TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team will head across the state line for a Mid-American Conference matchup with Central Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Rockets and Chippewas will tip off at 1:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+.
 
The Rockets (10-3, 2-1 MAC) are coming off of a 70-59 win against Kent State at Savage Arena on Wednesday night. The Rockets led by 12 after a quarter and pushed the lead to as much as 20 in the second half. Toledo got 12 points from Khera Goss, 11 from Jessica Cook and 10 points paired with nine rebounds from Destiny Robinson, both career highs for the freshman.
 
The Chippewas (5-9, 1-2 MAC) are coming off of their first conference win of the season in a 47-46 nailbiter with Miami on Wednesday. CMU came back from a nine-point halftime deficit for the home victory. Madi Morson scored 11 points to lead the Chippewas along with six rebounds, with Jess Lawson adding eight points and nine boards.
 
Toledo leads the all-time series 56-36 and has a narrow 23-21 edge on the road. The Rockets have won five games in a row overall, including four-straight times in Mt Pleasant.
 
Toledo (10-3, 2-1 MAC) at Central Michigan (5-9, 1-2 MAC)
Saturday, Jan. 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. | Live Stats
 
WATCH: ESPN+ (Riley Edwards and Nathan Arbaugh; Kristina Fusco - sideline)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)
 
All-Time: Toledo, 56-36
Last Meeting: Toledo 93, Central Michigan 68 – Feb. 7, 2024, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
 
Fresh Faces Stepping Up

• Toledo has seen significant contributions from its freshmen in the past several games.
• Against Akron, Faith Fedd-Robinson lit up the scoreboard with 17 points and five rebounds. The Newark native scored 16 points and shot 6-of-7 from the field in the first half.
• Fedd-Robinson marked her third game this season scoring at least 15 points against UA.
• Against Kent State on Wednesday, Destiny Robinson made her first career start and delivered a season high with 10 points and nine rebounds. She added three assists, two steals and a blocked shot to her totals.
• Evalyse Cole delivered 14 solid minutes off the bench against the Golden Flashes, with six points, three assists and two rebounds.

Rockets on the Road

• Toledo is 2-1 in true road games and 4-2 overall away from home this season.
• UT has won true road games over Navy, 58-51 on Nov. 30 and Akron, 74-54 on Jan. 4.
• Toledo has not lost a road or neutral game to a team currently ranked outside the AP Top 25. UT's defeats are to current No. 23 Iowa and No. 8 Maryland.
• The Rockets' defense has stepped up in the four road and neutral victories, allowing just 57.5 points per game.

900 Rocket Victories

• Toledo's victory over Kent State secured the program's 900th all-time win.
• UT became the first MAC school to reach 900 wins in women's basketball. Bowling Green is second with 895 all-time victories.

Of Note

• Toledo has not allowed an opponent to reach 60 points in its last four games and has not allowed 70 in any of their last seven contests.
• The Rockets have out-rebounded opponents in each of their last seven games, with an average rebound margin of 10.9 in those contests.
• The Rockets are second in the league with 14.0 offensive rebounds per game. UT had 14 offensive rebounds on Wednesday against eight for the Golden Flashes.
• Toledo is third in the league with 3.0 blocked shots per game, blocking four on Wednesday.
• Toledo has been efficient from the foul line in conference play, shooting 81.4% from the charity stripe thus far.
• The Rockets have a turnover margin of +2.67 and an assist/turnover ratio of 1.07 in MAC games, both good for third-highest in the league.
• Sammi Mikonowicz is eighth in the league with 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Kendall Carruthers' 82.5% free throw percentage sits eighth in the MAC.
• Khera Goss is 10th in the league from three-point range at 38.6%, with Mikonowicz in 11th at 38.5%.
• Toledo received 29 votes in this week's College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll. UT defeated Kent State, the first team outside the Top 25 with 44 votes.