TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team returns home on Wednesday night to host Kent State at Savage Arena. The Rockets (23-4, 14-2 MAC) and Golden Flashes (19-8, 11-5 MAC) will tip off at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

With two games remaining in the regular season, Toledo sits one-game ahead of Ball State (23-6, 13-3 MAC) and Bowling Green (24-4, 13-3 MAC) in the conference standings. Should the Rockets win on Wednesday, they would clinch at least a share of their second straight Mid-American Conference Championship.

The Rockets, who bring an 11-game winning streak into Wednesday's game, wrap up the regular season at home this Saturday, March 4 against arch-rival Bowling Green. The Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires will tip off at 2:00 p.m. Prior to the game seniors Jayda Jansen and Justina King will be honored during the team's Senior Day presentation.

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.

UT is coming off a hard-fought 72-70 win at Ball State on Saturday. The Cardinals led for much of the first half on Saturday in Muncie, but Toledo outscored them 28-19 in the second quarter and took a 42-37 lead into halftime. From the 3:48 point of the second quarter through the 2:21 mark of the third, UT outscored Ball State 25-9 to take a 17-point lead. The Cardinals didn't go down quietly though, rallying to within two points with a chance to win or tie the game in their final possession.

Quinesha Lockett scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, her 11th 20-point game of the season. Sammi Mikonowicz recorded her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Sophia Wiard was one rebound away from a double-double with 17 points and nine boards. Nan Garcia contributed 13 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Toledo won the previous meeting against Kent State back on Jan. 14. Quinesha Lockett scored 36 points to lead UT to a 77-68 victory against the Golden Flashes. Lockett knocked down 13-of-17 shots from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, to come within one point of her career mark of 37 points scored in a WNIT contest at Marquette last year. The game was tied at halftime, 32-32, before Lockett put on a show in the second half with 23 points.

Rocket Notes

• Quinesha Lockett enters Wednesday's game with 1,868 career points, which ranks sixth all-time in and is seven 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 1,868 career points are the most among current MAC players, just ahead of Miami's Peyton Scott (1,842). Lockett ranks No. 33 among active D1 players in career points and has played in 117 career games, fewer than all but four 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.
• The Rockets are 35-3 over their last 38 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 25^th nationally (4,046). They rank third among mid-major teams, only trailing Gonzaga (5,016) and New Mexico (4,965).
• The Rockets are second in the MAC and 18^th in the country in assist-turnover ratio (1.25), and they also rank 12^th nationally and first in the league in fewest turnovers per game (12.4).
• As a team, the Rockets rank second the MAC in scoring defense (62.7) and third in scoring offense (74.6), 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 11 games.
• The Rockets rank third in the MAC in scoring margin (+11.9) and have won seven games by at least 20 points. UT has won 16 games by double digits.
• Sophia Wiard ranks 15^th in the country and second in the MAC with a 2.47 assist/turnover ratio. Wiard has led Toledo in assists or shared the team lead in 18 of 27 games this season and has led the MAC in assist/turnover ratio each of the last two seasons.

About Kent State
Kent State has won four straight games and sits in fourth place in the MAC standings. The Golden Flashes (19-8, 11-5 MAC) have defeated Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Akron, and Buffalo over its last four contests, a stretch that has included a 41-point win over the Zips and a 26-point triumph over the Bobcats. Kent State leads the MAC in scoring defense (61.5 PPG) and ranks fourth in scoring offense (71.6 PPG), holding opponents to fewer than 60 points 11 times this year. Katie Shumate leads the team in scoring (11.6 PPG) while Lindsey Thall (11.4 PPG) and Corynne Hauser (10.0 PPG) are close behind.