Oct. 1, 2005

Final Stats

Toledo, OH - Toledo (10-6, 3-1 MAC) maintained its perfect record at home this afternoon with a 3-0 (30-15, 30-24, 30-16) triumph over Akron (6-8, 2-2 MAC). The Rockets are now 7-0 at Savage Hall this season and have posted three-game sweeps in each victory.

Senior MB Kelsey Culver led a balanced Rocket attack with an amazing .609 attack percentage on 14 kills with zero errors in 23 attack attempts. Junior OH Kate Bean notched a team-high 16 kills, while sophomore OH Sarah Kreher connected for 11 kills to go along with a .381 attack percentage.

Junior libero Lora Sarich collected a match-high 19 digs to lead UT's defensive effort with Culver adding a match-high four blocks at the net.

"I was pleased with how well we responded coming off a tough loss at Ball State on Thursday night," UT Head Coach Kent Miller said. "We had a lot of players perform well today, and that's what we need to be successful."

The Rockets hit .405 and never trailed in the first game and broke it open with a 6-0 run to take a 19-11 advantage. After the Zips tallied two straight points, UT put together another six-point streak for a 25-13 lead. Culver collected eight kills and a .727 ATK% to lead the way with Sarich collecting seven digs.

Toledo utilized its balance in the second game as Bean and senior MB Corrie Magnus collected five kills with Culver and Kreher adding four. The Rockets led the entire way until Akron took its only lead of the match at 16-15. UT quickly regained its advantage at 17-16 and took control with a four-point run for a 27-20 lead. Sarich continued her strong defensive play in the game with eight digs.

The third game was more of the same as the Rockets shot out to a 13-6 advantage and their lead didn't fall under five points the rest of the way. UT hit .390 in the game and held the Zips to a .000 ATK%. Bean came up big for Toledo with nine kills and a .500 ATK% and shared the team dig lead with Kreher at six apiece.

Toledo returns to action with the first of four straight road matches at Kent State on Friday, Oct. 7.