Sammi Mikonowicz Records Double-Double as Rockets Sink Navy, 58-51

Saturday, November 30

Annapolis, Md.

1:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

4-1,0-0MAC

Navy

6-1,0-0Patriot

Toledo

Navy

Sammi Mikonowicz finished with her 15th career double-double in Toledo's 58-51 win at Navy on Saturday.

Photo by: Robert Hindman

Sammi Mikonowicz Records Double-Double as Rockets Sink Navy, 58-51

11/30/2024 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mikonowicz scores career-high 27 points and adds 10 rebounds to lead Toledo to third straight win

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Sammi Mikonowicz scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Toledo women's basketball team to a 58-51 victory against Navy in the Navy Thanksgiving Classic at the United States Naval Academy on Saturday.

The Rockets (4-1) finished off a wire-to-wire victory for their third-straight win, building a double-digit lead in the first quarter and fending off several comeback attempts, sending Navy (6-1) to its first defeat.

Mikonowicz dazzled by making 10-of-12 from the field, including the first nine points of the contest. She added 10 rebounds to record her first double-double of the season and 15th of her career. Graduate student Hannah Noveroske chipped in 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and classmate Khera Goss added eight points, all in the second half.

The Rockets totaled 59 rebounds as a team for a +21 rebounding margin, let by graduate student Nan Garcia with 11, one shy of her career high, and a career-high nine caroms from Cadence Dykstra. All told, 10 different Rockets collected a least one rebound on the day. Goss and sophomores Kendall Carruthers and Ella Weaver each led Toledo with two assists on the day.

The Rockets held Navy to just 28.0% (21-for-75) from the field, the lowest shooting percentage for a Rocket opponent since Feb. 21, 2024 against Miami (25.5%).

First Quarter – Toledo 13, Navy 2

Sammi Mikonowicz scored the first seven points of the game to force a Navy timeout at the 6:51 mark, followed by another bucket to extend the lead to 9-0.
After a long scoring drought from both teams, Hannah Noveroske put the Rockets back up nine at 11-2 later in the quarter.
The two points allowed market Toledo's first single-digit defensive quarter of the season.

Second Quarter – Toledo 24, Navy 17

Up 17-10, Toledo scored five-straight points to restore its double-digit advantage at 22-10.
The Midshipmen scored the final five points of the period, banking in a three to close the scoring.
Noveroske supplied six of the Rockets' 11 points in the period.

Third Quarter – Toledo 36, Navy 31

The Rockets pushed the lead to nine in the early going with back-to-back bucket by Khera Goss and Mikonowicz.
Later in the quarter, the Rockets established a 10-point lead at the 3:04 mark on a putback layup by Noveroske.
The Midshipmen went on a 7-0 run over 50 seconds to cut their deficit to 34-31, before a Mikonowicz jumper ended the spurt.

Fourth Quarter – Toledo 58, Navy 51

Khera Goss opened the quarter with five consecutive points to put the Rockets up 41-31.
Navy responded with an 8-0 run over 1:07 to pull to within 41-39 with 7:27 to play.
Mikonowicz and Nan Garcia drained back-to-back threes to push the Rockets' lead to eight, 47-39 at the 6:09 mark.
Down 55-46, Navy scored five-straight points to pull within four with 59.8 seconds left to play.
The Rockets finished off the game with three free throws to pull away.

Game Notes

Toledo's 59 rebounds were the most in a game since March 1, 2017, when the Rockets pulled in 65 against Northern Illinois.
The Rockets' two points allowed in the first quarter tied the program record for fewest points allowed in a quarter, as Toledo also allowed two in the second quarter against Iona on Nov. 11, 2018 and in the second quarter against Akron on March 6, 2017.
The 17 points allowed in the first half was Toledo's fewest allowed in a half since giving up 15 to Eastern Michigan in the second half on March 6, 2024.

UP NEXT
Toledo will finish its weekend at the Navy Classic with a matchup against No. 10 Maryland on Sunday, Dec. 1. Tipoff will be at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.