Rockets to Take on Northern Kentucky in Sunday Matinee

Sunday, November 17

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 p.m

University of Toledo

Northern Kentucky

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Sophomore Cadence Dykstra had a career-high five assists against Iowa.

Rockets to Take on Northern Kentucky in Sunday Matinee

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Toledo puts 16-game home winning streak on the line vs. Norse

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team returns to Savage Arena for its second home game of the 2024-25 season when it hosts Northern Kentucky on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2:00 p.m. Sunday's matchup will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Rockets (1-1, 0-0 MAC) fell to Iowa on Wednesday, 94-57 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Graduate student Sammi Mikonowicz led Toledo with 17 points while freshman Kendall Carruthers had 15 and went 4-for-7 from three-point range.

The Norse (1-2, 0-0 Horizon League) defeated Marshall, 80-78 on the road this past Sunday. They were led by Halle Idowu, who scored 29 points on 13-of-18 from the field. NKU will also face Division II Cedarville at home Friday evening before taking on Toledo on Sunday.

The Rockets and Norse will face off for the first time. Toledo is no stranger to facing Horizon League teams, however, going 2-0 last season, part of a 21-game winning streak against Horizon League schools. The Rockets are also going for their 17th-straight home victory overall.

General admission parking is available in lots 1 and 2, and premium parking is available in lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 18.

Toledo (1-1, 0-0 MAC) vs. Northern Kentucky (1-2, 0-0 Horizon League)

Sunday, Nov. 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Toledo, Ohio/Savage Arena | Live Stats | Tickets

WATCH: ESPN+ (Mason Lowry and Rhett Boyd)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)

All-Time: First Meeting

Opening Tips

Toledo will play its second home game of the season, taking on Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
The Rockets got their season and home schedule started with a bang on Nov. 4, defeating Marshall 71-68 by rallying from a 16-point first-half deficit.
Northern Kentucky is the only opponent from the Horizon League on Toledo's schedule this year. Toledo most recently played a Horizon League opponent in last season's WBIT first round, defeating Cleveland State 76-68 on March 21, 2024.
Toledo has won 21 straight games against the Horizon League, a streak that dates back to March 20, 2015. The Rockets' last defeat to a Horizon League foe was to Detroit Mercy, 83-72 on Dec. 14, 2014.

Home Sweet Home

Toledo, which will play its next two contests at Savage Arena, has won 16 home games in a row dating back to last season. The streak began on Dec. 6, 2023 with a 69-46 triumph against Michigan.
The Rockets' last home defeat was to Cincinnati on Nov. 19, 2023, meaning Toledo can surpass a calendar year without a home defeat with a win on Sunday.
In that streak, Toledo has drawn three of the six largest home crowds in program history – 7,082 against Michigan (Dec. 6, 2023 – 2nd), 6,238 vs. Kent State (March 9, 2024 - 4th) and 6,077 against Bowling Green (Feb. 3, 2024 - 6th).
Toledo averaged 4,351 fans for its home games last season, far out-pacing the rest of the MAC school and ranking 33rd in the country.
UT drew 3,754 fans for its Monday-night season opener against Marshall, the largest crowd of any MAC program during the opening round of the MAC-SBC Challenge. Only one other school, Northern Illinois, eclipsed 2,000 fans on Nov. 4.

Of Note

Hannah Noveroske is tied for second in the league with five blocked shots, is fifth in field goal percentage at 64.7% and ninth in rebounds per game at 7.5.
Sammi Mikonowicz is sixth in the league in scoring, averaging 16.0 points per game. Noveroske is tied for 15th, averaging 13.0 per contest.
Sophomore Kendall Carruthers knocked down four three-pointers on Monday, going 4-for-7 from distance. That marked a Toledo player's first game of four three-pointers or more since Sophia Wiard knocked down four triples against Kent State on March 9, 2024.
Carruthers is 13th in the MAC in three-point percentage thus far, shooting at a 44.4% clip.
At 904 career rebounds, Mikonowicz is four away from surpassing Kim Sekulski for third all-time in Toledo history.