Volleyball Travels To Bowling Green & Miami This Weekend

Friday, October 21

Bowling Green, Ohio

5:00 PM

Ball State University

Bowling Green

Volleyball Travels To Bowling Green & Miami This Weekend

October 20, 2016 | Women's Volleyball

Match Notes - BGSU / Miami

MATCH 23 • Ball State at Bowling Green
Friday, Oct. 21  • 5 p.m. • Bowling Green, Ohio
  Live Video | Live Stats | Live Audio

MATCH 24 • Ball State at Miami
Saturday, Oct. 22  • 5 p.m. • Oxford, Ohio
  Live Video (PPV) |  Live Stats

• The Ball State women's volleyball team opens a five match road swing Friday when it travels to Bowling Green for a 5 p.m. first serve versus the Falcons ... The Cardinals close the weekend Saturday with another 5 p.m. first serve at Miami.

• Since starting the season 0-9, Ball State has been one of the hottest teams in the MAC, going 8-5 over its last 13 matches ... Only three league teams have a better record over that span; MAC East Division leader Miami which has won 15 straight matches, MAC West Division leader Northern Illinois which is 11-2 and Bowling Green which is 10-3.

• Ball State enters the week ranked second in the league with a 353-182 (.660) all-time MAC record ... Friday's opponent Bowling Green is sixth at 283-252 (.529), while Saturday's opponent Miami is fourth at 330-205 (.617) ... Western Michigan is the all-time leader in MAC wins at 367-168 (.686).

• The Cardinals hold a 39-17-1 lead in the all-time series versus Bowling Green, including back-to-back wins ... Last season, Ball State scored a 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-11) homecourt victory over the Falcons on Oct. 24 ... The Cardinals are 2-0 in matches played at Bowling Green's Stroh Center which opened in 2011, with 3-0 wins in both 2012 and 2014 ... Overall, Ball State is 16-7 in matches played at Bowling Green, including three straight wins ... The Cardinals' last road loss in the series came Oct. 24, 2008 by a score of 3-2 (16-25, 25-20, 25-14, 20-25, 17-15).

• Ball State is 9-5 all-time in matches played on Oct. 21, including two straight wins ... The Cardinals last played on the date in 2011, earning a 3-1 (23-25, 25-25-22, 25-23) victory over Miami ... Ball State and Bowling Green will be meeting for the first time on the date.

• The Cardinals hold a 43-33 lead in the all-time series versus Miami, including a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-21) victory in last season's meeting played Oct. 23 in Worthen Arena ... The RedHawks have won the last two meetings played at Millett Hall, including a 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 32-30) victory Oct. 24, 2014 ... Overall, the Cardinals hold a 17-14 edge in matches played in Oxford, with its last road win in the series coming Oct. 22, 2010 by a score of 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 26-24).

• Ball State is 14-2 in matches played on Oct. 22, including eight straight wins ... The Cardinals last played in the date in 2011, earning a 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-20) victory over Bowling Green ... Ball State and Miami have played four times on Oct. 22, with each winning two matches ... The RedHawks are the only team to defeat the Cardinals on the date with a 3-0 (15-6, 15-9, 15-7) win in 1998 and a 3-1 (16-14, 10-15, 15-1, 15-11) victory in 1983 ... Ball State won Oct. 22 matches played in 2010 (3-0; 25-18, 25-15, 26-24) and 1975 (2-0; 15-2, 15-3).

• Getting off to a strong start has been a key to the Cardinals' success this season as the team owns a 7-2 record in matches it wins the opening set ... In contrast, Ball State is 1-12 in matches in which it loses the opening set.

• Sophomore outside hitter Ellie Dunn led the Ball State offense with 35 kills and a 3.50 kills-per-set average in last weekend's matches versus Kent State (Oct. 14) and Ohio (Oct. 15) ... Her 22 kills in Friday's match versus the Golden Flashes were a career-high and marked her first career match with 20-or-more kills ... Dunn has scored double-digit kills in 10 matches this season and has led the team in kills four times, including both matches last weekend.

• With her 22 kills in last Friday's match versus Kent State, Ellie Dunn became the third different Ball State player to score 20-or-more kills in a match this season … She joins redshirt junior outside hitter Sabrina Mangapora who has tallied 20-or-more kills in three matches and sophomore right side Brooklyn Goodsel who has accomplished the task twice … It's the first time since the 2009 season Ball State has had three different players log 20-or-more kills in a match in the same season.

