RedHawks Ground Rockets, 3-1

Friday, October 29

Toledo, Ohio

6 p.m.

Miami University

6-16,4-8MAC

University of Toledo

16-8,7-5MAC

Miami (OH)

Toledo

10/29/2021 8:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Final Stats (PDF)

TOLEDO, Ohio—Capturing its third straight win, the Miami University volleyball team (6-16; 4-8 Mid-American Conference) seized a four-set victory at the University of Toledo (16-8; 7-5) on Friday night in Savage Arena, 25-15, 19-25, 27-25, 25-17.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Neither team led by more than two until the RedHawks used a 6-1 run to push ahead to a 16-12 advantage. Back-to-back block assists by freshman Brooke Cirigliano with senior Gaby Harper and then with sophomore Abby Stratford helped extend the Miami lead to 20-13, and the RedHawks rolled to the 25-15 win in the opening set. MU hit a solid .310 in the set, making just three attack errors on 29 attempts.
Toledo led from the onset of the second set. After the Rockets pushed ahead by six, Miami chiseled away to shrink the gap to two late, 21-19, with help from a solo block and a kill by senior Sophie Riemersma. That was as close as Miami got as Toledo took the second set, 25-19.
Miami used a four-point spurt to notch a 9-7 lead in the third set and led by as many as three, the last coming at 15-12 off a Cirigliano and freshman Lydia Harper block. Behind a 5-0 run, Toledo pushed ahead to a 20-16 advantage, but Miami retaliated with a 6-1 flurry to post a 22-21 edge. The teams traded punches until Miami rattled off two straight points to take the third set, 27-25.
After leading 5-1 early in the fourth set, Miami used a 6-0 surge to push ahead to a 17-7 advantage. The Rockets got as close as seven late, but Miami rolled to a 25-17 win in the fourth set to clinch the match.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH CAROLYN CONDIT:
"Tonight we put together one of the best matches of the season against a talented Toledo team. What we taught through the week was applied during the match, and we credit our team for following the game plan with deliberate execution! This was a tremendous team effort, which is reflected in our offensive and defensive stats."

NOTES:

Miami has won four of its last six matches.
Riemersma led Miami with 15 kills while hitting a strong .394 and added 10 digs. Gaby Harper was the other RedHawk in double figures with 14 kills.
Lydia Harper tallied 38 assists and posted seven kills and nine digs.
Sophomore Taylor Nomanson led all players with 23 digs, her third 20-dig effort of the season.
Cirigliano amassed a career-high seven block assists and added seven kills.

UP NEXT:
Miami travels to Ball State University for a 6:30 p.m. match on Saturday, Oct. 30.