Kent State University
Ohio
10/26/2026 4:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Kent State will battle Ohio at the Convocation Center on Tuesday in a contest between teams with Mid-American Conference postseason ambitions. The teams are currently in a three-way tie for sixth in the league standings.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 27
6 p.m. Kent State at Ohio (ESPN+)
PREVIEWING THE FLASHES
The Golden Flashes (10-11, 4-6 MAC) split a pair of five-setters with Eastern Michigan last week. Junior Nadia Miller recorded a career-high 15 kills in both matches to lead the offense.
Senior Mercedez Brown has been the top attacker on the season and averages 2.56 kills per set. Sophomore Macie Moreland leads the team in conference play with an average of 2.60 kills per set.
Senior Christina Vigil ranks fifth in the MAC with an average of 7.70 assists per set. Vigil is also versatile as a defender and averages 2.00 digs per set and 0.39 blocks per set.
Junior Lesley Furuta ranks fifth in the conference with an average of 3.76 digs per set. Furuta tallied a career-high 34 digs against Toledo on Oct. 9. In addition to being the most by any MAC player this season, only three players in Division I have topped that mark in a four-setter.
SCOUTING OHIO
The Bobcats (11-10, 4-6 MAC) has lost six in a row and won just one set over the past five matches. Opposite Bailey Blair leads the offense at 2.94 kills per set and outside hitter Torre Kildow adds 2.68 kills per set. Setter Rowan Kelly averages 8.34 assists per set, which ranks fourth in the MAC.
ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENT
Kent State is 27-70 all-time against Ohio. The Golden Flashes have lost 16 of the last 17 meetings overall and last defeated the Bobcats in the 2021 season finale.
UP NEXT FOR THE FLASHES
Kent State will play its next three matches at the M.A.C. Center, beginning on Saturday, Oct. 31 against Western Michigan.
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