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Toledo hits the road to face Miami and Bowling Green this weekend.

Rockets Set to Face Miami and Bowling Green This Weekend

10/27/2022 11:04:00 AM

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's volleyball team faces a pair of MAC East foes this weekend, visiting Miami on Friday evening before playing arch-rival Bowling Green on Saturday.

Friday's contest against the RedHawks is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday's Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires will start at 4:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.

Toledo enters the weekend in a three-way tie for fourth place in the MAC standings. Bowling Green and Ball State lead each division with 9-2 league records, and Ohio sits alone in third place with an 8-3 MAC ledger. Toledo, Northern Illinois, and Central Michigan all sit at 7-4 entering play this weekend. The top six teams in the regular season will advance to the MAC Tournament, which will be hosted by the regular-season champion.

Last Time Out
Toledo split its weekend series with Northern Illinois at home last weekend.

In Friday's three-set sweep, The Rockets won the first two sets without much resistance, 25-16 and 25-15, but needed a late comeback in the third set to win, 25-22, and complete the sweep. Toledo held Northern Illinois to a .103 attack percentage in Friday's match. Offensively, Taylor Alt and Jada Bouyer led the charge with 13 kills and Olivia Vance was close behind with 10. Vance and Bouyer had efficient nights, hitting .556 and .423, respectively.

Following the three-set sweep on Friday, UT won the first set on Saturday, 25-22, to take an early lead in the match. The Huskies responded by outlasting Toledo in the second set to win 26-24, then won the third set 25-18 to take a 2-1 advantage. NIU opened up a large cushion in the fourth set, and a late UT comeback proved to be too little too late as NIU won 25-19 to win the match. Taylor Alt led all players with 21 kills on Saturday and hit .348 while adding nine digs. Jada Bouyer and Olivia Vance both hit double figures in kills as well, collecting 12 and 10 terminations, respectively.

Rocket Notes
  • Ryann Jaqua was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, the second straight week a Rocket has earned a MAC weekly award. Taylor Alt was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week the week before.
  • The magic number for Toledo this season has been .200; when the Rockets hit .200 or higher, they are 12-0.
  • Toledo has the third-strongest remaining schedule in the MAC, with its upcoming opponents boasting a .571 winning percentage. Upcoming opponents include Bowling Green, Ohio (x2), and Ball State.
  • Opponents are hitting just .179 against Toledo, the second-lowest opponent attack percentage in the MAC behind Central Michigan (.176). The Rockets have held opponents to an attack percentage of .200 or lower 14 times and have held an opponent to an attack percentage less than .100 four times. In MAC play, Toledo is holding its opponents to an identical .176 attack percentage.
  • The Rockets have done damage at the service line this year, ranking third in the MAC in aces/set (1.62). That figure sits at 1.52 aces/set in conference play, which ranks second. Taylor Alt leads Toledo in aces (0.31/set).
  • Taylor Alt leads the MAC in scoring (4.61 points/set) and kills (4.03/set). One of the most prolific outside hitters in the country, she ranks 12th among active players in career kills/set (3.97).
  • Ryann Jaqua sits at 1,539 career digs, good for third all-time in program history. She is 198 digs away from passing Lora Sarich (1,736, 2003-06) to move into second place. Current assistant coach Maurissa Leonard is Toledo's all-time leader in career digs with 2,260.
 
About Miami
Miami (6-16, 1-10 MAC) will be looking to snap an eight-match losing streak on Friday against the Rockets. Its lone conference win was a five-set victory over Kent State on Sept. 30. Allyson Severance leads the RedHawks and ranks fifth in the MAC in kills, averaging 3.14 per set.

About Bowling Green
Bowling Green (14-8, 9-2 MAC) has won five of its last six matches and will host Ball State on Friday night in a battle of first-place teams in the MAC. BGSU ranks third in both blocks (2.16/set) and opponent attack percentage (.188) and has held conference opponents to a .168 attack percentage in MAC play. Petra Indrova (2.91 kills/set), Jessica Andrews (1.10 blocks/set), and Yelianiz Torres (4.77 digs/set) are among the statistical leaders for the Falcons.
 
 
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