Rockets Welcome Flyers to Savage Arena for Sunday Contest

Sunday, December 11

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Dayton

Sammi Mikonowicz scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Toledo's win at Michigan on Thursday, scoring the game-winning basket. Mikonowicz and the Rockets return home on Sunday to host Dayton at 2:00 p.m.

Photo by: Haley Boehm

Rockets Welcome Flyers to Savage Arena for Sunday Contest

12/9/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes (PDF)

Toledo and Dayton slated to tip off at 2:00 p.m.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Coming off one of its best wins in program history, the Toledo women's basketball team returns home this weekend to host Dayton on Sunday afternoon. The Rockets (7-2) and Flyers (0-9) will tip off at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

On Thursday night at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Toledo defeated No. 14 Michigan by a score of 71-68. The win over the No. 14-ranked Wolverines was UT's first over a ranked team since beating No. 20 Dayton on Dec. 9, 2009. It's the first ranked win away from home since a win vs. No. 24 Ole Miss on March 16, 1996 in the NCAA Tournament. Thursday's victory also marked the first for the Rockets vs. a Big Ten team since a 69-58 win at Indiana on Nov. 25, 2011.

The Rockets' win was no fluke, as they led for much of the game and held a double-digit lead for a significant chunk of the second and third quarters. Michigan fought back to take the lead with less than two minutes to play, but Khera Goss' and-one with 1:23 to go put Toledo back on top, 67-66.

Michigan's Leigha Brown knocked down a jumper with 20 seconds left to put her team ahead 69-68, but on the Rockets' next possession junior Sammi Mikonowicz corralled the inbounds pass and drove to the hoop for two for what would end up being the game-winning basket. The Wolverines' last shot attempt clanked off the rim and was rebounded by Mikonowicz, who iced the game with two free throws to clinch the historic victory.

Toledo has just two games left in its non-conference schedule. Following Sunday's game vs. Dayton, UT hosts Oakland (4-4) on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Through the first month of the season, the Rockets are once again at the top of the MAC and among the national leaders in attendance. UT is averaging 4,296 fans per game, which ranks 23^rd in the nation.

Bleacher tickets for Toledo's home games vs. Oakland (Dec. 21), Western Michigan (Jan. 4), and Ball State (Jan. 11) are available for $8.00 in advance and $9.00 at the door. 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.

Rockets Notes

Toledo has won 14 straight road games dating back to last season, the longest active road winning streak in the country. South Carolina (11 games) and Stanford (10 games) are the only two other schools to have won at least 10 road games in a row.
The Rockets' road win over the No. 14-ranked Wolverines was the second-largest upset by an unranked team over a ranked team on the road this season. Coincidentally, Kansas won at No. 12 Arizona on Thursday night as well.
The highest-ranked team Toledo has ever beaten was No. 5 Duke in a 71-65 game at home on Nov. 18, 2001.
The Rockets have done an excellent job of getting to the free throw line and making their free throws this season. UT ranks first in the league in free throw percentage (77.4%) and free throws made (16.0) and third in free throw attempts (20.7). Toledo ranks in the Top 30 nationally in free throw percentage and free throws made.
To that point, Toledo was 12-of-12 from the charity stripe in the win over Michigan.
UT has made it to the free throw line at least 25 times in four games this season, including a season-high 33 times at Cincinnati.
Justina King has been nearly automatic at the charity stripe, knocking down 19-of-20 free throws (95.0%). King's only missed free throw attempt was her first of the season, meaning she has made 19 free throws in a row in game action. She ranks second in the MAC in free throw percentage behind Ball State's Ally Becki (25-for-26, 96.2%)
The Rockets' 61.5 field goal percentage against Missouri State is the 16^th-highest in Division I so far this season. There have been just 24 instances where a team shot at least 60% from the floor, 19 of which came against DI competition.
The Rockets have done an exceptional job of taking care of the ball, ranking second in the MAC and 19^th in the country in fewest turnovers per game (12.7). UT has committed 12 or fewer turnovers in six of its nine games.
The Rockets rank third in the MAC in scoring margin (+11.9) and have won four games by at least 20 points.
Toledo's shooting percentage (61.5) and three-point shooting percentage (63.6) against the Lady Bears are both season-high figures among MAC schools. No other MAC school has shot over 60 percent from the floor or from three-point range.
Over the last four games, Toledo is shooting 51.9% (108-for-208) from the floor and 49.0% (27-for-55) from three-point range.
Sammi Mikonowicz (45.0%) and Sophia Wiard (40.9%) both rank inside the top ten in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage, ranking third and seventh respectively.
Wiard is approaching 1,000 career points and currently sits at 957. She will become the 32^nd member of the 1,000 point club at Toledo.
Wiard has led the MAC in assist/turnover ratio each of the last two seasons, and this year she ranks sixth in the league with an A/T ratio of 2.36. Lockett ranks seventh in the MAC in A/T ratio (1.8).
Mikonowicz ranks sixth in the MAC in rebounding (7.1) and has led Toledo in rebounds in seven of nine contests. She has registered eight or more rebounds in four games this season, including a season-high 11 at Cincinnati.
Both Quinesha Lockett (4.2) and Sophia Wiard (3.9) rank in the top five in the MAC in assists per game, ranking second and fifth, respectively.

About Dayton
Dayton (0-9) is still searching for its first win this season, most recently dropping a 90-83 decision to Fairfield at home on Wednesday night. The Flyers have lose four games by four points or less, including two close losses against tough opponents in Illinois State and Florida. Junior Destiny Bohanon leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.0 PPG, and Mariah Perez is averaging 10.8 PPG and 8.8 PPG. Perez has four double-doubles this season.

Last season, Dayton was 26-6 and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Flyers defeated No. 11-seed DePaul in the First Four, 88-57, before losing to No. 6 Georgia in the first round.