Kent State University
6-18,2-11MAC
Toledo
10-14,8-5MAC
Flashes Beat Rockets 3-1
10/28/2023 7:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Kent State volleyball team got back in the win column on Saturday by beating host Toledo, 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23) in a Mid-American Conference volleyball contest inside of Savage Arena.
Sophomores Mackenzie McGuire and Kendall White both posted double-doubles to lead the Golden Flashes (6-18, 2-11 MAC) to their first road victory in league play. McGuire posted 21 kills while hitting at a .315 clip and tallied 11 digs, while White totaled 29 assists and 14 digs while tying her career-high with five total blocks.
Freshman Logan Henderson and graduate student Kiana Mack added 11 kills and eight kills, respectively, while hitting at least .300.
Senior Bryn Roberts had a match-high 24 digs to lead the defense. Senior Karina Salinas added 10 digs and team-high three service aces.
How it Happened…
Set 1 (25-19): Mackenzie McGuire and Karina Salinas led Kent State back from a four-point deficit early in the set. McGuire had three kills and Salinas recorded consecutive aces as part of an eight-point run that put the Golden Flashes ahead 17-12. Toledo won four of the next five points to get within two before a service error ended the run. The teams split the next two points and Kent State then used a 6-2 run to close it out.
Set 2 (25-23): The Flashes trailed by as many as five points and never led until scoring six in a row, including back-to-back aces by Kiana Mack, that made it 23-21. Kent State's 24th point came on a service error. Toledo got within 24-23 with a kill but a low set led to a swing into the net on the ensuing point to make it 2-0 Flashes.
Set 3 (22-25): A four-point run gave Toledo a 6-5 lead, which it never gave up. Kent State tied it three times, but the hosts had an answer each time.
Set 4 (25-23): Neither team led by more than two points in a back-and-forth set that featured 17 ties and 10 lead changes. A kill by McGuire gave the Flashes a 24-22 lead and two chances for match point. Toledo posted a kill to extend it before sending the ensuing serve long to end the match.
Up Next for the Flashes
Kent State will return to the M.A.C. Center next weekend for matches against Central Michigan on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4.
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