Toledo Hosts Western Michigan in First Home MAC Game on Wednesday

Wednesday, January 10

Toledo, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Western Michigan

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Toledo hosts Western Michigan on Wednesday night in its first home MAC game of the year.

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Toledo Hosts Western Michigan in First Home MAC Game on Wednesday

1/9/2024 2:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Rockets are looking for their fourth straight win

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team hosts Western Michigan on Wednesday in its first home Mid-American Conference game of the season.

The Rockets (9-3, 2-0 MAC) and Broncos (5-7, 0-2 MAC) will tip off at 7:00 p.m. at Savage Arena and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

The Rockets have won their last three games, including road victories at Miami and Eastern Michigan. Through the first week of conference play Toledo boasts the stingiest defense in the league (43.5 PPG) and is one of four teams to remain unbeaten in conference play, joining Ball State, Bowling Green, and Kent State.

Last Time Out

Toledo is coming off a 48-35 win at Eastern Michigan on Saturday. It was a strong defensive effort for UT, which allowed its fewest points against a MAC opponent since holding Ohio to 33 points on Jan. 22, 2012. The Rockets also matched their lowest points allowed this season, also holding Loyola Maryland to 35 points on Dec. 10. Sophia Wiard and Hannah Noveroske both scored 12 points to tie for the team lead. Wiard also led the way with six assists, while Emmi Rinat contributed eight points and a team-high seven rebounds. Wiard and Noveroske both blocked two shots and Sammi Mikonowicz added a career-high four steals.

All-Time Series vs. Western Michigan
Toledo boasts a 65-23 record all-time vs. Western Michigan and has won the last six meetings. The Rockets are 33-9 all-time against the Broncos at home, and head coach Tricia Cullop owns a 27-5 record against WMU.

Rocket Notes

Toledo has won its MAC home opener in five of the last six years. It defeated Western Michigan 71-53 in its first home conference game last season.
Toledo is the top free throw shooting team in the MAC, ranking first with a 75.4 FT%.
Prior to last Saturday's game, the last time Toledo scored fewer than 50 points and won was also against Eastern Michigan and came in a 48-38 win on March 3, 2013.
The Rockets have held opponents to fewer than 50 points four times this season.
Sophia Wiard is approaching the career records for games and minutes played at Toledo. The fifth-year point guard ranks fourth all-time in games played (135) and third all-time in minutes (4,141). Naama Shafir owns both records, having played in 139 career games at UT and spending 4,218 minutes on the court.
Wiard leads the MAC in assist/turnover ratio (2.29) and ranks second in assists (5.33). She has led Toledo in assists in 10 of 12 games this year.
Hannah Noveroske is averaging 1.58 BPG, which ranks second in the MAC. She has blocked a season-best three shots on three occasions this year, most recently at Miami last week.
Noveroske also ranks sixth in the MAC in offensive rebounds, averaging 2.83 per game. She had a season-high seven offensive boards in the win vs. the RedHawks.

About Western Michigan
Western Michigan is 5-7 overall and 0-2 in MAC play, losing its first two conference games to Ball State and Bowling Green. Kaitlyn Zarycki is averaging 17.8 PPG, which ranks third in the league, and she is second in field goal percentage (48.1%). She is also the top free throw shooter in the MAC, and one of the best in the nation, making 91.4% of her free throw attempts.

Next Up
Toledo hosts Ohio this Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2:00 p.m. To purchase 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.