OXFORD, OH - Toledo (7-7, 2-1 MAC) travels to Mid-American Conference East Division foe Miami (7-7, 1-2 MAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 13 looking to continue its momentum from back-to-back victories over Kent State, 73-67, and Western Michigan, 80-73. Tip-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Millett Hall and can be seen on ESPN3.Â
UT outscored WMU, 11-1, over the final two-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to help the home team post a seven-point home triumph.
Sophomore
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott and senior
Brenae Harris paced the victorious Rockets with a season-high 24 and 22 points, respectively. The duo shot a combined 15-of-27 (55.6 percent) from the floor, including 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from three-point range, and a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line. Â Â
Harris added a season-high 11 rebounds and just missed tallying the second triple-double in program history, finishing with a season-tying best nine assists.
Toledo also received 10 points each from senior
Ana Capotosto and junior
Janice Monakana, as well as six points and eight caroms by freshman
Kaayla McIntyre.
As a team, UT shot 50.0 percent (25-of-50) from the field and 83.3 percent (season-high 25-of-30) from the charity stripe to surpass the 80-point barrier for the third time this season.
Meredith Shipman led the Broncos with 31 points, draining a Savage Arena record nine three-point field goals. Shipman was outstanding from long range, shooting nine-of-14 from beyond the arc.Â
Toledo, which sports a 3-5 record away from home this season, is fueled offensively by the quartet of Harris, Capotosto, Monakana and Bravo-Harriott, who are averaging 13.9, 11.7, 10.6 and 10.6 ppg, respectively.
UT will take on a Miami squad which has dropped three of its last four contests. Most recently, the RedHawks suffered a 66-41 setback at Ball St. on Saturday. Baleigh Reid paced MU with a contest-tying best 16 against the Cardinals. The RedHawks were limited to 32.7 percent (16-of-49) from the field in the MAC cross-division contest and 40.0 percent (4-of-10) from the charity stripe.
Miami, which is 5-3 at home this season, features three players scoring at least 8.5 ppg and is led by 2014-15 MAC All-Freshman Team performer Reid 16.4 ppg.
Toledo and Miami will meet for the only time during the 2016 MAC campaign and the 62nd time overall.
UT leads the all-time series, 36-25, winning the last nine match-ups by an average of 12.6 ppg (70.8-58.2) since the 2009-10 campaign.
A season ago, the Rockets claimed a 63-53 home victory (Jan. 3) in the MAC opener. The cross-division foes also squared off in the opening round of the conference tournament, with Toledo securing a 62-47 home triumph (March 9).Â
Miami holds a 16-13 edge in contests played on its home court, but UT has won the last four contests in Millett Hall.Â
Following Wednesday's contest, the Rockets will host Northern Illinois (8-6, 1-2 MAC) on Saturday, Jan. 16. The opening tip versus the Huskies is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and can be seen on ESPN3.
Toledo holds a decisive 29-18 lead in the all-time series, but has split the last four meetings between the division foes.Â
A year ago, the teams split two match-ups with the home team protecting their court. UT claimed a 73-57 victory in Savage Arena (Feb. 18), before dropping a 68-64 decision in the Convocation Center (March 4).
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