KENT, Ohio – Kent State used strong serving to win its first two sets of Mid-American Conference play but visiting Buffalo battled back to win, 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 17-25, 7-15), during the Block Out Cancer match Saturday at the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (4-9, 0-2 MAC) totaled six aces and took the Bulls out of system with tough serves on several additional points to win the second and third sets. Switching to a 6-2 rotation, Kent State posted a .333 hitting percentage during those sets but struggled to get much going in the final two sets with just nine kills to seven attack errors.