CANCUN, Mexico – The University of Toledo women's basketball team shot its way to victory on Thursday evening, defeating Idaho State 79-58 in Thanksgiving Day action at the Cancun Challenge.
 
The Rockets (3-1) shot 51.8 percent from the field on Thursday, making 29-of-56 shots from the floor and connecting on 10-of-19 shots from beyond the arc.
 
"I'm really proud of our players," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "Quinesha Lockett had a heck of a game, but I really was proud of everybody. Idaho State was an NCAA Tournament team last year, it's not easy to beat a tournament team on the road like this. They run a lot of interesting actions, they throw a lot of motion and random screens at you. Our players had to talk a lot tonight, sometimes we did a good job of talking out there and sometimes we could have done a better job. But overall I'm proud of the way we played."
 
Junior Quinesha Lockett led the way with a season-high 24 points, her seventh straight game with at least 20 points dating back to last season. Junior Sophia Wiard poured in 14 points and had a game-high eight assists while making all six of her free throw attempts.
 
Freshman Jessica Cook and sophomore Nan Garcia both added eight points, while Garcia collected a career-high seven rebounds as well. Junior Hannah Noveroske contributed seven points and four rebounds.
 
UT's defense held Idaho State (1-4)  to 37.7 percent shooting (23-for-61) and just 18.2 percent shooting from three-point range (4-for-22). The Rockets held a slim lead in the rebound battle, pulling down 37 compared to the Bengals' 33.
 
Toledo will face Seton Hall on Friday at 4:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live on FloHoops.
 
1^st Quarter
 

• The Rockets started off the evening strong, taking a 14-4 lead over the Bengals at the midway point of the first quarter.
• UT used a 9-0 run to extend its lead to 10, holding the Bengals without a point for nearly four minutes.
• Toledo took advantage of several early Idaho State fouls, making all seven of its free throw attempts in the first quarter.
• Senior Jayda Jansen knocked down a three at the buzzer to put the Rockets ahead 23-15 after one quarter.

 
2^nd Quarter

• The Bengals came out firing in the second quarter, scoring 12 of the first 16 points of the quarter to bring the score to a 27-27 stalemate at the 6:11 mark.
• Lockett scored consecutive three-pointers to put the Rockets ahead 33-27.
• Noveroske pushed the lead to double digits with a bucket inside, putting UT ahead 43-33 with 46 seconds to go. Idaho State's Callie Bourne knocked down a three with 11 seconds left for the final points of the first half, sending the Rockets into the locker room with a 43-36 lead.
• Toledo made six of its 10 three-point field goal attempts in the first half.

 
3^rd Quarter

• Toledo opened the second half on a 16-2 run to take a commanding 59-38 lead near the halfway mark of the third quarter.
• Garcia scored five points and collected three rebounds in the third quarter, and her three-pointer at the 3:46 mark gave the Rockets a 64-40 lead.
• The third quarter featured the largest shooting discrepancy of the night, with Toledo shooting 64.3 percent (9-for-14) and Idaho State shooting 22.2 percent (4-for-18).

 
4^th Quarter

• Twelve different Rockets saw the court in the fourth quarter.
• Wiard's bucket at the 5:12 mark gave Toledo a 26-point lead, 74-48, its largest lead of the game.
• Senior Mariah Copeland's three with 2:01 to go put an exclamation point on the Rockets' 21-point win over the Bengals.