enough to rank us 40th in the poll. Looking at the National Stats - BG ranks 8th in Team Hitting Percentage. Kari Galen is leading the charge with her MAC best .454 hitting percentage which is the 3rd best (yes I said 3rd best) hitting percentage in the country right now. Great job Kari!

Kari Galen getting another kill!

COME OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE NEW STROH CENTER! UPCOMING HOME MATCHES: Friday, September 30 at 7:00 pm vs. Akron
Saturday, October 1 at 3:00 pm vs. Buffalo
Thursday, October 6 at 7:00 pm vs. Miami

AND THEN THERE WERE 12...(make that 11)

I will explain the 12 in a bit but first things first. CONGRATULATIONS to Paige Penrod for being selected MAC East Offensive Player-of-the-Week! Paige tore it up over the weekend and joins fellow Falcons Danielle Tonyan and Kari Galen as a MAC Player-of-the-Week selection. Congrats Paige!

Hard work does pay off...Paige training in the sand.

With Iowa State and Stanford losing last night - at 9-0 BGSU Volleyball is one of only 12 Division I programs without a loss heading into the forth weekend of play (make that 11 teams with Miami, FL losing Wednesday night). We are also ranked 11th (out of 322) in team hitting percentage. On the year BG is hitting .286 as a team! In addition we rank 67th in blocks-per-set, 69th in kills-per-set, 78th in assists-per-set, and 102nd in aces-per-set. Individually on the National scene we have several players ranked among the best:
Emily Kauth - 30th in hitting percentage (.397).
Kari Galen - 32nd in blocks-per-set (1.34).
Kari Galen - 52nd in hitting percentage (.375).
Paige Penrod - 115th in aces-per-set (.39)
Danielle Tonyan - 124th in points-per-set (3.55)
Paige Penrod - 157th in points-per-set (3.36)
Danielle Tonyan 209th in hitting percentage (.308).
It's been a pretty impressive start for the 2011 BG Volleyball Team!

Kauth training hard in the sand and Tonyan....

Galen (in the air) working on her hops!

I have to once again thank the fans that came out to our home opener against #28 Michigan State. The crowd was AWESOME!!! The MAC is very tough this year and we would love have you back for our first MAC match in the Stroh on Friday, September 30 at 7 pm with Akron.

UPCOMING HOME MATCHES:
Friday, September 30 at 7 pm with Akron.
Saturday, October 1 at 3 pm with Buffalo.
Thursday, October 6 at 7 pm with Miami.

ROLL ALONG!!!

WIN...WIN...WIN

I am really behind in my blogging! So much has happened since our trip to Annapolis. Even thought this is out of order I must say THANK YOU to everyone who made our opening match at Stroh such a success! The fans (especially the student section!!!) were awesome! Please come back for our MAC opener on September 30th! Thank you to everyone who donated to the Stroh! Thanks to everyone in the athletic department who helped put this event together and then pull it off. Thank you Kerm and Mary Ellen for sitting on the bench with us. And thanks to the BGSU Volleyball Team for beating #28 Michigan State. What an event and what a night! If you were not there...you really missed something special.Okay...now to catch up on lost time with a few of the highlights since my last blog entry. We dodged the storms and went 4-0 to win the South Florida Invitational! Kari Galen was named MVP while Emily Kauth and Ashley Dunn were named the the All Tournament Team!Kari Galen was named MAC East Defensive Player-of-the-Week after blocking 26 balls at the USF Tournament. CONGRATULATIONS KARI!BGSU Volleyball spent a little time at Busch Gardens!!!

Butter seems to like her dinner....



Erica gives two thumbs up to something...

Coach is feeding the animals...is anyone surprised?

After beating #28 Michigan State 3-1 to open the new Stroh Center in front of a record crowd of 3,000 fantastic fans...BGSU went on to beat SIUE and Canisius to win the BGSU Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational! Emily Kauth and Danielle Tonyan were named to the All Tournament Team. Paige Penrod was named MVP of the tournament. 2011 Best Western Falcon Plaza All-Tournament Team!

What a great couple of weeks for the Falcons! Three tournaments...three championships! BGSU Volleyball is now 9-0 on the year! Awesome job you BG Warriors!

Roll Along!