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15 All-MAC athletes • 1 AVCA All-American • 2013 MAC West Co-Champions
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2017 Schedule/Results
THUNDER INVITATIONAL • SEPT. 8-9 • CAM HENDERSON CENTER • HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
(2-4, 0-0 MAC)
TOLEDO ROCKETS (2-4, 0-0 MAC)
Home: 1-2 • Away: 0-1 • Neutral 1-1
Home............................................................................................................................................................ 1-2 Away............................................................................................................................................................. 0-1 Neutral..........................................................................................................................................................1-1 Head Coach.................................................................................................................................Greg Smith Notable.................................Toledo has won the first set in four of the six matches this season
Aug.18....... Oakland #...........................................T, 2-2 Aug.25-26 Fort Wayne Invitational (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Aug.25...... SIU Edwardsville................................ L, 3-2 Aug.26...... Quinnipiac.......................................... W, 3-2 Aug.26...... at Fort Wayne.......................................L, 3-1 Sept.1-2 BG/UT Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) Sept.1........ SE LOUISIANA..................................W, 3-0 Sept.1........ VCU........................................................L, 3-1 Sept.2....... NOTRE DAME..................................... L, 3-0 Sept.8-9 Thunder Invite (Huntington, W.Va.) Sept.8...... Maryland........................................4:30 p.m. Sept.9...... at Marshall.....................................1:00 p.m. Sept.9...... Virginia Tech................................5:00 p.m. Sept.15-16 Blue/Gold Invitational (Toledo, Ohio)
Sept.15..... TENNESSEE TECH.....................12:00 p.m. Sept.15..... NEW MEXICO...............................7:00 p.m. Sept.16..... YOUNGSTOWN STATE........................ TBA Sept.21..... at Central Michigan *.................7:00 p.m. Sept.23.... at Eastern Michigan *................7:00 p.m. Sept.28.... BALL STATE *.............................7:00 p.m. Sept.30.... AKRON *.......................................5:00 p.m. Oct.6......... NORTHERN ILLINOIS *.............7:00 p.m. Oct.7......... WESTERN MICHIGAN *............7:30 p.m. Oct.13....... at Ohio *........................................7:00 p.m. Oct.14........ at Kent State *....................................... TBA Oct.20...... MIAMI *.........................................7:00 p.m. Oct.21....... BOWLING GREEN *.............................. TBA Oct.27....... EASTERN MICHIGAN *.............7:00 p.m. Oct.28...... CENTRAL MICHIGAN *.............5:00 p.m. Nov.2........ at Ball State *..............................7:00 p.m. Nov.4........ at Buffalo *............................................. TBA Nov.10....... at Western Michigan *...............7:00 p.m. Nov.11........ at Northern Illinois *............................ TBA Nov.16-19 MAC Tournament (Oxford, Ohio)
Nov.16....... First Round ^.......................................... TBA Nov.17....... Second Round ^..................................... TBA Nov.18....... Semfinals ^............................................. TBA Nov.19....... Championship ^..................................... TBA # - Exhibition Match * - Mid-American Conference game ^ - Mid-American Confernece Tournament (Oxford, Ohio) Home games listed in BOLD CAPS All times ETU and subject to change
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
MARYLAND
Record............................6-0 (Big Ten) Head Coach............................Steve Aird
FRI., SEPT. 8 | 4:30 P.M.
VIRGINIA TECH
MARSHALL
Record.....................................2-5 (C-USA) Record.....................................5-1 (ACC) Head Coach............................Mitch Jacobs Head Coach............................Jill Lytle Wilson
SAT., SEPT. 9 | 1:00 P.M.
SAT., SEPT. 9 | 5:00 P.M.
First Serve
Swope Named To BG/UT Invite All-Tourney Team
Toledo hits the road for the second time this season as the Midnight and Blue Gold heads to the Thunder Invitational, hosted by Marshall University. It is UT’s final non-confernece road tournament.
Freshman Emma Swope was named to the BG/UT Invitational All-Tournament Team after tallying 30 kills over three games including a career-high 16 against VCU.
About the Rockets
Junior Maurissa Leonard was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after recording 57 digs in three contests at the BG/UT Invitaitonal. Leonard ranks fourth in the MAC with 4.54 digs per set.
The Rockets are 2-4 on the season and went 1-2 last weekend at the BG/UT Invitational with the lone victory over SE Louisiana. Statiscally, the Rockets are in the top five in eight categories within the Mid-American Conference.
Scouting the Competition Toledo begins the Thunder Invite on Friday, Sept.8 against Maryland at 4:30 p.m. It’s the first meeting between the two programs since 1984. • UT squares off with host Marshall on Saturday, Sept.9 at 1:00 p.m. The Rockets are 4-8 all-time against the Thundering Herd. • The last game of the Thunder Invite for UT will be against Virginia Tech on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. It’s the first meeting since 1990 and second all-time between the two schools with each program claiming a victory over the other.
Probable Starters
Leonard named MAC West Defensive POTW
Keep It 100 Head Coach Greg Smith is 8 victories away from reaching 100 victories at Toledo. Smith would be just the third coach in UT history to reach 100 wins. Smith needs just eight wins in 45 games to become the fastest coach in Toledo history to 100 victories.
First Set Succss In the six games the Rockets have played this season, UT has won the first set of the match four times, winning by an average of nine points in the first set.
SP K K/S Pct. Ast. A/S SA/S Dig D/S B/S
3 Caleigh Barhorst 4 Saige Thomas 6 Rachel Vidourek 13 Brianna Foster 14 Annie Beasley 16 Maurissa Leonard 18 Lynnea Clay
10 19 1.90 .076 3 22 68 3.09 .178 1 24 47 1.96 .286 0 19 4 0.21 .167 99 24 49 2.04 .330 1 24 0 0.00 -.250 14 10 6 0.60 0.00 0
0.30 0.10 20 0.05 0.00 16 0.00 0.00 18 5.21 0.32 36 0.04 0.12 19 0.58 0.29 109 0.00 0.00 1
2.00 0.10 0.73 0.23 0.75 0.75 1.89 0.21 0.79 0.88 4.54 0.00 0.10 0.70
1 Zoe Birnbrich 2 Lauren Bakaitis 5 Rhyen Neal 7 Haley Sendelbach 9 Andrea Stephenson 10 Emma Swope 11 Chloe Kleespies 15 Carly Townsend
12 20 1.67 .386 1 23 1 0.04 -.100 3 24 2 0.08 -.111 3 5 4 0.80 .000 0 6 0 0.00 .000 0 23 60 2.61 .189 0 2 5 2.50 .444 0 16 5 0.31 0.00 156
0.08 0.00 1 0.13 0.22 45 0.12 0.38 56 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.17 3 0.00 0.00 18 0.00 0.00 0 9.75 0.12 41
0.08 1.25 1.96 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.20 0.60 0.50 0.00 0.78 0.43 0.00 0.50 2.56 0.31
Bench
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18
Name
Zach Birnbrich Lauren Bakaitis Caleigh Barhorst Saige Thomas Rhyen Neal Rachel Vidourek Haley Sendelbach Andrea Stephenson Emma Swope Chloee Kleespies Brianna Foster Annie Beasley Carly Townsend Maurissa Leonard Lynnea Clay
Yr.
So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Pos.
MH L/DS OH OH DS/OH MH OH/MH L/DS OH OH/MH DS/S MH/OH S/RS L/DS MH
HL
6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-1 5-6 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-2 5-11 5-4 6-2
Hometown/Last School
Dublin, Ohio / Dubln Coffman Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie Corpus Christi, Texas / Calallen Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown Oxford, Ohio / Talawanda Tiffin, Ohio / Tiffin Columbian Caledonia, Mich. / East Kentwood Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax
Lincoln University, PA / Avon Grove Grafton, Ohio / Mother of Divine Grace
Pronunciation Guide
#1 - BURN-brick #2 - Buh-KITE-iss #6 - VID-er-ek #7 - SEND-el-BALK #13 - breeANN-uh #16 - Muh-RISS-uh #18 - Lin-NAY
Toledo Head Coach Greg Smith
Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Germantown, Wisc. / Germantown Oregon, Ohio / St. Ursula Ada, Ohio / Temple Christian
Head Coach: Greg Smith - 9th Year (Westmont College - 90’) (Record at UT: 92-149) Assistant Coach: Bethany Martin (Gardner-Webb - 09’) Assistant Coach: Kelly Maxwell (Central Michigan - 15’)
Rockets against Power Five Opponents It has been awhile since the Rockets have defeated a Power Five opponent. UT’s last win over a Power Five opponent came back in 2010 when the Rockets defeated Michigan in five sets. The four Power Five opponents UT faces this season is the most since facing four back in 2013.
Recruiting Class Tabbed as One of the Best The 2017 recruiting class of Caleigh Barhorst, Rhyen Neal, Emma Swope and Chloee Kleespies was nationally recognized by PrepVolleyball.com, appearing on the website’s High Honorable Mention Listing of top incoming freshman.
Toledo Record Watch There are multiple career records that are in within reach for the Rockets heading into the 2017-18 season: • Saige Thomas (Senior) • Needs 119 attack attemps to move into the career top 10 (currently has 2,664) • Needs 205 kills to move into the career top 10 (currently has 785) • Maurissa Leonard (Junior) • Needs 39 digs to move into the career top 10 (currently has 1,117) • Rachel Vidourek (Senior) • Needs 8 blocks to move into career top 10 (currently has 261)
Wake Up When September Ends Since the 2012 season the Rockets have 23 victories in the month of September and support an overall record of 23-40 in ninth month of the year.
