Toledo Visits Akron on Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 31

Akron, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Akron

Toledo heads to Akron this week to face the Zips on Wednesday night.

Photo by: Haley Boehm

1/30/2024 2:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes (PDF)

Rockets and Zips will tip off at 7:00 p.m.

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team heads to Akron this week to face the Zips on Wednesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Mid-American Conference matchup will tip off at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

This will be the only meeting between the Rockets (14-4, 7-1 MAC) and Zips (7-11, 2-6 MAC) this season.

Toledo is tied with Kent State (13-5, 7-1 MAC) for second place in the MAC standings, and both teams are one game back of first-place Ball State (18-2, 8-0 MAC). Three teams are locked in a tie behind the Rockets and Golden Flashes to round out the top five spots in the conference standings.

Last Time Out
Toledo is coming off a 67-63 win vs. Buffalo on Saturday night.

The Rockets led by 12 at halftime, but saw their lead disappear by the end of the third quarter. The Bulls outscored UT 18-5 in the third quarter to grab their first lead of the game, 43-42. Toledo was able to wrestle the lead back in the fourth quarter, but Buffalo fought back to tie the score on four separate occasions. The last such occurrence was with 1:24 left in the game, but on the next possession Khera Goss knocked down a jumper with 48 seconds left to give Toledo a 65-63 lead. Jessica Cook made a pair of clutch free throws with just 20 seconds remaining to ice the game.

Rocket Notes

Sammi Mikonowicz enters Wednesday's game with 984 career points, putting her 16 away from becoming the 33^rd 1,000-point scorer in program history.
Mikonowicz also recently cracked the Top 10 in school history in career rebounds. She ranks ninth with 798 and is 11 away from passing Jen Markwood (1996-2000) to move into eighth place.
One more Mikonowicz note: she is averaging 9.6 PPG in MAC play, nearly two points per game higher than her overall season average. She has scored in double figures four times in league play and had a season-best 14 points vs. Buffalo.
The Rockets are 35-4 at home since the beginning of the 2021-22 season and have won 17 straight MAC home games.
Since the start of 2021-22 season, Toledo is 42-4 in conference play. UT is 7-1 this year, was 16-2 a year ago, and 19-1 in 2021-22.
Toledo is the top free throw shooting team in the MAC, ranking first with a 74.7 FT%. Wiard is UT's top free throw shooter (89.0%) and is second in the MAC in free throw percentage.
Wiard is having the best three-point shooting season ever by a Rocket, having connected on 37-of-82 three-pointers. Her three-point field goal percentage (45.1%) would be the highest-ever in a season in school history and ranks 14^th in the country.
Wiard's shooting has been lights out in MAC play. She is shooting 50.0% from the floor (44-for-88) and a remarkable 59.0% from three-point range (23-for-39).
Quinesha Lockett recently moved into second place all-time in career scoring at Toledo. Her 2,164 career points are seventh-most among active Division I players and are more than any other active MAC player.
Toledo has held MAC opponents to 55 or fewer points in five of its eight conference games this year and leads the league in scoring defense in MAC play (55.00).
The Rockets have done a good job of controlling the boards in MAC play and lead the league in rebounding margin (+9.63) in conference games.

All-Time Series vs. Akron
Toledo leads the all-time series vs. Akron, 50-14, and has won 11 of the last 12 meetings. Head coach Tricia Cullop has led UT to a 16-8 record vs. the Zips.

About Akron
Akron is 7-11 overall and 2-6 in MAC play, having just snapped a four-game losing skid with a 61-59 win at Northern Illinois this past Saturday. Reagan Bass leads the league in rebounding (11.28) and is third in scoring (18.00), making her the only player in the MAC to rank in the top five in the league in both categories. Morgan Haney (10.5 PPG) is the next-highest scorer on Akron's roster.

Next Up
The Rockets return home this Saturday, Feb. 3 to host Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75.

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.