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Western Michigan Broncos (14-9, 6-6 MAC)
The Western Michigan volleyball team concludes a three-match road swing on Tuesday night at Eastern Michigan. WMU is coming off of a pair of five-set losses at Ohio and Kent State over the weekend.
Izzy Swiercz paced the Broncos with 36 kills (3.60/set) for the weekend, which included a new career-high 20 kills on Saturday at KSU.
Annalise Patchett had double-doubles in both contests, and also recorded 20 kills, matching her career high, against the Golden Flashes.
Leah Richmond handed out 100 assists (10.00/set) in the two matches and racked up a new career-high 62 helpers while registering her team-leading 12th double-double of the campaign on Saturday.
Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-14, 4-8 MAC)
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team welcomes Western Michigan University to the George Gervin GameAbove Center Tuesday, Nov. 3, for a Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchup with the Eagles riding momentum from a five-set victory over Akron on Saturday. Eastern Michigan rallied past Akron 3-2 Oct. 31 at the Gervin GameAbove Center, snapping a six-match losing streak to the Zips after falling to Akron in a four-set loss on Oct. 30. Saturday's five-set win saw
Taeley Mahler lead the offense with a career-high 19 kills on a .459 hitting percentage, adding three blocks for 20.5 points.
Lina Govoni recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 42 assists and a career-high 20 digs, along with five blocks, becoming one of just four players nationally to record at least 40 assists, 20 digs, and five blocks in a single match.
Olivia Beaudrie contributed 10 kills and 12 digs, while Azra Eriç posted seven blocks, three kills, and two aces.
Surabhi Srinivasan added 19 digs and six assists in the victory. The Eagles delivered their most complete performance in the fifth set, holding Akron to a .000 hitting percentage to close out the match 15-9.
Ohio Bobcats (13-10, 6-6 MAC)
Ohio volleyball kicks off this week at Kent State on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. ET. The Bobcats return home for their first Battle of the Bricks matchup against Miami on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. ET. Ohio has a 13-10 overall and 6-6 conference record heading into the week. The Bobcats average 13.30 kills, 12.31 assists, 1.40 aces, 12.78 digs and 1.57 blocks per set. Ohio currently has a .238 team hitting percentage.
Kent State Golden Flashes (11-12, 5-7 MAC)
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Toledo Rockets (18-4, 10-2 MAC)
Volleyball continues conference play with the first installment of the Battle of I-75 on Tuesday in Bowling Green, Ohio, before wrapping up the week hosting Eastern Michigan on Friday evening. Following Friday's contest against EMU, Toledo will celebrate the careers of
Sophie Catalano,
Gabbi LeBlanc,
Brooke Naniseni and
Caylee Sharkey. The Rockets are currently tied for first in the league standings with Bowling Green. Last weekend, Toledo picked up two huge road wins over Miami in Oxford, Ohio.
Ava Siefke continues to lead the offense with 204 total kills (2.62 kills/set), while
Grace Freiberger is third in the MAC in digs with 344 total digs and averaging 4.14 digs/set.
Bowling Green Falcons (18-5, 10-2 MAC)
The Bowling Green State University volleyball will face longtime rival Toledo in the Battle of I-75 inside the Stroh Center on Tuesday evening. First serve between the Falcons and Rockets is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the match will be available on ESPN+. The Falcons are coming off a split win and loss at Ball State this past weekend (Oct. 30-31), where they were the first team to clinch a spot in the MAC tournament. Toledo is coming off a series sweep against Miami (OH). The Falcons and Toledo are currently tied for first in the MAC going into this matchup.
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