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Kent State Volleyball Heads to Western Michigan for Final Road Matches
11/6/2025 4:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Kent State volleyball team will play its final two road matches of the season this weekend at Western Michigan. The Golden Flashes and Broncos will battle on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, November 7
6 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan
Saturday, November 8
3 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan
PREVIEWING THE FLASHES
Kent State (8-17, 3-11 MAC) have lost three in a row and look to move back above .500 at the M.A.C. Center, where the team has gone 2-3 this season.
Senior Mackenzie McGuire has been among the conference's best offensive players and ranks third in points per set (4.29) and kills per set (3.82). McGuire is No. 43 nationally with 344 total kills. She has recorded at least 10 kills in 20 of 25 matches.
A pair of newcomers have made immediate impacts to Kent State's attack, as freshman Macie Moreland (168) and junior Mercedez Brown (154) are the next two kills leaders.
Junior Christina Vigil ranks fourth in the MAC at 9.32 assists per set and is No. 38 in the nation with 839 total assists. She also leads the team at 2.53 digs per set.
MCGUIRE MAKING HER MARK
The only four-year member of the program, outside hitter Mackenzie McGuire officially entered the Kent State record book on Sept. 6 against Morgan State as the 17th member of the 1,000 kills club. She also tallied the 500th dig of her career during the match.
McGuire claimed the No. 6 spot on the Flashes career list during last Thursday's match against Central Michigan, passing Carrie Patterson (1996-99), and enters the weekend with 1,259 kills.
The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma native has been one of the most productive attackers in program history in terms of kills per set. McGuire's average of 3.45 is the third highest all-time.
BLOCK PARTY
With an average of 2.10 blocks per set, Kent State is having its most successful blocking season since 2021. Middle blocker Adalynn Ginley has made an immediate impact this fall after arriving to campus for the spring semester after transferring from Marshall. Ginley ranks ninth in the MAC with 1.04 blocks per set.
The block has picked up during conference play, as Kent State is averaging 2.27 per set against MAC competition. Middle blocker Nadia Miller leads the way with 1.09 blocks per set in league play, with Ginley (1.04 bps) and setter Christina Vigil (0.85 bps) close behind.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
The Broncos (13-14, 10-4 MAC) have won six of seven matches to move into second in the conference standings. Western Michigan ranks seventh in the country with an average of 17.32 digs per set. Outside hitter Elena Erickson (409), setter Leah Richmond (335), defensive specialist Reeghan Boyer (315) and defensive specialist Carley Piercefield (250) have tallied at least 250 digs each. Richmond is the MAC leader in assists per set (9.91) and ranks second nationally in total assists (1,021). Middle blocker Mary Clare Brusek leads the offense with 2.95 kills per set.
ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS
Kent State owns a 16-41 record all-time against Western Michigan and had won five of the six meetings prior to a current six-match losing streak.
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