TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's basketball team (8-9, 4-9 MAC) will visit Akron (5-11, 2-11 MAC) for a Saturday afternoon contest at James A. Rhodes Arena. The game is set for a 2:00 p.m. tipoff and will be streamed live on ESPN3.

The Rockets and Zips will be meeting for the second time this year after their Jan. 2 matchup at Savage Arena, a game Toledo won 65-57. Toledo was led by Sophia Wiard (16 points) and Mali Morgan-Elliott (14 points) that game, while Khera Goss added 12 points.

Toledo currently sits three games back in the standings from No. 8 seed Ball State. The top eight team qualify for the MAC Tournament (March 10-13). The Cardinals won an earlier battle against the Rockets this season and the two teams will play again at Savage Arena on Feb. 27.

Schedule Update
Toledo will play at Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 5:00 p.m. This game had previously been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3 but was postponed after positive COVID-19 tests within the Eagles' program.

Last Time Out
The Rockets dropped a Wednesday evening home game to Buffalo, 82-73.

Despite trailing by 13 points through the first three quarters, Toledo poured in a season-high 31 points in the final period and cut the deficit to three, 71-68, with 1:16 left in the game after a three-pointer from Quinesha Lockett. The Rockets' fourth-quarter rally would fall short though in a nine-point loss to the Bulls. Lockett led the team in scoring with 21 points, while Mali Morgan-Elliott tied a career-high with 14 points and was 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Quick Hits

• Toledo leads the all-time series against Akron, 45-14. The Rockets have won three in a row against the Zips and six of the last seven.
• Toledo had its best three-point shooting night of the season against Buffalo on Wednesday, making 14-of-32 shots (43.8%), setting season-highs in made threes and three-point field goal percentage.
• Quinesha Lockett leads Toledo with nine 20+ point performances, including two 30-point games (Jan. 6 at Ball State, Feb. 8 at Kent State).
• Lockett has been nearly automatic at the charity stripe in conference play, making 36-of-40 (90.0%) free throws in MAC games this year.
• Yaniah Curry set career highs in minutes played (20:37) and points (8) at Kent State on Monday.
• Sophia Wiard has cracked 30:00 of playing time in 10 straight games, including a career-high 43:39 at Kent State (Feb. 8).
• Sammi Mikonowicz has notched three double-doubles this season: Dec. 5 vs. Detroit Mercy (15 points/13 rebounds); Dec. 18 vs. Duquesn¬¬e (14p/11r); and Jan. 23 at Buffalo (10p/13r).

 
Next Up
Following Saturday's tilt against the Zips, Toledo will host Miami on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. before heading to Ypsilanti for its game against EMU on Sunday, Feb. 21.