CLEVELAND, Ohio – Toledo women's basketball graduate student Sammi Mikonowicz was named to the Mid-American Conference Preseason All-MAC second team, the league office announced during its preseason media day on Tuesday.
 
Mikonowicz is coming off a Third-Team All-MAC season last year and was one of 10 selections to Preseason All-MAC teams. She averaged 9.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and set a career high with 35 steals (1.0/game) in 2023-24, shooting 45.0% from the field and 78.1% from the free-throw line. She started all 34 games and played 1,116 minutes, averaging 32.8 per game and reaching the 1,100-minute mark for the third straight season.
 
In league ranks, Mikonowicz was in the top 20 in several categories including 12th in rebounding average, 13th in average minutes, 16th in field goals made (112) and 19th in field goal percentage.
 
She also became Toledo's 33^rd 1000-point scorer in program history last season, reaching the mark on Feb. 3 against Bowling Green.
 
The Rockets were selected fifth in the preseason poll among the league's coaches, receiving 82 votes. Toledo also received one vote as the tournament champion. Ball State, which finished second last year with a 16-2 league record was picked first and as the league champion.
 
Toledo finished 28-6 overall and 17-1 in league play in 2023-24 to capture its third consecutive MAC regular-season crown and advanced to the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) quarterfinals. The Rockets will begin their season at home against Marshall on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena.
 
Season tickets, 10-game packs and single-game tickets are on sale now. Fans can purchase by visiting UTRockets.com/WBBtix, stopping by the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office located inside Sullivan Athletic Complex during business hours, or by calling 419-530-GOLD (4653).
 
2024-25 MAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
(First Place Votes)
1. Ball State (10) – 120 points
2. Kent State (2) – 104 points
3. Buffalo – 98 points
4. Bowling Green – 96 points
5. Toledo – 82 points
T-6. Northern Illinois – 64 points
T-6. Ohio – 64 points
8. Miami – 44 points
9. Akron – 43 points
10. Western Michigan – 34 points 
11. Eastern Michigan – 23 points
12. Central Michigan – 20 points

Tournament Champion: Ball State - 8, Bowling Green- 1, Buffalo- 1, Kent State- 1, Toledo- 1 

2024-25 MAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-MAC Teams
First Team
Ally Becki, Ball State, Senior
Amy Velasco, Bowling Green, Senior
Chellia Watson, Buffalo, Fifth Year
Jenna Batsch, Kent State, Senior
Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Buffalo, Sophomore
 
Second Team
Brooke Stonebraker, Northern Illinois, Graduate Student
Erika Porter, Bowling Green, Fifth Year
Jaya McClure, Ohio, Junior
Madelyn Bischoff, Ball State, Senior
Sammi Mikonowicz, Toledo, Graduate Student