TOLEDO, OH – Toledo put up a valiant effort in its match vs. West Division leader Northern Illinois but ended up on the short end of a 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-11) setback to the Huskies. With the loss, the Rockets drop to 15-12 on the season and 8-7 in the Mid-American Conference. NIU remains atop of the MAC West with a 22-5 overall record and 14-1 mark in league play.
Sophomore OH Gracey Tuifua paced the Rockets' attack efforts with nine terminations. Junior OH Saige Thomas followed with six kills, while junior MB Rachel Vidourek, senior RSH Mary O'Connor and junior MB Annie Beasley each recorded five of their own.