Five Set Thrillers Since 2010, the Toledo Rockets volleyball program has plaed in 54 five-set matches and holds an impressive 33-21 record in those five-set matches. The 54 five-set matches for UT, ranks first in the Mid-American Conference since 2010. To start the 2017-18 campaign, the Rockets played in back-to-back five-set matches to begin the season for the first time since 1990
Fantasic Freshman Early in the season, freshman Emma Swope has grown into a formidable offensive threat for the Rockets, with 60 kills, which ranks second on the team. At the BG/UT Invitational, Swope was named to the all-tournament team after recording 30 kills in three games. 2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
The Smith File
Hometown..........................Rochester, Indiana College....................Westmont College (1990) Family................................................ wife, Erica .......................daughters, Peytan and Reagan ............................................................son, Logan
Coaching History
2009-present................. Toledo Head Coach 2006-2008....Assistant Coach Notre Dame 2000-2005.......... Virginia Tech Head Coach 1997-1999..........Assistant Coach Ohio State 1995-1996............... Assistant Coach Hofstra 1994..Assistant Coach Univ. of Indianapolis Smith Year-by-Year at Toledo
Year Overall MAC Finish 2009 17-12 2010 13-17 2011 10-18 2012 8-21 2013 19-12 2014 1-28 2015 6-23 2016 16-14 2017 2-4 Overall 92-149
8-7 2nd-West 6-10 6th-West 5-11 6th-West 2-14 6th-West 12-4 T-1st-West 0-16 6th-West 3-13 6th-West 8-8 3rd-West 0-0 44-83 #ToledoTough #GoRockets
Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Toledo’s Record When....
Overall.........................................................................1-2 Conference...............................................................0-0 At home.......................................................................1-2 On the road................................................................0-1 At Neutral Sites..........................................................1-1 August..........................................................................1-2 September..................................................................1-2 October.....................................................................0-0 November.................................................................0-0 Thursday...................................................................0-0 Friday...........................................................................0-1 Saturday......................................................................1-1 Three set matches....................................................1-1 Four set matches................................................... 0-2 Five set matches........................................................1-1 First Set Wins...............................................................4 Second Set Wins..........................................................2 Third Set Wins..............................................................2 Fourth Set Wins.............................................................1 Fifth Set Wins.................................................................1 Up 1-0...........................................................................1-3 Down 1-0......................................................................1-1 Up 2-0..........................................................................1-0 Down 2-0....................................................................0-1 Tied 1-1.........................................................................1-3 Down 0-2....................................................................0-1 Up 2-1...........................................................................1-0 Down 2-1.................................................................... 0-3 Tied 2-2........................................................................1-1 Higher Attack Percentage......................................2-1 Lower Attack Percentage..................................... 0-3 More Kills.....................................................................1-1 Less Kills.....................................................................1-2 More Aces................................................................. 2-0 Less Aces.................................................................. 0-3 Equal Aces..................................................................0-1 More Digs.................................................................. 2-3 Less Digs.....................................................................0-1 Equal Digs.................................................................0-0 More Blocks...............................................................1-2 Less Blocks................................................................1-2 Equal Blocks.............................................................0-0 More Attack Errors................................................ 0-2 Less Attack Errors..................................................2-2 Equal Attack Errors................................................0-0 .400 or above hitting percentage......................0-0 .300 to .399 hitting percentage.........................0-0 .200 to .299 hitting percentage...........................1-2 .100 to .199 hitting percentage..............................1-2 .100 or below hitting percentage........................0-0
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
17 Straight AVCA Team Academic Award Toledo Volleyball earned the AVCA Team Academic Award in July, marking the 17th straigh year the Rockets have earned the award. Toledo has the second longest streak in the NCAA.
Keeping Em’ Close to Home Head Coach Greg Smith and the Toledo Rocket Volleyball program made it an emphasis on keeping players close to hom as seven players on the 2017-18 roster live within 150 miles. There are 10 players that grew up within 200 miles of Toledo.
Close Connections with Coach Smith Toledo will play both Notre Dame and Virginia Tech this season, each having a coaching connection with ninth year head coach Greg Smith. Prior to arriving at UT, Smith was the head coach at Virginia Tech from 2000 to 2005 before becoming an assistant coach at Notre Dame from 2006 to 2008. It will be the fourth time Smith has faced Notre Dame while it will be the first time he has coached UT against Virginia Tech.
Toledo Runs in the Family For freshman Chloee Kleespies, playing Toledo Volleyball runs in the family as Chloee’s older sister, Cassie played for the Rockets from 2008 to 2011.
2017 MAC Championship The 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament will be held on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, November 16 through November 19 at John D. Millett Hall. The winner receives the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
More Toledo Volleyball Information Updated rosters, bios, depth chart, game notes and news on the Rockets can be found on the official UT Athletics website www.utrockets.com or follow Toledo Volleyball on Twitter/Instgram/Facebook @ToledoVB.
Mid-American Conference Standings West School MAC Overall Ball State 0-0 5-1 Central Michgian 0-0 5-1 Western Michigan 0-0 3-3 Eastern Michigan 0-0 3-4 Toledo 0-0 2-4 Northern Illinois 0-0 0-7 East School MAC Overall Buffalo 0-0 3-2 Miami 0-0 4-3 Ohio 0-0 4-3 Bowling Green 0-0 2-3 Akron 0-0 2-4 Kent State 0-0 1-5
QUICK FACTS
General Information
School..........................................University of Toledo Location..................................................... Toledo, Ohio Founded....................................................................1872 Enrollment...........................................................18,783 National Affiliation.............................NCAA Division I Conference...............Mid-American (West Division) Colors.....................................Midnight Blue and Gold Nickname..........................................................Rockets President........................................ Dr. Sharon Gaber Athletics Director.............................Michael O’Brien Senior Woman’s Administrator........Kelly Andrews Athletic Department Phone............... 419-530-4184
Coaching Staff
Head Volleyball Coach.............................Greg Smith Toledo Record..................................92-149 (9 years) Overall Record............................ 173-243 (14 years) Assistant Coach.......Bethany Martin (2nd season) Assistant Coach...........Kelly Maxwell (2nd season)
Volleyball History
First Year of Volleyball........................................1980 All-Time Record............................................. 456-699 All-Time MAC Record.....................................163-372 NCAA Tournament Appearances..............................0 MAC West Division Titles..........1 (Co-Champ/2013) MAC Regular Season Titles.......................................0 MAC Tournament Titles..............................................0
2016 Year in Review
2016 Overall Record............................................16-14 MAC Record..............................................................8-8 MAC Finish.................................... 3rd -West Division MAC Tournament Result ...................................L, 3-2 vs. Ohio (Quarterfinals)
Home Court
Volleyball Arena.....................John F. Savage Arena Capacity..................................................................7,014 Mascot..............................................Rocky the Rocket
Athletic Communications
Volleyball Contact..................................Chris Cullum Email.................... [email protected] Cell Phone...........................................(630) 220-4147 Secondary VB Contact................Nathan Palcowski [email protected] Phone..................................................... 419-530-4925 Associate AD/Communications.........Paul Helgren Associate Director.................... Brian DeBenedictis Graduate Assistant.......................... Stewart Sabine Communications FAX......................... 419-530-4428 Website........................................www.utrockets.com
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
THE LAST TIME TOLEDO...
Won in three sets.............................................................. vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) Won in four sets.............................................................................vs. Ohio (10/14/2016) Won in five sets...................................................................vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) Lost in three sets.............................................................. vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) Lost in four sets................................................................................. vs. VCU (9/1/2017) Lost in five sets.......................................................vs. SIU Edwardsville (8/25/2016) Won at Home............................................................ vs. SE Louisiana (3-0) (9/1/2017) Lost at Home............................................................vs. Notre Dame (0-3) (9/2/2017) Won on the road..........................................at Eastern Michigan (3-0) (10/29/2016) Lost on the road........................................................at Fort Wayne (1-3) (8/26/2017) Won at a neutral site............ vs. Quinnpiac (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (3-2) (8/26/2017) Lost at a neutral site.....vs. SIU Edwardsville (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (2-3) (8/25/17)
TOLEDO DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Carly Townsend (1) Carly Townsend (2) Caleigh Barhorst (1)
Opponent Stats Quinnipiac 50 assists / 16 digs at Fort Wayne 43 assists / 11 digs vs. Notre Dame 11 kills / 10 digs
THE LAST TIME A TOLEDO PLAYER....
