Maddy Bach (left) and Janelle Green (right) earned Setter Pair of the Week honors for the first time this season.
11/2/2026 4:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Grace Freiberger named Defensive Player of the Week for second time this year
TOLEDO, Ohio – Three Rockets earned Mid-American Conference Player of the Week accolades on Monday afternoon. Junior libero Grace Freiberger was named the Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, while Maddy Bach and Janelle Green were named the Setter Pair of the Week for the first time in their careers.
Freiberger paced the Toledo defense to a 2-0 weekend over the Miami RedHawks to move into a tie for first place in the league standings. The junior totaled 37 digs on the weekend, firing off 4.63 digs/set. She tallied 17 digs in Friday's 3-1 win and recorded 20 digs in Saturday's 3-1 decision, marking her fourth match this season with 20 or more digs.
Freiberger also chipped in 10 assists, averaging 1.25 assists/set, and had three service aces. She is up to 344 total digs with 4.14 digs/set throughout her junior campaign to rank third among all MAC players.
Bach and Green facilitated the Toledo offense against the RedHawks, combining for 97 assists, good for 12.12 assists/set. Bach led the squad with 27 assists, 12 digs and three service aces in Friday's 3-1 win, marking her sixth double-double of the season, before chipping in 22 helpers and nine digs in Saturday's 3-1 victory.
Green had 24 assists and 12 digs on Friday night for her ninth double-double of the season before leading the team with 24 assists and five digs on Saturday. The Rockets hit .223 as a team throughout the weekend. Toledo currently ranks ninth in the country in assists per set, thanks to Bach and Green, with a mark of 13.18 assists/set.
The Rockets return to action with a matchup against Bowling Green on Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Bowling Green, Ohio. First serve in the Battle of I-75 presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union is set for 6 p.m. and will be streaming on ESPN+.
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Freiberger paced the Toledo defense to a 2-0 weekend over the Miami RedHawks to move into a tie for first place in the league standings. The junior totaled 37 digs on the weekend, firing off 4.63 digs/set. She tallied 17 digs in Friday's 3-1 win and recorded 20 digs in Saturday's 3-1 decision, marking her fourth match this season with 20 or more digs.
Freiberger also chipped in 10 assists, averaging 1.25 assists/set, and had three service aces. She is up to 344 total digs with 4.14 digs/set throughout her junior campaign to rank third among all MAC players.
Bach and Green facilitated the Toledo offense against the RedHawks, combining for 97 assists, good for 12.12 assists/set. Bach led the squad with 27 assists, 12 digs and three service aces in Friday's 3-1 win, marking her sixth double-double of the season, before chipping in 22 helpers and nine digs in Saturday's 3-1 victory.
Green had 24 assists and 12 digs on Friday night for her ninth double-double of the season before leading the team with 24 assists and five digs on Saturday. The Rockets hit .223 as a team throughout the weekend. Toledo currently ranks ninth in the country in assists per set, thanks to Bach and Green, with a mark of 13.18 assists/set.
The Rockets return to action with a matchup against Bowling Green on Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Bowling Green, Ohio. First serve in the Battle of I-75 presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union is set for 6 p.m. and will be streaming on ESPN+.
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