TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's basketball team visits Western Michigan on Wednesday afternoon. The Rockets (10-12, 6-12 MAC) and Broncos (6-13, 5-12 MAC) will tip off from Read Fieldhouse at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

Toledo won the last meeting between these two teams, a 61-54 decision at Savage Arena back in January. Sophia Wiard hit 5-of-6 free throws and Quinesha Lockett drained a huge three-point field goal in the final two minutes to rally the Rockets to victory. Wiard knocked down a pair of charity tosses at the 1:58 mark to give Toledo a 55-54 advantage, a lead the Midnight Blue & Gold would not give up.

Rockets Announce Virtual Sellout for March 6 game vs. EMU
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.

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Last Time Out
Toledo shot over 50 percent from the floor in the second half, but could not overtake Ball State in an 88-77 loss to the Cardinals at Savage Arena on Saturday.Toledo had five players reach double figures in scoring, led by Lockett and her 24 points. She was 9-of-14 from the field and dished out a team-high five assists. Wiard registered 12 points, while classmate Mali Morgan-Elliott and Sammi Mikonowicz both had 10 points.

Halle Idowu had her best game of the season, recording the first double-double of her collegiate career by scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, both of which are career-high totals. Idowu's performance was the seventh double-double by a Rocket player this season.

Quick Hits

• Quinesha Lockett is averaging 19.0 points per game this season. The last time a Rocket player ended a season averaging at least 19 points per game was 1998-99 when Kim Knuth averaged a school and conference-record 25.4 points per game.
• Lockett's current scoring average would rank tied for eighth in program history if the season ended today.
• Toledo will face two of the three lowest-scoring teams in the MAC in its final two games. Western Michigan ranks last in the league in scoring average (64.68) while Eastern Michigan is 10th, averaging 65.47 points per game. However, EMU and WMU are among the stingiest teams in the MAC defensively, ranking first and fourth in points allowed per game, respectively. The Eagles average a league-low 61.59 points per game and the Broncos allow 69.79 points per game.
• Toledo had five players reach double figures in scoring against Ball State, the first time that's happened since March 7, 2020 against NIU.
• The Rockets have committed 17 turnovers combined over their last two games, the lowest two-game stretch of the season.
• The Rockets hold a 60-23 all-time record against the Broncos, and they are 25-13 all-time playing in Kalamazoo. Toledo's 60 wins against WMU are its most against any program.

 
Next Up
Toledo's final game of the season will be on Saturday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. against Eastern Michigan at home.