OXFORD, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games on Saturday with a 71-58 win at Miami.

The win pushes the Rockets' record to 19-4 and 10-2 in MAC play, while the RedHawks drop to 9-16 and 4-8 against league opponents.

The lead changed hands several times in the first half, but Toledo took a 33-31 lead into halftime. The Rockets then came out firing to start the second half, quickly building a double-digit lead they would not relinquish.

With the win, Toledo remains one game back of first-place Ball State (11-1) and Bowling Green (11-1) in the conference standings. The Rockets will face both teams at the end of the regular season. UT will travel to Muncie on Feb. 25 before hosting the Falcons on March 4.

"I thought a big difference from the first half to the second half was we had seven turnovers in the first half but finished with 11," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "We took better care of the ball in the second half. And to go 19-of-20 from the free throw line is pretty spectacular. It was a really physical game, but our players stayed focused. I was also really proud of Nan Garcia, I thought she really stepped up for us today."

Senior Quinesha Lockett led Toledo offensively with 21 points, her eighth 20-point game of the season. Junior Nan Garcia tied her season high with 15 points off the bench and added seven rebounds, while junior Sammi Mikonowicz collected a game-high 10 rebounds and scored eight points.

Toledo shot 44.4% from the floor (24-for-54) and was excellent from the free throw line, knocking down 19-of-20 shots. Miami shot 21-of-59 (35.6%) from the field and was 9-of-22 from three (40.9%) and was led by Peyton Scott's 21 points.

Toledo will visit Western Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 15 before returning home on Saturday, Feb. 18 vs. Eastern Michigan at 2:00 p.m. That game will be UT's annual "Rockets for the Cure" game, which will help benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Northwest Ohio and the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. The Rockets encourage everyone in attendance to wear pink that day in support of breast cancer research.

Fans can purchase tickets for $13 apiece with $5 of each sale donated to the Susan G. Komen and Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. Please visit utrockets.com/RFCtix to purchase tickets.

To purchase tickets to any Toledo women's basketball game, 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.
1^st Quarter

• Miami controlled the game early, taking a 9-4 lead at the media timeout in the first quarter.
• Garcia drilled a three-pointer at the 3:24 mark to spark a 9-0 run that gave Toledo a 13-9 lead with under a minute to go.
• After being held scoreless for nearly five full minutes, the RedHawks cut the UT lead in half with a layup from Peyton Scott with 19 seconds to go.
• Toledo led Miami, 13-11, at the end of the quarter.

• Three-pointers from Sierra Morrow and Scott gave the RedHawks early leads to open the second quarter.
• Following a three-point play from Lockett at the 8:56 mark, Toledo didn't connect on a field goal until another basket from Lockett at the 4:47 mark. In that time, Miami was able to open up a six-point lead, 26-20.
• Lockett's layup kicked off a 7-0 spurt that put the Rockets out in front once again, 27-26, with 3:13 to go in the half.
• Garcia's basket with 25 seconds left in the first half gave Toledo a 33-31 lead heading into halftime.

• Garcia completed a four-point play at the 7:46 mark to swing momentum to the Rockets, kicking off a 12-0 run that put them ahead 47-33 with 4:18 left in the quarter.
• Lockett's bucket at the 3:18 mark gave Toledo its largest lead of the day, a 49-34 advantage.
• Scott made back-to-back threes in the final minute of the quarter to trim Toledo's lead to eight points, 53-45, at the break.

• Sophomore Jessica Cook opened the scoring in the fourth quarter to push the lead back to double digits, 55-45.
• Miami continued to hang around, scoring four straight points to make the score 58-51 with 4:50 left in the game.
• Lockett's three-pointer at the 2:26 mark proved to be the dagger, as it pushed the Rockets' lead back into double digits for good.
• Toledo made 9-of-10 free throws in the fourth quarter to help ice the game and clinch a 13-point win.