Hey student-athletes! If you are angry, sad, disappointed that your season was postponed, exercise your right to vote in November, and hold accountable those who have mismanaged the COVID-19 response, which caused this mess and you not competing in the sport you love this fall.
An essential part of our job as college coaches is to make sure that our athletes understand that what they do is not who they are. If their identity is wrapped up around being an athlete, we have failed as coaches.
I am curious...When did it become a norm to let recruits wear a team uniform, do a photo shoot, and post pics on social media for personal PR before they officially sign? 🤔 IMHO It’s an honor to wear the
@BGSUVolleyball
jersey & only when one becomes a Falcon.
#EarnedNotGiven
After a disappointing loss on Saturday, seeing these trophies helped me put some things in perspective. Winning back-to-back regular season championship is a tough thing to do in any sport &
@BGSUVolleyball
did it!Failures will keep us hungry&humble and we will be back stronger.
Love this! This is one of many reasons we love our fans. The video review challenge was won by our passionate student section last night. It wasn't hard to convince me to use the last challenge after seeing their reaction and conviction the ball was in.
Thank you to all of our fans who came to watch us win the Battle of I-75! Our
@BGSUVolleyball
team continues to create unforgettable memories and "write" an amazing story. 🧡
#ProudCoach
#AyZiggy
What an honor for
@BGSUVolleyball
to have Katelyn Meyer and Petra Indrova be recognized as two of the Top 50 Female Athletes in BGSU History! They are the only current athletes in this elite and historic group of
@BGSU
female athletes. 🙌
#FutureHOFs
#TitleIX
Poland's PM has confirmed that "the Polish border is open for all Ukrainians, even those without a valid ID document."
He has even said that they are 'welcome to bring their pets with them'.
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It's good to be reminded that college athletics is part of higher education, not a pro league. What about focusing on making sure all students, teachers & staff are safe this fall? We all want to play but there are things bigger than sports, especially during the global pandemic.
Losses are always disappointing, but what hurts the most is that the journey with the team that any coach can just dream of came to an end last night. We have created memories and relationships that will last a lifetime, and for that I am forever grateful.
Me last week: "Team, we won't practice or lift next week. We want you to settle in and adjust to your class schedule."
Coming to work this morning: The whole
@BGSUVolleyball
team is in Stroh setting up the net & getting ready to play 🏐.
#ILoveMyTeam
#ChapionshipCulture
#LetsGo
We finished the regular season chapter of an incredible story with another win, and what a chapter that was! I am so grateful that our journey and story continue with this group of
@BGSUVolleyball
warriors in the MAC Tournament next week at Stroh. 🙏🏻🧡
#AyZiggy
#WeAreNotDoneYet
I am fortunate to have strong female role models in my life on whose shoulders I stand . I am honored to be called "Coach" and help develop the next generation of smart, strong, independent and kind young women who will make the world a better place.
#DayOfTheGirl
Words can't describe how I feel about my
@BGSUVolleyball
team and staff. ❤They make me a better coach & person every day. I am grateful they allow me to coach & lead them. Proud of our back to back regular season championship but we are not done yet.
#AyZiggy
#HungryHumbleSmart
Congratulations to Katelyn Meyer on being named to the Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team! Katelyn hit 3.73 K/S and .255 % for the weekend.
#BGWarrior
#SuperSenior
I am thrilled that we are continuing the journey with our special
@BGSUVolleyball
team into the postseason for the 3rd year in a row! I'm even more excited that we are hosting the first two rounds, and will be playing again in front of our amazing Falcon fans at the
@StrohCenter
.
Tonight’s win is special because of this team and the challenging journey. We experienced lots of learning through pain but also joy like today. All 200 wins belong to the teams and staff I have been privileged to coach and work with. It has not & will never be about me.
FALCONS WIN!
The Falcons take the fourth set 25-13 for the 3-1 win, granting Coach Tomic her 200th win at the helm of the Falcons!
#AyZiggy
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#BGVB23
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#BGWarriors
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#DreamBig
Thank you to everyone who came to our Ring & Banner Ceremony! You all make BGSU and Bowling Green a special place. Oh, and our 2020 championship ring rocks! 🤩🧡Thanks,
@Jostens
!
Rosevelt's words perfectly describe my feelings after today's heartbreaking loss. I am so proud of our amazing women who failed daring greatly. This one loss won't define the season that we had. What matters the most is who we have become because of it.
