Brian Wright

Biography

Brian Wright was hired as the Rockets' head women's volleyball coach on Dec. 26, 2024. Wright takes over as the eighth head coach in program history, following stops at Ohio State, TCU and Texas. In his first season at the helm of the Rockets, Wright led the team to its first ever Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship. The team entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed and took down the No. 5 seed Miami, 3-2, in the quarterfinals before upsetting No. 1 seeded Ball State in five sets, 3-2. Toledo met No. 2 seed Western Michigan in the championship match and earned a 3-1 victory to earn their first trophy and the program's first NCAA Tournament berth. Freshman Jessica Costlow was named the MAC Tournament MVP as Grace Freiberger and Kelsey Smith earned All-Tournament Team accolades. In 2025, the Rockets led the country in service aces (261) and ranked 15th nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.167). Senior setter Kelsey Smith was the only player in the country to tally 1,250 assists, 350 digs and 125 kills. Sophomore libero Grace Freiberger was the only player in the nation to record over 620 digs and 50 service aces. Freiberger also set a new single season digs record of 626 while redshirt sophomore middle blocker Sierra Pertzborn broke the single season program record for blocks (139) and blocks/set (1.11). Five Rockets earned postseason accolades following the 2025 regular season, a mark which tied the program best. Freiberger became the first player in program