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Toledo Heads to Akron Looking to Extend Nine-Game Winning Streak
2/21/2023 1:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rockets locked in three-way tie for first place in MAC standings
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team (21-4, 12-2 MAC) heads to Akron (15-10, 6-8 MAC) this Wednesday, bringing a season-long nine-game winning streak into the matchup with the Zips. Wednesday's game will tip off at 7:00 p.m. and be streamed live on ESPN+.
The Rockets are coming off an 84-64 win vs. Eastern Michigan at home on Saturday which, coupled with Ball State's 84-77 loss to Northern Illinois, puts them into a three-way tie atop the conference standings with Ball State and Bowling Green. Much will be decided over the final two weeks of the regular season as the Rockets will play the Cardinals in Muncie next Saturday, Feb. 25 and the Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires will take place on Saturday, March 4 in Savage Arena. Ball State and Bowling Green will face off on Wednesday, March 1 in the Stroh Center.
Saturday's win vs. Eastern Michigan came in convincing fashion with Toledo leading the game wire-to-wire. The lead grew into the 20's by the midway point of the second quarter and never dipped below 14 as the Rockets secured their ninth straight win and sixth straight double-digit victory.
Toledo's nine-game winning streak is the longest active winning streak in the MAC and its longest since a 12-game streak last season. The Rockets are averaging 77.6 PPG during the streak and holding opponents to 61.4 PPG. They're also shooting 47.8% from the floor and 80.6% from the free throw line. Toledo is jumping on opponents early during its winning streak, outscoring the opposition 339-237 in the first half over the last nine games.
Following Wednesday's game, the Rockets will visit Ball State on Saturday, Feb. 25. They'll wrap up the regular season at home vs. Kent State on Wednesday, March 1 and vs. Bowling Green on Saturday, March 4.
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.
Rocket Notes- Toledo is the best free throw shooting team in the league, ranking first in the MAC in free throw percentage (79.3%), free throws made per game (15.6), and free throw attempts (19.7). UT ranks fifth in the nation in free throw percentage and 13th in free throws made per game.
- The Rockets are 33-3 over their last 36 regular season conference games.
- UT is 12-1 at home this year. Under head coach Tricia Cullop, Toledo has now won at least 11 home games 11 times over the past 15 seasons.
- The Rockets lead the MAC and are among the national leaders in average attendance, ranking 25th nationally (4,046). They rank third among mid-major teams, only trailing Gonzaga (5,016) and New Mexico (4,891).
- The Rockets are second in the MAC and 13th in the country in assist-turnover ratio (1.28), and they also rank 13th nationally and first in the league in fewest turnovers per game (12.4).
- UT has committed 12 or fewer turnovers in 17 of its 25 games, including eight of the last nine. Toledo has committed fewer than 10 turnovers in a game three times.
- As a team, the Rockets lead the MAC in scoring defense (61.8) and rank third in scoring offense (74.4), joining Bowling Green as the only teams in the MAC to rank in the top three in both categories. Toledo has held its opponents to fewer than 65 points in seven of the last nine games.
- The Rockets rank third in the MAC in scoring margin (+12.6) and have won seven games by at least 20 points. UT has won 16 games by double digits.
- Quinesha Lockett enters Wednesday's game with 1,836 career points, which ranks sixth all-time in and is 39 points away from passing Naama Shafir (2008-13, 1,874 points) to move into fifth place all-time. Kim Knuth (1995-99) is Toledo's all-time leading scorer with 2,509 career points.
- Lockett's 1,836 career points are the most among current MAC players, just ahead of Miami's Peyton Scott (1,806). Lockett ranks No. 33 among active D1 players in career points and has played in 115 career games, fewer than all but three of the players ranked ahead of her. Lockett and Scott are the only two MAC players in the Top 50 among active career scoring leaders.
- Jessica Cook has shot the ball extremely well during MAC play. She has connected on 44-of-68 shots from the floor (64.7%) and was a perfect 7-for-7 vs. Akron.
About Akron
Akron enters Wednesday's game with an overall record of 15-10 and a 6-8 ledger in MAC play. The Zips are tied with Northern Illinois for fifth place in the league, though just two games separate spots 4-12 in the MAC standings with four games to play in the regular season. Akron sports a 10-4 record at home and is 4-2 at home against conference opponents. Reagan Bass leads the Zips in both scoring (17.0 PPG) and rebounding (7.6 RPG), while Molly Neitzel (11.4 PPG) and Dominique Camp (10.4) also average double figures in scoring.
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