Morehead, Ky.-- The Morehead State volleyball team was swept by Toledo in the opening match of the Comfort Inn-Vitational in Johnson Arena in Morehead Friday.
Toledo (4-0) hit .333 for the match, slamming 47 kills winning in straight sets 25-22, 25-14, 25-23. The Rockets were led aby Olivia Heitkamp and Jessica Costlow with 11 kills each. The Rockets got off to a fast start from the service line, notching four aces in the opening set. Toledo finished with seven services aces in the match.
Morehead State (1-4) recorded 34 kills, hitting .219. The Eagles were led by
Amelia Nott with eight kills.
Hollan Everett and
Sarah Heath added seven kills apiece.
Eagles head coach Krysten Becker-McBride said she liked the fight in her team
The Eagles return to play tonight at 7:00 p.m., as they host UIC in Johnson Arena. The match can be seen on ESPN+.
The other matches on Friday are UIC taking on Radford at 1:00 p.m., and Toledo and Radford squaring off at 4:00.
The Comfort Inn-Vitational wraps up Saturday with a pair of matches. Toledo and UIC square off at 11:00 a.m., and Morehead State wraps up the tournament at 2:00 when they square off with Radford.
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