Toledo Drops MAC Contest to Western Michigan, 3-1

Friday, October 16

Kalamazoo, Mich.

6 p.m.

University of Toledo

14-3,6-1MAC

Western Michigan

12-6,4-3MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Toledo	24	21	25	23	1
Western Mich.	26	25	14	25	3

Avery Adamski had a season-high 16 digs against the Broncos on Friday night.

Photo by: Ellen Holton

10/16/2026 9:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Sierra Pertzborn leads the offense with 13 kills on Friday evening

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Toledo women's volleyball team dropped a Mid-American Conference matchup to Western Michigan, 3-1 (24-26, 21-25, 25-14, 23-25) on Friday night in Kalamazoo, Mich.

The Rockets (14-3, 6-1 MAC) had their six-match win streak snapped with the decision.

Sierra Pertzborn and Sophie Catalano each totaled double figure kills. Pertzborn had a team-high 13 kills while Catalano added in 10 terminations. Olivia Heitkamp and Kayla Ozanich each chipped in seven kills of their own.

Jessica Costlow led the team with 17 digs while Avery Adamski had a season-best 16 digs of her own. Grace Freiberger added in 15 digs to record her 17th-straight contest with 10-plus digs this season.

Janelle Green had 23 assists and 11 digs for her eighth double-double of the season as Maddy Bach chipped in 22 helpers on the evening.

Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright
"I liked the way we practiced this week and I liked the way we played tonight. We were aggressive and resilient and came up against a team with an excellent plan and high execution. The challenge of these road weekends is playing the same team twice, so we'll get back to the hotel recover, get some food and some sleep and be ready to make some adjustments for another road battle tomorrow. So appreciative of all of our fans that made the trip up to cheer us on."

Key Moments

The Rockets and Broncos traded points to begin the first set before Western Michigan took a slight 21-18 lead after four-straight points. Toledo responded with a 3-0 run of its own to even the set, 21-21. UT and WMU went back-and-forth before the Broncos scored the final two points to take the set win.
Western Michigan jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the second set. A 5-1 run by the Rockets put them within four, 16-12, and a block from Sierra Pertzborn and Kayla Ozanich helped cut the lead to two, 21-19. The Broncos closed out the set with two quick points to win the set.
Kills from Jessica Costlow and Ozanich gave Toledo a slight 7-5 lead in the third set. A kill from Olivia Heitkamp kept the Rockets ahead, 16-13, and an ace from Ozanich extended the lead to seven, 21-14. The Rockets closed out the set on a 9-0 run to take the win, 25-14.
Back-to-back blocks from Ozanich put UT up early in the fourth set, 11-9. Kills from Sophie Catalano and Lilly Merk kept Toledo in front, 16-12, before WMU got within two, 19-17, thanks to a service ace. The Broncos fired off a kill and used a Toledo error to even the set, 22-22, and took the match win with a 3-0 run.

Up Next
Toledo will conclude the regular season series with Western Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 17. First serve is set for 4 p.m. from Kalamazoo, Mich.