Kalamazoo, MI – Toledo volleyball dropped a 3-0 decision to Western Michigan (14-15, 10-4 MAC) on Saturday evening. The Rockets drop to 2-13 in the conference and 5-22 on the season.
 
Sophomore MB Rachel Vidourek enjoyed a strong night, recording a team-high 10 kills and an impressive .588 attack percentage. Freshman MB Gracey Tuifua matched Vidourek's 10 terminations and sophomore OH Saige Thomas added nine. Thomas also tallied a team-high five rejections at the net.
 
Freshman RSH/S Carly Townsend recorded 31 assists, three blocks and eight digs.
 
Senior DS Maddie Strall and freshman libero Maurissa Leonard led the backcourt with 16 and 15 digs, respectively.
 
Though Toledo battled in the first two sets (25-22, 25-19), the Rockets' attack could not compete with the Broncos' efficiency in the third set (25-15). Western Michigan out blocked UT 22-11 and WMU only recorded 10 attack errors in the match, while Toledo tallied 21.
 
The Midnight Blue and Gold close out their season next weekend with matches vs. Central Michigan on Friday, Nov. 13 and Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 14. Both matches are set to begin at 7:00 p.m.