Kent State University
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Western Michigan
10/30/2026 1:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Kent State volleyball will be back in action at the M.A.C. Center on Saturday for a Halloween showdown with Western Michigan. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
PREVIEWING THE FLASHES
The Golden Flashes (10-12, 4-7 MAC) sit one game behind sixth-place Ohio in the Mid-American Conference standings after dropping a 3-1 contest on the Bobcats' home court on Tuesday.
Senior Mercedez Brown has been the top attacker on the season and averages 2.52 kills per set. Sophomore Macie Moreland leads the team in conference play with an average of 2.56 kills per set.
Senior Christina Vigil ranks fifth in the MAC with an average of 7.78 assists per set. Vigil is also versatile as a defender and averages 1.97 digs per set and 0.38 blocks per set.
Junior Lesley Furuta ranks sixth in the conference with an average of 3.90 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 WESTERN MICHIGAN
The Broncos (14-7, 6-4 MAC) will be on short rest and are scheduled to play at Ohio on Friday night. Setter Leah Richmond is the MAC leader and ranks 44th nationally with an average of 10.17 assists per set. Outside hitter Annalise Patchett powers WMU's attack at 3.19 kills per set, while middle blocker adds 2.62 kills per set and a .393 hitting percentage.
ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENT
Kent State owns a 16-43 record all-time against Western Michigan but had won five of the six meetings prior to a current eight-match losing streak.
UP NEXT FOR THE FLASHES
Kent State will play its final two home contests at the M.A.C. Center next week against Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 3 and then Miami on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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