Toledo Drops 3-1 Decision to Bowling Green

Saturday, October 22

Bowling Green, OH

5:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

12-10 (5-5MAC)

Bowling Green

16-7 (6-4MAC)

TOLEDO

Bowling Green

10/22/2016 7:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Bowling Green, OH - Toledo fell by a 3-1 (9-25, 25-22, 13-25, 15-25) margin to Bowling Green on Saturday evening. The Rockets drop to 12-10 on the season and 5-5 in the league, while BG improves to 16-7 overall and 6-4 in the MAC.

"Nothing really changed from how we played last night which was disappointing to see," said head coach Greg Smith. "But we need to brush it off and get ready for another tough weekend on the road vs. CMU and EMU."

UT's attack was led by junior OH Saige Thomas who tallied 12 kills, followed by sophomore OH Gracey Tuifua with six. Freshman MB Zoe Birnbrich and junior MB Rachel Vidourek each added five apiece.

Toledo's defense was spearheaded by sophomore libero Maurissa Leonard who tallied 15 digs and sophomore DS Andrea Stephenson who recorded10.

Senior OH/RSH Jelena Sunjic led the Falcons with 19 kills (395 ATK%) and three blocks, while the team recorded an impressive 12 total service aces.

The Falcons opened with a convincing first set victory thanks to a 13-3 run to start the match. BG hit an outstanding .556 in the opening frame, while Toledo had a clip of .000.

UT responded aggressively in Set 2 and managed outhit the Falcons .278-.231 in its 25-22 win.

The Rockets were unable to gain any rhythm in the third frame, posting a negative hitting percentage, while the Falcons continued to excel offensively. BG registered 12 kills in the third stanza en route to a 25-13 victory.

The Falcons hit .343 in the final frame and won the set, 25-15.

The Rockets remain on the road next weekend for a pair of West Division match-ups. UT will take on Central Michigan on Oct. 27 and Eastern Michigan on Oct. 29.