15 or more kills................................................... 16, Emma Swope vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 20 or more kills...................... 24, Saige Thomas vs. SIU Edwarsville (8/25/2017) 25 or more kills................................. 28, Lauren Rafdal vs. Ball State (10/3/2013) 30 or more assists.......................34, Brianna Foster vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 40 or more assists....................................... 42, Brianna Foster vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 50 or more assists......................50, Carly Townsend vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) 20 or more digs....................... 20, Maurissa Leonard vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 30 or more digs............32, Maurissa Leonard at Central Michigan (10/27/2016) 40 or more digs..........................................................................................................Never 5 or more blocks................................6, Annie Beasley vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) 10 or more blocks...............................12, Dakota Arkins at Kent State (10/19/2013) 5 or more service aces............. 5, Lauren Bakaitis vs. Saint Francis (9/9/2016) 10 or more service aces... 13, Dakota Harkins vs. Eastern Michigan (10/5/2012)
2017 Individual Match Highs
2017 Toledo Match Highs
KILLS:
KILLS:
ATTACK ATTEMPTS
ATTACK ATTEMPTS
3 Sets..............................................11, Caleigh Barhorst vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets................................................................... 16, Emma Swope, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets.............................................................24, Saige Thomas vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets............................................................................ 37, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets...............................................................................51, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets.........................................................................................61, vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets............................................ 41, Caleigh Barhorst vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets.................................................................. 48, Emma Swope, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets............................................................ 65, Saige Thomas vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets.............................................................................117, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets..............................................................................................141, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets...................................................................................... 183, vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
ASSISTS
ASSISTS
DIGS
DIGS
3 Sets..............................................34, Brianna Foster, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets...............................................43, Carly Townsend at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets..........................................................52, Carly Townsend vs SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets............................................................................ 37, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets............................................................................. 48, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets............................................................................ 60, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
3 Sets......................................... 20, Maurissa Leonard vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets............................................................18, Maurissa Leonard vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets.....................................................26, Maurissa Leonard vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets.............................................................................57, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets..............................................................................67, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets............................................................................ 60, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
SERVICE ACES
SERVICE ACES
3 Sets............................................4, Maurissa Leonard vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) 4 Sets........................................................... 2, x2, last Rhyen Neal vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets.........................................................3, Rhyen Neal vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
3 Sets...............................................................................9, vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) 4 Sets................................................................................................5, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets...............................................................................8, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
TOTAL BLOCKS
TOTAL BLOCKS
3 Sets....................................................2.5, Lynnea Clay vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets.......................................................................................... (two tied at Fort Wayne) 5 Sets................................................................ 9, Zoe Birnbrich vs SIUE (8/25/2017)
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
3 Sets...............................................................................6, vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) 4 Sets................................................................................ 7, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets......................................................................................... 17, vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
2017 Toledo Volleyball TOLEDO Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017) All matches Overall record: 2-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-1
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4 10 14 6 1 3 18 15 11 13 7 5 2 16 9
Player
THOMAS, Saige SWOPE, Emma BEASLEY, Annie VIDOUREK, Rachel BIRNBRICH, Zoe BARHORST, Caleigh CLAY, Lynnea TOWNSEND, Carly KLEESPIES, Chloee FOSTER, Brianna SENDELBACH, Haley NEAL, Rhyen BAKAITIS, Lauren LEONARD, Maurissa STEPHENSON, Andrea TOLEDO Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
sp
k
k/s
Attack e
ta
pct
Set a a/s
22 68 3.09 31 208 .178 1 0.05 23 60 2.61 26 180 .189 0 0.00 24 49 2.04 13 109 .330 1 0.04 24 47 1.96 13 119 .286 0 0.00 12 20 1.67 3 44 .386 1 0.08 10 19 1.90 14 66 .076 3 0.30 10 6 0.60 6 23 .000 0 0.00 16 5 0.31 5 27 .000 156 9.75 2 5 2.50 1 9 .444 0 0.00 19 4 0.21 2 12 .167 99 5.21 5 4 0.80 4 18 .000 0 0.00 24 2 0.08 3 9 -.111 3 0.12 23 1 0.04 2 10 -.100 3 0.13 24 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 14 0.58 6 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 24 290 12.08 124 838 .198 281 11.71 24 302 12.58 133 865 .195 277 11.54 TOLEDO
OPP
290 124 838 .198 12.1
302 133 865 .195 12.6
281 11.7
277 11.5
34 48 1.4
33 55 1.4
33 1.4
34 1.4
384 16.0
360 15.0
8 82 49.0 2.0 22 8
9 80 49.0 2.0 13 5
661 3/220 2/0 0 0
572 1/572
Date
%Aug 25 %Aug 26 %Aug 26 %Sep 01
Sep 01 Sep 02
sa
0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 9 5 7 1 34 33
Serve se sa/s
0 1 10 0 0 4 0 3 0 5 0 7 6 8 3 48 55
Opponent vs SIUE vs Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE LOUISIANA VCU NOTRE DAME
0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.38 0.22 0.29 0.17 1.42 1.38
re
Dig dig dig/s
2 16 0.73 1 18 0.78 0 19 0.79 0 18 0.75 0 1 0.08 5 20 2.00 0 1 0.10 0 41 2.56 0 0 0.00 1 36 1.89 1 1 0.20 7 56 2.33 5 45 1.96 7 109 4.54 2 3 0.50 33 384 16.00 34 360 15.00 L W L W L L
Score 2-3 3-2 1-3 3-0 1-3 0-3
bs
0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
5 9 18 16 14 1 6 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 82 80
5 10 21 18 15 1 7 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 49.0 49.0
0.23 5 0.43 3 0.88 3 0.75 0 1.25 3 0.10 0 0.70 2 0.31 5 0.50 0 0.21 0 0.60 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2.04 22 2.04 13
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 5
Score by set 25-21,15-25,29-31,25-21,11-15 23-25,25-22,25-13,21-25,15-10 25-14,24-26,21-25,23-25 25-14,25-22,29-27 25-15,23-25,20-25,14-25 19-25,19-25,17-25
points
70.5 65.5 64.0 57.0 28.0 20.5 10.0 9.5 5.5 12.0 5.5 11.0 6.0 7.0 1.0 373.0 384.0 Att. 0 0 572 115 235 311
Record in 3-set matches:1-1 • Record in 4-set matches:0-2 • Record in 5-set matches:1-1
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
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Zoe Birnbrich MH • 6-1 • So. Dublin, OH
Lauren Bakaitis L/DS • 5-9 • Sr. Avon Lake, OH
Caleigh Barhorst OH • 6-0 • Fr. Fort Loramie, OH
Saige Thomas OH • 6-0 • Sr. Corpus Christi, TX
Rhyen Neal DS/OH • 5-8 • Fr. Yorktown, Ind.
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Rachel Vidourek MH • 6-1 • Sr. Oxford, OH
Haley Sendelbach OH • 6-1 • Jr. Tiffin, OH
Andrea Stephenson L/DS • 5-6 • Jr. Caledonia, MI
Emma Swope OH • 6-1 • Fr. Fredericksburg, Va.
Chloee Kleespies OH/MH • 6-2 • Fr Lincoln University, Pa
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Brianna Foster DS/S • 5-8 • Sr. Grafton, OH
Annie Beasley MH/OH • 6-2 • Sr. Indianapolis, IN
Carly Townsend S/RS • 5-11 • Jr. Germantown, WI
Maurissa Leonard L/DS • 5-4 • Jr. Oregon, OH
Lynnea Clay MH • 6-2 • Jr. Ada, OH
Greg Smith Head Coach Ninth Year
Bethany Martin Assistant Coach Second Year
Kelly Maxwell Assistant Coach Second Year
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
#1 Zoe Birnbrich So. | MH | 6-1
Opponent K-E-TA SIU Edwardsville 8-0-19 Quinnipiac 7-3-17 at Fort Wayne 5-0-8 SE Louisiana DNP VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA .421 0 0-0 0 0-9 .235 1 0-0 1 1-3 .625 0 0-0 0 0-2
Career Highs
Kills...............................................................................13(x2), last vs. Saint Francis (9/9/16) Total Attacks........................................................................................... 30 vs. SIUE (8/27/16) Atk%.....................................................................................................714 vs. Dayton (8/26/16) Assists......................................................................... 1 (x3) last vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) Service Aces............................................................................................................................None Digs.............................................................................................................4, vs. SIUE (8/27/16) Block Solos.....................................................................2 (x3), last vs. Green Bay (9/16/16) Block Assists.........................................................................9, vs. SIU Edwarsville (8/25/17) Total Blocks...........................................................................9, vs. SIU Edwarsville (8/25/17)
#4 Saige Thomas Sr. | OH | 6-0
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 24-6-65 .277 1 0-0 7 0-4 15-8-39 .179 0 0-0 3 0-0 9-4-35 .143 0 0-0 2 0-1 9-5-27 .148 0 0-0 3 0-0 10-4-35 .171 0 0-0 1 0-0 1-4-7 -.429 0 0-0 0 0-0
Career Highs
Kills............................................................................................................24, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Total Attacks.......................................................................................... 65, vs. SIUE (8/26/17) Atk%....................................................................................................... ..500, vs. Rice (9/6/14) Assists.......................................................................................2 (x2), last at DePaul (9/4/15) Service Aces.............................................................................................3, at Akron (10/11/14) Digs..............................................................................................12, at Wright State (8/27/16) Block Solos............................................................................ 2 (x3), last vs. Buffalo (11/5/16) Block Assists.......................................................................5, at Western Michigan (11/17/15) Total Blocks.........................................................................5, at Western Michigan (11/17/15)
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
#2 Lauren Bakaitis Sr. | L/DS | 5-9
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 0-1-4 -.250 1 1-1 12 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 0-2 12 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 0-2 10 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 2-0 1 0-0 0-1-2 -.500 2 1-1 8 0-0 1-0-2 .500 0 0-1 10 0-0
Career Highs
Kills........................................................................................ 2, at Central Michigan (9/24/16) Total Attacks............................................................................................. 4, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Atk%...............................................................................1.000, at Central Michigan (9/24/16) Assists........................................................................................................11, at Akron (10/11/14) Service Aces...............................................................................5, vs. Saint Francis (9/9/16) Digs....................................................................................... 24, at Eastern Michigan (11/7/14) Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists............................................................................................................................None Total Blocks..............................................................................................................................None
#5 Rhyen Neal Fr. | DS/OH | 5-8
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 1-2-5 -.200 0 1-3 11 0-0 1-0-2 .500 2 3-0 15 0-0 0-0-1 .000 0 0-2 5 0-0 0-1-1 -1.000 1 1-1 5 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 2-0 9 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 2-1 11 0-0
Career Highs
Kills.................................................................................... 1 (x2) last vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Total Attacks.............................................................................................5, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Atk%............................................................................................500, vs. Quinnipiac (8/25/17) Assists..............................................................................................2, vs Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Service Aces..................................................................................3, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Digs.................................................................................................15, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Block Solos........................................................................................................................................ Block Assists..................................................................................................................................... Total Blocks.......................................................................................................................................
