TOLEDO, OH – Each of the University of Toledo volleyball program's home matches will be streamed live on ESPN3 in the 2016 campaign.  Last year, the University of Toledo launched a production operation that provided significant exposure and learning opportunities for UT students.
 
The Rockets will hold their Toledo/Asics Invitational on Sept. 9-10. UT's games against Saint Francis (PA) and Fort Wayne will be produced and streamed live by ESPN3. The Rockets' match against Marshall will be produced by BCSN and can also be found on ESPN3.
 
Rocket fans can watch every home conference games live on ESPN3 as well. The Midnight Blue & Gold opens up MAC play with home matches against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 23) and Central Michigan (Sept. 24). After two weekends on the road, the Rockets will host reigning MAC Tournament champion Ohio (Oct. 14) and Kent State (Oct. 15). The Rockets' game against the Golden Flashes will be produced by BCSN but also streamed live on ESPN3. Toledo will host Ball State (Nov. 3), Buffalo (Nov. 5), Northern Illinois (Nov. 11) and Western Michigan (Nov. 12) in its final four matches of the 2016 regular season.
 
The Rockets are returning all six starters from last year's squad with junior MH Rachel Vidourek leading the way. Vidourek paced UT in 2015 with a team-best .315 attack percentage (fifth in MAC) and 0.83 blocks per set and ranked second with 2.39 kills per set. Other returning starters are junior MH/OH Annie Beasley, junior RS Mary O'Connor, junior OH Saige Thomas, sophomore S/RS Carly Townsend and sophomore OH/MH Gracey Tuifua. Sophomore libero Maurissa Leonard also is back after topping the Rockets with 4.49 digs per set, a total that ranked fifth in the MAC.
 
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