Rockets Head to Kalamazoo for Wednesday Night Bout with Western Michigan

Wednesday, January 15

Kalamazoo, Mich.

7:00 PM

University of Toledo

Western Michigan

Freshman Destiny Robinson averaged 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds last week.

Photo by: Madison Davidson/CMU Athletics

Rockets Head to Kalamazoo for Wednesday Night Bout with Western Michigan

1/14/2025 10:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Both teams are 3-1 and tied for second in the MAC standings

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team will look for a 3-0 start in road conference games when the Rockets take on Western Michigan on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Tipoff from Read Fieldhouse will be at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+, with radio broadcasts on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app.

Wednesday's matchup will pair two of the four teams currently at 3-1 in the MAC standings. Both Toledo and Western Michigan trail 4-0 Ball State by one game for first place.

The Rockets (11-3, 3-1 MAC) defeated Central Michigan 71-66 on Saturday in Mt. Pleasant for their third-consecutive victory. In what became a back-and-forth affair in the fourth quarter, Toledo rattled off nine-straight points to put the game away during the final minute. Sammi Mikonowicz scored the final seven points of the run, finishing with 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 7-of-9 from the foul line.

The Broncos (6-8, 3-1 MAC) have won two in a row, having defeated Northern Illinois, 61-57 in DeKalb on Saturday. WMU trailed heading into the fourth quarter, but emerged victorious by out-scoring the Huskies 14-9 in the final period. Hannah Spitzley shot 7-for-13 from the field for 20 points, adding six rebounds.

Toledo holds a 68-23 edge in the all-time series and has a 30-13 record in Kalamazoo. Toledo holds a nine-game win streak in the series.

Toledo (11-3, 3-1 MAC) at Western Michigan (6-8, 3-1 MAC)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Kalamazoo, Mich. | Live Stats

WATCH: ESPN+ (Evan Stockton and Joe Haklin; Kara Liles - sideline)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)

All-Time: Toledo, 68-23
Last Meeting: Toledo 72, Western Michigan 61 – March 13, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio

Road Rockets

Toledo is 3-1 in true road games and 5-2 away from Savage Arena this season. The Rockets have won four-straight times away from home.
Four of Toledo's five road and neutral-site victories have been by single digits, including two games in which Toledo trailed in the fourth quarter (Troy, Central Michigan).
The Rockets have won seven-straight road conference games dating back to last season.
Toledo's opponents have not reached 70 points in any of UT's road and neutral victories.

Different Rockets Contributing on the Scoresheet

Toledo has had a different leading scorer from the game before in every game this season.
Six different Rockets have been the leading scorer, including newcomers Kendall Carruthers and Faith Fedd-Robinson.
10 different Rockets have scored in double-figures in at least one game, with freshman Destiny Robinson becoming the 10th against Kent State.
Toledo has been balanced on the boards as well, with nine different leading rebounders this season.

Of Note

Toledo has out-rebounded its opponent or been tied in each of its last eight games.
The Rockets have gotten on the offensive glass in particular, averaging the second-most offensive rebounds in the MAC and 54th-most in the country at 13.86 per game.
The Rockets have won or been tied in the turnover battle in their four conference matchups, and have a +3.75 turnover margin in MAC play. Toledo only committed 10 turnovers at CMU, its second-fewest miscues of the season.
Mikonowicz has scored at least 20 points in three games this season. She is one of just nine players in the MAC to score at least 20 three or more times.
Mikonowicz is ninth in the league in both scoring (13.5) and rebounding (5.9). She is tied for seventh with a 40.0 three-point percentage.
Toledo has two of the top 10 free-throw shooters in the league – Kendall Carruthers is sixth, shooting 83.7% while Mikonowicz is 10th at 79.7%.
The Rockets have won six games in which they trailed in the fourth quarter this season.
Wednesday's matchup pits two of the top three scoring defenses in conference play. WMU leads the league, allowing 53.5 points on average, while Toledo is third, allowing 59.5.
On Monday, Toledo was announced to play at Old Dominion (12-5) in the second round of the MAC-SBC Challenge on Feb. 8.