Rockets Host Ohio on Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, January 18

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 p.m

University of Toledo

Ohio

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Khera Goss has scored in double figures in eight of her last nine games.

1/17/2025 2:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Toledo looks to improve on 3-2 Mid-American Conference record

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team will head back to Savage Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18 for a matchup against Ohio. Tipoff will be at 2:00 on ESPN+, along with on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app for radio.

Toledo is in a five-way tie for third place in the MAC standings at 3-2 in conference game. Ohio is tied for 10th at 1-4.

The Rockets (11-4, 3-2 MAC) fell to Western Michigan, 41-38 at Read Fieldhouse on Wednesday, which snapped their three-game winning streak. Toledo was led by Khera Goss with 11 points and Kendall Carruthers with 10.

The Bobcats (3-12, 1-4 MAC) have dropped three-straight contests, most recently falling to Bowling Green, 74-53 at home on Wednesday. Bailey Tabeling led with 26 points on 9-of-16 from the field in the contest.

Saturday's game will be the program's third-annual Justice for Sierah game. The foundation seeks to empower youth through the establishment of self-awareness and self-defense in school curricula through the Sierra Strong Program. Fans can pre-register to complete a KidPrint ID on the concourse on Saturday.

Toledo will wear custom purple Justice for Sierah jerseys, which will be auctioned off. Fans can bid for the auction at utrockets.com/JFS through Jan. 20, and all proceeds will go to the foundation.

General parking is available in parking areas 1 and 2, with premium parking in areas 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 18.

Toledo leads the all-time series 50-28 and has an 30-9 all-time record at home.

Toledo (11-3, 3-1 MAC) vs. Ohio (3-12, 1-4 MAC)
Saturday, Jan. 18 | 2:00 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: Toledo, 50-28
Last Meeting: Toledo 63, Ohio 50 – Jan. 13, 2024, Toledo, Ohio

Rebounding Rockets

Toledo has out-rebounded its opponent in eight of the last nine games, and was tied in the other matchup.
Toledo has gone +81 on the glass in that stretch, an rebounding margin of +9.0.
The Rockets are tied for 40th in Division I in rebound margin at 6.9 for the season. That mark, along with 13.7 offensive rebounds per game, are both second in the MAC.
UT has had nine different rebound leaders this season, most recently Faith Fedd-Robinson, who led the team against Western Michigan with eight boards.

Rockets at Savage Arena

Toledo is 6-1 at Savage Arena this season, most recently posting a 70-59 victory over Kent State on Jan. 8.
The Rockets have come from behind in the fourth quarter three times, doing so against Marshall, Northern Kentucky and Mercyhurst.
The Rockets are averaging 76.9 points in their home contests compared to 61.0 for the visitors.
Toledo leads the MAC and ranks 35th in the country with 3,966 fans per game.

Of Note

Toledo is the second-best scoring defense in conference games, allowing just 55.8 points per game.
Khera Goss has reached double-figure scoring in three-straight games and in eight of her last nine.
Toledo has had a different leading scorer in each of its first 15 games.
Sammi Mikonowicz enters the weekend 10th in the league in points per game (12.8), rebounds per game (5.7) and field goal percentage (48.1%).
Kendall Carruthers sits at seventh in the league in free throw percentage, shooting 82.6%.
The Rockets will look to extend a four-game winning streak against the Bobcats.