TOLEDO, OH - Toledo came out firing on all cylinders on Friday evening and never trailed in a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-18) triumph over Miami on 'Dig Pink Night' before 457 fans at Savage Arena. The victory improves the Rockets' win-loss mark to 13-8 overall and 4-5 in the Mid-American Conference, while the RedHawks fall to 11-10 overall and 6-3 in conference play.

"We had a tremendous team effort tonight against a very good Miami squad," first-year Toledo Head Coach Greg Smith said. "We played with a lot of determination and intensity and never gave Miami a chance to get back in the match.  It was great to get so many contributions from everyone out on the court."

UT utilized a balanced attack throughout en route to posting an impressive .298 team hitting percentage. The Rockets also put up a strong defensive front by posting nine blocks in the contest.

Freshman OH Sondra Parys paced Toledo's offense with 11 kills and posted a .360 ATK%. Also enjoying strong offensive performances were sophomore OH Cassie Kleespies (nine kills, .350 ATK%) and senior middle blockers Sarah Wilson (eight kills, .500 ATK%) and Liz Sundburg (five kills, .444 ATK%). Sophomore S Kassie Kadera tallied 34 assists in the match to go along with four kills and a .429 ATK%.

Wilson and sophomore OH Amber DeWeerdt each tallied a match-best five blocks to lead UT defensively at the net, while junior libero Katie Westerfeld led Toledo's defensive effort in the back row with a match-high 16 digs.

Toledo jumped on the RedHawks early in the first set and never trailed.  A 6-1 Rocket run gave UT a 14-8 advantage and the closest the visitors could come the rest of the set was four points.  Four Rockets tallied three kills apiece in the set as UT's balanced attack posted a .375 attack percentage. Farrell paced Miami with a set-high five kills.

A Parys kill ignited a 4-1 Rocket spurt early in the second set to give UT a 14-8 advantage and force Miami to call timeout. The RedHawks climbed to within 15-13 but kills from Kleespies, Kadera and Wilson ended any thought of a comeback. Wilson paced Toledo with four kills in and a .571 ATK% in the set, with Farrell leading Miami again with four terminations.

UT surged to a quick 4-0 lead in the third set thanks to a Kleespies kill and a pair of Sundburg blocks. The RedHawks clawed back to within 4-3 but the Rockets steadily built up a big lead again. With the score 9-7, Parys capped off a 7-1 run with a kill for a 16-8 advantage. Parys topped UT offensively in the set with five kills and a .625 hitting mark, while senior OH Maria Leahy was the RedHawks' leader with three kills.

The Rockets are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host arch-rival Bowling Green. Match time is set for 3:00 p.m.