TOLEDO, Ohio – Junior Kaayla McIntyre led three Rockets in double figures with 18 points, and Toledo coasted to a 78-47 win over Division II foe Lock Haven in exhibition action on Saturday in Savage Arena.

McIntyre added a team-high three steals and five rebounds to pace the 2017 Mid-American Conference Champions, who led by as many as 35 points.

Other top performers for the Midnight Blue & Gold were junior Olivia Cunningham with 15 points off the bench and sophomore Mariella Santucci had 12. Junior Mikaela Boyd also contributed eight points, a team-high eight boards and three assists. In total, 11 of UT's 13 players found the scoring column in the decisive 31-point triumph.  

As a team, Toledo shot 39.7 percent (27-of-68) from the floor, including 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from three-point land, and 77.8 percent (21-of-27) from the charity stripe.

UT, which led for 33:58 and trailed for only 2:07 in today's match-up, dished out 14 helpers against 13 turnovers and had 14 steals. The Rockets also did a bulk of their damage on the interior and finished with a commanding 48-22 edge in points in the paint.

The story of today's exhibition contest was UT's stout defense, which limited LHU to 31.1 percent (19-of-61) from the field, including 22.2 percent (2-of-9) from beyond the arc. They also forced the Bald Eagles into committing 27 turnovers, which the home team translated into 31 points. The Rockets posted a staggering 31-5 edge in points off miscues.

Jordyn Kloster paced Lock Haven with 11 points and seven caroms. Kloster was the lone visitor in double digits.

Following a slow start, UT took the game over on the strength of strong play from Cunningham. The Horn Lake, Miss. native accounted for nine points in a span of four-plus minutes to give the Rockets a 22-16 lead after the first period. Cunningham was credited with a pair of field goals and five charity tosses during this stretch to give the home team a lead they would not relinquish.

In the second quarter, the Rockets benefited from four points each by McIntyre and Boyd to put them comfortably ahead, 40-25, at the intermission.

UT then put the game away by rattling off the first 15 points in the third stanza to make the score 55-25 at the 6:02 mark. The Rockets spread the wealth in the game-sealing rally, as five different players tallied points, including six from McIntyre.

Toledo would not be challenged for the remainder of today's exhibition game and cruised to the 31-point home victory. 
    
UT, who was recently picked to finish second in the MAC West Division in a vote of the league's head coaches, will open its regular season versus Northeast Conference member Saint Francis (PA) in the first round of the Preseason WNIT on Friday, Nov. 10. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be streamed live on ESPN3. In conjunction with next Friday's season opener, UT will hold a special pre-game MAC Championship and NCAA Championships Banner and Ring Presentation.