Toledo Snaps Miami’s Win Streak with 3-1 Victory

Friday, October 30

Oxford, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

University of Toledo

17-4,9-2MAC

Miami

16-6,8-3MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Toledo	25	19	25	25	3
Miami (OH)	22	25	19	19	1

The Rockets won their third-straight match with a 3-1 decision over Miami on Friday night.

Photo by: Ellen Holton

10/30/2026 9:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Rockets move into sole possession of second place in league standings with win over RedHawks

OXFORD, Ohio – The Toledo women's volleyball team picked up its third-straight win with a 3-1 decision (25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 25-19) over Miami on Friday night.

The Rockets (17-4, 9-2 MAC) win snapped the RedHawks' conference-best eight-match win streak and put Toledo in sole possession of second place in the Mid-American Conference standings.

Three Rockets tallied double figure kills in the match, led by Ava Siefke with 16 kills on a .424 clip. Sierra Pertzborn and Lilly Merk each poured in 12 terminations with Merk tallying a team-high .545 hitting percentage.

Grace Freiberger had a team-best 17 digs to go along with three service aces on the night. Avery Adamski chipped in 14 digs, while Jessica Costlow added 12 digs of her own.

Maddy Bach recorded a team-high 27 assists to go with 12 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. Janelle Green totaled 22 assists and 12 digs for her ninth double-double of the year.

The Rockets fired off eight total service aces for the second-straight match and third overall match of the season.

Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright
"Getting a win over another high-ranked MAC team on the road is a big deal. We played the way I expected us to play. We battled for long stretches of time, and we were resilient and consistent after dropping the second set. I am so amazingly proud of and grateful for our fans. The TOL-EDO chants and the volume when we won big points is a huge deal always, especially when we're on the road. Our fans really gave us an extra boost in a big-time match. We expect another battle between two great teams tomorrow so time for food, sleep, recovery and film to prep for another huge match."

Key Moments

The Rockets and RedHawks traded points to begin the first set. Miami took a slight 13-11 advantage before Sierra Pertzborn, Lilly Merk and Ava Siefke fired off three-straight kills to retake the lead, 14-13. Merk and Sophie Catalano combined for a block to extend the lead, 18-14, before Miami battled back to get within one, 21-20. Jessica Costlow kept Toledo ahead with a kill, 23-21, before a kill from Siefke and a Miami error gave Toledo the set win.
Miami jumped out to an early 8-3 lead in the second set. The Rockets chipped away at the RedHawks' lead, getting within 15-11 thanks to a block from Merk and Catalano. Pertzborn tallied her sixth kill of the night to put the Rockets within three, 18-15, before the RedHawks fired off four kills to extend their lead, 23-18, and take the set win.
The RedHawks took a quick 4-1 lead in the third set, but not before kills from Merk and Catalano evened the set, 5-5. Merk fired off a service ace to take a slight advantage, 9-7, and a block from Merk and Pertzborn helped Toledo stay ahead at the media timeout, 15-13. Kayla Ozanich's kill kept UT in front by four, 20-16, before Siefke put the Rockets at set point, 24-18. Pertzborn secured the set victory for the Rockets with a kill.
Kills from Merk and Siefke helped Toledo to a 9-5 lead early in the fourth set. A quick 4-0 run, highlighted by two service aces from Maddy Bach, extended the lead to 13-6. Back-to-back aces from Grace Freiberger kept UT in front by seven, 17-10, before the Rockets finished out the match with two kills from Pertzborn.