BOWLING GREEN, OHIO - Toledo (10-5, 2-2 MAC) will look to string together back-to-back wins on Saturday, Jan. 19 when it ventures down I-75 for a showdown at arch-rival Bowling Green (7-8, 0-4 MAC). Game time is slated for Noon in the Stroh Center and will be streamed on ESPN3.

The Rockets have tallied a 0-2 record against Mid-American Conference East Division foes this year and are 58-26 (.690) over the last 10-plus seasons under head coach Tricia Cullop.

UT, which sits tied for second place in the MAC West Division standings, is coming off an impressive 80-57 road triumph at Western Michigan on Wednesday to snap a mini two-game losing skid.

Junior Mariella Santucci and sophomore Nakiah Black led the way with 19 points each, while senior Kaayla McIntyre had 17 to help Toledo record its 10th-consecutive win against the Broncos (7-8, 1-3 MAC).

The Rockets shot a respectable 51.8 percent (29-of-56) from the field and 79.2 percent (19-of-24) from the charity stripe.

Toledo also posted a season-low 11 turnovers and finished with a 37-27 rebounding edge, highlighted by McIntyre's game-high 10 caroms to give the local product her second double-double of the year.

As well as UT performed offensively against WMU, its defensive effort was just as impressive. The Rockets limited their West Division foe to 37.7 percent (20-of-53) from the floor, including a season-low 9.5 percent (2-of-21) from three-point land. WMU came into the match-up averaging 7.6 treys per game.

Overall this year, UT features a balanced attack with McIntyre, Santucci, senior Mikaela Boyd and Black averaging 15.3, 10.7, 8.9 and 8.4 ppg, respectively. This quartet accounts for 64.5 percent (640-of-992) of Toledo's scoring.

UT, which is 5-3 in games away from home, will battle a BGSU squad that is in the midst of a four-game losing skid. Most recently, the Falcons suffered a 66-52 home setback against Northern Illinois on Wednesday. Morgan McMillen led the Falcons with 20 points off the bench vs. NIU, followed by Angela Perry and Molly Dever with eight and seven, respectively. 

Bowling Green, which is 5-2 at home, possesses an offense with four players averaging at least 11.5 points per contest fueled by McMillen''s and Andre Cecil's 15.5 and 14.1 ppg, respectively.

Tomorrow's MAC cross-division match-up will pit UT's stingy perimeter defense against BGSU's efficient outside shooting. 

Toledo is currently third in the league in three-point field-goal percentage defense (.299, 83-of-278) and tied for first in scoring defense (59.1 ppg), while Bowling Green is tied for first in three-point field-goals made per game (10.0) and third in three-point field-goal percentage (.350, 150-of-429), respectively. In addition, the Rockets are surrendering 5.5 triples per contest, the third-lowest mark in the league.

UT and BGSU will meet for the first of two match-ups during the regular season and 78th time overall. Toledo will host Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 2:00 p.m. in Savage Arena.

BGSU leads the all-time series, 42-35, but UT has won five in a row and eight of the last nine against its rival. The Rockets are also in the midst of a five-game road winning streak versus the Falcons in Wood County.   

A year ago, Toledo secured a 77-67 road triumph against Bowling Green in the Stroh Center (Jan. 27). 

BGSU holds a 20-13 advantage in games played in Bowling Green.

The Falcons' last victory against Toledo occurred on Feb. 2, 2014 when they escaped Savage Arena with a 66-59 road triumph, a span of 1,811 days.

Following tomorrow's MAC cross-division contest, the Rockets will host MAC West Division frontrunner Central Michigan (12-4, 3-1 MAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The opening tip against the 2018 MAC champion Chippewas is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and will be shown on ESPN+. 

UT and CMU will square off for the first of two match-ups during the regular season and 82nd time overall. Toledo will travel to Mount Pleasant on Saturday, March 9 at 1:00 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.

The Rockets lead the all-time series, 48-33, but they have lost the last three match-ups against their division rival. Toledo also holds a 27-12 advantage in games played in Savage Arena.