• In last Saturday's match versus Ohio, Ball State had five different players score double-digit kills in the same match for the first time since Nov. 22, 2013 versus Western Michigan … Leading the way for the Cardinals were Ellie Dunn, Brooklyn Goodsel and Sabrina Mangapora with 13 kills each … Sophomore middle Emily Holland added 12 kills, while redshirt sophomore Avery Devoe recorded a career-high 11 kills.

• Sabrina Mangapora is one of only three players in the MAC to score at least 20 kills in three matches this season … Her career-high 22 kills versus Appalachian State (Sept. 10) rank as the eighth-best single match total in the MAC this season, while her 20 kills versus Valpo (Sept. 16) and at Omaha (Sept. 2) are tied for 19th.

• In addition to being one of Ball State's top attackers over the last 13 matches, Sabrina Mangapora has produced double figure kills in all eight of the Cardinals' wins this season ... In Ball State's eight wins, Mangapora has blasted a team-high 129 kills for a 3.69 kills-per-set average.

• Brooklyn Goodsel has scored at least 20 kills in two matches this season, making her one of only four MAC players to accomplish the task twice, joining teammate Sabrina Mangapora and Jaime Kosiorek and Mallory Salis of Ohio ... Goodsel scored 20 kills in Ball State's MAC-opening win over Central Michigan (Sept. 23), while producing a career-high 21 kills versus Toledo (Sept. 29).

• Brooklyn Goodsel has been a key component to the Cardinals' offense in MAC play, ranking first on the team and third in the league with a 3.74 kills-per-set average in conference play ... Goodsel has smashed double figure kills in seven of Ball State's eight league matches and has also played a key role on defense, collecting four of her six double-doubles this season against MAC foes ... She has also produced a .975 reception percentage in league play, with just one reception error in 40 attempts.

• Freshman libero Kate Avila has been a key defensive asset for the Cardinals over the last 13 matches, collecting 258 digs for a team-best 4.69 digs-per-set average ... She recorded a career-high 36 digs in Ball State's win over Appalachian State (Sept. 10) which ties as the 19th-best single match total in program history ... It was the best individual effort in a match for a Ball State player since Oct. 29, 2010 when then-senior Alyssa Rio collected a career-high 44 digs versus Western Michigan.

• Kate Avila continues to be one of the top defenders in the MAC, ranking sixth in the conference with a 4.12 digs-per-set average this season ... Avila's 375 total digs rank fourth in the conference, while her 36 dig effort versus Appalachian State (Sept. 10) ranks as the fourth-best single match performance in the MAC this season ... Her 32 digs versus Valparaiso (Sept. 16) rank as the ninth-best single match performance and makes her one of only two MAC players to collect 30-or-more digs in multiple matches this season.

• Ball State freshman setter Amber Seaman opened her collegiate career with three consecutive assist/dig double-doubles at the Fort Wayne Invitational ... Her best match came versus host Fort Wayne (Aug. 27), when she logged 45 assists and career-highs of 22 digs and four service aces ... The last time a Ball State setter opened the season with three consecutive double-doubles was the 2013 season when Jackie Seidel (2010-13) accomplished the task versus Gardner Webb (Aug. 24), VCU (Aug. 25) and Illinois State (Aug. 25) ... Seaman currently has 12 assist/dig double-doubles on the season.

• Amber Seaman's 22 digs at Fort Wayne (Aug. 27) are the most for a Ball State setter in a match in the rally scoring era (2001-present) ... The previous mark was 21 set by Jackie Seidel (2010-13) versus Toledo on Oct. 3, 2013 ... In addition, the 22 digs are the most for a Ball State setter since Emily Sallee (1997-2000) recorded 26 at Bowling Green on Sept. 22, 2000, which is tied as the program record for digs by a setter ... Wendy Carter (1993-96) also tallied 26 digs versus Bowling Green on Nov. 18, 1994.

• Ball State picked up its first ESPN3 victory of the season when it downed in-state rival Valparaiso 3-1 (25-23, 25-9, 21-25, 25-17) in its second match of the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge on Sept. 16 ... The 25-9 second set victory ties as the seventh-largest set victory for the Cardinals in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) ... Ball State has won six sets by a score of 25-8 since 2008, with three coming in MAC play.