TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team clinched a share of its second straight Mid-American Conference Championship on Wednesday with a come-from-behind 64-60 win vs. Kent State at Savage Arena.

The Rockets (24-4, 15-2 MAC), who extended their winning streak to 12 games, are MAC Champions for the 11^th time in program history. It's the second time they have won back-to-back titles, the first time being the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons.

Toledo's victory sets up an epic battle vs. Bowling Green (25-4, 14-3 MAC) at Savage Arena on Saturday, March 4 at 2:00 p.m. Should the Rockets win, they will clinch an outright MAC Title on their home court against their archrivals.

"Bowling Green is a very good team and they have had a good season too," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "If I'm a basketball fan in this area, I'm coming to this game. It's going to be an incredible game. We're looking forward to it."

To purchase tickets to Saturday's Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires, 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.

Setting up Saturday's matchup was Wednesday's thrilling comeback victory. Toledo opened the game on a 14-2 run, but Kent State (19-9, 11-6 MAC) ended the first half on a 32-13 run to take a nine-point lead into halftime. The Rockets trailed by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, but came out energized and relentless in the fourth quarter. After chipping away at the Golden Flashes' lead for much of the period, senior Quinesha Lockett's three-point play gave Toledo its first lead since the second quarter and shifted the momentum towards the Midnight Blue and Gold. UT took the lead for good with 1:11 to go, capping its third double-digit comeback win in the last 10 games.

"I thought Kent State came out with a great gameplan," Cullop said. "They went on a tear in the second quarter and we didn't have an answer. At halftime we talked about how we had come too far to come up short. We had every opportunity in front of us and we had to go and take it. It wasn't a pretty game, but it was a great comeback, and our maturity is a big reason why we were able to win a game like this."

Lockett led the charge with a game-high 24 points, 16 of which came in the second half. The Omaha, Neb. native also moved into fifth place on Toledo's all-time scoring list with her performance, passing Rocket great Naama Shafir (1,874 points). Joining Lockett in double figures was junior Sammi Mikonowicz (12 points), senior Sophia Wiard (10 points), and junior Nan Garcia (10 points). Mikonowicz was one rebound away from her second straight double-double, finishing the night with nine, and Garcia tied her season-high with eight boards.

Toledo shot 83.3% from the free throw line (20-of-24) and was 13-of-15 in the fourth quarter. Kent State was led by Katie Shumate's 19 points and Casey Santoro scored 11.

• Sophia Wiard made a driving layup at the 7:38 mark to cap off a string of seven straight Rocket points to open the game.
• Kent State's Katie Shumate made a pair of free throws to stop Toledo's run, but the Rockets responded with another 7-0 run to take a 14-2 lead with 2:07 left in the quarter. KSU missed its first 13 shots from the floor to open the game.
• The Golden Flashes scored the last six points of the quarter to trim the Rockets' lead to 14-8 after the first 10 minutes.
• The Rockets held Kent State to just 2-of-16 (12.5%) from the field while Quinesha Lockett led Toledo with eight points in the opening quarter.

• Toledo and Kent State alternated baskets to open the quarter, with the Rockets maintaining a five-point lead, 18-13, at the 7:11 mark.
• The Golden Flashes used an 8-1 run to take the lead for the first time, 21-19, with 4:27 remaining in the quarter.
• Kent State connected on its final eight shots of the first half, helping turn a two-point deficit into an 11-point lead with 45 seconds to go.
• The Flashes headed into the break with a 36-27 lead after shooting 10-of-13 (76.9%) from the field and 6-of-7 (85.7%) from three-point range in the second quarter.

• The Flashes extended their lead to 14 points, 41-27, on a Casey Santoro layup at the 6:00 mark.
• Kent State took its largest lead of the game, 43-29, with 4:49 left in the third quarter.
• Lockett scored six points as part of an 8-2 Toledo run to close the quarter, helping the Rockets come within eight points, 45-37.
• Toledo did not allow a Kent State three-pointer in the quarter while also holding the Flashes to 3-of-13 (23.1%) from the field.

• Lockett made a layup to cap off an 8-1 run to start the quarter, bringing Toledo within one point, 46-45, with 6:41 left in the game.
• The Flashes extended their lead back to five points, 54-49, on a Shumate layup with 3:56 remaining.
• Lockett's three-point play with 1:50 remaining gave the Rockets their first lead since the second quarter, 55-54.
• Nan Garcia knocked down a pair of free throws at the 1:11 mark to give Toledo a 57-56 lead. Seconds later, Wiard forced a turnover and found an open Lockett for the basket to extend the lead to three.
• The Rockets used a 9-4 run to seal the come-from-behind victory, 64-60, as Lockett led the team with 24 points.