#3 Caleigh Barhorst Fr. | OH | 6-0
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville DNP Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne DNP SE Louisiana 3-4-13 -.077 1 1-1 4 0-0 VCU 5-3-12 .167 0 0-2 6 0-0 Notre Dame 11-7-41 .098 2 0-1 10 0-1
Career Highs
Kills................................................................................................11, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Attacks.............................................................................41, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Atk%............................................................................................................167 vs. VCU (9/01/17) Assists..........................................................................................2, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Service Aces................................................................................ 1, vs. SE Louisiana (9/01/17) Digs..............................................................................................10, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists................................................................................ 1, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Blocks.................................................................................. 1, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17)
#6 Rachel Vidourek Sr. | MH | 6-1
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 11-1-24 .417 0 0-0 1 1-6 14-2-34 .353 0 0-0 4 0-4 8-3-18 .278 0 0-0 7 0-3 3-3-12 .000 0 0-0 3 1-1 6-0-13 .462 0 0-0 3 0-2 5-4-18 .056 0 0-0 0 0-0
Career Highs
Kills......................................................................................................19 vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Total Attacks...................................................................................42, vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Atk%....................................................................................................818 vs. Dayton (8/26/16) Assists.....................................................................................................2, vs. Buffalo (11/15/14) Service Aces.................................................................... 2 (x6), last vs. Ball State (11/3/16) Digs................................................................................ 9 (x2), last vs. Kent State (10/15/16) Block Solos........................................................... 3 (x3), last at Eastern Michigan (11/7/14) Block Assists...........................................................7 (x2), last vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Total Blocks.....................................................................8 (x2), last at Valparaiso (9/15/15)
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
#7 Haley Sendelbach Jr. | OH/MH | 6-1
#9 Andrea Stephenson Jr. | L/DS | 5-6
#10 Emma Swope Fr. | OH | 6-1
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville 2-3-12 -.083 0 0-0 0 0-1 Quinnipiac 0-1-1 -1.000 0 0-0 2 0-2 at Fort Wayne DNP SE Louisiana 2-0-5 .400 0 0-0 0 0-1 VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville 0-0-0 .000 0 0-2 1 0-0 Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne DNP SE Louisiana DNP VCU 0-0-0 .000 0 1-1 2 0-0 Notre Dame DNP
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
Career Highs
Career Highs
Career Highs
Kills............................................................................................12, vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Total Attacks......................................................................... 23, vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Atk%..............................................................................................500, at Valparaiso (9/15/15) Assists...............................................................................1 (x4), last vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Service Aces..................................................................................... 2, vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Digs................................................................................3 (x2), last at Illinois State (9/12/15) Block Solos............................................................3 (x2), lasdt vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Block Assists.....................................................................................6, vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Total Blocks.......................................................................................6, vs. Evansville (9/5/15)
#11 Chloee Kleespies Fr. | OH/MH | 6-2
Kills.............................................................................................................................................None Total Attacks................................................................... 2 (x3), last vs. Ball State (9/2/16) Atk%...........................................................................................................................................None Assists............................................................................3 (x2), last vs. Kent State (10/15/16) Service Aces.......................................................................3, at Central Michigan (10/10/15) Digs.........................................................................................................15, vs. Central Michigan Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists............................................................................................................................None Total Blocks..............................................................................................................................None
#13 Brianna Foster Sr. | DS/S | 5-8
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville DNP Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne 5-1-9 .444 0 0-0 0 0-0 SE Louisiana DNP VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
Career Highs
Career Highs
Kills...................................................................................................5, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Total Attacks..................................................................................9, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Atk%........................................................................................... .444, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Assists................................................................................................................................................ Service Aces..................................................................................................................................... Digs..................................................................................................................................................... Block Solos........................................................................................................................................ Block Assists..................................................................................................................................... Total Blocks.......................................................................................................................................
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA DNP 0-0-1 .000 2 2-1 7 0-0 0-0-0 .000 4 2-1 13 0-0 2-0-3 .667 17 1-1 7 0-0 1-2-5 -.200 42 0-0 6 0-2 1-0-3 .333 34 1-2 3 0-2
Kills................................................................................................2, vs. SE Louisiana (9/01/14) Total Attacks..............................................................................5, (x2) last vs. VCU (9/01/17) Atk%........................................................................................ .1.000 , vs. Duquesne (9/20/14) Assists......................................................................................................43, vs. Navy (9/13/14) Service Aces............................................................... 2 (x3), last vs. Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Digs................................................................................................ 13, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Block Solos...............................................................................1, at Cleveland State (9/13/14) Block Assists.............................................................. 2 (x2), last vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Blocks........................................................................ 2 (x3), vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17)
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 5-7-23 -.087 0 0-0 0 1-1 12-5-40 .175 0 0-0 2 0-2 13-3-27 .370 0 0-0 7 0-2 5-1-18 .222 0 0-0 2 0-2 16-9-48 .146 0 0-1 6 0-2 9-1-24 .333 0 0-0 1 0-0
Kills...............................................................................................................16, vs. VCU (9/01/17) Total Attacks.............................................................................................48, vs. VCU (9/01/17) Atk%............................................................................................370, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Assists................................................................................................................................................ Service Aces..................................................................................................................................... Digs..................................................................................................7, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Block Solos................................................................................................. 1, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Block Assists.................................................................2 (x2), last at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Total Blocks...........................................................................2 (x3), at Fort Wayne (8/26/17)
#14 Annie Beasley Sr. | MH/OH | 6-2
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA 8-2-21 11-4-28 10-1-18 5-1-13 8-3-17 7-2-12
Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA .286 0 0-3 2 1-5 .250 1 0-2 6 1-5 .500 0 1-0 3 1-2 .308 0 0-1 3 0-4 .294 0 1-2 3 0-2 .417 0 1-2 2 0-0
Career Highs
Kills..................................................................................................18, vs Kent State (10/15/16) Total Attacks...............................................................................40, vs. Kent State (10/15/16) Atk%.................................................................................636, at Central Michigan (10/10/15) Assists....................................................................................2 (x3), last vs. Akron (10/31/15) Service Aces.........................................................................5, vs. Bowling Green (10/23/15) Digs..................................................................................................6, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Block Solos.........................................................2 (x3), last vs. Eastern Michigan (11/14/15) Block Assists....................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16) Total Blocks......................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16)
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
#15 Carly Townsend Jr. | S/RS | 5-11
Opponent K-E-TA SIU Edwardsville 2-2-9 Quinnipiac 1-2-6 at Fort Wayne 1-1-7 SE Louisiana 1-0-5 VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA .000 52 1-1 9 0-2 -.167 50 1-2 16 0-1 .000 43 0-0 11 0-0 .200 11 0-0 5 0-2
Career Highs
Kills................................................................................................... 14, vs. Ball State (9/24/15) Total Attacks.................................................................................36, vs. Ball State (9/24/15) Atk%.............................................................................................750, vs. Fort Wayne (9/6/16) Assists............................................................................................64, vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Service Aces................................................................................... 3, vs. Ball State (9/24/15) Digs.........................................................................................17, vs Bowling Green (10/23/15) Block Solos.................................................................................... 2, at Wright State (8/9/16) Block Assists....................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16) Total Blocks......................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16)
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
#16 Maurissa Leonard Jr. | L/DS | 5-4
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 0-0-1 .000 4 1-2 26 0-0 0-0-0 .000 4 2-1 11 0-0 0-0-1 .000 1 0-0 15 0-0 0-1-1 -1.000 1 4-1 19 0-0 0-0-0 .000 3 0-3 18 0-0 0-0-1 .000 1 0-1 20 0-0
Career Highs
Kills..................................................................................... 1 (x6), last vs. Green Bay (9/6/16) Total Attacks..............................................................2 (x5), last vs. North Florida (9/3/16) Atk%.......................................................................... 1.000 (x5), last vs. Green Bay (9/6/16) Assists...........................................................................4, (x3), last vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Service Aces.............................................................................................. 5, vs. Penn (9/2/16) Digs....................................................................32 (x2), last vs. Central Michigan (10/2/16) Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists............................................................................................................................None Total Blocks..............................................................................................................................None
#18 Lynnea Clay Jr. | MH | 6-2
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville DNP Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne 0-0-1 .000 0 0-0 0 0-1 SE Louisiana 3-0-4 .750 0 0-0 1 0-0 VCU 1-3-9 -.222 0 0-0 0 0-2 Notre Dame 2-3-9 -.111 0 0-0 0 1-3
Career Highs
Kills..................................................................................................... 1, vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Total Attacks.................................................................1, (x2), last at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Atk%...........................................................................................1.000, vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Assists................................................................................................................................................ Service Aces..................................................................................................................................... Digs..................................................................................................................................................... Block Solos........................................................................................................................................ Block Assists...............................................................................3, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Blocks.................................................................................4, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17)
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2017 Schedule/Results
THUNDER INVITATIONAL • SEPT. 8-9 • CAM HENDERSON CENTER • HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
(2-4, 0-0 MAC)
TOLEDO ROCKETS (2-4, 0-0 MAC)
Home: 1-2 • Away: 0-1 • Neutral 1-1
Home............................................................................................................................................................ 1-2 Away............................................................................................................................................................. 0-1 Neutral..........................................................................................................................................................1-1 Head Coach.................................................................................................................................Greg Smith Notable.................................Toledo has won the first set in four of the six matches this season
Aug.18....... Oakland #...........................................T, 2-2 Aug.25-26 Fort Wayne Invitational (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Aug.25...... SIU Edwardsville................................ L, 3-2 Aug.26...... Quinnipiac.......................................... W, 3-2 Aug.26...... at Fort Wayne.......................................L, 3-1 Sept.1-2 BG/UT Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) Sept.1........ SE LOUISIANA..................................W, 3-0 Sept.1........ VCU........................................................L, 3-1 Sept.2....... NOTRE DAME..................................... L, 3-0 Sept.8-9 Thunder Invite (Huntington, W.Va.) Sept.8...... Maryland........................................4:30 p.m. Sept.9...... at Marshall.....................................1:00 p.m. Sept.9...... Virginia Tech................................5:00 p.m. Sept.15-16 Blue/Gold Invitational (Toledo, Ohio)
Sept.15..... TENNESSEE TECH.....................12:00 p.m. Sept.15..... NEW MEXICO...............................7:00 p.m. Sept.16..... YOUNGSTOWN STATE........................ TBA Sept.21..... at Central Michigan *.................7:00 p.m. Sept.23.... at Eastern Michigan *................7:00 p.m. Sept.28.... BALL STATE *.............................7:00 p.m. Sept.30.... AKRON *.......................................5:00 p.m. Oct.6......... NORTHERN ILLINOIS *.............7:00 p.m. Oct.7......... WESTERN MICHIGAN *............7:30 p.m. Oct.13....... at Ohio *........................................7:00 p.m. Oct.14........ at Kent State *....................................... TBA Oct.20...... MIAMI *.........................................7:00 p.m. Oct.21....... BOWLING GREEN *.............................. TBA Oct.27....... EASTERN MICHIGAN *.............7:00 p.m. Oct.28...... CENTRAL MICHIGAN *.............5:00 p.m. Nov.2........ at Ball State *..............................7:00 p.m. Nov.4........ at Buffalo *............................................. TBA Nov.10....... at Western Michigan *...............7:00 p.m. Nov.11........ at Northern Illinois *............................ TBA Nov.16-19 MAC Tournament (Oxford, Ohio)
Nov.16....... First Round ^.......................................... TBA Nov.17....... Second Round ^..................................... TBA Nov.18....... Semfinals ^............................................. TBA Nov.19....... Championship ^..................................... TBA # - Exhibition Match * - Mid-American Conference game ^ - Mid-American Confernece Tournament (Oxford, Ohio) Home games listed in BOLD CAPS All times ETU and subject to change
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
MARYLAND
Record............................6-0 (Big Ten) Head Coach............................Steve Aird
FRI., SEPT. 8 | 4:30 P.M.
