TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team dominated the glass on Saturday and won its fifth straight game, a 63-50 victory vs. Ohio at Savage Arena.

The Rockets improved to 11-3 and 4-0 in MAC play, while the Bobcats dropped to 4-10 and 1-3 in league games.

Toledo outrebounded Ohio, 52-29, and collected 23 offensive rebounds in the victory. It's the best rebounding game for UT since grabbing 54 boards vs. Oakland last season. The offensive rebound output was also its largest since recording 25 offensive boards at Northern Illinois on March 1, 2017.

The Rockets led for nearly the entire game, but their first-half turnovers kept the Bobcats within striking distance. An extended scoring run in the middle of the third quarter pushed Toledo's lead to double-digits, and its deft three-point shooting in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.

"This was a very physical game," head coach Tricia Cullop said. "I was really proud of the mental toughness we showed. I was also proud of the players who stepped up today. I thought Hannah Noveroske was great, and it was also nice to see Khera Goss and Emmi Rinat step up and get into double figures. I still want us to take better care of the basketball, but Ohio's defense can make you play ugly at times. But I'm really proud of the fact that our defense held them to what we did, our defense has been really strong during this stretch of games."

Khera Goss scored a team-best 15 points, while Hannah Noveroske and Emmi Rinat followed close behind with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Goss and Noveroske were both one rebound shy of a double-double, collecting nine rebounds apiece. Nan Garcia's 11 boards were the most of any player on the floor on Saturday.

Ohio was led offensively by Kennedi Watkins, who scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting.

The Rockets will play their next two games on the road at Kent State on Wednesday, Jan. 17, and at Ball State on Sunday, Jan. 21. The Ball State game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network and will tip off at 6:00 p.m.

Toledo's next home game is Wednesday, Jan. 24 vs. Northern Illinois. To purchase Toledo Women's Basketball tickets, 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

• After Ohio tied the game early at 5-5, Hannah Noveroske capped a 6-0 run to give Toledo an 11-5 lead heading into the first media timeout.
• A Khera Goss three-pointer and a bank shot in the lane by Sophia Wiard in the final minute of the quarter pushed Toledo's lead to 16-7 at the break.
• The Rockets held Ohio to just 3-of-15 (20.0%) from the field in the first 10 minutes.

2^nd Quarter

• Ohio cut the lead to 16-13 on a pair of three-pointers by Kennedi Watkins.
• Toledo's lead fluctuated between three and five points for much of the quarter until the Rockets closed out the half on a 7-3 run that gave them a 27-19 edge at halftime.
• Toledo held Ohio to 7-of-27 (25.9%) from the floor in the first half, while shooting 10-of-29 (34.5%).
• The Rockets held a dominating 27-12 rebounding edge over the Bobcats with Noveroske grabbing seven rebounds.

3^rd Quarter

• Ohio fought back to within three, 28-25, on a layup by Peyton Guice with 6:50 left in the quarter.
• Noversoke scored six points in an 11-3 Toledo run that extended its lead to 39-28.
• Goss scored Toledo's final six points of the quarter, including a jumper with four seconds left, to keep the lead at 11 (45-34) heading into the fourth quarter.

4^th Quarter

• Emmi Rinat opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with a three-pointer at the 8:29 mark, a basket that was made possible by four straight UT offensive rebounds.
• A trio of three-pointers by Wiard, Goss and Rinat extended Toledo's lead to 61-42 midway through the final quarter.
• Jessica Cook's basket with 56 seconds remaining provided the lone Rocket points in the final four minutes of play, the finishing touch on a 63-50 victory.