TOLEDO, Ohio – Nearing the end of the regular season, the Toledo women's volleyball team heads to Kent State for a pair of matches this weekend. Friday's contest will begin at 6:00 and Saturday's match will start at 4:00 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN3.

MAC Tournament Picture
The MAC Tournament will begin on Sunday, Nov. 20 and be hosted by the regular season champion. The top six teams advance to the tournament, with the top two teams receiving first-round byes.

Entering play this weekend, here are the teams still in the hunt for a spot in the conference tournament:

1. Ball State (21-6, 13-2 MAC)
2. Bowling Green (17-9, 12-3 MAC)
3. Ohio (17-9, 11-4 MAC)
4. Toledo (16-10, 9-6 MAC)
5. Buffalo (17-10, 9-6 MAC)
6. Central Michigan (16-10, 9-6 MAC)
    
7. Northern Illinois (15-10, 8-7 MAC)
8. Western Michigan (16-11, 8-7 MAC)

Toledo is in a three-way tie with Buffalo and Central Michigan for fourth place in the MAC, but owns the three-way tiebreak over both teams via its cumulative record (2-1). The Rockets end their regular season on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Ball State.

Last Time Out
Toledo went 1-1 last weekend, defeating Ohio on Friday before falling to the Bobcats on Saturday.

The Rockets dominated Friday's match, holding Ohio to a .019 attack percentage while hitting .304. Toledo won the first set 25-19 and the second set 25-17 before cruising to a 25-11 triumph in the third set to complete the sweep. Taylor Alt tallied 10 kills on Friday, leading all players. Rhyenne Filisi and Sina Uluave and Jada Bouyer all tallied at least six kills and hit at least .350, and Olivia Vance added six terminations as well.

One day after sweeping the Bobcats, Toledo  found itself on the wrong end of a sweep on Saturday evening. Vance led Toledo offensively with nine kills and a .643 attack percentage, while both Uluave and Alt tallied eight kills. Ray led Toledo with eight digs.

Rocket Notes

• The magic number for Toledo this season has been .200; when the Rockets hit .200 or higher, they are 14-0.
• The Rockets are 12-2 when they win the first set this season.
• Opponents are hitting just .190 against Toledo, the third-lowest opponent attack percentage in the MAC. The Rockets have held opponents to an attack percentage of .200 or lower 15 times and have held an opponent to an attack percentage less than .100 five times. In MAC play, Toledo is holding its opponents to a .194 attack percentage.
• The Rockets have done damage at the service line this year, ranking third in the MAC in aces/set (1.59). That figure has sits at 1.72 aces/set in conference play, tops in the league. Taylor Alt leads Toledo in aces (0.31/set).
• Taylor Alt leads the MAC in scoring (4.59 points/set) and kills (3.97/set). One of the most prolific outside hitters in the country, she ranks 14th among active players in career kills/set (3.97). Her career kills/set average is the highest in program history.
• Ryann Jaqua sits at 1,590 career digs, good for third all-time in program history. She is 147 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 Kent State
Kent State is 13-13 and 4-11 in MAC play entering the weekend, and has lost seven of its last eight matches. The Golden Flashes are hitting .214 as a team, eighth in the MAC, and are led by Savannah Matthews (3.13 kills/set) and Mackenzie McGuire (3.05 kills/set).