VIRGINIA TECH
MARSHALL
Record.....................................2-5 (C-USA) Record.....................................5-1 (ACC) Head Coach............................Mitch Jacobs Head Coach............................Jill Lytle Wilson
SAT., SEPT. 9 | 1:00 P.M.
SAT., SEPT. 9 | 5:00 P.M.
First Serve
Swope Named To BG/UT Invite All-Tourney Team
Toledo hits the road for the second time this season as the Midnight and Blue Gold heads to the Thunder Invitational, hosted by Marshall University. It is UT’s final non-confernece road tournament.
Freshman Emma Swope was named to the BG/UT Invitational All-Tournament Team after tallying 30 kills over three games including a career-high 16 against VCU.
About the Rockets
Junior Maurissa Leonard was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after recording 57 digs in three contests at the BG/UT Invitaitonal. Leonard ranks fourth in the MAC with 4.54 digs per set.
The Rockets are 2-4 on the season and went 1-2 last weekend at the BG/UT Invitational with the lone victory over SE Louisiana. Statiscally, the Rockets are in the top five in eight categories within the Mid-American Conference.
Scouting the Competition Toledo begins the Thunder Invite on Friday, Sept.8 against Maryland at 4:30 p.m. It’s the first meeting between the two programs since 1984. • UT squares off with host Marshall on Saturday, Sept.9 at 1:00 p.m. The Rockets are 4-8 all-time against the Thundering Herd. • The last game of the Thunder Invite for UT will be against Virginia Tech on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. It’s the first meeting since 1990 and second all-time between the two schools with each program claiming a victory over the other.
Probable Starters
Leonard named MAC West Defensive POTW
Keep It 100 Head Coach Greg Smith is 8 victories away from reaching 100 victories at Toledo. Smith would be just the third coach in UT history to reach 100 wins. Smith needs just eight wins in 45 games to become the fastest coach in Toledo history to 100 victories.
First Set Succss In the six games the Rockets have played this season, UT has won the first set of the match four times, winning by an average of nine points in the first set.
SP K K/S Pct. Ast. A/S SA/S Dig D/S B/S
3 Caleigh Barhorst 4 Saige Thomas 6 Rachel Vidourek 13 Brianna Foster 14 Annie Beasley 16 Maurissa Leonard 18 Lynnea Clay
10 19 1.90 .076 3 22 68 3.09 .178 1 24 47 1.96 .286 0 19 4 0.21 .167 99 24 49 2.04 .330 1 24 0 0.00 -.250 14 10 6 0.60 0.00 0
0.30 0.10 20 0.05 0.00 16 0.00 0.00 18 5.21 0.32 36 0.04 0.12 19 0.58 0.29 109 0.00 0.00 1
2.00 0.10 0.73 0.23 0.75 0.75 1.89 0.21 0.79 0.88 4.54 0.00 0.10 0.70
1 Zoe Birnbrich 2 Lauren Bakaitis 5 Rhyen Neal 7 Haley Sendelbach 9 Andrea Stephenson 10 Emma Swope 11 Chloe Kleespies 15 Carly Townsend
12 20 1.67 .386 1 23 1 0.04 -.100 3 24 2 0.08 -.111 3 5 4 0.80 .000 0 6 0 0.00 .000 0 23 60 2.61 .189 0 2 5 2.50 .444 0 16 5 0.31 0.00 156
0.08 0.00 1 0.13 0.22 45 0.12 0.38 56 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.17 3 0.00 0.00 18 0.00 0.00 0 9.75 0.12 41
0.08 1.25 1.96 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.20 0.60 0.50 0.00 0.78 0.43 0.00 0.50 2.56 0.31
Bench
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18
Name
Zach Birnbrich Lauren Bakaitis Caleigh Barhorst Saige Thomas Rhyen Neal Rachel Vidourek Haley Sendelbach Andrea Stephenson Emma Swope Chloee Kleespies Brianna Foster Annie Beasley Carly Townsend Maurissa Leonard Lynnea Clay
Yr.
So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Pos.
MH L/DS OH OH DS/OH MH OH/MH L/DS OH OH/MH DS/S MH/OH S/RS L/DS MH
HL
6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-1 5-6 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-2 5-11 5-4 6-2
Hometown/Last School
Dublin, Ohio / Dubln Coffman Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie Corpus Christi, Texas / Calallen Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown Oxford, Ohio / Talawanda Tiffin, Ohio / Tiffin Columbian Caledonia, Mich. / East Kentwood Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax
Lincoln University, PA / Avon Grove Grafton, Ohio / Mother of Divine Grace
Pronunciation Guide
#1 - BURN-brick #2 - Buh-KITE-iss #6 - VID-er-ek #7 - SEND-el-BALK #13 - breeANN-uh #16 - Muh-RISS-uh #18 - Lin-NAY
Toledo Head Coach Greg Smith
Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North Germantown, Wisc. / Germantown Oregon, Ohio / St. Ursula Ada, Ohio / Temple Christian
Head Coach: Greg Smith - 9th Year (Westmont College - 90’) (Record at UT: 92-149) Assistant Coach: Bethany Martin (Gardner-Webb - 09’) Assistant Coach: Kelly Maxwell (Central Michigan - 15’)
Rockets against Power Five Opponents It has been awhile since the Rockets have defeated a Power Five opponent. UT’s last win over a Power Five opponent came back in 2010 when the Rockets defeated Michigan in five sets. The four Power Five opponents UT faces this season is the most since facing four back in 2013.
Recruiting Class Tabbed as One of the Best The 2017 recruiting class of Caleigh Barhorst, Rhyen Neal, Emma Swope and Chloee Kleespies was nationally recognized by PrepVolleyball.com, appearing on the website’s High Honorable Mention Listing of top incoming freshman.
Toledo Record Watch There are multiple career records that are in within reach for the Rockets heading into the 2017-18 season: • Saige Thomas (Senior) • Needs 119 attack attemps to move into the career top 10 (currently has 2,664) • Needs 205 kills to move into the career top 10 (currently has 785) • Maurissa Leonard (Junior) • Needs 39 digs to move into the career top 10 (currently has 1,117) • Rachel Vidourek (Senior) • Needs 8 blocks to move into career top 10 (currently has 261)
Wake Up When September Ends Since the 2012 season the Rockets have 23 victories in the month of September and support an overall record of 23-40 in ninth month of the year.
