Quinesha Lockett’s 27 Points Lead Toledo to 93-66 Win vs. Canisius

Friday, November 11

Toledo, Ohio

5:30 p.m.

University of Toledo

2-0,0-0MAC

Canisius

1-1,0-0MAAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Canisius	6	24	22	14	66
Toledo	23	21	30	19	93

Quinesha Lockett turned in her fifth career double-double on Friday against Canisius, scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Photo by: Erin Fankhauser

Quinesha Lockett’s 27 Points Lead Toledo to 93-66 Win vs. Canisius

11/11/2022 9:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 93-66 win over Canisius at Savage Arena on Friday evening.

The Rockets stormed out to a 23-6 lead after one quarter of play, but saw its lead dip back down to seven points, 36-28, after the Golden Griffins (0-2) put together a 14-4 run midway through the second quarter. UT quickly rebounded and pushed its lead back to double digits, maintaining control for the remainder of the game.

"I thought Canisius played us hard in that first half, especially when they cut the deficit to seven in the second quarter," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "I think that was important for our players, it gave them something to respond to. I thought we responded well. We got some turnovers that led to some easy baskets, but it easily could have gone the other way. I was happy to see us come out and play a little cleaner in the second half. Today was a good test. They threw a lot of different things at us and we responded well."

Senior Quinesha Lockett scored a game-high 27 points and added 10 rebounds for her fifth career double-double. Senior Sophia Wiard stuffed the box score on Friday, scoring 20 points while adding four rebounds and six assists. Junior Khera Goss (10 points) and senior Justina King (10) both cracked double figures in scoring as well, while junior Lonasia Brewer contributed seven rebounds, five on the offensive end. Junior Sammi Mikonowicz nearly turned in a double-double, scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds.

Toledo shot 45.3 percent from the floor and made 10-of-24 three-pointers (41.7 percent) while also taking care of business from the free throw line. UT made 25-of-31 free throws on Friday, the most made free throws in a game since Feb. 1, 2020 vs. Kent State. The Rockets also outrebounded Canisius, 47-30, and held their opponents to 20-of-56 shooting (35.7 percent).

Vannessa Garrelts led the Golden Griffins in scoring with 16 points and Dani Haskell was close behind with 15 points.

Next up for Toledo is a matinee matchup at Cincinnati on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The Rockets and Bearcats will tip off at 11:00 a.m. at UC's Fifth Third Arena.

1^st Quarter

Toledo scored the first 10 points of the game to take an early lead.
Canisius got on the board at the 6:06 mark of the quarter to make it 10-2, but King's layup at 4:53 pushed the Rockets' lead back to double digits.
UT scored the final seven points of the quarter, four of which came from Khera Goss and three from Lockett, to take a 23-6 lead after 10 minutes of play.

2^nd Quarter

Canisius' Jane McCauley opened the quarter with a three-pointer, beginning her team's second stanza comeback attempt.
The Griffs slowly chipped away at Toledo's lead, and a 14-4 run capped by a three-point play by Garrelts put the score at 35-28 with 2:19 to go in the half.
The Rockets responded with six straight points, including an outstanding sequence by Lockett. She started the mini scoring run with a jumper and ended it by taking a steal coast-to-coast for the bucket to put her team back on top by 13 points, 41-28.
The score settled at 44-30 heading into halftime.

3^rd Quarter

Toledo opened the second half on an absolute tear, scoring 10 straight points to bring its lead to 53-30 at the 8:06 mark.
Canisius briefly trimmed UT's lead to below 20, but two free throws from Lockett and a trey from Wiard quickly built the lead back to 23 points at the midway point of the quarter.
The Rockets continued to do damage at the free throw line, making 7-of-8 down the stretch in the third period to maintain their large lead, which stood at 74-52 heading into the fourth quarter.
Toledo shot 56.3 percent (9-for-16) in the third quarter, its best of the night.

4^th Quarter

The Rockets continued to win the battle on the boards and get to the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Toledo outrebounded Canisius 14-8 in the final 10 minutes and made 7-of-10 shots from the charity stripe.
Lockett's final five points of the night came on back-to-back possessions. She drove to the hoop for two with 6:21 to play, then drained a three-pointer on the next Toledo possession to make the score 86-60.
That would be the final field goal of the night for UT, but it proved to be immaterial as the scoreboard read 93-66 when the final horn sounded.

Tricia Cullop postgame press conference