TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team concluded non-conference play on Saturday with a 94-52 victory vs. Hillsdale.

The Rockets improved to 7-3 with the win and produced their best scoring game of the season. It was also their highest single-game point total since scoring 99 vs. Madonna on Dec. 4, 2016.

Toledo led by double-digits at the end of the first quarter and saw its advantage balloon into the 20's near the midway point of the second quarter. The third quarter was a bit more even, but the Rockets shot a blistering 69.2% from the floor (9-for-13) in the fourth quarter to close things out in its most productive offensive game of the season.

"I'm proud of the way we played today," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "Sometimes coming back after the holidays you're worried about getting the rust off, and I thought we played really hard today. I'm proud of our bench as well for coming in and providing great energy. I really appreciate how hard our kids played knowing that this game mattered in our preparations for conference play."

Four Rockets scored in double figures on Saturday, with Sophia Wiard contributing a game-high 20 points. She knocked down 6-of-8 shots from the floor while going 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Wiard turned in a terrific all-around performance vs. the Chargers, adding seven assists, six rebounds, five steals, while only turning the ball over once.

Khera Goss scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and Nan Garcia added 13 points. Hannah Noveroske was on rebound shy of a double-double, contributing 10 points and nine boards. Sammi Mikonowicz led all players with 11 rebounds.

Soleil Barnes also made her season debut after missing the first nine games recovering from an injury. She played 8:55 and knocked down a three while dishing out three assists.

Toledo shot 52.9% from the field, making 36-of-68 shots, and held Hillsdale to 30.4% shooting (17-of-56). The Rockets also won the battle of the boards, posting a season-high 49 rebounds to Hillsdale's 23.

Mid-American Conference play begins on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Miami. Toledo will face Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Jan. 6 before returning home to host Western Michigan on Wednesday, Jan .10 in its first home MAC game of the year.

"Our non-conference schedule wasn't easy. We played a lot of tough teams," Wiard said. "But it's a whole new season now. We're not looking back, we're looking ahead to MAC play. That's the most important thing right now."

1^st Quarter

• Hillsdale opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but the Rockets responded with seven straight points to take a 7-3 lead.
• Sophia Wiard's layup at the 4:58 mark pushed Toledo's lead to double figures for the first time, 16-6.
• Wiard scored nine points in the first quarter and helped UT take a 29-14 lead at the break.

2^nd Quarter

• Two straight layups by Khera Goss kicked off the second quarter and made it 33-14.
• The lead extended into the 20's with Emmi Rinat's layup at the 5:16 mark, putting the score at 39-19.
• Jessica Cook closed out the scoring in the first half and brought the score to 45-23 heading into halftime.
• Toledo shot 54.3% from the field in the first half, making 19-of-35 shots.

3^rd Quarter

• Wiard's three-pointer capped a run of six straight points for UT and put the score at 51-27.
• Cadence Dykstra's layup at the 4:41 mark increased the lead to 26 points, making it 57-31.
• Both teams shot at least 40% from the field in the third quarter and when it ended Toledo held a 69-41 advantage.

4^th Quarter

• Toledo opened the fourth quarter with six straight points to increase its lead to 74-41.
• The Rockets' longest scoring run of the game came in the fourth quarter, a 12-0 run that culminated in a Goss three-pointer to make it 86-43 with 6:05 to go in the game.
• Ella Weaver's and-one with 1:56 to go broke the 90-point barrier and made it 92-50.
• Ella Doherty and Macey Fegan joined the scoring party in the final minutes to help push the final score to 94-52.