Toledo Falls to EMU in Final Match of Season

Saturday, November 14

Toledo, OH

7:00 PM

University of Toledo

6-23 (3-13MAC)

Eastern Michigan

14-15 (6-10MAC)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Eastern Michigan	23	25	25	21	17	3
TOLEDO	25	19	19	25	15	2

11/14/2015 9:49:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

TOLEDO, OH – Toledo fell 3-2 to Eastern Michigan on Saturday in its final match of the season. The Rockets finish their 2015 campaign at 6-23 (3-13 MAC), while EMU improves to 14-15 (6-10 MAC). The victory coupled with CMU's last at Ball State tonight put the Eagles into the 2015 Mid-American Conference Tournament

The Midnight Blue and Gold played another outstanding match to close out the weekend. Sophomore OH Saige Thomas and sophomore MB Rachel Vidourek both led the team with 16 kills apiece. Junior RSH Mary O'Connor and sophomore OH Annie Beasley each added 11.

Senior Alex Hines and freshman Carly Townsend split setting duties, posting 28 and 29 assists, respectively.

Freshman libero Maurissa Leonard topped the team with 24 digs, while senior DS Maddie Strall tallied a career-high 19 digs. Sophomore DS Lauren Bakaitis tallied 14 digs and junior DS Maggie Johnston added 12.

Both team were evenly matched in Set 1 and tied the score 10 times. Toledo took a timeout when it was down 23-22. UT scored the next three points coming out of the break to win the set 25-23. Rachel Vidourek was the top scorer of the set with seven kills and an impressive .667 ATK%.

Eastern Michigan did not trail in the second set and defeated the Rockets 25-19. The Eagles posted a .255 hitting mark, while holding UT to a .163 ATK%.

The third set was nearly identical to the second. The Eagles won the set 25-19 with a .324 hitting percentage.

Eastern Michigan beat themselves in the fourth set, posting a negative attack percentage and 13 attack errors. Toledo led the entire set and beat the Eagles 25-21.

Toledo fell behind 10-5 at the start of the fifth set but scored four straight points to tie the set at 12-12. The Rockets pushed the set into extra points, but they were unable to pull away with a victory in the final rally. Eastern Michigan took the set 17-15.