Monday, October 5
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10/5/2026 9:21:00 AM | Softball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Volleyball, Athletics
Homecoming week on campus features home volleyball, soccer and football
WOMEN'S GOLF
Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 5-6 / at University of Oklahoma Intercollegiate / Wichita, Kan. / Live Scoring
Women's Golf is in Wichita, Kan. on Monday and Tuesday to compete at the Univ. of Oklahoma Intercollegiate. The Rockets are in an 11-team field that includes three SEC schools - No. 7 Texas A&M, Missouri and the host Sooners – along with Nebraska and fellow Mid-American Conference member Eastern Michigan. Senior Áine Martin leads the Rockets with a career-low 76.5 stroke average.
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Oct. 8 / vs. Kent State / Savage Arena / 6 p.m. / Tickets / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 9 / vs. Kent State / Savage Arena / 6 p.m. / Tickets / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats
Volleyball (12-2, 4-0 MAC) welcomes Kent State to Savage Arena this Thursday-Friday. Thursday's match will be the American Heart Association Game where head coach Brian Wright is serving as a Leader of Impact. Donations can be made at bit.ly/brianwrightaha. Friday will serve as the final Glass City matchup of the season and fans can bid on team-worn warmups until Oct. 12 at UTRockets.com/GlassCity. The Rockets continued their strong start to MAC play, earning 3-1 wins over Ball State on Friday and Saturday last weekend to move into first place in the league standings. Maddy Bach and Janelle Green are orchestrating the offense by averaging 5.79 assists/set and 5.08 assists/set, respectively. Ava Siefke has a team-high 135 kills (2.65 kills/set) while Grace Freiberger is pacing the defense with 206 digs (3.89 digs/set).
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Friday, Oct. 9 / at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational / Madison, Wis. / 11:30 a.m. / Watch / Live Results
Women's Cross Country will travel to Madison, Wis. for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET. The women moved up one spot to No. 20 in the national rankings last week, while the men remained at No. 6 in the Great Lakes Region rankings. Toledo finished first in the Gold Division at Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational last Friday with graduate student Olivia Gang leading the way with a career-best third-place showing. The Rockets will be competing against a 34-team field at the Nuttycombe, an event that includes 15 teams that are ranked in the latest USTFCCCA Top 25 poll. Highlighting the field are six Top 10 squads - No. 3 New Mexico, No. 4 Northern Arizona, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 9 West Virginia, and No. 10 Stanford.
BASEBALL
Friday, Oct. 9 / vs. Cuyahoga Community College / Scott Park / 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10 / vs. Ashland / Scott Park / 12 p.m.
Toledo has two fall exhibition games on the schedule this week. The Rockets face Cuyahoga Community College on Friday at 1 p.m. and Ashland on Saturday at noon. Both matchups will be played at Scott Park. Admission is free.Â
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Friday, Oct. 9 / vs. Central Michigan / Paul Hotmer Field / 7 p.m. / Live Stats
Women's Soccer is home on Friday, taking on Central Michigan at 7 p.m. at Paul Hotmer Field. The Rockets will play their first Glass City match, themed around Toledo Athletics' new Glass City collection. The game will also celebrate Homecoming along with Rocket alumni for Alumni Appreciation. The Rockets (5-4-3, 1-2-2 MAC) are coming off a 0-0 tie at UMass on Sunday, Toledo's sixth shutout of the season.
WOMEN'S SWIM & DIVE
Saturday, Oct. 10 / Alumni Meet / Student Recreation Center / 8:30 a.m.
Women's Swimming & Diving will host its annual Alumni Meet at the Student Recreation Center on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. The meet will serve as the final tune-up before the regular season kicks off next week. The Rockets brought in four freshmen and a transfer to join the 2026-27 team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, Oct. 10 / Open Practice / Savage Arena / 12 p.m.
Men's Basketball will hold an open practice at Savage Arena from 12-1:30 p.m. on Saturday. To attend practice, fans should park in Lot 1 or Lot 2. To park in lots next to Savage Arena, fans will need to have a football parking pass.
SOFTBALL
Saturday, Oct. 10 / vs. Detroit Mercy / Scott Park / 12 p.m. (DH)
Sunday, Oct. 11 / vs. Michigan State / Scott Park / 2 p.m.
Softball hosts Detroit Mercy and Michigan State at Scott Park this weekend as the team continues its fall season. The Rockets welcome 11 newcomers to the 2026-27 squad, including six transfers and five freshmen, alongside 11 letterwinners from last season. Admission to all events at Scott Park is free.
