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Toledo wraps up its 2019 season this weekend with matches against Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.

Toledo Concludes 2019 Season by Hosting CMU, EMU

11/14/2019 2:09:00 PM

TOLEDO, Ohio — The University of Toledo volleyball team will host Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan this weekend, the final two matches of the 2019 season.

Friday's match against CMU will be available on ESPN+ and Saturday's contest against EMU will be streamed on ESPN3. Links for live stats and live streams are available below, and updates are also be available on Twitter at @Toledo_VB.

Toledo vs. Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch

Last Time Out
Toledo won both of its matches last weekend, earning victories at Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.

After dropping set one in DeKalb, Toledo won the next three, including an emphatic 25-15 win in the fourth set to clinch its first MAC win of the season. UT ended the night on an 11-1 run and scored the final eight points of the match to put an exclamation point on its first conference win of the season. The Rockets had not won in DeKalb since 2005 and had not defeated Northern Illinois at all since 2013.

In Kalamazoo, Toledo won set one and set three and WMU won set two and set four. After the Broncos' fourth-set victory, the Rockets regained momentum to clinch a 2-0 conference weekend.

Quick Hits
  • Rhyen Neal has 419 digs entering the weekend, which puts her 11 away from 10th all-time in a single season in program history. She is averaging 4.19 digs/set this season, which would put her eighth all-time in school history for single-season digs/set average.
  • The Rockets have had 14 sets go past a 25th point (or 15th point for fifth sets) this season and they are 7-7 in such sets.
  • Saturday will be senior Zoe Birnbrich's final match. Her career hitting percentage sits at .304 entering this weekend. That would put her second place all-time in program history (Dakota Harkins, .313, 2010-13).
  • Ryann Jaqua has tallied a double-double in three of her last four matches. Her and Megan Beasley both have a team-high four double-doubles on the season.
Scouting the Opponents
Central Michigan: CMU won the previous meeting in Mount Pleasant in five sets. The Chippewas have the best overall record in the MAC at 20-6, but they have lost three of their last five matches. They were swept in both of their matches last weekend against Eastern Michigan and at Ohio. Lisbeth Rosario-Martinez is third in the MAC in hitting (.364) while Kalina Smith sits third in kills/set (3.45).

Eastern Michigan: EMU is 10-16 overall with a 5-9 conference record entering this weekend. The Eagles have split each of their last three weekend series and won the previous meeting against Toledo in Ypsilanti. They sit one game out of a MAC Tournament spot behind 6-8 Kent State. Cassie Haut is one of the most productive players in the league, averaging 4.07 points/set.
 
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