Central Michigan University Athletics
Friday, October 30
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
6:30 p.m.
Central Michigan University
0-24,0-11MAC
1
vs
3
Buffalo
13-9,5-6MAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 3 |
| Central Mich. | 18 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
Photo by: Lilly Sharrak, @shot.by_lilly ('29)
10/30/2026 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Taylor Cripe and Brenna Storz shined offensively, and Rainey Weidman tallied 21 digs in the Friday night match-up with the Buffalo Bulls.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Taylor Cripe and Brenna Storz both recorded double-digit kill nights in McGuirk Arena against the Buffalo Bulls in Mid-American Conference play.
Cripe tallied a double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs. Storz had 11 kills (.333), three block assits and a solo block. Rainey Weidman continued to be a defensive force for CMU with 21 digs. Addison Samoinski also posted 10 digs in the Friday night match.
In the first set, the Chippewas fell 18-25. Central Michigan put together a 4-0 run to tie the set at nine. The set went back and forth and was tied at 14 later as the teams' traded points. Buffalo put together a 7-2 run to pull away and ultimately took the set.
CMU battled with the Bulls in the second set, and trailed by just two at the media timeout, 13-15. The set became tied at 18 and 21, but Buffalo took the set 25-22 over the Chippewas.
Central Michigan took the third set from the Bulls, 25-21. In that set, the Chippewas out-hit the Bulls .265-.171, tied at 14 kills each. In that set, Central Michigan charted two aces and held the Bulls to none.
Set four was a tight battle where the Chippewas fought to stay in it. CMU faced match point at 17-24 and put together a run at the end to stay in the match. CMU dropped the set to the Bulls 21-25 after fending off four match points.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
Cripe tallied a double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs. Storz had 11 kills (.333), three block assits and a solo block. Rainey Weidman continued to be a defensive force for CMU with 21 digs. Addison Samoinski also posted 10 digs in the Friday night match.
In the first set, the Chippewas fell 18-25. Central Michigan put together a 4-0 run to tie the set at nine. The set went back and forth and was tied at 14 later as the teams' traded points. Buffalo put together a 7-2 run to pull away and ultimately took the set.
CMU battled with the Bulls in the second set, and trailed by just two at the media timeout, 13-15. The set became tied at 18 and 21, but Buffalo took the set 25-22 over the Chippewas.
Central Michigan took the third set from the Bulls, 25-21. In that set, the Chippewas out-hit the Bulls .265-.171, tied at 14 kills each. In that set, Central Michigan charted two aces and held the Bulls to none.
Set four was a tight battle where the Chippewas fought to stay in it. CMU faced match point at 17-24 and put together a run at the end to stay in the match. CMU dropped the set to the Bulls 21-25 after fending off four match points.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
UB
CMU
Kills
61
42
Errors
20
25
Attempts
154
145
Hitting %
.266
.117
Points
71.5
59.0
Assists
50
40
Aces
3
9
Blocks
7.5
8
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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