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Friday, November 7
Toledo, Ohio
6 p.m.
University at Buffalo
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Toledo
Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com
Bulls Travel to Toledo for Weekend Series
11/6/2025 11:29:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's volleyball team (8-15, 5-9 MAC) will stay on the road for the final time this season as they'll play the Toledo Rockets (18-8, 9-5 MAC) this weekend. Friday's match will begin at 6 p.m. with Saturday's match at 5 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Bulls have won two of the last three meetings against Toledo. Head Coach Scott Smith is 3-5 against the Rockets. In her three matches against the Rockets, junior Manoela Forlin finished with 29 kills and a hitting percentage of .205. In the overall series Toledo leads, 25-8.
The Bulls are coming off a 1-2 week as they fell to Akron and Northern Illinois, but ended the week with a sweep over the Huskies. On the week, setter Maddie Mitchell tallied 131 assists, the most in the conference on the week. Her 10.08 assists per set was the third-best mark. She recorded doubles-doubles against Akron and Northern Illinois to bring her season total to 11. Mitchell finished with a 5-set high 53 assists against Akron and a 3-set high 34 assists against Northern Illinois. She added four blocks, four aces and 12 kills. Forlin was a force on the Bulls' offense on the week. Her 4.08 kills per set and total kills on the week ranked third in the MAC. She had a total of eight aces in three matches which was the top mark in the conference as her 0.62 aces per set was sixth. She tallied a total of 63.5 points, an average of 4.88 points per set, both marks good for second in the conference. She finished the week with a .222 kill percentage and 1.92 digs per set. She recorded a 15-kill, 12-dig double-double against Akron.
ABOUT THE BULLS
• Junior Manoela Forlin has 10+ kills in 17 of the 23 matches this season.
• In just conference play, Emerson Matthews is top-10 in the MAC in aces per set (0.33), total aces (18), total kills (197), kills per set (3.65), total points (229.5) and points per set (4.25).
• Sophomore middle blocker Ava Kanj has recorded 36 total blocks in the last seven matches, good for 0.97 blocks per set.
• Preseason All-MAC honoree Manoela Forlin and freshman Emerson Matthews have been the Bulls' one-two punch on the offensive attack. The duo has combined for 584 kills, which is 55.9% of the Bulls' total kills on the season. This is the highest rate in the MAC as Ball State's Carson Tyler and Noelle VanOort make up 52.5% of the Cardinals' kills are just behind for second.
• Maddie Mitchell has 11 double-doubles on the season. Mitchell has recorded double-doubles in seven of the last 10 matches against Ohio (10/4), Akron (10/7), Central Michigan (10/10) and Eastern Michigan (10/23-24), Akron (10/28), and Northern Illinois (10/31).
• The Bulls are 26-6 in sets where they reach 15 first, but are 8-47 when the opposition gets to 15 first.
For all the latest on UB Volleyball, follow @ubvolleyball on Twitter/X, @ub_volleyball on Instagram and like the UB Women's Volleyball Facebook page.
Click here for ticket information.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
The Bulls have won two of the last three meetings against Toledo. Head Coach Scott Smith is 3-5 against the Rockets. In her three matches against the Rockets, junior Manoela Forlin finished with 29 kills and a hitting percentage of .205. In the overall series Toledo leads, 25-8.
The Bulls are coming off a 1-2 week as they fell to Akron and Northern Illinois, but ended the week with a sweep over the Huskies. On the week, setter Maddie Mitchell tallied 131 assists, the most in the conference on the week. Her 10.08 assists per set was the third-best mark. She recorded doubles-doubles against Akron and Northern Illinois to bring her season total to 11. Mitchell finished with a 5-set high 53 assists against Akron and a 3-set high 34 assists against Northern Illinois. She added four blocks, four aces and 12 kills. Forlin was a force on the Bulls' offense on the week. Her 4.08 kills per set and total kills on the week ranked third in the MAC. She had a total of eight aces in three matches which was the top mark in the conference as her 0.62 aces per set was sixth. She tallied a total of 63.5 points, an average of 4.88 points per set, both marks good for second in the conference. She finished the week with a .222 kill percentage and 1.92 digs per set. She recorded a 15-kill, 12-dig double-double against Akron.
ABOUT THE BULLS
• Junior Manoela Forlin has 10+ kills in 17 of the 23 matches this season.
• In just conference play, Emerson Matthews is top-10 in the MAC in aces per set (0.33), total aces (18), total kills (197), kills per set (3.65), total points (229.5) and points per set (4.25).
• Sophomore middle blocker Ava Kanj has recorded 36 total blocks in the last seven matches, good for 0.97 blocks per set.
• Preseason All-MAC honoree Manoela Forlin and freshman Emerson Matthews have been the Bulls' one-two punch on the offensive attack. The duo has combined for 584 kills, which is 55.9% of the Bulls' total kills on the season. This is the highest rate in the MAC as Ball State's Carson Tyler and Noelle VanOort make up 52.5% of the Cardinals' kills are just behind for second.
• Maddie Mitchell has 11 double-doubles on the season. Mitchell has recorded double-doubles in seven of the last 10 matches against Ohio (10/4), Akron (10/7), Central Michigan (10/10) and Eastern Michigan (10/23-24), Akron (10/28), and Northern Illinois (10/31).
• The Bulls are 26-6 in sets where they reach 15 first, but are 8-47 when the opposition gets to 15 first.
For all the latest on UB Volleyball, follow @ubvolleyball on Twitter/X, @ub_volleyball on Instagram and like the UB Women's Volleyball Facebook page.
Click here for ticket information.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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