Kent State University
9-10,2-5MAC
Toledo
7-12,0-7MAC
Volleyball Takes Five-Setter from Toledo
10/18/2019 9:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
KENT, Ohio – Kent State defended home court and earned a much-needed 3-2 victory (25-22, 14-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-10) over Toledo inside of the M.A.C. Center Friday evening.
The Golden Flashes (9-10, 2-5 MAC) are now 4-1 in five-set contests this season and have won two of their past three matches overall. After rallying from a nine-point deficit to take the opening set and dropping the next two sets, senior Ashley Makruski and freshman Morgan Copley stepped up with several big swings in the fourth and fifth to lead the comeback effort.
Kent State totaled 61 kills on the night with four in double-figures. Copley led the way with a match-high 16 kills and Makruski posted 14 kills. Freshman Savannah Matthews and sophomore Danie Tyson joined them with 11 and 10 kills, respectively.
Redshirt sophomore Alex Haffner notched her 10th double-double of the season with 50 assists and 14 digs. Haffner added four kills, two aces and two total blocks.
Sophomore Erin Gardner led the defense with 24 digs. Matthews tallied 16 digs for her sixth double-double of the year and junior Kaeleigh Stang added 14 digs. Senior Myla King totaled six blocks to help the Flashes' defense limit the Rockets to a .140 hitting percentage.
Kent State will be right back in action on Saturday when Ball State visits the M.A.C. Center for a 5 p.m. contest.
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