The University of Toledo women’s volleyball team rallied from two sets down to beat Bowling Green State University 3-2 in the Battle of I-75 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green on Tuesday night, November 3. According to the University of Toledo Athletics report of the match, the Rockets dropped the first two sets 21-25 and 23-25, then won the next three 25-22, 25-23 and 15-8 to complete the reverse sweep — and officially clinch a spot in the 2026 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Tournament.
The clinch carries a piece of program history. Toledo Athletics reported that the berth establishes a program-record sixth straight season in the MAC Tournament. The victory also marked Toledo’s first win at the Stroh Center over the Falcons since a 3-2 win on October 6, 2023. Toledo improved to 19-4 overall and 11-2 in MAC play, while Bowling Green fell to 18-6.
The shape of the night is what made it remarkable. A reverse sweep leaves no margin for a bad stretch the rest of the way, and Toledo had to win two straight close sets, 25-22 and 25-23, just to force a fifth. Once there, the Rockets produced their most lopsided set of the evening, closing out the match 15-8 — a composed finish, in a hostile building on Election Night, to a match that had looked lost an hour earlier…