Toledo Plays Host to Cleveland State on Saturday

Saturday, December 9

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 P.M.

University of Toledo

Cleveland State

Redshirt freshman Tanaya Beacham and the Rockets will play their lone home game this month against Cleveland State on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Photo by: Toledo Athletics

12/8/2017 12:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes vs. CSU (PDF)

TOLEDO, Ohio - Toledo (6-2) will play its lone home game during the month of December on Saturday, Dec. 9 when the Midnight Blue & Gold host Cleveland State (6-2). The match-up against the Horizon League member Vikings is slated for 2:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be streamed live on ESPN3.

The 2017 Mid-American Conference Champions are in the midst of a 10-game home winning streak and have posted an impressive 65-16 (.802) mark against non-league opponents under 10th-year head coach Tricia Cullop.

UT enters tomorrow's matinee on the heels of a 73-54 setback at Duquesne on Wednesday that snapped its five-game winning streak.

The Dukes (8-2) connected on 11 three-point field goals and shot a blistering 47.8 percent (11-of-23) from beyond the arc to hand UT its first loss since Nov. 14. Chassidy Omogrosso and Julijana Vojinovic did a bulk of DU's damage from three-point range with four treys each, while Kadri-Ann Lass had two.

Duquesne was also able to force UT into turning the ball over 16 times and the home team translated those miscues into 22 points.

Junior Kaayla McIntyre paced Toledo with 14 points, seven boards and a season-high three steals, while classmate Olivia Cunningham had 10.

UT, which is 4-0 at Savage Arena this season, is fueled offensively by McIntyre, senior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Cunningham and junior Mikaela Boyd, who are averaging 13.0, 11.9, 9.1 and 8.3 ppg, respectively.

McIntyre currently ranks second in the MAC in overall field-goal percentage (.625, 45-of-72), third in rejections, fourth in defensive caroms (7.0 rpg), fifth in overall rebounding, tied for 13th in offensive boards (2.0 rpg) and 15th in scoring.

Toledo will square off against a CSU team which has won its last four games, most recently securing a 71-64 victory over MAC member Ohio on Wednesday. Ashanti Bradshaw led the Vikings with 21 points and four thefts, followed by Olivia Voskuhl with 19 points and a game-high 10 caroms.

Cleveland State is 2-1 against MAC foes this season, losing to Ball State, 76-64, in its season opener, before responding with a double-digit triumph against Eastern Michigan, 77-65.

CSU features an offense with three players averaging at least 13.0 points led by Bradshaw's 22.5 ppg and 2.4 spg. The Vikings are 2-1 away from home this season.

Toledo and Cleveland State will meet for the fourth straight year and 26th time in the overall series. The Rockets lead the all-time series, 16-9, including a convincing 92-59 road victory on Nov. 19, 2016.

UT has held a decisive edge in the series at home, winning the last 10 match-ups by an average of 20.7 ppg (76.3-55.6). CSU's most recent victory in Toledo occurred on Jan. 24, 1981 when it escaped town with a 60-51 triumph.

Following tomorrow's match-up against the Vikings, Toledo will travel to the "Sunshine State" to take part in the West Palm Invitational on Sunday-Monday, Dec. 17-18 on the campus of Keiser University. The Rockets will battle Conference USA member Western Kentucky (4-3) in the first round at 11:00 a.m., followed by a contest against Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) participant Southern (1-3) at 2:30 p.m. in the Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center.