Five Set Thrillers Since 2010, the Toledo Rockets volleyball program has plaed in 54 five-set matches and holds an impressive 33-21 record in those five-set matches. The 54 five-set matches for UT, ranks first in the Mid-American Conference since 2010. To start the 2017-18 campaign, the Rockets played in back-to-back five-set matches to begin the season for the first time since 1990
Fantasic Freshman Early in the season, freshman Emma Swope has grown into a formidable offensive threat for the Rockets, with 60 kills, which ranks second on the team. At the BG/UT Invitational, Swope was named to the all-tournament team after recording 30 kills in three games. 2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
The Smith File
Hometown..........................Rochester, Indiana College....................Westmont College (1990) Family................................................ wife, Erica .......................daughters, Peytan and Reagan ............................................................son, Logan
Coaching History
2009-present................. Toledo Head Coach 2006-2008....Assistant Coach Notre Dame 2000-2005.......... Virginia Tech Head Coach 1997-1999..........Assistant Coach Ohio State 1995-1996............... Assistant Coach Hofstra 1994..Assistant Coach Univ. of Indianapolis Smith Year-by-Year at Toledo
Year Overall MAC Finish 2009 17-12 2010 13-17 2011 10-18 2012 8-21 2013 19-12 2014 1-28 2015 6-23 2016 16-14 2017 2-4 Overall 92-149
8-7 2nd-West 6-10 6th-West 5-11 6th-West 2-14 6th-West 12-4 T-1st-West 0-16 6th-West 3-13 6th-West 8-8 3rd-West 0-0 44-83 #ToledoTough #GoRockets
Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Toledo’s Record When....
Overall.........................................................................1-2 Conference...............................................................0-0 At home.......................................................................1-2 On the road................................................................0-1 At Neutral Sites..........................................................1-1 August..........................................................................1-2 September..................................................................1-2 October.....................................................................0-0 November.................................................................0-0 Thursday...................................................................0-0 Friday...........................................................................0-1 Saturday......................................................................1-1 Three set matches....................................................1-1 Four set matches................................................... 0-2 Five set matches........................................................1-1 First Set Wins...............................................................4 Second Set Wins..........................................................2 Third Set Wins..............................................................2 Fourth Set Wins.............................................................1 Fifth Set Wins.................................................................1 Up 1-0...........................................................................1-3 Down 1-0......................................................................1-1 Up 2-0..........................................................................1-0 Down 2-0....................................................................0-1 Tied 1-1.........................................................................1-3 Down 0-2....................................................................0-1 Up 2-1...........................................................................1-0 Down 2-1.................................................................... 0-3 Tied 2-2........................................................................1-1 Higher Attack Percentage......................................2-1 Lower Attack Percentage..................................... 0-3 More Kills.....................................................................1-1 Less Kills.....................................................................1-2 More Aces................................................................. 2-0 Less Aces.................................................................. 0-3 Equal Aces..................................................................0-1 More Digs.................................................................. 2-3 Less Digs.....................................................................0-1 Equal Digs.................................................................0-0 More Blocks...............................................................1-2 Less Blocks................................................................1-2 Equal Blocks.............................................................0-0 More Attack Errors................................................ 0-2 Less Attack Errors..................................................2-2 Equal Attack Errors................................................0-0 .400 or above hitting percentage......................0-0 .300 to .399 hitting percentage.........................0-0 .200 to .299 hitting percentage...........................1-2 .100 to .199 hitting percentage..............................1-2 .100 or below hitting percentage........................0-0
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
17 Straight AVCA Team Academic Award Toledo Volleyball earned the AVCA Team Academic Award in July, marking the 17th straigh year the Rockets have earned the award. Toledo has the second longest streak in the NCAA.
Keeping Em’ Close to Home Head Coach Greg Smith and the Toledo Rocket Volleyball program made it an emphasis on keeping players close to hom as seven players on the 2017-18 roster live within 150 miles. There are 10 players that grew up within 200 miles of Toledo.
Close Connections with Coach Smith Toledo will play both Notre Dame and Virginia Tech this season, each having a coaching connection with ninth year head coach Greg Smith. Prior to arriving at UT, Smith was the head coach at Virginia Tech from 2000 to 2005 before becoming an assistant coach at Notre Dame from 2006 to 2008. It will be the fourth time Smith has faced Notre Dame while it will be the first time he has coached UT against Virginia Tech.
Toledo Runs in the Family For freshman Chloee Kleespies, playing Toledo Volleyball runs in the family as Chloee’s older sister, Cassie played for the Rockets from 2008 to 2011.
2017 MAC Championship The 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament will be held on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, November 16 through November 19 at John D. Millett Hall. The winner receives the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
More Toledo Volleyball Information Updated rosters, bios, depth chart, game notes and news on the Rockets can be found on the official UT Athletics website www.utrockets.com or follow Toledo Volleyball on Twitter/Instgram/Facebook @ToledoVB.
Mid-American Conference Standings West School MAC Overall Ball State 0-0 5-1 Central Michgian 0-0 5-1 Western Michigan 0-0 3-3 Eastern Michigan 0-0 3-4 Toledo 0-0 2-4 Northern Illinois 0-0 0-7 East School MAC Overall Buffalo 0-0 3-2 Miami 0-0 4-3 Ohio 0-0 4-3 Bowling Green 0-0 2-3 Akron 0-0 2-4 Kent State 0-0 1-5
QUICK FACTS
General Information
School..........................................University of Toledo Location..................................................... Toledo, Ohio Founded....................................................................1872 Enrollment...........................................................18,783 National Affiliation.............................NCAA Division I Conference...............Mid-American (West Division) Colors.....................................Midnight Blue and Gold Nickname..........................................................Rockets President........................................ Dr. Sharon Gaber Athletics Director.............................Michael O’Brien Senior Woman’s Administrator........Kelly Andrews Athletic Department Phone............... 419-530-4184
Coaching Staff
Head Volleyball Coach.............................Greg Smith Toledo Record..................................92-149 (9 years) Overall Record............................ 173-243 (14 years) Assistant Coach.......Bethany Martin (2nd season) Assistant Coach...........Kelly Maxwell (2nd season)
Volleyball History
First Year of Volleyball........................................1980 All-Time Record............................................. 456-699 All-Time MAC Record.....................................163-372 NCAA Tournament Appearances..............................0 MAC West Division Titles..........1 (Co-Champ/2013) MAC Regular Season Titles.......................................0 MAC Tournament Titles..............................................0
2016 Year in Review
2016 Overall Record............................................16-14 MAC Record..............................................................8-8 MAC Finish.................................... 3rd -West Division MAC Tournament Result ...................................L, 3-2 vs. Ohio (Quarterfinals)
Home Court
Volleyball Arena.....................John F. Savage Arena Capacity..................................................................7,014 Mascot..............................................Rocky the Rocket
Athletic Communications
Volleyball Contact..................................Chris Cullum Email.................... [email protected] Cell Phone...........................................(630) 220-4147 Secondary VB Contact................Nathan Palcowski [email protected] Phone..................................................... 419-530-4925 Associate AD/Communications.........Paul Helgren Associate Director.................... Brian DeBenedictis Graduate Assistant.......................... Stewart Sabine Communications FAX......................... 419-530-4428 Website........................................www.utrockets.com
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
THE LAST TIME TOLEDO...
Won in three sets.............................................................. vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) Won in four sets.............................................................................vs. Ohio (10/14/2016) Won in five sets...................................................................vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) Lost in three sets.............................................................. vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) Lost in four sets................................................................................. vs. VCU (9/1/2017) Lost in five sets.......................................................vs. SIU Edwardsville (8/25/2016) Won at Home............................................................ vs. SE Louisiana (3-0) (9/1/2017) Lost at Home............................................................vs. Notre Dame (0-3) (9/2/2017) Won on the road..........................................at Eastern Michigan (3-0) (10/29/2016) Lost on the road........................................................at Fort Wayne (1-3) (8/26/2017) Won at a neutral site............ vs. Quinnpiac (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (3-2) (8/26/2017) Lost at a neutral site.....vs. SIU Edwardsville (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (2-3) (8/25/17)
TOLEDO DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Carly Townsend (1) Carly Townsend (2) Caleigh Barhorst (1)
Opponent Stats Quinnipiac 50 assists / 16 digs at Fort Wayne 43 assists / 11 digs vs. Notre Dame 11 kills / 10 digs
THE LAST TIME A TOLEDO PLAYER....
