Rockets Open 2022-23 Season at Home on Monday vs. Wright State

Monday, November 7

Toledo, Ohio

11:00 a.m.

University of Toledo

Wright State

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Toledo hosts Wright State in its home opener on Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. for its annual Education Day game.

Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo

Rockets Open 2022-23 Season at Home on Monday vs. Wright State

11/4/2022 11:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team opens its 2022-23 season on Monday, Nov. 7 with its annual Education Day game at Savage Arena. The Rockets host Wright State at 11:00 a.m. on ESPN3.

Toledo returns its entire starting five and nearly all of its reserve contributors from last year's team that turned in one of its best seasons in program history. The Rockets won their 10th MAC regular season title in 2021-22, posting a 29-6 overall record which tied a school record for most wins in a season. Toledo was a remarkable 19-1 in MAC play, a league record for most conference wins in a season.

Leading the charge for the Rockets this season will be the backcourt duo of seniors Quinesha Lockett and Sophia Wiard, who were both named to preseason First-Team All-MAC. Lockett was also named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year preseason watch list last month, one of 25 players in the country to make the list.

Overall, Toledo returns 97.6 percent of its minutes played and 98.7 percent of its offensive production from a year ago in addition to two talented transfers joining the mix. Junior forward Lonasia Brewer (Akron) and senior guard Justina King (Long Beach State) joined the program in the offseason and will add even more depth and talent to the roster.

Rocket Notes – 2021-22 in Review

Toledo's 29 wins tied a school record, matching the 2010-11 and 2012-13 teams. UT was one of just 10 Division teams to win at least 29 games last season.
Toledo advanced out of the first round of the WNIT for the 12^th time in 13 trips, and made its third trip to the WNIT Quarterfinals (2011, 2012, 2022).
The Rockets improved their win total by 17 games from 2020-21 to 2021-22, tied for LSU for the largest one-year jump last season.
For the 31^st straight season, Toledo led the Mid-American Conference in attendance, averaging 3,351 fans per game. That figure ranked 28^th in the country and was more than any other program in Ohio.
UT has now finished in the Top 30 nationally in attendance nine of the last 10 seasons (not including to 2020-21 season that did not include fans).
The Rockets were 12-1 at home and 12-2 on the road in the regular season, the only team in the country with at least 12 wins at home and 12 on the road.
Toledo led the MAC statistically in five categories last season: Scoring Defense (61.06), Scoring Margin (+11.34), Field Goal Percentage Defense (37.5%), Rebounding Margin (+6.83), Defensive Rebounds per Game (29.57).
Five players earned postseason recognitions from the MAC last year:
- First-Team All-MAC: Quinesha Lockett
- Second-Team All-MAC: Sophia Wiard
- Sixth Player of the Year: Hannah Noveroske
- All-Defensive Team: Khera Goss
- All-Freshman Team: Jessica Cook
Tricia Cullop was also named MAC Coach of the Year for a record-tying fourth time.
A school-record eight players earned Academic All-MAC honors last season.

All-Time Series vs. Wright State
Toledo leads the all-time series with Wright State, 8-3, and has won the last seven meetings. Under head coach Tricia Cullop, Toledo is 3-0 against the Raiders, including a 73-56 win in last season's home opener.

About Wright State
Wright State's roster features 12 newcomers, including five transfers, and just three returning players from last year. Sophomore guard Channing Chappell is the leading returning scorer after scoring 6.7 PPG in 23 contests last year. The Raiders won their lone exhibition contest on Oct. 29, defeating Ohio Dominican by a score of 72-42. Freshman guard Taylor Johnson-Matthews led Wright State with 14 points in that game.

2022-23 Schedule
Toledo's non-conference schedule includes home contests against NCAA Tournament regulars Duke, Dayton and Missouri State, and road games against Cincinnati and Michigan. The Rockets will also play two neutral site games at the Daytona Beach Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla. during Thanksgiving weekend. UT, which finished the 2021-22 season ranked No. 63 in the final NET Rankings on April 3, will face four other teams that ended the year in the Top 65: Michigan (17), Dayton (43), Missouri State (44), and Duke (52). Michigan, Dayton, and Missouri State all won games in last season's NCAA Tournament, and Michigan advanced to the Elite Eight.

Toledo women's basketball season and single-game tickets are on sale now. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office at the Sullivan Athletic Complex in Savage Arena, contact the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or go online to UTRockets.com/tix.