TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's basketball team cruised past Wright State in its home opener on Saturday, winning 73-56 in front of 4,193 fans at Savage Arena.

The Rockets (2-0) cracked 70 points and held their opponent to a field goal percentage below 40 percent for a second straight game. The Raiders (0-2) shot just 30.9 percent from the field.

"I think this team can hang its hat on its defensive play," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "I do think we need to do a little better job of taking care of the ball, and we can be a bit more selective with our shots. But defensively we want to make sure we make the game tough on the other team. It's been fun watching us do that these last two games."

Freshman Jessica Cook was terrific, notching a double-double in her second consecutive game. The Clay, N.Y. native scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, giving her two double-doubles in her first two college games.

Junior Quinesha Lockett led all players with 23 points, her second straight game with the same point total. Classmate Sophia Wiard poured in 12 points and grabbed eight boards while leading Toledo with six assists and three steals, while sophomore Khera Goss and junior Hannah Noveroske both added six points apiece.

Cook is the first Rocket to have a double-double in consecutive games since Kaayla McIntyre achieved that feat during the 2018-19 season. Entering play on Saturday, only six other players in Division I had multiple double-doubles in the first week of the 2021-22 season.

"She stepped back and hit a few 15-footers today, and she can score in the low block," head coach Tricia Cullop said of Cook. "But what I love about her is she has great foot speed, she runs really hard in transition, and she does a wonderful job on the boards. She has great touch inside with either hand. Not to mention how pleased I am with her play defensively."

Next up for Toledo is a Wednesday morning matchup with the Dayton Flyers. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

1^st Quarter

• Wright State made the first two buckets of the day to take a 4-0 lead.
• Toledo quickly tied it up before Lockett buried the first of her four three-pointers to put UT ahead 7-4 at the 5:57 mark.
• The Raiders tied the score at 7-7, but Noveroske scored from close range to give the Rockets a 9-7 advantage with 4:26 to go in the first quarter.
• Toledo would not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game, and Wiard's three at the buzzer made it 21-11 after 10 minutes of basketball.

 
2^nd Quarter

• Cook scored 10 of her 19 points in the second quarter.
• Her second basket of the quarter kicked off a 12-0 Toledo run that made the score 35-22 with 6:34 to go in the first half. Lockett accounted for eight of those 12 points, taking a turnover the other way for an easy bucket and knocking down back-to-back threes.
• The Rockets' lead grew to a game-high 23 points at the 2:35 mark, with Cook grabbing an offensive rebound and going back up strong for two points. Her basket gave UT a 41-18 advantage.
• The Raiders scored the final four points of the first half, but Toledo still took a sizable lead into the locker room, 41-22.

 
3^rd Quarter

• Both teams traded punches in the third quarter, with Wright State opening up play by scoring seven of the first 10 points to trim its deficit to 15, 44-29.
• Lockett did her best to keep Toledo's lead comfortable, scoring 10 of her 23 points in the third stanza.
• A foul on Lockett with a second remaining sent her to the line, where she knocked down one of her two free throw attempts to put the score at 57-38 at the end of the quarter.

 
4^th Quarter

• Wright State continued to stay in-step with Toledo and cut the deficit to 14 points, 60-46, with 7:00 to go in the game.
• Despite the Raiders outscoring the Rockets in the fourth quarter, 18-16, it was too little too late as Toledo would go on to win 73-56.

Head Coach Tricia Cullop post-game.


Junior Quinesha Lockett post-game.


Freshman Jessica Cook post-game.