15 or more kills................................................... 16, Emma Swope vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 20 or more kills...................... 24, Saige Thomas vs. SIU Edwarsville (8/25/2017) 25 or more kills................................. 28, Lauren Rafdal vs. Ball State (10/3/2013) 30 or more assists.......................34, Brianna Foster vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 40 or more assists....................................... 42, Brianna Foster vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 50 or more assists......................50, Carly Townsend vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) 20 or more digs....................... 20, Maurissa Leonard vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 30 or more digs............32, Maurissa Leonard at Central Michigan (10/27/2016) 40 or more digs..........................................................................................................Never 5 or more blocks................................6, Annie Beasley vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) 10 or more blocks...............................12, Dakota Arkins at Kent State (10/19/2013) 5 or more service aces............. 5, Lauren Bakaitis vs. Saint Francis (9/9/2016) 10 or more service aces... 13, Dakota Harkins vs. Eastern Michigan (10/5/2012)
2017 Individual Match Highs
2017 Toledo Match Highs
KILLS:
KILLS:
ATTACK ATTEMPTS
ATTACK ATTEMPTS
3 Sets..............................................11, Caleigh Barhorst vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets................................................................... 16, Emma Swope, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets.............................................................24, Saige Thomas vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets............................................................................ 37, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets...............................................................................51, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets.........................................................................................61, vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets............................................ 41, Caleigh Barhorst vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets.................................................................. 48, Emma Swope, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets............................................................ 65, Saige Thomas vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets.............................................................................117, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets..............................................................................................141, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets...................................................................................... 183, vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
ASSISTS
ASSISTS
DIGS
DIGS
3 Sets..............................................34, Brianna Foster, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets...............................................43, Carly Townsend at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets..........................................................52, Carly Townsend vs SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets............................................................................ 37, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets............................................................................. 48, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets............................................................................ 60, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
3 Sets......................................... 20, Maurissa Leonard vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets............................................................18, Maurissa Leonard vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets.....................................................26, Maurissa Leonard vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
3 Sets.............................................................................57, vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets..............................................................................67, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets............................................................................ 60, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
SERVICE ACES
SERVICE ACES
3 Sets............................................4, Maurissa Leonard vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) 4 Sets........................................................... 2, x2, last Rhyen Neal vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets.........................................................3, Rhyen Neal vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
3 Sets...............................................................................9, vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) 4 Sets................................................................................................5, vs. VCU (9/1/2017) 5 Sets...............................................................................8, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017)
TOTAL BLOCKS
TOTAL BLOCKS
3 Sets....................................................2.5, Lynnea Clay vs. Notre Dame (9/2/2017) 4 Sets.......................................................................................... (two tied at Fort Wayne) 5 Sets................................................................ 9, Zoe Birnbrich vs SIUE (8/25/2017)
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
3 Sets...............................................................................6, vs. SE Louisiana (9/1/2017) 4 Sets................................................................................ 7, at Fort Wayne (8/26/2017) 5 Sets......................................................................................... 17, vs. SIUE (8/25/2017)
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
2017 Toledo Volleyball TOLEDO Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017) All matches Overall record: 2-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-1
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4 10 14 6 1 3 18 15 11 13 7 5 2 16 9
Player
THOMAS, Saige SWOPE, Emma BEASLEY, Annie VIDOUREK, Rachel BIRNBRICH, Zoe BARHORST, Caleigh CLAY, Lynnea TOWNSEND, Carly KLEESPIES, Chloee FOSTER, Brianna SENDELBACH, Haley NEAL, Rhyen BAKAITIS, Lauren LEONARD, Maurissa STEPHENSON, Andrea TOLEDO Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
sp
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k/s
Attack e
ta
pct
Set a a/s
22 68 3.09 31 208 .178 1 0.05 23 60 2.61 26 180 .189 0 0.00 24 49 2.04 13 109 .330 1 0.04 24 47 1.96 13 119 .286 0 0.00 12 20 1.67 3 44 .386 1 0.08 10 19 1.90 14 66 .076 3 0.30 10 6 0.60 6 23 .000 0 0.00 16 5 0.31 5 27 .000 156 9.75 2 5 2.50 1 9 .444 0 0.00 19 4 0.21 2 12 .167 99 5.21 5 4 0.80 4 18 .000 0 0.00 24 2 0.08 3 9 -.111 3 0.12 23 1 0.04 2 10 -.100 3 0.13 24 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 14 0.58 6 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 24 290 12.08 124 838 .198 281 11.71 24 302 12.58 133 865 .195 277 11.54 TOLEDO
OPP
290 124 838 .198 12.1
302 133 865 .195 12.6
281 11.7
277 11.5
34 48 1.4
33 55 1.4
33 1.4
34 1.4
384 16.0
360 15.0
8 82 49.0 2.0 22 8
9 80 49.0 2.0 13 5
661 3/220 2/0 0 0
572 1/572
Date
%Aug 25 %Aug 26 %Aug 26 %Sep 01
Sep 01 Sep 02
sa
0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 9 5 7 1 34 33
Serve se sa/s
0 1 10 0 0 4 0 3 0 5 0 7 6 8 3 48 55
Opponent vs SIUE vs Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE LOUISIANA VCU NOTRE DAME
0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.38 0.22 0.29 0.17 1.42 1.38
re
Dig dig dig/s
2 16 0.73 1 18 0.78 0 19 0.79 0 18 0.75 0 1 0.08 5 20 2.00 0 1 0.10 0 41 2.56 0 0 0.00 1 36 1.89 1 1 0.20 7 56 2.33 5 45 1.96 7 109 4.54 2 3 0.50 33 384 16.00 34 360 15.00 L W L W L L
Score 2-3 3-2 1-3 3-0 1-3 0-3
bs
0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
5 9 18 16 14 1 6 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 82 80
5 10 21 18 15 1 7 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 49.0 49.0
0.23 5 0.43 3 0.88 3 0.75 0 1.25 3 0.10 0 0.70 2 0.31 5 0.50 0 0.21 0 0.60 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2.04 22 2.04 13
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 5
Score by set 25-21,15-25,29-31,25-21,11-15 23-25,25-22,25-13,21-25,15-10 25-14,24-26,21-25,23-25 25-14,25-22,29-27 25-15,23-25,20-25,14-25 19-25,19-25,17-25
points
70.5 65.5 64.0 57.0 28.0 20.5 10.0 9.5 5.5 12.0 5.5 11.0 6.0 7.0 1.0 373.0 384.0 Att. 0 0 572 115 235 311
Record in 3-set matches:1-1 • Record in 4-set matches:0-2 • Record in 5-set matches:1-1
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
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Zoe Birnbrich MH • 6-1 • So. Dublin, OH
Lauren Bakaitis L/DS • 5-9 • Sr. Avon Lake, OH
Caleigh Barhorst OH • 6-0 • Fr. Fort Loramie, OH
Saige Thomas OH • 6-0 • Sr. Corpus Christi, TX
Rhyen Neal DS/OH • 5-8 • Fr. Yorktown, Ind.
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Rachel Vidourek MH • 6-1 • Sr. Oxford, OH
Haley Sendelbach OH • 6-1 • Jr. Tiffin, OH
Andrea Stephenson L/DS • 5-6 • Jr. Caledonia, MI
Emma Swope OH • 6-1 • Fr. Fredericksburg, Va.
Chloee Kleespies OH/MH • 6-2 • Fr Lincoln University, Pa
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Brianna Foster DS/S • 5-8 • Sr. Grafton, OH
Annie Beasley MH/OH • 6-2 • Sr. Indianapolis, IN
Carly Townsend S/RS • 5-11 • Jr. Germantown, WI
Maurissa Leonard L/DS • 5-4 • Jr. Oregon, OH
Lynnea Clay MH • 6-2 • Jr. Ada, OH
Greg Smith Head Coach Ninth Year
Bethany Martin Assistant Coach Second Year
Kelly Maxwell Assistant Coach Second Year
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
#1 Zoe Birnbrich So. | MH | 6-1
Opponent K-E-TA SIU Edwardsville 8-0-19 Quinnipiac 7-3-17 at Fort Wayne 5-0-8 SE Louisiana DNP VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA .421 0 0-0 0 0-9 .235 1 0-0 1 1-3 .625 0 0-0 0 0-2
Career Highs
Kills...............................................................................13(x2), last vs. Saint Francis (9/9/16) Total Attacks........................................................................................... 30 vs. SIUE (8/27/16) Atk%.....................................................................................................714 vs. Dayton (8/26/16) Assists......................................................................... 1 (x3) last vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/2017) Service Aces............................................................................................................................None Digs.............................................................................................................4, vs. SIUE (8/27/16) Block Solos.....................................................................2 (x3), last vs. Green Bay (9/16/16) Block Assists.........................................................................9, vs. SIU Edwarsville (8/25/17) Total Blocks...........................................................................9, vs. SIU Edwarsville (8/25/17)
#4 Saige Thomas Sr. | OH | 6-0
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 24-6-65 .277 1 0-0 7 0-4 15-8-39 .179 0 0-0 3 0-0 9-4-35 .143 0 0-0 2 0-1 9-5-27 .148 0 0-0 3 0-0 10-4-35 .171 0 0-0 1 0-0 1-4-7 -.429 0 0-0 0 0-0
Career Highs
Kills............................................................................................................24, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Total Attacks.......................................................................................... 65, vs. SIUE (8/26/17) Atk%....................................................................................................... ..500, vs. Rice (9/6/14) Assists.......................................................................................2 (x2), last at DePaul (9/4/15) Service Aces.............................................................................................3, at Akron (10/11/14) Digs..............................................................................................12, at Wright State (8/27/16) Block Solos............................................................................ 2 (x3), last vs. Buffalo (11/5/16) Block Assists.......................................................................5, at Western Michigan (11/17/15) Total Blocks.........................................................................5, at Western Michigan (11/17/15)
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
#2 Lauren Bakaitis Sr. | L/DS | 5-9
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 0-1-4 -.250 1 1-1 12 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 0-2 12 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 0-2 10 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 2-0 1 0-0 0-1-2 -.500 2 1-1 8 0-0 1-0-2 .500 0 0-1 10 0-0
Career Highs
Kills........................................................................................ 2, at Central Michigan (9/24/16) Total Attacks............................................................................................. 4, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Atk%...............................................................................1.000, at Central Michigan (9/24/16) Assists........................................................................................................11, at Akron (10/11/14) Service Aces...............................................................................5, vs. Saint Francis (9/9/16) Digs....................................................................................... 24, at Eastern Michigan (11/7/14) Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists............................................................................................................................None Total Blocks..............................................................................................................................None
#5 Rhyen Neal Fr. | DS/OH | 5-8
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 1-2-5 -.200 0 1-3 11 0-0 1-0-2 .500 2 3-0 15 0-0 0-0-1 .000 0 0-2 5 0-0 0-1-1 -1.000 1 1-1 5 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 2-0 9 0-0 0-0-0 .000 0 2-1 11 0-0
Career Highs
Kills.................................................................................... 1 (x2) last vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Total Attacks.............................................................................................5, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Atk%............................................................................................500, vs. Quinnipiac (8/25/17) Assists..............................................................................................2, vs Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Service Aces..................................................................................3, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Digs.................................................................................................15, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Block Solos........................................................................................................................................ Block Assists..................................................................................................................................... Total Blocks.......................................................................................................................................
