BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Kent State pushed first-place Bowling Green to the limit in a 3-2 (18-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-14, 9-15) setback on Saturday at the Stroh Center. The Golden Flashes are now 2-2 in five-setters this season, while the Falcons move to 4-4.
Kent State (5-20, 3-11 MAC) played one of its best defensive matches of the season, totaling a season-best 14 blocks and collecting 12 more digs (107-95) than a BG team that entered the weekend fourth in the nation in digs per set. The Flashes held the Falcons to a .