Toledo Extends Winning Streak with 58-48 Triumph at Memphis

Saturday, December 1

Memphis, Tenn.

11:00 A.M. (CT)

University of Toledo

5-2

Memphis

2-5

Toledo

Memphis

Senior Mikaela Boyd paced the Rockets with a contest-tying best 15 points, eight boards, four helpers and a season-high four thefts at Memphis.

Photo by: Max Minor

Toledo Extends Winning Streak with 58-48 Triumph at Memphis

12/1/2018 2:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Toledo extended its winning streak to three-consecutive games with a 58-48 victory at Memphis on Saturday in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. With the triumph, UT improves to 5-2 on the season.

Senior Mikaela Boyd paced the Rockets with a contest-tying best 15 points, to go along with two boards, four helpers and a season-high four thefts. Boyd was clutch in the fourth period, tallying seven points to help the Midnight Blue & Gold post its third-straight road win.

Joining Boyd in double figures were senior Kaayla McIntyre and junior Sara Rokkanen with 12 points each.

As a team, the Rockets shot 38.8 percent (19-of-49) from the floor, including 33.3 percent (6-of-18) from three-point land, and 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the free throw line to improve to 2-2 against American Athletic Conference (AAC) schools under head head coach Tricia Cullop.

Jamirah Shutes led the Tigers (2-5) with a game-tying best 15 points, followed closely by Alana Davis with 12.

FIRST QUARTER
• Boyd scored a game-high seven points to help Toledo double up Memphis, 14-7, after the opening 10 minutes. The two-time team captain knocked down 3-of-6 shots from the field, including one triple, to put the Midnight Blue & Gold in front by seven points.

• The Rockets were also stout defensively in the first stanza, limiting the Tigers to 16.7 percent (3-of-18) from the floor. The visitors also forced five turnovers and scored eight points off those miscues.

SECOND QUARTER
• UT remained sound defensively in the second period, holding UM to only five points to secure a 21-12 lead at the intermission. They caused the Tigers to miss 15 of their 17 field-goal attempts (11.8 percent) in the quarter to build a nine-point advantage.

THIRD QUARTER
• Memphis trimmed the deficit to two points, 35-33, on the strength of seven points from Davis heading into the final period. The 6-foot-2 post player converted three layups and split a charity tosses to make it a one-possession contest.

FOURTH QUARTER
• The Tigers momentarily knotted the score at 40-40 at the 6:52 mark, but UT responded with a pivotal 8-2 burst to take a 48-42 lead with 4:44 left in regulation. Rokkanen started the run with her third triple, followed by layups from senior Sarah St-Fort and Boyd to give Toledo an advantage it would not relinquish.

• Moments later, Rokkanen drilled her career-tying best fourth three-point field goal to provide the final dagger for the Rockets, extending the lead to 53-46 and forcing Memphis to burn a timeout.

UP NEXT
• Toledo will wrap up its five-game road swing at Cleveland State on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The opening tip is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in the Wolstein Center.

• UT and CSU will square off for the fifth straight year and 27th time in the overall series. The Rockets have won the last three match-ups against their interstate opponent and lead the all-time series, 17-9, including a 65-56 home victory on Dec. 9, 2017.

• Two years ago, the Midnight Blue & Gold secured a convincing 92-59 road triumph over CSU to snap a three-game losing skid in the Wolstein Center (Nov. 19, 2016).