TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team finishes off the second of back-to-back home games when the Rockets take on west-coast foe Long Beach State on Friday. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Savage Arena and will air on ESPN+.
 
The Rockets (2-1, 0-0 MAC) rallied back from a 14-point deficit to defeat Northern Kentucky 76-73 on Sunday. Khera Goss led Toledo with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while Sammi Mikonowicz added 16 points, made all seven of her free-throw attempts and crashed the glass for seven rebounds. With the game tied at 73, Nan Garcia delivered the game-winning putback with just 2.8 seconds to play.
 
The 49ers (2-1, 0-0 Horizon League) defeated Sacramento State 69-68 on the road on Sunday, out-scoring the Hornets 20-15 in the fourth quarter to come away with the victory.
 
The Rockets and 49ers will face off for the second time all-time on Friday, with LBSU taking a 95-53 victory in California on Dec. 11, 1987. Long Beach State will make its first-ever trip to the Glass City.

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 (2-1, 0-0 MAC) vs. Long Beach State (2-1, 0-0 Big West)
 
Friday, Nov. 22 | 7:00 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: Long Beach State, 1-0
Last Matchup: Long Beach State 95, Toledo 53 – Dec. 11, 1987
 
Opening Tips

• The Rockets will play their third home game this season, entering Friday's matchup 2-0 at Savage Arena, with both wins by one-possession margins.
• UT has put together 17 straight home wins dating back to last season and has not lost a home game in over a calendar year.
• Sammi Mikonowicz has put up at least 15 points in each of Toledo's first three games.
• The Rockets will face their fourth different conference opponent in their first four games, having played teams from the Sun Belt Conference, Big Ten, Horizon League and Big West.
• The women's basketball program continues its celebration of its 50th anniversary season as a varsity program.

Comeback Kids

• Toledo has rallied back from deficits of 16 points and 14 points against Marshall and Northern Kentucky.
• Dating back to last season, the Rockets' last three victories have all been comebacks from double-digit deficits.
• Against the Norse, the Rockets out-scored NKU 35-18 over the final 13:42 of play to come away with the victory.
• Toledo has out-scored its opponents 122-107 overall in the second half this season, including 86-62 in its victories.

Of Note

• Mikonowicz is third all-time in Toledo history for rebounds, having grabbed 911 boards for her career.
• Mikonowicz's 16.0 points per game ranks fifth in the MAC this season. Kendall Carruthers ranks 15th with 12.7 per game following back-to-back 15-point efforts.
• Carruthers is also tied for ninth with 2.0 three-point field goals made per game.
• The Rockets lead the MAC with 15.0 offensive rebounds per game. Hannah Noveroske is tied for sixth with 3.0 offensive boards per game while Khera Goss is ninth with 2.7 per game.
• Overall, Noveroske is 10th in the league with 6.67 rebounds per game while Goss and Mikonowicz are each tied for 16th with 5.7.
• Faith Fedd-Robinson had a game-high four steals on Sunday and is tied for 15th in the MAC with 1.67 per contest.