No. 1 Seed Toledo Faces No. 8 Seed WMU in MAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday

Wednesday, March 13

Cleveland, Ohio

11:00 a.m.

University of Toledo

No. 8 Western Michigan

Quinesha Lockett leads the Rockets in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

No. 1 Seed Toledo Faces No. 8 Seed WMU in MAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday

3/12/2024 11:50:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Three-time MAC Champion Rockets looking to wear MAC Tournament crown for second consecutive season

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo women's basketball team opens its defense of the Mid-American Conference Tournament crown on Wednesday vs. Western Michigan (11:00 a.m./ESPN+) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

Toledo (25-4, 17-1 MAC) enters the 2024 MAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the third straight season. The Rockets have won three consecutive regular-season Mid-American Conference titles and also captured the 2023 MAC Tournament crown.

Toledo has plenty of momentum going into the MAC tourney, as the Rockets have won 13 consecutive games, tied for the 11th-longest in the country, and is its longest since winning a school-record 17 in a row last season. UT also went into last season's MAC Tournament with an identical 13-game winning streak.

Toledo's first-round opponent, Western Michigan (12-17, 7-11 MAC), enters the tournament as the No. 8 seed. Toledo is 2-0 vs. Western Michigan this season, winning 82-55 at home and 84-69 at Kalamazoo. The Rockets have defeated the Broncos eight straight times and hold a 67-23 series lead.

Tickets for the tournament can be purchased online at utrockets.com/mactournament, by calling 419.530.GOLD, or visiting the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena. Only tickets purchased through the Athletic Department will be in the Rocket section of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

All ticketing is digital per the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and tickets will be transferred before each game via email. A Rocket Ticket Office representative will be on-site at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland Cliffs entrance -corner of Huron and E 6th) if you need assistance on the day of the game. For assistance with digital tickets, fans can call or text 419.530.4653.

Rocket Notes

• Toledo has won nine MAC Tournament titles, second only to Bowling Green's 11.
• Toledo's record in the MAC Tournament is 59-28, the most wins of any MAC school.
• The Rockets are 83-15 (.847) since the start of the 2021-22 season and 52-4 (.929) in MAC play.
• Toledo's 83 wins in that period are tied for ninth-best in the country.
• Tricia Cullop's 350 career wins at Toledo ranks second all-time among MAC coaches, trailing Kent State's Bob Lindsay (418 wins from 1990-2012).

2024 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 -- Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Toledo vs. No. 8 Western Michigan, 11 am ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Buffalo vs. No. 5 Bowling Green * (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Ball State vs. No. 7 Ohio* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Kent State vs. No. 6 Northern Illinois* (ESPN+)

Friday, March 15, 2024 -- Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 10 am ET (ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner* (ESPN+)

Saturday, March 16, 2024 -- MAC Championship
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 11:00 am ET (CBS Sports Network)

*Minimum 30 minutes between completion of the prior game in the session

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