Nov. 18, 2005

Final Stats

Toledo, OH - Toledo pulled off the first surprise of the 2005 Mid-American Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament with a convincing 3-0 victory over Western Michigan at the SeaGate Center on Friday. The Rockets swept the Broncos, 30-25, 30-19, 30-27.

Toledo advances to the semifinals of MAC Tournament for the first time in school history. The Rockets will play No. 1 seed Ohio at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bobcats are ranked No. 21 in the country in the latest AVCA poll. Senior

Corrie Magnus led a balanced Rocket attack with 11 kills and a .500 ATK%, while junior Kate Bean added nine kills and three aces. Sophomore Sarah Kreher, senior Kelsey Culver and senior Chelsey Poquette all pitched in with 10 kills apiece. Toledo hit .226 as a team while WMU managed just a .061 hitting percentage.

No. 5 seed Toledo (18-12) lost twice to No. 4 seed WMU (18-9) during the regular season, including a 3-0 loss at home, but was in control the whole way in the third meeting. It was just the seventh Rocket win over WMU in 40 matches between the two schools, the victory gave UT its second-most victories (18) in school history.

"I'm very happy to get this win," said Toledo head coach Kent Miller. "We struggled against them during the year but we came in and played hard tonight. We thought if we played the way we were capable of we could give them trouble."