KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team returns to University Arena on Saturday afternoon to take on Bowling Green for Senior Day. 

WMU (15-9, 7-6 MAC) vs Bowling Green (18-6, 10-3)
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 4 pm | WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS

FOLLOW ALONG: @WMUVolleyball

HOME SWEET HOME
Following its three-match road swing, Western Michigan returns to University Arena on Saturday afternoon to take on Bowling Green. The Broncos are 8-1 so far on their home court this season and own a 189-64 (.747) mark at home under head coach Colleen Munson. Saturday is Senior Day for WMU, with senior middle blocker Gabby Weihe set to be honored after the match.

SERIES HISTORY
The Broncos enter Saturday's contest with a 48-30-1 advantage in the all-time series with Bowling Green. The two teams met three times last year, with Western Michigan taking both regular season meetings in five sets in Kalamazoo, and then knocking the Falcons out of the MAC Championship in the semifinals down in Bowling Green.

LAST TIME OUT
WMU is coming off of a straight-set victory at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night to complete a season sweep of the Eagles. The Brown and Gold put together one of their best defensive efforts of the season, posting a season-high 14 blocks to hold EMU to a -.018 hitting percentage. Gabby Weihe led the defensive effort up front with a career-high 10 blocks in the contest. Four Broncos recorded eight or more digs, led by Izzy Swiercz, who paced WMU in both digs and kills with 11 of each to register her sixth double-double. 

BRONCO BLOCK PARTY
Western Michigan racked up a season-high 14 blocks in Tuesday's victory at Eastern Michigan and held the Eagles to a -.018 hitting percentage in the contest. It marked the first time WMU had held an opponent to a hitting percentage below .000 since limiting IUPUI to a -.059 mark on Sept. 11, 2021. Gabby Weihe led the way with a career-high 10 blocks for the Broncos, making it the first double-digit block performance for the Brown and Gold since Amanda Glanton posted 10 rejections on Oct. 2, 2025, at Miami.

SETTING THE TABLE
Leah Richmond leads the MAC and ranks 40th in NCAA Division I with an average of 10.21 assists per set this season. Behind her distribution, Western Michigan is second in the conference and 60th in the nation with a .248 team hitting percentage. 

BALANCED BRONCOS
Leah Richmond has been spreading the ball around for WMU, with six different Broncos having recorded double-digit kills at least once this season. Western Michigan has four players averaging at least 2.10 kills per set, led by Annalise Patchett's average of 3.20, which ranks seventh in the conference. The junior has bumped her average to 3.33 kills per set in MAC matches, the sixth-best mark in the league. Gabby Weihe has been the most efficient hitter for the Brown and Gold, ranking third in the league with a .363 hitting percentage.