KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team had five different players record five or more kills on Saturday as it swept Toledo (27-25, 25-19, 25-10) for the second consecutive night. It was the season-high sixth straight win for the Broncos.
 
FINAL SCORE: Western Michigan 3, Toledo 0
LOCATION: University Arena (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (13-11, 9-4 MAC) | Toledo (15-10, 8-5)
 
Logan Case handed out 33 assists, with Julia Marr and Madison Merz benefitting from Case's distribution with a team-high 10 kills apiece. Anna Calcagno (6 kills), Keona Salesman (6) and Mary Clare Brusek (5) all added to WMU's offensive balance.
 
On the defensive side, three Broncos recorded double-digit digs, led by Andelyn Simkins' 18. Reeghan Boyer had 12 digs and Carley Piercefield chipped in 10.
 
Toledo got out to an 8-5 advantage in the early stages of the opening frame. At 11-8, Western Michigan tallied four consecutive points to briefly move ahead, 12-11, only to see the visitors answer with three in a row to wrestle the lead back, 14-12.
 
With the Rockets back up by three, 20-17, the Broncos tallied six of the next seven points to take a 23-21 edge. UT countered with three in a row and had set point opportunities at 24-23 and 25-24, but WMU fended it off both times to draw level at 25-25. The Brown and Gold broke the tie with a block, and Calcagno then hammered down the decisive kill to claim the set, 27-25.
 
Western Michigan tallied the first nine points of the middle frame. The Rockets worked the margin down to five, 11-6, but WMU used a three-point spurt to boost the lead back to eight, 14-6. Late in the set, Toledo got all the way back to within three on a few occasions, including at 22-19. The Broncos buckled down and notched the next three points, with Case serving up an ace to claim the set and put the hosts up 2-0 at the break.
 
The Brown and Gold raced out to a big lead again in the third, grabbing 10 of the first 13 points. At 13-6, Western Michigan tallied four in a row to increase their advantage to 17-6. The margin never dipped below 10 for the remainder of the evening, as WMU sealed its sixth consecutive victory.   
 
The Broncos look to extend their winning streak on Tuesday evening as they travel to DeKalb, Ill., to face NIU. First serve is scheduled for 7 pm on ESPN+.