Toledo Travels to MAC West Division Rival Eastern Michigan on Saturday

Saturday, January 6

Ypsilanti, Mich.

2:30 P.M.

University of Toledo

Eastern Michigan

J.A. Bravo-Harriott vs. Cleveland State (1)

Senior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott is averaging 4.3 treys over the last four games.

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Toledo Travels to MAC West Division Rival Eastern Michigan on Saturday

1/5/2018 10:36:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes vs. EMU (1)

YPSILANTI, Mich. - Toledo (10-4, 1-1 MAC) will wrap up a swing of five of six games on the road on Saturday, Jan. 6 when it travels to Mid-American Conference West Division rival Eastern Michigan (5-8, 1-1 MAC). Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center and will be streamed live on ESPN3.

The Rockets, who have split their four other road contests during this stretch, have been picked to finish second in the MAC West Division, while the Eagles are tabbed to finish sixth in the division.

The 2017 MAC Champions enters tomorrow's division match-up on the heels of a hard-fought 60-54 come-from-behind triumph vs. Akron on Wednesday in Savage Arena.

UT ended the game with a 12-2 run to extend its home-winning streak to 12-straight contests.

Toledo trailed 52-48 with 2:23 left in regulation before going on the game-changing burst.

Junior Mikaela Boyd started the fourth-quarter rally with a pair of throws, followed by senior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott's game-high third trey of the contest to give the lead back to the Midnight Blue & Gold for good with a little over one minute remaining.

The Rockets scored their next six points at the charity stripe to make it a three-possession difference, before Bravo-Harriott finished off the scoring by splitting a pair of free throws in the waning seconds to make the final tally 60-54.

Bravo-Harriott paced the Rockets with a season-high 18 points and three steals, while Boyd finished with 16 points, a contest-best 11 caroms and three thefts in a game-high 36 minutes. McIntyre rounded out UT's double-digit scorers with 14 points, seven boards and a squad-best four helpers.

Toledo's aforementioned trio accounted for 48 of the 60 points (80.0 percent), 22 of the 34 rebounds (64.7 percent) and seven of the 15 steals (46.7 percent) to propel the Midnight Blue & Gold to the come-from-behind victory.

UT, which is 4-4 away from home, continues to be fueled offensively by the trio of McIntyre, Bravo-Harriott and Boyd, who are averaging 14.5, 12.1 and 10.4 ppg, respectively.

The Eagles come into tomorrow's matinee having won three of their last four contests, most recently securing a thrilling 54-52 win at Bowling Green on Wednesday. Emoni Jackson's tip-in with less than a second to go gave EMU its first win at the Falcons' home arena since the 2005 season. Danielle Minott led Eastern Michigan with 19 points, followed by Toledo native Sasha Dailey with 15.

EMU, which is 3-1 at home, features an attack with three players averaging double figures paced by Courtnie Lewis' and Minott's 12.3 and 12.0 ppg, respectively.

Toledo and Eastern Michigan will square off for the first of two match-ups during the regular season and the 81st time overall. UT has won the last two match-ups against EMU after dropping four of the previous five games and holds a 48-32 advantage in the all-time series, including a 22-15 edge in contests in Ypsilanti. A season ago, Toledo swept the regular-season series, claiming a 66-49 road victory (Jan. 4) and a 65-57 home triumph (Feb. 22).

Following tomorrow's contest, Toledo will host MAC East Division foe Ohio (7-6, 1-1 MAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Game time versus the Bobcats is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be streamed live on ESPN3.

UT and Ohio will meet for the second time in less than two weeks and 70th time overall. The Bobcats claimed a 78-61 victory against the Rockets on Dec. 31 in the Convo.