Toledo Competes Against Maine on Thursday at Home

Thursday, November 30

Toledo, Ohio

7:00 P.M.

University of Toledo

Maine

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Senior captain Jada Woody and the Rockets host Maine on Thursday in Savage Arena.

Photo by: Toledo Athletics

11/29/2017 10:41:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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TOLEDO, Ohio - Toledo (4-1) continues its tough non-conference slate when it competes against Maine (4-2) on Thursday, Nov. 30 in Savage Arena. The opening tip against the Black Bears is slated for 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN3.

The 2017 Mid-American Conference Champions are in the midst of a nine-game home winning streak and have posted an impressive 64-16 (.800) mark against non-league opponents under 10th-year head coach Tricia Cullop.

UT enters tomorrow's match-up on the heels of a 74-57 victory at Iona on Monday that extended its overall winning streak to four games.

Junior Mikaela Boyd paced three Rockets in double figures with a season-high 14 points and a season-best 11 caroms in a collegiate-best 39 minutes to post her 11th-career double-double.

Junior Kaayla McIntyre and senior Jada Woody added 10 points each to help the Midnight Blue & Gold improve to 11-0 all-time against teams from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

UT, which did not trail in the contest, also received nine points from senior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott and sophomore Mariella Santucci, as well as seven by junior Sarah St-Fort and junior Olivia Cunningham to win its first road game this year.

As a team, the Rockets connected on a season-high 54.2 percent (26-of-48) from the field, including a sensational 54.5 percent (6-of-11) from beyond the arc, and 76.2 percent (16-of-21) from the charity stripe.

UT, which is 3-0 at Savage Arena this season, is fueled offensively by McIntyre, Bravo-Harriott, Cunningham, Boyd and Santucci, who are averaging 13.2, 12.2, 10.6, 7.4 and 7.0 ppg, respectively.

Toledo will face a Maine team which has won four of its last five games, most recently securing a 75-39 victory over Kennesaw State in the consolation round of the Miami (Fla.) Thanksgiving Tournament on Sunday in Coral Gables.

Fanny Wadling led the Black Bears with a career-high 17 points and nine rebounds against KSU. Julie Brosseau added 16 points, seven boards and six assists, while Tanesha Sutton recorded her second double-double of the year with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Brosseau averaged 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists to earn a spot on the Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team.

Maine features an offense with three players scoring at least 9.5 points led by Blanca Millan's 18.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.2 spg. They are 1-1 away from home this season.

The Rockets and Black Bears will meet for the second time on the hardwood. UT posted a 61-57 neutral-court victory over Maine in the championship game of the 2007 Miami (Fla.) Holiday Classic on Dec. 30 in Coral Gables.

Toledo is also 3-1 (.750) all-time against teams from the America East Conference (1-1 vs. Albany; 1-0 vs. Maine; 1-0 vs. UMBC). Most recently, the Rockets dropped a 63-55 neutral-court decision versus Albany in the opening round of the 2015 URI Tournament in Kingston, R.I. (Nov. 21).

Following tomorrow's match-up, Toledo will travel to Atlantic-10 member St. Bonaventure (4-3) on Monday, Dec. 4. Tip-off against the Bonnies is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Reilly Center.

UT and St. Bonaventure will square off for the sixth-straight year. The Rockets lead the all-time series, 4-1, most recently claiming a 74-50 triumph in Savage Arena on Dec. 11, 2016. Two years ago in St. Bonaventure, the Bonnies registered a 74-63 triumph (Nov. 29, 2015).