Toledo, Ohio— Mid-American Conference play rolls on for the University of Toledo women's volleyball team this weekend. UT travels to Ball State on Thursday before a Saturday showdown with Akron.

The Rockets have won three of their last four meetings with the Cardinals, and their last three matches against the Zips.

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After this weekend's road trip, Toledo returns home to host Kent State and Ohio on Oct. 12 and 13, respectively.

Quick Hits

• Maurissa Leonard is closing in on 2,000 career digs, with her current total sitting at 1,987. She would become the 15th player in MAC history to reach 2,000 career digs.
• After starting the season with five straight losses, Toledo is 7-3 in its last 10 matches.
• Through two weeks of MAC play, UT has done a great job of getting balls past the opposing teams' front row; Toledo's opponents are averaging 1.07 blocks per set, lowest in the conference.
• Alexis Falzone has tallied at least three blocks in five of her last six matches. Her 0.67 blocks per set are second-best on the team.

Scouting the Opponent
Ball State: The Cardinals are 3-1 in conference play entering Thursday's tilt with Toledo, with opponents hitting just .178 against them. The last two wins have been sweeps against Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan at home. Ball State is averaging a MAC-best 3.00 blocks per during conference matches, and setter Amber Seaman leads the league with 11.29 assists per set.  

Akron: The Zips were picked to finish last in the MAC preseason coaches' poll, though they held a record of 8-3 before entering conference play. Akron is still searching for its first MAC win, however, after falling to Miami, Bowling Green, Kent State, and Ohio. The Zips sit in the middle of the pack in the conference in most statistical categories except for service aces, where they rank first at 1.60 per set. Defensively, though, they rank last in blocks per set (1.36) and second to last in digs per set (14.62).