TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team shot a scintillating 55.8 percent from the floor to cruise to a 79-59 win over Kent State in the second round of the WNIT at Savage Arena Monday night.

Toledo advances to the third round of the WNIT and will play at Marquette (23-10) on Thursday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The Rockets (28-5) outscored the Golden Flashes (19-12) 20-9 in the second quarter to take a 15-point lead into halftime and didn't look back. Kent's last gasp came in the form of a 12-3 run to end the third quarter that cut Toledo's lead to 10 points, 57-47. UT answered with 11 straight points to open the fourth quarter that all but sealed the deal.

Toledo advances into the third round of the WNIT for the first time since the 2012-13 season and is now one win away from tying the program record for wins in a season. The 2010-11 and 2012-13 teams both won 29 games.

"I'm really proud of our players, we beat a really good team tonight," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "I'm proud of our defensive effort tonight and the way we slowed down one of the best shooting teams in our league. When Kent State cut the lead to 10 points at the end of the third quarter, things could have gotten a little dicey. But I think you saw the composure that this team has showed all season. They're not afraid and they won't back down. Any time we take care of the basketball, make our free throws, and outrebound the opponent we've been very successful, and we did that tonight."

Junior Quinesha Lockett led the way offensively with a game-high 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Nineteen of her 25 points came in the second half. Lockett now has 510 field goal attempts this season, breaking the previous single-season school record of 508 set by Kim Knuth in 1998-99.

Three Rockets joined Lockett in double figures, including junior Hannah Noveroske, who contributed 13 points and four blocks off the bench. Junior Sophia Wiard tallied 12 points, seven assists, and six rebounds while senior Jayda Jansen added 11 points.

Monday's game marked the sixth time this season that Toledo shot at least 50 percent from the floor. The Rockets connected on 29-of-52 shots and held the Golden Flashes to 35.5 percent shooting (22-for-62).

Lindsey Thall led Kent with 11 points and both Nila Blackford and Katie Shumate contributed 10 points each.

1^st Quarter

• Kent State scored the first five points of the game and led for nearly half of the first quarter.
• Noveroske's basket at the 5:14 mark made the score 11-9 and gave Toledo its first lead of the night.
• Wiard knocked down a three with 4:25 to go in the quarter to put the score at 14-11, giving the Rockets a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the night.
• Toledo's lead settled at four points, 22-18, at the end of the first quarter

2^nd Quarter

• The Rockets outscored the Golden Flashes 20-9 in the second quarter.
• Toledo's lead jumped into double digits thanks to a 9-1 scoring run at the end of the half to put the score at 42-27 heading into halftime.
• Noveroske started the UT scoring spurt with back-to-back buckets and sophomore Sammi Mikonowicz laid one in to cap a 6-0 run. After Shumate made 1-of-2 free throws, Jansen knocked down a three-pointer in the final minute to push the lead to 15 points.

3^rd Quarter

• Kent State actually outscored Toledo 20-15 in the third quarter, but still trailed by double figures for the duration.
• The Rockets came out firing, scoring seven straight points to make the score 49-27.
• The Golden Flashes chipped away at their deficit and held UT to just one field goal in the final 4:38 of the quarter. They ended the third period on a 9-1 run to put the score at 57-47.

4th Quarter

• Lockett caught fire to open the quarter, scoring the first eight points.
• Jansen knocked down her second three-pointer of the night to push Toledo's lead to 68-47 with 7:10 to play.
• Lockett and Jansen both had successful trips to the charity stripe in the final two minutes to bring the Rockets' lead back to 20 points, 79-59, which would hold as the final score.