TOLEDO, Ohio – Winners of six of the last seven matches, the University of Toledo women's volleyball team heads to Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday for a mid-week, non-conference match.
The Rockets (7-2) and Mastodons (2-7) will face off at 7:00 p.m. and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
Toledo went 2-1 at its home tournament this past weekend, capturing first place at the Blue & Gold Tournament with wins over South Dakota State and Youngstown State.
Sophomore
Taylor Alt was named Tournament MVP, while freshman
Elaine Redman and junior
Sina Uluave were named to the All-Tournament Team. Alt averaged 3.62 kills/set and 1.92 digs/set over the course of the weekend, posted two double-doubles in three matches. Redman averaged 6.62 assists/set, including a season-best 40 in the come-from-behind win over South Dakota State on Friday. Uluave was especially excellent on Saturday, tallying 12 kills and 15 digs against Valpo and 14 kills in three sets against Youngstown State.
Quick Hits
- Taylor Alt has been arguably the most productive player in the MAC this season, where she leads the league in scoring (4.56 points/set) and is second in kills/set (3.67). She has been effective at the service line as well, leading all conference players in service aces/set (0.58).
- Ryann Jaqua sits second in the league in digs/set (4.87).
- Rhyen Neal is close to cracking the Top 10 all-time in career digs at Toledo. She currently has 1,164, just 16 behind Bitsy Mayhle (1999-02, 1,180) for the 10th spot.
- Sina Uluave was excellent in her Savage Arena debut, tallying a season-high 15 kills against Youngstown State on Saturday evening and notching a double-double earlier in the day against Valparaiso (15 digs/12 kills).
- Olivia Vance has registered at least five blocks in three of her last four matches.
About Purdue Fort Wayne
Purdue Fort Wayne is 2-7 entering Tuesday night's contest, most recently dropping two out of three matches at the Liberty Invitational over the weekend. The Mastodons are hitting .190 and averaging 12.0 kills/set through their first nine matches, while allowing opponents to hit .226. Katie Crowe leads the team offensively, averaging 3.51 kills/set, while Rachel Crucis (3.83 digs/set) is one of the team's top defensive performers.