Our
@BGSUVolleyball
team is hurting tonight, but our heads are up high. We dared greatly and with BG Warrior spirit not just tonight but all season long. We will be back better and stronger. 1/
July 4, 2019-Dec. 8, 2023
Too many accomplishments & memories to post here. All I know is that Petra’s left a an everlasting legacy on
@BGSUVolleyball
. She made me & everyone around her better. It was a privilege to be her coach.
Děkuji, Petra!🧡🤎
#OnceAFalconAlwaysAFalcon
We took a moment before the match yesterday to take a team photo and capture the beginning of a new journey that we anticipated and hoped for for many months.
#BGVB2021
#BGWarriors
I am full of gratitude for the journey we just finished and our fantastic and special student-athletes and staff. They brought so much joy to me and others, and together we wrote another amazing chapter in the history of BGVB. Thank you and I love you. ❤️
Our last international Falcon has finally landed in BG!Her teammates surprised her with a warm, unforgetable welcome.Seeing the excitement of our freshmen about finally being
@bgsu
& with their
@BGSUVolleyball
teammates reminds me every time why I do what I do.
#Thankful
#Purpose
🥁🥁🥁roll please! The Fall ‘22 Grade Report is out and our
@BGSUVolleyball
team crushed it in the classroom again! Term GPA 3.913 & 12 out of 16 S-As with a perfect 4.0 GPA‼️🤯 All that while also winning the MAC Championship!🙌🏼
#CultureOfExcellence
#ChampionshipStandards
I am so thankful for the outpouring of messages & kind words today. I am humbled by the MAC COY award, but it should be called the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award. Our
@BGSUVolleyball
success is the result of teamwork & fantastic staff that makes me better every day.
Nothing better than celebrating a championship season & our BG Warriors with the community that we love and that loves
@BGSUVolleyball
! Thank you
@Jostens
for designing our beautiful ring!
“We all belong to a tribe
It's good to know this one's mine.”
#Grateful
2023 is off to a great start! It's always a special day when new Falcons arrive at
@bgsu
&
@BGSUVolleyball
! Please join me in welcoming Amanda Otten & Gwen Crull who are attending student orientation & moving into their dorm before the 1st day in college on Monday.
Sometimes we need a little perspective. As someone who was born and raised in Bosnia, and lived through the war in Croatia, I know people who survived the Bosnian war experience in the '90s. It's not too much to ask of us all to
#StayHome
during this pandemic and save people.
Receiving a phone call and hearing, “I've decided to be a Falcon!” never gets old. A very special Falcon found a home tonight! 🧡🤎
#AyZiggy
#DreamBig
#DoBig
"If anyone can refute me—show me I’m making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective—I’ll gladly change. It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance." — Marcus Aurelius
@dailystoic
When you accomplish what we have accomplished this season with the people you LOVE, it means so much more. Together and for each other. That’s how we do it. Grateful that our journey continues because we have more to give to each other.
#DreamBiG
#DoBiG
Our
@BGSUVolleyball
team just beat a really tough and well-coached Oakland team 3-2. It's the best birthday 🎁 I could have received because our young women showed resiliency, toughness and a warrior spirit when we needed it the most.
#AyZiggy
#BGWarriors
#ProudCoach
I am honored & humbled to receive this
@AVCAVolleyball
award. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to congratulate me. Individual awards in a team sport are always a result and reflection of the team and staff. I'm so grateful for the fantastic women of
@BGSUVolleyball
! 🧡
Receiving a phone call after the game and hearing, "I accept your offer. I want to play for BGSU!" was icing on the cake on already special night. Very excited about this talented 2021 Falcon!
#TheFutureIsBright
🥇East Division Champs🥇
With tonight's results, the Bowling Green Falcons have secured the 2022 East Division crown! 👑
They will receive a first round bye in the upcoming MAC Volleyball Tournament
#AyZiggy
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#MACtion
I took this photo before leaving the Stroh Center today & reminded myself how fortunate I am to do what I do. I am as excited as ever to get in the gym & start a new journey with this year's exceptional group of
@BGSUVolleyball
warriors.
#ALLIN
🦅
#SpecialTeam
#GetOnTheBusWithUs
@volleyballworld
That is the right decision, but call it what it is, "Russian war," not "worsening situation in Ukraine." Now do another moral and ethical thing and cancel the
@volleyballworld
Men's World Championship in Russia.
