Toledo Closes Out Regular Season with 3-1 Win Over Bowling Green in Front of Record Crowd of 4,294

Saturday, November 14

Toledo, Ohio

7:30 p.m.

University of Toledo

22-4,14-2MAC

Bowling Green

19-8,11-5MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Bowling Green	25	17	19	19	1
Toledo	18	25	25	25	3

Toledo volleyball swept the season series against Bowling Green for the first time since 2001 with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night.

Photo by: Bree Bee

11/14/2026 10:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Rockets sweep season series with Falcons for the first time since 2001

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's volleyball team closed out the regular season with a 3-1 victory (18-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19) over rival Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75, presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union, in front of a record crowd of 4,294 fans at Savage Arena on Saturday night.

The program bested its previous attendance record of 2,470 fans set against Notre Dame on Sept. 5, 2026.

The win marks the first time that the Rockets (22-4, 14-2 MAC) have swept the season series against the Falcons since 2001. It also extends Toledo's winning streak to eight consecutive matches.

Sierra Pertzborn led the offense with 10 kills on a .304 clip to go along with a team-high eight blocks. Ava Siefke also tallied 10 kills while Kayla Ozanich had nine terminations and seven blocks.

Grace Freiberger had a team-high 11 digs as Jessica Costlow totaled 10 digs to go with seven kills and two service aces.

Maddy Bach led the squad with 21 assists and added nine digs while Janelle Green fired off 14 assists and nine digs.

Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright
"Toledo is a city that supports women's sports. It's a big reason I wanted to be the head coach of Toledo Volleyball. I knew nights like tonight were possible. Savage was packed! I am so proud of our university, our city, and our fans for showing up. The energy was electric and that might possibly have been the highest attended match ever in all of Northwest Ohio. On top of all that, our team showed up again. Consistently night in and night out, we win with a full team effort. I am unbelievably proud of our group. We have big goals. It's MAC tournament week and we are ready to battle."

Key Moments

Toledo opened up the first set on a 5-0 run with kills from Kayla Ozanich and Ava Siefke. Jessica Costlow fired off her first kill to keep UT ahead, 11-5, before Bowling Green used a 7-0 run to take a 15-13 lead at the media timeout. The Falcons remained in front with a kill, 20-17, and took the set win with a kill.
Toledo kicked off the second set on a 5-1 run before Bowling Green used a pair of kills to get within two, 7-5. The Falcons got back within two with a solo block, 13-11, but Toledo responded with an 8-1 run to extend their lead, 21-12. BGSU fired off a 3-0 run to cut the Rockets' lead to six, 21-15, before Lilly Merk tallied a kill and an ace to give UT the set win.
The Rockets and Falcons traded points early in the third set. Back-to-back blocks from Sophie Catalano and Merk gave Toledo an 8-5 advantage, before Toledo fired off a 9-1 run to extend the lead, 17-7. A BGSU block put the Falcons within four, 23-19, before Costlow and Pertzborn secured the set win with kills.
UT and BGSU went back-and-forth to begin the fourth set. An 8-1 run by the Rockets, highlighted by an ace from Merk, put UT in front 16-7. A block from Ozanich and Pertzborn and an ace from Costlow kept UT ahead, 20-9, before BGSU tallied two kills to get within seven, 22-15. The Rockets reached match point on an error and Costlow secured the victory with a kill.

Up Next
Toledo will head to the 2026 MAC Tournament in Muncie, Ind. The Rockets enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed and will play the winner of the No. 4/5 matchup between Ball State and Western Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. Ticket information can be found here.