TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team opened its 2022-23 season on Monday morning with an 88-56 victory over Wright State in its annual Education Day contest at Savage Arena.

The Raiders (0-1) scored the first basket of the game, but the Rockets (1-0) followed that up with a 30-0 run to take a commanding 30-3 lead midway through the second quarter. The UT lead grew to a game-high 37 points in the third quarter and settled at 32 when the final horn sounded. Half of Toledo's points came from the bench on Monday, and all 11 players that saw the court scored a point and grabbed a rebound.

"When we can bring kids into this arena who maybe have never been to a game here before, to see the excitement on their faces is pretty special," head coach Tricia Cullop said, referring to the roughly 1,300 elementary school students in the crowd on Education Day. "As for the game, I'm very proud of the way we started today, especially that first quarter. This is one notch in our belt and we need to keep moving forward. We have another important game on Friday and we need to keep improving."

Sophomore Jessica Cook turned in her fourth career double-double, tying a career-high with 19 points while grabbing 10 rebounds. Three other players reached double figures in scoring: senior Jayda Jansen (12 points), senior Quinesha Lockett (10 points), and junior Nan Garcia (10 points). Jansen was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor and made both of her three-point field goals. Junior Khera Goss added nine points to help the cause and senior Soleil Barnes knocked down a pair of three-pointers off the bench.

Toledo shot 52.2 percent from the floor and held Wright State to a 35.1 field goal percentage. The Rockets also won the battle on the boards, outrebounding the Raiders 47-27.

Three Wright State players scored in double figures, with Makiya Miller (14 points) leading the way. Starters Kacee Baumhower and Isabelle Bolender scored 12 points and 11 points, respectively.

Next up for Toledo is a home contest against Canisius on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

1^st Quarter

• Wright State's Bolender made the first basket of the day, a three-pointer 26 seconds into the game.
• Goss scored Toledo's first points of the season shortly after that, and Cook followed up with her first bucket of the day to put UT ahead 4-3.
• The Rockets would hold onto the lead for the remainder of the game, scoring 20 straight points in the first quarter to take a 20-3 lead.
• Toledo held Wright State to just 1-of-12 shooting in the first quarter and forced eight turnovers.

2^nd Quarter

• The second quarter picked up right where the first quarter ended, with the Rockets scoring 10 straight points to open up a staggering 30-3 lead.
• Wright State's 13:30 scoring drought ended at the 6:04 mark of the quarter with a three-pointer from Bolender. She followed that up with another trey on the next Raider possession.
• Toledo ended the first half on a 14-3 run, a spurt that included four three-pointers, and carried a 49-16 lead into halftime.

3^rd Quarter

• Back-to-back baskets by Goss and Cook to open the second half put Toledo's lead at a game-high 37 points, 53-19.
• Wright State responded with a 14-4 run, but still trailed 59-30 with 1:28 to go in the quarter.
• The Raiders outscored the Rockets in the third quarter, albeit by a small 19-15 margin, which put the score at 64-35 heading into the final 10 minutes of play.

4^th Quarters

• Toledo ended the game strong, connecting on 62.5 percent (10-for-16) of its shots in the fourth quarter.
• Wright State's Baumhower knocked down a three-point 34 seconds into the quarter to cut the Rockets' lead to 28, but that would be the final time the lead dipped below 30 during the game. Lockett's bucket on the next possession made it a 68-38 game with 9:01 to play.
• Seven different Rockets scored in the final quarter en route to the 88-56 final score.

Postgame press conference with sophomore Jessica Cook, senior Jayda Jansen, and head coach Tricia Cullop