TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's basketball team hosts Ball State on Saturday afternoon in Mid-American Conference action.

The Rockets (10-11, 6-11 MAC) and Cardinals (12-9, 10-7 MAC) are set to tip off at Noon on ESPN3 at Savage Arena.

Saturday will serve as the team's annual "Rockets for the Cure" game in support of breast cancer awareness. Since the promotion began in 2010, the Toledo women's basketball program has raised more than $157,000 for cancer research, including $15,972 last year.

These two teams met once this season in Muncie, with Ball State claiming a 93-78 victory on its home court. Quinesha Lockett was excellent for the Rockets in that game, scoring a career-high 34 points on 13-of-23 shooting, including 6-for-9 from beyond the arc.

Last Time Out
The Rockets enjoyed one of their best wins of the season on Wednesday, taking down Central Michigan on the road, 72-67.

The Rockets grabbed control of the game early, taking a 22-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. But CMU slowly chipped away at its deficit, whittling it down to nine at halftime and to just one, 51-50, through three quarters. Central Michigan briefly took the lead in the fourth quarter, but Toledo recovered and held on for win.

Sammi Mikonowicz scored 15 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter to help Toledo seal the deal. Sophia Wiard added 15 points and four assists, while Lockett contributed 12 points, five rebounds, and three steals.

Rockets Announce Virtual Sellout
The University of Toledo men's and women's basketball teams announced that they will host a Toledo Basketball Virtual Sellout for the final home games of the regular season. The men's home finale is on Friday, March 5 vs. Ball State, while the women end their regular season on Saturday, March 6 vs. Eastern Michigan.

The Toledo Basketball Virtual Sellout is an initiative to support our Rockets and give them the opportunity to see our incredible fan base come together and support them like they would have (in person) in a normal season without the COVID-19 pandemic.  Fans have the opportunity to purchase a seat, an entire row, an entire section or a courtside seat in Savage Arena for one or both games, and also take advantage of several special promotions.

Please visit this link for more information

Quick Hits

• Toledo holds a 57-28 all-time record against Ball State, though the Cardinals have won the previous three matchups.
• Quinesha Lockett has been excellent this season, scoring at least 20 points in 10 games this season, including two 30+-point efforts. The Omaha, Neb. native is averaging 18.8 points per game this year. If the season ended today, that would rank tied for ninth all-time in program history for single-season scoring average.
• Toledo will face two of the three worst three-point shooting teams in the MAC in its final three games. Ball State ranks 10th (29.1%) and Eastern Michigan is 12th (27.0%).
• The Rockets have coughed up 20 turnovers combined over their last two games, the lowest two-game stretch of the season.
• Sammi Mikonowicz is shooting 59.3 percent (19-for-32) from the floor over her last four games. The freshman had a 6-for-10 shooting performance at CMU on Wednesday.
• Sophia Wiard has cracked 30:00 of playing time in 13 of her last 14 games, including a career-high 43:39 at Kent State (Feb. 8). She has cracked 38:00 in each of the last two games.
• Wiard has been excellent from the free throw line as of late, making 84%  (21-of-25) of her shots from the charity stripes in her last six games. Wiard was a perfect 6-for-6 at Central Michigan on Wednesday.

 
Next Up
Toledo has just two games remaining following Saturday's contest against Ball State. The Rockets visit Western Michigan on Wednesday, March 3 at 1:00 p.m. before returning home to face Eastern Michigan on Saturday, March 6 in their regular-season finale.