Kat Mandly, former Perrysburg High School standout, right, returns the ball during a Bowling Green women’s volleyball open practice for media at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green. (Scott W. Grau/Sentinel-Tribune)
Bowling Green State University volleyball player Kat Mandly (Perrysburg) was named the Mid-American Conference East Offensive Player of the Week and Alex Laboy was named the MAC East Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
For Laboy, this marks the second time this season she’s been named after receiving the award on Sept. 4. As for Mandly, this is her first career weekly MAC recognition.
Mandly led the BGSU attack to back-to-back sweeps over the Akron Zips with a team-high 30 kills in the two matches while maintaining an impressive .385 hitting percentage.
In Friday’s win, Mandly landed 19 kills, setting a new season-high and matching her career-high, while recording a season-best .471 attack percentage. Mandly followed it up with 12 kills on Saturday, second on the team, with a .290 attack percentage.
Laboy led the Falcons in digs in both matches against Akron as BGSU tallied two 3-0 victories. Laboy began the weekend with 17 digs in the first match against the Zips, while being perfect in serve receive on five attempts. Laboy followed it up with 15 digs in the second match while landing two aces, tied for the team lead in the match.
The Falcons will return home to the Stroh Center for the final three home matches of the season. BGSU will first host Buffalo on Nov. 10 and 11 before concluding the regular season against Miami on Nov. 15, all scheduled for 6 p.m. starts.