FOOTBALL
Saturday, Oct. 10 / vs. Buffalo / Glass Bowl / 3:30 p.m. / Tickets / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats / Listen
Toledo returns to the Glass Bowl for Homecoming against Buffalo on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network. Tickets are available at utrockets.com/tickets. The day will begin with the annual Homecoming parade through Old Orchard and fans will receive a free Toledo Football t-shirt, while supplies last. The Rockets (4-1, 1-0 MAC) are coming off a 39-24 victory over Ball State in the MAC
Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 5-6 / at University of Oklahoma Intercollegiate / Wichita, Kan. / Live Scoring
Women's Golf is in Wichita, Kan. on Monday and Tuesday to compete at the Univ. of Oklahoma Intercollegiate. The Rockets are in an 11-team field that includes three SEC schools - No. 7 Texas A&M, Missouri and the host Sooners – along with Nebraska and fellow Mid-American Conference member Eastern Michigan. Senior Áine Martin leads the Rockets with a career-low 76.5 stroke average.
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Oct. 8 / vs. Kent State / Savage Arena / 6 p.m. / Tickets / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 9 / vs. Kent State / Savage Arena / 6 p.m. / Tickets / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats
Volleyball (12-2, 4-0 MAC) welcomes Kent State to Savage Arena this Thursday-Friday. Thursday's match will be the American Heart Association Game where head coach Brian Wright is serving as a Leader of Impact. Donations can be made at bit.ly/brianwrightaha. Friday will serve as the final Glass City matchup of the season and fans can bid on team-worn warmups until Oct. 12 at UTRockets.com/GlassCity. The Rockets continued their strong start to MAC play, earning 3-1 wins over Ball State on Friday and Saturday last weekend to move into first place in the league standings. Maddy Bach and Janelle Green are orchestrating the offense by averaging 5.79 assists/set and 5.08 assists/set, respectively. Ava Siefke has a team-high 135 kills (2.65 kills/set) while Grace Freiberger is pacing the defense with 206 digs (3.89 digs/set).
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Friday, Oct. 9 / at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational / Madison, Wis. / 11:30 a.m. / Watch / Live Results
Women's Cross Country will travel to Madison, Wis. for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET. The women moved up one spot to No. 20 in the national rankings last week, while the men remained at No. 6 in the Great Lakes Region rankings. Toledo finished first in the Gold Division at Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational last Friday with graduate student Olivia Gang leading the way with a career-best third-place showing. The Rockets will be competing against a 34-team field at the Nuttycombe, an event that includes 15 teams that are ranked in the latest USTFCCCA Top 25 poll. Highlighting the field are six Top 10 squads - No. 3 New Mexico, No. 4 Northern Arizona, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 9 West Virginia, and No. 10 Stanford.
BASEBALL
Friday, Oct. 9 / vs. Cuyahoga Community College / Scott Park / 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10 / vs. Ashland / Scott Park / 12 p.m.
Toledo has two fall exhibition games on the schedule this week. The Rockets face Cuyahoga Community College on Friday at 1 p.m. and Ashland on Saturday at noon. Both matchups will be played at Scott Park. Admission is free.Â
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Friday, Oct. 9 / vs. Central Michigan / Paul Hotmer Field / 7 p.m. / Live Stats
Women's Soccer is home on Friday, taking on Central Michigan at 7 p.m. at Paul Hotmer Field. The Rockets will play their first Glass City match, themed around Toledo Athletics' new Glass City collection. The game will also celebrate Homecoming along with Rocket alumni for Alumni Appreciation. The Rockets (5-4-3, 1-2-2 MAC) are coming off a 0-0 tie at UMass on Sunday, Toledo's sixth shutout of the season.
WOMEN'S SWIM & DIVE
Saturday, Oct. 10 / Alumni Meet / Student Recreation Center / 8:30 a.m.
Women's Swimming & Diving will host its annual Alumni Meet at the Student Recreation Center on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. The meet will serve as the final tune-up before the regular season kicks off next week. The Rockets brought in four freshmen and a transfer to join the 2026-27 team.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, Oct. 10 / Open Practice / Savage Arena / 12 p.m.
Men's Basketball will hold an open practice at Savage Arena from 12-1:30 p.m. on Saturday. To attend practice, fans should park in Lot 1 or Lot 2. To park in lots next to Savage Arena, fans will need to have a football parking pass.
SOFTBALL
Saturday, Oct. 10 / vs. Detroit Mercy / Scott Park / 12 p.m. (DH)
Sunday, Oct. 11 / vs. Michigan State / Scott Park / 2 p.m.
Softball hosts Detroit Mercy and Michigan State at Scott Park this weekend as the team continues its fall season. The Rockets welcome 11 newcomers to the 2026-27 squad, including six transfers and five freshmen, alongside 11 letterwinners from last season. Admission to all events at Scott Park is free.
FOOTBALL
Saturday, Oct. 10 / vs. Buffalo / Glass Bowl / 3:30 p.m. / Tickets / Watch (ESPN+) / Live Stats / Listen
Toledo returns to the Glass Bowl for Homecoming against Buffalo on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network. Tickets are available at utrockets.com/tickets. The day will begin with the annual Homecoming parade through Old Orchard and fans will receive a free Toledo Football t-shirt, while supplies last. The Rockets (4-1, 1-0 MAC) are coming off a 39-24 victory over Ball State in the MAC
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