#3 Caleigh Barhorst Fr. | OH | 6-0
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville DNP Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne DNP SE Louisiana 3-4-13 -.077 1 1-1 4 0-0 VCU 5-3-12 .167 0 0-2 6 0-0 Notre Dame 11-7-41 .098 2 0-1 10 0-1
Career Highs
Kills................................................................................................11, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Attacks.............................................................................41, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Atk%............................................................................................................167 vs. VCU (9/01/17) Assists..........................................................................................2, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Service Aces................................................................................ 1, vs. SE Louisiana (9/01/17) Digs..............................................................................................10, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists................................................................................ 1, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Blocks.................................................................................. 1, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17)
#6 Rachel Vidourek Sr. | MH | 6-1
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 11-1-24 .417 0 0-0 1 1-6 14-2-34 .353 0 0-0 4 0-4 8-3-18 .278 0 0-0 7 0-3 3-3-12 .000 0 0-0 3 1-1 6-0-13 .462 0 0-0 3 0-2 5-4-18 .056 0 0-0 0 0-0
Career Highs
Kills......................................................................................................19 vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Total Attacks...................................................................................42, vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Atk%....................................................................................................818 vs. Dayton (8/26/16) Assists.....................................................................................................2, vs. Buffalo (11/15/14) Service Aces.................................................................... 2 (x6), last vs. Ball State (11/3/16) Digs................................................................................ 9 (x2), last vs. Kent State (10/15/16) Block Solos........................................................... 3 (x3), last at Eastern Michigan (11/7/14) Block Assists...........................................................7 (x2), last vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Total Blocks.....................................................................8 (x2), last at Valparaiso (9/15/15)
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
#7 Haley Sendelbach Jr. | OH/MH | 6-1
#9 Andrea Stephenson Jr. | L/DS | 5-6
#10 Emma Swope Fr. | OH | 6-1
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville 2-3-12 -.083 0 0-0 0 0-1 Quinnipiac 0-1-1 -1.000 0 0-0 2 0-2 at Fort Wayne DNP SE Louisiana 2-0-5 .400 0 0-0 0 0-1 VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville 0-0-0 .000 0 0-2 1 0-0 Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne DNP SE Louisiana DNP VCU 0-0-0 .000 0 1-1 2 0-0 Notre Dame DNP
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
Career Highs
Career Highs
Career Highs
Kills............................................................................................12, vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Total Attacks......................................................................... 23, vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Atk%..............................................................................................500, at Valparaiso (9/15/15) Assists...............................................................................1 (x4), last vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Service Aces..................................................................................... 2, vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Digs................................................................................3 (x2), last at Illinois State (9/12/15) Block Solos............................................................3 (x2), lasdt vs. Robert Morris (9/18/15) Block Assists.....................................................................................6, vs. Evansville (9/5/15) Total Blocks.......................................................................................6, vs. Evansville (9/5/15)
#11 Chloee Kleespies Fr. | OH/MH | 6-2
Kills.............................................................................................................................................None Total Attacks................................................................... 2 (x3), last vs. Ball State (9/2/16) Atk%...........................................................................................................................................None Assists............................................................................3 (x2), last vs. Kent State (10/15/16) Service Aces.......................................................................3, at Central Michigan (10/10/15) Digs.........................................................................................................15, vs. Central Michigan Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists............................................................................................................................None Total Blocks..............................................................................................................................None
#13 Brianna Foster Sr. | DS/S | 5-8
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville DNP Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne 5-1-9 .444 0 0-0 0 0-0 SE Louisiana DNP VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
Career Highs
Career Highs
Kills...................................................................................................5, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Total Attacks..................................................................................9, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Atk%........................................................................................... .444, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Assists................................................................................................................................................ Service Aces..................................................................................................................................... Digs..................................................................................................................................................... Block Solos........................................................................................................................................ Block Assists..................................................................................................................................... Total Blocks.......................................................................................................................................
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA DNP 0-0-1 .000 2 2-1 7 0-0 0-0-0 .000 4 2-1 13 0-0 2-0-3 .667 17 1-1 7 0-0 1-2-5 -.200 42 0-0 6 0-2 1-0-3 .333 34 1-2 3 0-2
Kills................................................................................................2, vs. SE Louisiana (9/01/14) Total Attacks..............................................................................5, (x2) last vs. VCU (9/01/17) Atk%........................................................................................ .1.000 , vs. Duquesne (9/20/14) Assists......................................................................................................43, vs. Navy (9/13/14) Service Aces............................................................... 2 (x3), last vs. Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Digs................................................................................................ 13, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Block Solos...............................................................................1, at Cleveland State (9/13/14) Block Assists.............................................................. 2 (x2), last vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Blocks........................................................................ 2 (x3), vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17)
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 5-7-23 -.087 0 0-0 0 1-1 12-5-40 .175 0 0-0 2 0-2 13-3-27 .370 0 0-0 7 0-2 5-1-18 .222 0 0-0 2 0-2 16-9-48 .146 0 0-1 6 0-2 9-1-24 .333 0 0-0 1 0-0
Kills...............................................................................................................16, vs. VCU (9/01/17) Total Attacks.............................................................................................48, vs. VCU (9/01/17) Atk%............................................................................................370, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Assists................................................................................................................................................ Service Aces..................................................................................................................................... Digs..................................................................................................7, at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Block Solos................................................................................................. 1, vs. SIUE (8/25/17) Block Assists.................................................................2 (x2), last at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Total Blocks...........................................................................2 (x3), at Fort Wayne (8/26/17)
#14 Annie Beasley Sr. | MH/OH | 6-2
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA 8-2-21 11-4-28 10-1-18 5-1-13 8-3-17 7-2-12
Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA .286 0 0-3 2 1-5 .250 1 0-2 6 1-5 .500 0 1-0 3 1-2 .308 0 0-1 3 0-4 .294 0 1-2 3 0-2 .417 0 1-2 2 0-0
Career Highs
Kills..................................................................................................18, vs Kent State (10/15/16) Total Attacks...............................................................................40, vs. Kent State (10/15/16) Atk%.................................................................................636, at Central Michigan (10/10/15) Assists....................................................................................2 (x3), last vs. Akron (10/31/15) Service Aces.........................................................................5, vs. Bowling Green (10/23/15) Digs..................................................................................................6, vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Block Solos.........................................................2 (x3), last vs. Eastern Michigan (11/14/15) Block Assists....................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16) Total Blocks......................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16)
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Match 7-9 | Thunder Invitational
#15 Carly Townsend Jr. | S/RS | 5-11
Opponent K-E-TA SIU Edwardsville 2-2-9 Quinnipiac 1-2-6 at Fort Wayne 1-1-7 SE Louisiana 1-0-5 VCU DNP Notre Dame DNP
Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA .000 52 1-1 9 0-2 -.167 50 1-2 16 0-1 .000 43 0-0 11 0-0 .200 11 0-0 5 0-2
Career Highs
Kills................................................................................................... 14, vs. Ball State (9/24/15) Total Attacks.................................................................................36, vs. Ball State (9/24/15) Atk%.............................................................................................750, vs. Fort Wayne (9/6/16) Assists............................................................................................64, vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Service Aces................................................................................... 3, vs. Ball State (9/24/15) Digs.........................................................................................17, vs Bowling Green (10/23/15) Block Solos.................................................................................... 2, at Wright State (8/9/16) Block Assists....................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16) Total Blocks......................................................................9, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/29/16)
2017-18 Toledo Volleyball Game Notes
#16 Maurissa Leonard Jr. | L/DS | 5-4
Opponent SIU Edwardsville Quinnipiac at Fort Wayne SE Louisiana VCU Notre Dame
K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA 0-0-1 .000 4 1-2 26 0-0 0-0-0 .000 4 2-1 11 0-0 0-0-1 .000 1 0-0 15 0-0 0-1-1 -1.000 1 4-1 19 0-0 0-0-0 .000 3 0-3 18 0-0 0-0-1 .000 1 0-1 20 0-0
Career Highs
Kills..................................................................................... 1 (x6), last vs. Green Bay (9/6/16) Total Attacks..............................................................2 (x5), last vs. North Florida (9/3/16) Atk%.......................................................................... 1.000 (x5), last vs. Green Bay (9/6/16) Assists...........................................................................4, (x3), last vs. Quinnipiac (8/26/17) Service Aces.............................................................................................. 5, vs. Penn (9/2/16) Digs....................................................................32 (x2), last vs. Central Michigan (10/2/16) Block Solos...............................................................................................................................None Block Assists............................................................................................................................None Total Blocks..............................................................................................................................None
#18 Lynnea Clay Jr. | MH | 6-2
Opponent K-E-TA Pct. A SA-SE DIG BS-BA SIU Edwardsville DNP Quinnipiac DNP at Fort Wayne 0-0-1 .000 0 0-0 0 0-1 SE Louisiana 3-0-4 .750 0 0-0 1 0-0 VCU 1-3-9 -.222 0 0-0 0 0-2 Notre Dame 2-3-9 -.111 0 0-0 0 1-3
Career Highs
Kills..................................................................................................... 1, vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Total Attacks.................................................................1, (x2), last at Fort Wayne (8/26/17) Atk%...........................................................................................1.000, vs. Kent State (11/17/16) Assists................................................................................................................................................ Service Aces..................................................................................................................................... Digs..................................................................................................................................................... Block Solos........................................................................................................................................ Block Assists...............................................................................3, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17) Total Blocks.................................................................................4, vs. Notre Dame (9/02/17)
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