On today's date two years ago, I became a proud citizen of the 🇺🇸. It was one of the best days of my life because of what this country means to me. I hope the USA continues to be a beacon of hope, welcoming the world's people like it welcomed me 24 years ago.
#EPluribusUnum
A tough loss tonight, but we will learn from it and be better because of it. Kudos to
@Toledo_VB
that played great and earned a hard-fought win. Champions know how to bounce back and use a setback as a setup for a comeback. That's exactly what our
@BGSUVolleyball
team will do.
'Cause I got a really big team
And they need some really big rings
They need some really nice things
Better be comin' with no strings…"
@BGSUVolleyball
#ChampionshipBling
This TEAM is everything! Words that come to my mind: character, grit, warriors, passion, purpose, love, excellence, unity, hard-work, CHAMPIONS! I absolutely adore my team!🧡
“Oh the bond is deeper than skin
The kind of club that we're in
The kind of love that we give
Oh ever since the dawn of mankind
We all belong to a tribe
It's good to know this one's mine”
So many mixed feelings about this news. Thank you
@CoachFralick
for being a great colleague and an even better friend! You made us all better and you will be greatly missed at BGSU.
What an honor to meet a baseball legend, Orel Hershiser! He delivered an emotional & inspirational keynote speech at a fantastic inaugural
@BGSU_Baseball
First Pitch Dinner.
@CoachHallock5
& his team deserve all the support they received tonight. The best is yet to come for them!
Our team of BG Warriors did it again! Tough, resilient, gritty, united. Thank you to all of our fans who came to see us play yesterday and today! A special S/O to
@BGMCVB
who created a home court atmosphere at Kent with their loud cheering. You guys rock!👊
#AyZiggy
#C4
Championship-level teams raise to the occasion &
@BGSUwbb
has done it all season long. No doubt who the best team in NW Ohio and the MAC is. They are relentless, tough, and fun to watch. Congratulations neighbors!👊🏼
#AyZiggy
Woohoo! Today is my first anniversary of becoming an American citizen! 🇺🇸🎉😊 It was such a special day last year, shared with so many special people in my life.
#Grateful
#ProudToBeAnAmerican
I am proud to have assembled all-female coaching staff at the
@BGSUVolleyball
and plan to keep it that way till women are given the same opportunity to coach men & for other reasons mentioned below.
@ndwbb
&
@MuffetMcGraw
have a new fan in Bowling Green, OH.
This👇🙌👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you Coach Rose for everything you've done for our sport and for setting the bar of excellence so high for the rest of us. Enjoy the next chapter of your life.
@PennStateVBALL
#GOAT
I have nothing but respect for
@WMUVolleyball
and their coach and my friend Colleen Munson for not only making our team better with their outstanding play but for this thoughtful & kind gift basket they prepared for Petra who is recovering from a season-ending injury. 🙌🏼
#Classy
I am excited to share this great news. The future is bright for
@BGSUVolleyball
with the current roster and future Falcons. I am happy to call Bowling Green home and excited to continue building on the successes we had last season & making our great university & community proud.
I am so grateful for the time I had with these three strong, kind, smart, confident young women.
@jess_holly5
,
@LinneMacie
and Paulina Iacobelli are now
@BGSUVolleyball
alumnae who will continue to make us proud. I have no doubt they will be successful in life after college.
I got 1st dose of the Moderna vaccine today and continue to do my part in stopping the pandemic. It gives me hope that this nightmare will be over soon, and I also look forward to seeing my loved ones overseas.
#vaccinated
#TrustScience
I am honored and humbled to be recognized by my peers who are not just great coaches but great people too. I am grateful to work with and lead my awesome young staff and players who make me better every day. When the whole TEAM commits to excellence, true magic happens.
#Together
Ay Ziggy!
Bowling Green’s
@CoachTomic
named 2017 MAC Volleyball Coach of the Year!
Marks the first time that Tomic has been voted the top coach in the MAC since taking over
@BGSUVolleyball
in 2012.
#MACtion
This is at least the fifth ball we lost this year. Part of the cause is normal wear & tear, but I like to believe that a bigger factor is the velocity of our players' spikes and serves. The gym sounds different this year. 💪🏼🏐