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Story Links Oct. 7, 2015| OXFORD, Ohio - It's a split week for the Miami University volleyball team and it begins when the RedHawks host Bowling Green on Thursday at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN3, and Lisa Dankovich will have the call. Miami will then hit the road Saturday for a match at Northern Illinois beginning at 8 p.m. DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE: In Mid-American Conference play, the RedHawks are holding opponents to a.190 attack percentage. That includes an amazing performance against Akron last Saturday in which Miami held the Zips to a.011 attack percentage.

It was the first time the RedHawks held an opponent to a negative attack percentage since they held Chicago State to a.032 hitting percentage on Sept. HILL AND INGLE LEADING THE MAC: Miami's middle hitters have been a big part of the Red and White's 3-1 start in MAC play. Junior is hitting.474 in league matches with 53 kills and seven errors on 97 total attacks. Senior is right behind her at.472 with 28 kills and three errors on 53 total attacks. No one else in the MAC is hitting above.400 currently. ABOUT BOWLING GREEN: The Falcons are 5-12 overall and 1-3 in the MAC. They split their matches this past weekend, knocking off Akron, 3-2, on Friday before falling to Buffalo, 1-3, on Saturday.

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Medias and Tweets on @NIUMensTennis ( NIU Men's Tennis )' s Twitter Profile.Huskie. HUSKIES vs BEARCATS here at NIU! NIU Huskie Athletics. Niumenstennis completes season sweep of Toledo niuhuskies.com/sports/m. Editor's note: Boston College, Northern Illinois, UCLA and Vanderbilt are projected to have 5-7 records in Mark Schlabach's projections but received bowl invitations based on Academic Progress Ratings rankings.

Bowling Green is a young team that does not have a single senior on its roster. It is led by junior outside/right side hitter Jelena Sunjic. She has 250 kills, an average of 3.85 per set. Another key attacker is sophomore outside hitter Nicole Slimko. She has 197 kills, an average of 3.03 per set. THE SERIES AGAINST THE FALCONS: Miami holds a 45-28 lead in the all-time series with Bowling Green. The RedHawks won both matches against the Falcons last season.

2, 2014 in Bowling Green, Miami dropped the first set, 18-25. It came back to take 25-18, 25-17 and 25-20 wins to earn a 3-1 victory in the match. Recorded 12 kills in the win, while had 11 kills and eight blocks (one solo and seven assisted). 6, 2014 in Oxford, the Red and White earned another 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20) win. Had a triple-double in that match with 13 kills, 25 assists and 19 digs.

ABOUT NORTHERN ILLINOIS: The Huskies are 7-9 overall and 3-1 in the MAC. They are coming off a split weekend in league play last week. On Friday, they dropped a 0-3 decision to Ball State. They rebounded to take a 3-1 victory over Toledo on Saturday. Northern Illinois is led by junior outside hitter T'ara Austin. She has had a breakout campaign this season with 247 kills, an average of 4.19 per set. THE SERIES AGAINST THE HUSKIES: Northern Illinois holds a 20-18 lead in the all-time series with Miami.

The teams split two five-set meetings last season. 4, 2014 in Oxford, the RedHawks battled for every point, but ultimately came up two points short in a 2-3 (25-20, 17-25, 24-26, 25-18, 13-15) defeat.

Recorded a career-high 20 kills in that match. The teams met again in the MAC Semifinal match on Nov. 23, 2014 in Athens, Ohio. Miami took the first two sets 25-22 and 25-18. After intermission, NIU would come back to tie the match by taking the next two sets by tight, 25-23, scores.

In the fifth and deciding set, the Huskies had match point at 14-12, but the 'Hawks fought it off with two straight points to tie the score. Northern Illinois had another match point at 15-14, but once again Miami retied it.

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With the score tied at 15, a kill from and a Huskie attack error gave the RedHawks a 19-17 win and sent them to the MAC Championship match. Below led Miami with a double-double of 14 kills and 16 digs in the contest.