OXFORD, Ohio \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Three Rockets tallied double figure kills in the match, led by Ava Siefke<\/a> with 16 kills on a .424 clip. Sierra Pertzborn<\/a> and Lilly Merk<\/a> each poured in 12 terminations with Merk tallying a team-high .545 hitting percentage.<\/p>\n Grace Freiberger<\/a> had a team-best 17 digs to go along with three service aces on the night. Avery Adamski<\/a> chipped in 14 digs, while Jessica Costlow<\/a> added 12 digs of her own.<\/p>\n Maddy Bach<\/a> recorded a team-high 27 assists to go with 12 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. Janelle Green<\/a> totaled 22 assists and 12 digs for her ninth double-double of the year.<\/p>\n The Rockets fired off eight total service aces for the second-straight match and third overall match of the season.<\/p>\n Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright<\/a> Key Moments
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\n“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.”<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Rockets and RedHawks traded points to begin the first set. Miami took a slight 13-11 advantage before Sierra Pertzborn<\/a>, Lilly Merk<\/a> and Ava Siefke<\/a> fired off three-straight kills to retake the lead, 14-13. Merk and Sophie Catalano<\/a> combined for a block to extend the lead, 18-14, before Miami battled back to get within one, 21-20. Jessica Costlow<\/a> kept Toledo ahead with a kill, 23-21, before a kill from Siefke and a Miami error gave Toledo the set win. \u00a0
\n\tMiami 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.
\n\tThe 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<\/a> kill kept\u00a0UT 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.
\n\tKills 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<\/a>, extended the lead to 13-6. Back-to-back aces from Grace Freiberger<\/a> kept UT in front by seven, 17-10, before the Rockets finished out the match with two kills from Pertzborn.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
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\nToledo will wrap up the regular season series with Miami on Saturday, Oct. 31. First serve from Oxford, Ohio will be at 4 p.m.
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