Rockets Take Down Bobcats, 3-1 - University of Toledo Athletics

Saturday, October 24

Toledo, Ohio

4:30 p.m.

University of Toledo

16-4,8-2MAC

Ohio

11-10,4-6MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Ohio	14	25	20	21	1
Toledo	25	16	25	25	3

Ava Siefke led the Rockets' offense with 18 kills on Saturday evening.

Photo by: Ellen Holton

10/24/2026 7:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Ava Siefke fires off a season-high 18 kills to lead Toledo’s offense to eighth MAC win

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win (25-14, 16-25, 25-20, 25-21) over Ohio in front of 2,065 fans at Savage Arena on Saturday evening. This marks the third contest this season that the Rockets have totaled over 2,000 fans at a match.

Ava Siefke led the Toledo (16-4, 8-2 MAC) offense with a season-high 18 kills on a .353 clip. Sophie Catalano added in nine kills of her own while Kayla Ozanich tallied eight terminations on the night.

Grace Freiberger and Jessica Costlow each tallied double-figure digs and had three service aces. Freiberger posted a team-high 13 digs to extend her streak of double-figure digs to 20 consecutive matches while Costlow poured in 11 digs.

Maddy Bach led the way with 22 assists to go with six digs while Janelle Green poured in 14 helpers and seven digs.

Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright
"I loved the aggressiveness we started the match with. I also loved our response to the second set with a very aggressive third and fourth sets. We were locked in on our game plan the whole match and found ways to win big points in pivotal moments. We finished the fourth set super strong and I'm proud of our fight. Last night we had a ton of production from the right and tonight we got it from the left. I love our offense balance and ability to win in different ways! Our passers did a fantastic job of being aggressive throughout both matches."

Key Moments

Toledo took an early 8-3 lead in the first set behind a kill from Jessica Costlow. Back-to-back kills from Ava Siefke and Lilly Merk helped keep UT ahead, 15-9, before the Rockets fired off two big blocks to extend their lead, 20-10. Toledo won the set thanks to two service aces from Avery Adamski, 25-14.
The Rockets and Bobcats went back-and-forth to begin the second set. Ohio used a 10-1 run to take an 18-11 lead and ran away with the set win.
Toledo and Ohio traded points to kick off the third set before the Rockets rattled off six-straight points to take a 13-6 lead. The Bobcats used a 3-0 run to get within two, 17-15, before Sierra Pertzborn and Merk tallied kills to keep Toledo in front, 22-19. UT took the set win with back-to-back aces from Grace Freiberger.
UT and OU kept it close throughout the beginning of the fourth set. The Bobcats took a slight 15-13 lead at the media timeout, before kills from Olivia Heitkamp and Siefke evened the set, 18-18. A block from Siefke and Merk put Toledo in front, 22-19, and a kill from Catalano gave the Rockets the match victory.

Up Next
Toledo heads to Oxford, Ohio for a pair of MAC matches against Miami next weekend on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31. First serve on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m.