THIS WEEK: Miami hits the road for a 6 p.m. match at the University of Toledo on Friday, Oct. 29 and a 6:30 p.m. match at Ball State University on Saturday, Oct. 30. BSU is providing free admission for those who pre-register for Saturday's match HERE.

ABOUT TOLEDO & THE SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Toledo enters the week with a 16-7 record and 7-4 Mid-American Conference mark. The Rockets split a weekend series at Northern Illinois after dropping a four-set decision at Ball State. Miami is 45-12 against the Rockets and has won the last seven against UT, including a 3-0 win in Oxford on March 9, 2021 in the last meeting and a 3-0 win on Oct. 26, 2019 in the last meeting at Savage Arena. The Rockets' last win in the series was on Oct. 25, 2013 in Toledo, 3-1.

ABOUT BALL STATE & THE SERIES WITH THE CARDINALS: Ball State has won its last 10 matches and enters the weekend with a 20-3 record, including a 7-0 record at home, and a 10-1 MAC mark. BSU holds a 43-39 edge in the series. Last season, Each team won on its home court with Miami notching a 3-2 win in Oxford on March 23, 2021 and Ball State posting a 3-0 win on March 16, 2021 in Muncie. The RedHawks' last win in Worthen Arena was on Oct. 25, 2019 in three sets.

TELEVISION: Miami's match at Toledo will be streamed on ESPN+ and its match at Ball State will be streamed on ESPN3.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks return to Oxford for their final home matches of the season when they host Ohio at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5 and 5 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 6. Saturday's match will be Senior Night as Miami honors its three seniors. Both matches are Butler County Nights, while Friday is Youth Night.

HARPER JOINS 1,000 DIG CLUB: Senior Gaby Harper recorded her 1,000th career dig against Western Michigan on Oct. 8. She became the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 career digs and currently owns 1,051. She is 106 away from breaking onto Miami's career Top-10 list. 

HARPER CLOSING IN ON 1,000 CAREER KILLS: Senior Gaby Harper owns 951 career kills entering the week and needs just 49 more to become the 22nd member of the 1,000-kill club and become the ninth player in program history to hit the 1,000 milestone for both kills and digs.

ODDS 'N ENDS:

• Senior Gaby Harper has played in 102 career matches, eclipsing the 100-match mark against Bowling Green on October 20.
• Sophomore Taylor Nomanson ranks 10th among MAC leaders in service aces (0.29 per set) and digs (3.51 per set). Sophomore Maggie McCrary ranks fifth in the MAC in hitting percentage in conference matches, hitting .346.
• Senior Gaby Harper has produced 10 kill/dig double-doubles this season, including six of Miami's last seven matches. Senior Sophie Riemersma has six kill/dig double-doubles, including three of MU's last five matches.
• Freshman Brooke Cirigliano leads Miami with 60 blocks this season and has recorded at least one block in each of the RedHawks' 21 matches. She has posted 15 multi-block matches, including two six-block efforts against Howard on Sept. 4 and Northern Illinois on Oct. 9.
• Miami boasts seven newcomers on its 2021 roster, comprising 41% of the MU roster.

ECLIPSING 750 CAREER WINS: With a 3-0 win versus Buffalo on Jan. 22, 2021, Miami head coach Carolyn Condit posted her 750th career win. Condit owns a 767-582 career record entering her 42nd season as a head coach. Condit's 767 total victories are tied for eighth among active NCAA Division I coaches, and tied for 24th all-time. Owning more victories than any coach in the history of the Miami Athletic Department, Condit holds a 668-504 record and is in her 38th season in charge of the Red and White. Condit is the only volleyball coach in the history of the Mid-American Conference to win over 300 league matches, holding a conference mark of 369-224.