TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's volleyball team swept Robert Morris, 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19) on Sunday afternoon to pick up its third-straight win and conclude the Rocket Invitational Presented by Delta Hotels by Marriot.

The Toledo (3-0) offense was led by redshirt sophomore middle blocker Sierra Pertzborn with 11 kills while sophomore right side hitter Olivia Heitkamp added eight terminations.

Senior setter Kelsey Smith tallied 27 assists to go along with seven kills and five digs. Graduate outside hitter Iremnur Elmas totaled four service aces, marking her second-straight match with three or more aces. Sophomore libero Grace Freiberger paced the defense with 16 digs.

Toledo held Robert Morris to a .041 hitting percentage throughout the match, including a .000 mark in the first set and -.029 mark in the third set.

Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright
"What a fun first weekend. Thank you to all of the amazing fans that came out - we appreciate you. Each match was even more energetic than the day before. A lot of players had massive impacts on our on-court success this weekend and our bench did an incredible job of knowing the game plan, communicating and bringing the energy. Overall, consistently playing high-level volleyball for three days was our goal and it was nice to see that turn in to three wins."

Key Moments

• After an early back-and-forth battle in the first set, Robert Morris took a 9-6 lead. The Rockets fired off a 6-0 surge with Iremnur Elmas behind the service line to take control, 14-11. A kill from Kelsey Smith put Toledo at set point and an error from the Colonials gave the Rockets the set win.
• A 6-0 run in the second set, powered behind two service aces from Elmas, put the Rockets at set point, 24-16. Heitkamp hammered home her eighth kill of the afternoon to secure the set victory.
• A kill from Jessica Costlow and ace from Grace Freiberger put Toledo ahead early in the third, 7-4. Anna Alford and Jessica Costlow combined for a block to extend the Rockets' lead, 17-10, and a kill from Kayla Ozanich helped the Rockets pick up the match victory.

Up Next
Toledo will continue non-conference play at the Comfort Inn-Vitational in Morehead, Ky. on Sept. 5-6, hosted by Morehead State. The weekend begins with a matchup against the Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5.

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